In "pavane"
> wrote:

>
> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
> . ..
>| We replaced our aging Swing-A-Way with another just like it a couple
>| of years ago when it started dropping cans a few turns in, but the
>| "new" one is now exhibiting the same failure.
>|
>| Did we just get a dud? Have they changed the construction of cans in
>| some way that the opener can't handle? Has the 407 gone the way of
>| all tried-and-true products from my youth?
>|
>| Should I just go to the hardware store and get another 407, or is
>| there a better non-electric opener?
>
> They sold out to China, the new ones are made there and they
> are miserable. Try to find one that says "Made in USA," my
> Bed Bath & Beyond just got a stock of the US products. If not
> google the prior thread on this subject about a year ago here.

Well, the "new" one we have is "Made in USA", so it's not the dreaded
China Syndrome.

I guess we'll keep looking.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN