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I’d like to take a minute, or more, to give some long overdue credit. DECAP BOTTLE OPENERS wouldn’t be what they are today, heck, might not be here at all without a lot of inspiration and help from a really great guy in New Zealand, Neil Boddington. Neil is the owner of Hand Jive. This, my personal Hand Jive bottle opener was hands down the best bottle opener I used when I was bartending. I also believe it to be the ripped-off design you all know as “dog bones”. This one came first, folks!! Though this blade has long been retired it still holds a special place in my heart. I suppose you could say I also ripped it off because I used what I thought to be its superior design elements as a starting point. And, as many of you know, I don’t consider any of my openers complete without a spinner ring. To me, they’re the cherry on top. Neil has supplied me with them since day one. No DECAP BOTTLE OPENER would be complete without the help I get from Neil. If you happen to find my openers to be a little too “extra”, I cannot recommend enough giving Hand Jive a try. I promise you won’t regret it. Cheers!

Thank you very much for the reaching out/follow up contact. I am a Portuguese bar manager who started his career in England and I would like you to know that having been gifted my first handjive barblade was an "acceptance" gift when I reached a pinnacle of excellence in my first high end venue. Using and having a hand jive bar blade actually has an effect on my confidence as a bartender and, to be honest, an adult. I haven't had a single fellow bartender or hospitality worker who wasn't impressed with the sheer look of it let alone the feel or "performance" capabilites of having a sturdier, nicer, better looking tool even it is "just a simple cap opener" (as some would describe it). Keep doing what you're doing with the best wishes of never ending success for the Hand Jive family.

From a lifelong and grateful customer,

João Mestre, Portugal September 2022