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Article: EASIEST WAY TO OPEN A LOTION PUMP

EASIEST WAY TO OPEN A LOTION PUMP
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EASIEST WAY TO OPEN A LOTION PUMP

Are you having trouble opening the pump for the newest product you bought? Well I have a quick fix for you. Normally you would put your finger on this part of the pump and twist it open, but sometimes they can get really tough to open.  Take the pump out of the bottle, rinse off the shaft and dry it. Then you're going to firmly grip the shaft just under the collar of the pump and firmly twist to the right. That will pop the pump open, put the pump back in the bottle and you're ready to use your new product. I hope that helps!




78 comments

Thank you for the tip on opening my lotion bottle…It worked great!

Beulah

It works!

Adebukola Ojora

Wow! Thank you for this video.

Rae

I was so frustrated that the pump didn’t work. You saved the day! Pump works great now!!!

Judy

Nope, my Purell bottle won’t release.

Amy

Not working for me, I think I need two wrenches one to grip and one to twist. So frustrating. Anyone find this method simply does not work?

Lindie

this was incredible and literally saved me from dying. i will now devote my life to tova

Caroline Schick

Thank you so much! Why do sooo many products have this poor design like someone else said I had too use pliers to hold the base then it popped open, geez!

Gigi

Super! Worked like a charm! You saved me from buying another bottle, I thought the one I got was faulty. Thank you so much for the great tip!

Tatiana

You are a life saver! Simple instructions and I opened my shower gel bottle in a few seconds.

Melanie

Simple, brilliant Thank you!!!!

Scotty Roberts

This really helped. Could have saved myself 10 mins if I found this sooner. Thanks!

Amanda

PERFECT description – thank you for relieving my frustration!

Faith

Never thought I would have to look at a video to open a pump bottle. But bought a new body wash today, and without your tip would have thrown it away,

Pity the manufacturers don’t put this info on the label on the bottle, would save a lot of strife.

Pixie

Wow…thank you!

Helga Sundin

Sometimes it is absolutely impossible to get these pumps to work. I have some that I have given up on because no matter how carefully I follow the instructions, the pump does not pop. I end up having to take the entire top off each time I use the product. When I find a pump that works I save it for future products where it doesn’t work, but now I try to avoid those pop-up pumps. Certain brands are better or worse than others.

Frances

Thanks so much for this. Was already getting frustrated.

Chiamaka Lilian Anichebe

Thanks so much for this. Was already getting frustrated.

Chiamaka Lilian Anichebe

Amazing, it WORKED.. thanks for sharing!!

Ragini

Worked like a charm!! My was stuck so tight that I did have to use a pair of pliers to grip the collar as my hand wasn’t strong enough, but it worked just the same!

BirdGirl

Where have you been all my life? This worked so easily! Thank you posting.

A de Silva

Thank you! It worked!

Nikki

Thank you so much for this video!!

Esther O

I have had this problem for years. I have literally thrown out, smashed bottles, broken them or in desperation, reused the one bottle I could open over and over, throwing out the new versions. This video has changed everything. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Elaine Berman

Thank you so much. Needless to say I had this problem for years. You are a God-send!

Ellie Weingardt

Thanks very much for this video. I was able to get pliers on the collar and then twist the nozzle, avoiding having to deal with the pump itself. BUT…the direction to twist the nozzle varies from product to product. There is an arrow on the top of the nozzle indicating the direction, but it’s quite hard to read.

Bob

Read carefully… ALL the posts. Notice how many bottles have been discarded? The next Greatest Marketing New Idea following planned obsolesce . Always turn to the “other right”. Right?

Duh?

Thank You!

Bill

You’ve just changed my life.

Anne

This worked!! Thank you so much!!

Maria

Thank you so much for this!! I DESPISE these pumps and have previously just given up, but this worked as easily as the video made it seem like it would. Thank you!!

Raya

It worked for us, but we had to use a needle nosed plier to grip the shaft.

Belinda Owens

The way you told me to open my pump bottle of suave body wash did not work. I tried every way listed. Will not buy this again!

Judith Callison

I believe you must turn to the left. I followed your instructions to turn to the right and nothing. As soon as I turned counterclockwise (left) it opened right up. All other directions I looked at say’left’ or counterclockwise.

Kwatkins

I cannot thank you enough! I always have trouble with these bottles and this way saved the day. After drying it off I still had to use one of those plastic grippy things for opening jars, but that did the trick

Lara

Thank you!

Colleen

thank you! this worked when several other videos did not help. <3

emily

OMG I have hated opening these type of pump bottles for decades. In the past I have just given up – your method worked! Thank you so much!

Donna

Worked on a pesky bottle of Hand Sanitizer!

Jason

Awesome, worked

Debra

When the middle section is jammed into the screw cap, this method won’t work. I just use the previous functioning pump and throw the new one away. Use the pump from the empty bottle and put into the new bottle.

Terri

Nope. I’ve had same problem with other products. Why can’t the geniuses design something that works, or JUST GIVE US SOMETHING THAT WORKS!

J Craft

Followed your trick to open the nossle of my 1kg QV body cream. I had almost given up and was dreading the thought of pouring out the cream for the next couple of months. You saved me months of frustration. Thank you :)

Faith Benjaathonsirikul

Nope. Did not work.

Andria

It worked. Thanks so much. I have had this happen many times so now I can fix

Jo Pearl

OMG, why I never googled this before…thank you, I can’t count the number of times I have thrown stuff out because I gave up, or wasted money buying another bottle I didnt need just to use the first one, or dumping stuff into other bottles, borrowing pumps from different bottles, saying screw it and just dumping into hands (my kids love it because when the pump wont open they just dump shampoo into tub and say “bubble bath time” and that gets expensive).

Just thank you

Lori

Thanks for sharing! I’m elderly and I was so frustrated!

Cora Thomas

THANK YOU

Charity

Thank you for this tip. I often have trouble releasing top on soap dispenser. This worked a treat.

Sue

Thank you for this tip. I often have trouble releasing top on soap dispenser. This worked a treat.

Sue

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