OpenX Dual Blade Universal Package Opener 7L x 1 1/2H inches

I bought my first Open X in 2019. I have used it everyday since then. This thing is so handy. I just purchased the 2nd one in 2026. What a great product. Useful and lasts forever.

Handiest tool ever. Great to have on hand for those hard to open plastic encased items. I use it for opening mail as well.

I use this opener/box cutter all the time. I have several in the house. I really started using this thing a lot after I started doing a lot of shopping on Amazon back when my kids were in diapers. We ordered a ton of diapers and they always came in huge cardboard boxes. I saw how many we were throwing out and decided to get on a recycling kick. This box cutter made easy work of breaking the boxes down so we could fit them in our recycle bins (as required by the recycling company). This has also been my go-to tool for opening the kids' toys. You can work with it very precisely to cut tape and all those little rubber bands and ropes that hold toys and dolls in the boxes without cutting up the toys. I like how the box cutter blade is automatically retractable and the rope cutter blade is pretty well covered. We can leave it in the junk drawer with little risk to little kid fingers that might be reaching in there. The blade dulls eventually, but it has worked well for me for years under moderate use and it is inexpensive to replace. This is a simple tool that does a lot without the fuss of a big, fancy and dangerous box cutter knife. Worth every penny!

The irony is thick with this product. The idea is that it makes packages easy to open, right? 1. It comes in one the very packages (not Amazon, but the product packaging itself) where you would use this very device to open. So, to solve the problem of these stupid blister packs, it ships in a.... blister pack. 2. The button that slides out the spring-loaded razor blade can only be operated with your right hand (ergonomically). It calls itself a "Universal Package Opener", but it's not ambidextrous. It was tree-fiddy, so it's not like I'm out a lot of money. The letter-opener style fixed blade is usable by either hand, although the slide button for the retractable blade is under your palm (near the index finger) if the product is properly indexed in the hand (for lefties). Interesting concept, mediocre execution.

In the marketing dept, I was in charge of ordering anything we could put our logo on; and my specialties supplier came back from her convention -- where companies demo new products--- with one of these. She had put her logo on it and was distributing it to her customers. She said.. "you've GOT to see this" and I thought really?? And then I tried it -- Yowza -- It does the job better than anything and in the past 20 years I've opened A LOT of those plastic packages. Love it, love it. A week or so ago I went to open a package and one of the ends broke off. I was destroyed ... OH NO! We need to find another one of these things -- the prospect of being without it was unthinkable. I found one, I ordered one and expect to happily use this one for the NEXT 20 years!! Awesome product.

We owned this for many years and ours just broke. We ordered another one. A tool we use all the time.

Works as expected. Superior tool.

I like the opener, except being left handed makes it a little difficult to use, you can still use it though, but it's a little awkward. Bottom blade is sharp but not very long, still I can get it to go through a plastic package with a little muscle, after that I insert the top blade and just push; package opens easily. I really have been putting it to the test this season opening cardboard boxes I received in the mail. (on line black fri. shopping, don't you know). I was glad I had it! I would have given it better rating if it was more left hander friendly. If you are right handed, this will be a breeze for you! Merry Christmas to all.