MIU Connoisseur Corkscrew | 
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| Brand: MIU
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $17.99
You Save: $12.00 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 2251
Color: Black/Silver
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7 x 2 x 6
MPN: 61000054
Model: 90050
UPC: 806700900509
EAN: 0806700900509
ASIN: B0006ABVK2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Professional-quality wine opener; removes corks quickly and easily | | • | Durable, nickel-plated zinc alloy; easy-grip handles | | • | Includes: extra corkscrew, presentation stand, and foil cutter | | • | Dishwasher-safe; lifetime warranty | | • | Professional quality |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The next best thing to an in-house sommelier, this professional-quality wine opener offers the same impressive performance and stylish design as corkscrews that cost far more. Made from durable, nickel-plated, zinc alloy with easy-grip, ergonomic handles, it uses metal gears to extract corks in seconds. The entire process requires minimal effort, and best of all, there are never bits of mangled cork floating around in the bottle afterwards. This MIU France wine opener comes with an extra corkscrew, an attractive presentation stand, and a foil cutter to prepare bottles for opening. This product is dishwasher-safe, and has a lifetime warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 88 more reviews...
 I regret this purchase. :( September 8, 2008
I'm very disappointed in this purchase! My parents have a corkscrew that has the same design but obviously by a better manufacturer. Tonight I decided to try to open a bottle of wine with it for the first time and it was AWFUL!! I am going to go back to the old cheap corkscrew I use on camping trips. I had to seriously struggle to get the screw into AND out of the cork. I'm 27 and very active but it was a workout trying to use this thing. I shouldn't have had to struggle nearly as much as I did. I tried another cork right after, and it was just as hard. Granted it was used... however the seller said it was like new. From what I can tell it is just seriously cheap design.
Poorly Designed September 5, 2008
I bought this item thinking that I would have a dependable corkscrew. But after relatively light use a bit of plastic broke and the corkscrew simply didn't work any longer. I noticed several other similar reviews. It was a waste of my money and I feel that my purchase price should be refunded.
Not durable - avoid August 23, 2008
Purchased 2 of these, one for me, one as a gift in Dec. 2007. Initially worked great, but both broke within 6 months after what I'd consider light to moderate use (one to three bottles opened per week). Pick a different one.
 I'll read the reviews more carefully in the future August 21, 2008
Like others I bought this item only to have it fail after 2 months. For the first month, it worked well hence the two star review. Since there is no path to repair (deliberately I suspect), I'll buy a different brand from some other source.
Worked Well For A While August 4, 2008
I owned the thing for about 2 years, during which it worked as advertised. Was actually very pleased with it until, all of a sudden, it stopped lifting the cork out of the bottle. Instead of lifting the cork out, the plunger just unscrewed, leaving the cork in the bottle. Examination revealed that a small plastic part had broken, rendering the product useless. A part, I might mention, that was not replaceable. What good is solid metal construction, if a small plastic part is on the critical path? So much for lifetime warranty.
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