Left handed tin opener

DD off to uni and I need one. Just looked on Amazon and they are just over £10 with postage and no reviews.

At home she manages with us opening tins if there is no ring pull as she just can't work my butterfly one.

I bought a top opening lift off one suitable for left or right handers ages ago but it's useless.

Any recommendations?
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  • Buzby
    Buzby Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    A better lift-off one? There are wide variations in style and design - even Electic ones that only need a lever pushed down to start the process.

    It remains imperative that the user themselves uses it to see if it fits the bill as buying a 'lefty' device is no guarantee of satisfaction!
  • booter
    booter Posts: 1,691 Forumite
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    I have a Culinare Magican and whilst I'm not left handed, my niece (who is) told me it was great for her - so I bought her one! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Culinare-CN0001-magican-boxed/dp/B0000CC4W0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1376951212&sr=8-7&keywords=can+opener
  • p00hsticks
    p00hsticks Posts: 14,358 Forumite
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    I'm left handed and I have one similar to the Magican in the previous post and use it with no problem.
    P.S. the Magican is cheaper on the Tesco website :-)
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    Okay I will order the magician. Thanks
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  • Colin2511
    Colin2511 Posts: 738 Forumite
    I am left handed and ended up giving up and getting a cheap electric one, as it was hard work keep getting the correct one out (and sods law said you can only find the "other hand" one when you need it ) as only I am left handed in our house - £10 electric one, job done and suits both left handed and right handed
  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    isn't opening tins a pretty simple task that can be done via the wrong hand?
  • fionajbanana
    fionajbanana Posts: 1,611 Forumite
    I had two magican tin openers and both I had to throw away. What happened in both instances, I just opened a tin and in order to bin the lid, you pull apart the handles. They got stuck. I asked two strong men - dad and a friend's dh to see if they can move the handles. Unable to.

    I have an electric Kenwood tin opener as I am useless with tin openers.
  • liam8282
    liam8282 Posts: 2,864 Forumite
    What next, left handed toilet paper?
  • Torry_Quine
    Torry_Quine Posts: 18,867 Forumite
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    isn't opening tins a pretty simple task that can be done via the wrong hand?

    My husband is left-handed and was bemused at the idea he needed a special tin-opener.
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  • dibuzz
    dibuzz Posts: 2,021 Forumite
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    My left handed son just uses a normal one, it's a bit trickier for him but not really a problem.
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