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Amazon.com Review
Don't mess with a classic: the Swing-A-Way can opener not only boasts a Good Housekeeping award, but was also the first can opener in outer space. Thanks to a patented gear-driven cutting wheel, the opener requires less elbow grease to turn the crank, and the rubberized handles cushion your hands from what little work they're doing. Simple, classic, and well designed, the can opener includes a small built-in bottle opener, as well as a five-year limited warranty. --Ariel Meadow Stallings
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Since 1938 swing-a-way can openers have proven to be the highest quality, most dependable can openers on the market. Consumers recognize swing-a-way for value and performance. The swing-a-way portable can opener is sized so that you can take it anywhere! The coated grips make it comfortable to hold and the opener features a bottle opener. This can opener boasts a 5-year warranty.
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101 of 114 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this item and received it yesterday (June 3rd, 2010). To clear up any inquiry, the can opener I received (Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH) is NOT made in the USA: it has no stamp indicating origin on the can opener (the old ones said Made in USA), and the package states "Made in China." So if you are looking for an authentic Swing-A-Way can opener made in America like I was, try somewhere else because Amco has sold this model overseas.
BTW I compared it to our existing Swing-A-Way, they are very similar in weight and feel, with the action between the gears on the China model being a bit looser/less precise than the old one. Can't say how it will hold up, but the quiet betrayal is disappointing.
BTW I compared it to our existing Swing-A-Way, they are very similar in weight and feel, with the action between the gears on the China model being a bit looser/less precise than the old one. Can't say how it will hold up, but the quiet betrayal is disappointing.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I've just leaned that the John J Steuby Company of Hazelwood, Missouri, has purchased the equipment that the original, made-in-USA Swing-A-Ways were made on and plans to begin production in June of 2011, so the good ones should be available again soon. (Amazon, please carry the made-in-USA version!)
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I am very pleased with this can opener... easy to use, easy to clean. But you can get this at Bed Bath & Beyond for $5.99 (as I found out a few days after my order). Check your local store - this is one instance where Amazon was not the best deal.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
your last can opener, but not made in USA
Yes, this is the second best can opener I have ever had. The best is Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White. Read more
Published 14 days ago by jerry i h
Excellent Quality Product!
Its a great quality product. I use it everyday and opening up cans is so much easier now. Its easy to clean too. I wash it in dishwasher. Highly recommend it.
Published 18 days ago by syreen
Don't buy ! Just went to China !
I bought two of these a year or so ago ! They were made in the USA. I bought them at K Mart. I just drove 25 miles so that I could get something made in the US again. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Spencer A. Lingenfelter
nice, stays sharp
I bought this based on reviews. It is a very weird thing that even simple purchases I used to make without thinking can be researched now. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jacqueline L. Patti
Handle grips fall off
The white handle grips slip off easily! Smooth operation, but rusts easily! Not 5 star by any means - come on really this is not a perfect can opener. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jazzer
Great can opener
Our 20 year old, no frills can opener broke and we decided to replace it with something manual, yet modern. This Amco Swing-A-Way is fast and smooth to operate. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. McClelland
Not your grandma's can opener
I don't know the number of my Swing-A-Way. I bought it at K-Mart, to replace my older one. The new one is definitely light weight, just by hefting them I can tell that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Kocisek
it's classic.
Just your basic old fashioned can opener. It works! It's reliable. That's about it!
And I need six more words.
And I need six more words.
Published 3 months ago by D. Fioretti
Swing-a-way can opener
I have looked everywhere for this can opener then I finally thought of Amazon!
I found it and one review said to be sure it said Made in USA. Read more
I found it and one review said to be sure it said Made in USA. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Susan Ward
Waste of money
I bought this and it doesn't work. I tried to open a can and it would puncture the can lid but turning the handle wouldn't open the can. Its a can opener... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Kidle
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