I just received these today and cannot get them to open up. How do they open? I apologize...I know this is a dumb question!
146330
They are very stiff when you first get them. Just keep wiggling them open and then when they do open, just open and close them a few times to loosen them up. If they are really too stiff to open, then wedge something between the handles and twist a little bit to get it started. If still no luck, then find a coin, or a large flat head screwdriver and loosen the flat screw in the center a few millimeters.
1868189
These were used for a school's holiday bazaar and no one complained that they were difficult to open. I also found them easy to open. I think there were one or two odd ones that I tossed to the side, in a hurry, because they wouldn't immediately separate. Hope this helps.
1706863
Well for me it's somewhat difficult to open. Maybe with constant opening and closing would help.. I hope this helps you.
190
Mine didn't click but opens pretty smoothly. Did you check for any stuck packing materials? Good luck.
1543217
There should be a small hole on the bottom (middle of the bottom)...we inserted an unfolded paperclip and wiggled until it opened. We had trouble with this too and also wondered why there were no tools/instructions included...Sorry I can't be more helpful!!
1465186
I had trouble too opening mine at first. You open them by unscrewing/twisting off the caps at the opposite end from the grinding device. It took a little patience because they're tightly inserted and fit down over the metal post inside that's part of the grinder assembly. I seem to remember that I took a very thin knife blade to do some gently prying between the glass and the cap to get it started. It's a very nice little set, very handy and small for taking your salt/pepper with you for things like picnics, travelling, etc.
1398235
My suggestion is return those immediately they are crap and do not work....buy EZ cup very light paper inserts with very thin paper lids work great....I sent these back....ugh....awful product...yes they will give refund on open products...the stand was a joke people.
1971684
Had to do the same thing. Force it open brand new. Does not make a lot of sense to me.
470980
I just held them in place and screwed the screws on top with my hand. I'm sorry for being so inarticulate. I hope you figured it out. I'm a bit disappointed by the product.
1337617
Yes it is ridiculous how hard these are to open. I will not order them again. For the ones I still have, i flip them over and use a can opener to open them. Thats the only thing I could find to do with them. These cannot be opened like a normal paint can, at least not the batch I have. The metal is soft and it breaks, you can't get any leverage to pry it open.
1165319
That's funny because I had the same question! I tried and tried but could not figure out how to get the darn thing open!!!
1012616
Bummer! Mine just opened right up, but when I close it, I have to twist firmly to get it to "click" all the way closed. I have a trick I use when I can't get a jar open-maybe it will work for this: hold the container upside down, and smack it sharply on the counter top. You may have to do it a couple of times, but it always works on jars! Just make sure you keep it level, so you don't break the container...good luck & sorry I couldn't help more...
489743
you need a big hammer..haha. Did you try pulling them up moving to the desired position and then pushing in gently?
1675482
There's a slight click when you turn them to the open or closed setting. It seems like it's gotten just slightly harder to open them as I use them more. But that could just be the result of holding with one hand and trying to open with the other (non-dominant) hand, without putting the pitcher down first.Instead of turning, you can also fairly easily lift the lid out, move it to the open position and then put the lid back in. That's usually what I do now.
1274988
did not open for me either....tried it too late to send it back...Bummer...
1833896
No, they're open. You kinda need to smash the fatty pad of your finger into the hole to make them work because of the case... it take's a little bit of getting used to.
743213
Hey! They are 3/4 opening. I was about to respond full until I just opened it just now. Thought that was the standard? I might get a full opening one next time. But I am guessing it's 3/4 in order to prevent it from tipping over - ok so just checked again after reading the other users post and the brand I have is definitely 3/4 opening - however I have two file cabinets like this one made by office max and one by real space - the real space is full opening but the office max is 3/4'ths hope this helps