Customer Reviews

Pyranna Plastic Package Opener WITH FREE NUT AND BOLT SORTER

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I saw one of these in a mall store and figured for ten bucks, it was worth a try.

It works much of the time.

The design is intended to protect the user from cutting their fingers on a very sharp rotary cutter. You have to open a lock to get the top and bottom halves apart. The lock is very poorly designed and is tough to open. This failing alone, frankly, is enough to justify looking for an alternative.

The Pyranna will not fit over every plastic package design. And in many cases, you can only cut out a section of the plastic, not cut it entirely away, so you still have to wrestle with the packaging. The device will, however, cut the heaviest plastic I've encountered. But oddball package designs defeat it.

Is it worth ten bucks? Yeah, but you might want to look at other such devices first.

Jerry

This is a great tool. I had seen ads on TV and wanted one because I get so frustrated opening those packages that everything comes in these days. This works just as advertised. It is quick and easy and does the job. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that it is a little awkward to manipulate. The safety design is that the two halves close to cover the blade and initially opening the "jaws" to get the package you want to open inside is a little clumsy. But it works and that is what counts.

I love this thing. I open most of my kids toys with it plus anything else in a plastic package. It is so simple so fast and just a brilliant tool to use. Forget using scissors or knives you can really get hurt. The Pyranna is safe, fast and easy. Thanks for making a great product.

The most ironic part of purchasing this item for me, was when unpacking the Amazon.com box of this great product, discovering that it is packed within the very thing it is meant to simplify.

Outside of the fustrating plastic packaging, it works as advertised.

If like me you buy things that have plastic surrounding them, how long do you spend trying to rip it open??? Buy this because you can now slit it right open in seconds and it is worth every cent!!

I so needed something like this. Works right out of the box. No problem except getting it out of its own packaging :)

This is a wonderful idea and it works great EXCEPT it is hard to open. The instructions say to push the button to open the opener but the button is very hard to push for most people. We use a screwdriver or the eraser end of a pencil so it takes two tools to open a package but still better than using sissors.

We open about 100 clam shells per month.
We tried this and it worked great on the first 10 units.
But its not heavy duty and the cutting wheel became mis-aligned and ceased to function. We found the Zibra ZPCOPEN-OR Open It Universal Package Opener to be a better unit.

Bottom line, Don't buy if if you plan to open more than ten cases.

Those plastic packages are such a pain to open! When I saw the Pyranna I thought it was a great idea! The price is reasonable and it is well made. I bought two and gave one to my Mom. After using it for a while I have found that if the package is flat, with little to no raised lip areas, the Pyranna works like a champ. However, most of the plastic packaging has lips, raised areas and ridges which are nearly impossible to open with the Pyranna unless you apply a lot of force. I recently tried a Zibra at a friend's house and am really impressed with the way it tackled packaging without all the effort the Pyranna needed.

My Mom could not operate the Pyranna because of the Arthritis in her hands. I would not recommend this product for anyone with injured or weakened hands.

Perfect opener of plastic packages. The seller is very fast with the post and has got very good comunication. All perfect!