Customer Reviews

Apothecary Family Medical Aids, Toothpaste Tube Winder - 1 ea

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I'd previously tried the only toothpaste tube 'squeezer' I could find at BB&B, but although it was generally effective at getting the product out of the tube, it had annoying drawbacks so I went looking for something else and tried this item. Well, I'm completely pleased with it. It not only squeezes the product out of the tube, it is also easy to insert the tube to begin with, and as you turn the little handle it rolls up the empty portion of the tube inside so you have a much tidier arrangement that is easier to store on a shelf and it takes up less and less room as the tube empties.

With the simpler slotted product I'd been using, I not only had trouble getting some tubes inserted into the extremely narrow opening to begin with, I had trouble moving it up some of the tubes to push out the paste, especially if they got a 'crink' in them. The worst part though, was that the trailing empty part of a plastic tube was a pain to store because those tubes don't stay rolled up. The metal tubes could still be manually rolled up as in old days, but they are the ones that sometimes get a 'crink' and then that squeezer wouldn't advance without excessive effort. It was better than nothing, but limited.

I'm so glad I switched to this winder. It's so much easier to use than the other and so much more effective, I've already bought additional ones for other tubes. The design really works. There is an inner slotted cylinder and an outer one. The inner one has a thumb tab type handle attached to the unit at one end. You line up the slots of both inner and outer cylinders and slide the end of the tube into the winder. Then as you turn the handle the inner cylinder turns, squeezing product up the tube and winding the empty part of the tube inside. I've used it with big tubes and the entire empty part of the tube fits inside nicely as it empties. It is also easy to remove the emptied tube.

My medicine shelf is now much neater and even my grandchildren are finding it fun to keep their toothpaste tubes neatly wound and put away when they come for sleepovers. I highly recommend this product for thoroughly emptying tubed products while keeping your medicine cabinet or drawer neat.

I have a draw full of tube squeezers and this is by far my favorite. It fits most tubes, it won't fit large tubes such as some shampoos come in but for standard tubes this does a great job of getting all of the product out and isn't too bulky.

Works great. Inexpensive. It will probably take a while for me to save the cost of the device in toothpaste costs, but it's much easier to get full value from your tubes of paste, ointments, etc with this device. And great service from the distributors. Very happy with the purchase.

IT WORKS GREAT ON THE TOOTHPASTE BUT I BOUGHT IT FOR A MEDICINE I GET PRESCRIBED. IT KEEPS EVERYTHING GOING OUT IN THE DIRECTION IT SHOULD GO. WILL BUY MORE WHEN I NEED THEM.

I was wary because of reviews that mentioned "cheap plastic", but I found this to be very sturdy, very well designed, ergonomic, simple, useful in that it reduces waste and reduces wasted space. Since tubes of toothpaste cost less than fancy dispensing systems like "Metadent" (talk about a space hog! It has to be on the counter to work, so that's where it ends up staying), so the winder even reduces cost. I can imagine it being just right for anyone with arthritis or manual dexterity issues. Will likely purchase more.

I have to admit, when I got this I was very concerned that it looked flimsy, but it is amazing. Tube fit it, rolled up, keeps squeezing. This little contraption will save my marriage!! End rolls up, no mess, practical, and so for that partner that squeezes from the middle--No MORE! I am ordering another one today.

I found one of these in a pharmacy once and liked it so much I bought a bunch more online. The winder consists of two nested cylinders, each with a slot in the wall. Align the inner and out slots, slip the end of the tube in, and turn the inner cylinder with the wingnut-style knob. Within a fraction of a turn the tube is securely trapped, and the outer slot kneads all the toothpaste to the business end of the tube. It's easy to extract the tube when it's empty. There's an eye for hanging the whole thing on a nail.

It cost very little money and it does what it's supposed to.

I did find that it seems to do a better job of rolling the big tubes if you hold it upside down (tube hanging below the winder) when winding.

Product works well as advertized. Winds tube inside and pushes contents to the top. Saves paste and much frustration. No longer leaves paste at the bottom of the tube.

I bought this `tube winder' for my wife and neither she nor I have been very impressed. While it's easy to get the tube started, the winder doesn't squeeze the tube very tightly which leads to winding up some of your toothpaste in the tail. Once the winder has swallowed an inch of tube it becomes very difficult to wind, so much so that my wife isn't able to wind it herself (the whole point of the purchase).

The bottom line is that while you get better results than just squeezing from the middle, you might as well just use your fingers. The time spent winding, attaching, and detaching this product makes this more trouble than it's worth.