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merlotgran Sun 19-Nov-23 11:13:43

Snap! farmgran 😂

merlotgran Sun 19-Nov-23 11:12:40

I use old fashioned nutcrackers on bleach bottles. Works every time.

And wine bottles! 😂🍷🥳

farmgran Sun 19-Nov-23 11:12:00

I have an old nutcracker that is useless for cracking nuts but great for getting small tops off bottles.

annodomini Sun 19-Nov-23 11:09:39

Rubber gloves are just as good as the 'rubber circles' sold for this purpose. I once got so irritated with a bleach bottle cap that I went back to Waitrose and asked the lady at the customer service desk to remove it. I subsequently discovered that a nutcracker I rarely use for its intended purpose works very well with bottle caps.

maddyone Sun 19-Nov-23 11:04:42

I often have to ask my husband to undo various types of tops and fasteners for me. I’ve had both hands operated on, two trapeziectomys (should that be trapeziectomies? Sorry, I digress) Now I have neuropathy in my right hand, which is extremely painful all the time. I have little strength left in my hands now. I also wish older people would be considered when tops and lids are designed.

pensionpat Sun 19-Nov-23 10:57:47

I have asked delivery men to open my bleach for me. Or any visitor really.

crazyH Sun 19-Nov-23 10:56:31

I usually ask a male passer-by to open those awful screw caps for me .

Nannarose Sun 19-Nov-23 10:43:40

It is sometimes easier if you use one of those rubber circles - the ones you use to give a better grip on jar lids etc. I think them useless for undoing jars, but quite useful on those squeezy things.

henetha Sun 19-Nov-23 10:43:34

This is a dratted nuisance for me. One of those minor irritations in life which drive us mad confused.
I have to wait for one of my sons to visit before I can use things.
I've got all sorts of devices which are supposed to help... and often they don't!

NannyJan53 Sun 19-Nov-23 10:40:06

I always have to do Mums for her. I am now finding it more difficult now though. I am 70.

Nandalot Sun 19-Nov-23 10:21:41

Re the squeeze caps, I always had to get someone else to do it. However, I have now realised I was putting too much pressure on the sides. I cannot usually do them. No help with the dog harness though.

watermeadow Sun 19-Nov-23 10:15:21

…those squeeze-each-side things, like bleach bottles caps
and the dog’s harness clips.
Old people commonly have weak hands and there are more and more of us, so why don’t manufacturers test products on old people and realise that this is a big problem?
I spent 10 minutes trying to release my poor dog from her harness this morning, then another half hour trying to find one with metal buckles. They ALL have squeezy fasteners.