Forget using your keys, table edges, utensils or even your teeth - a New Zealander has developed the solution for opening glass bottles on the go.
Dunedin-based entrepreneur Alex Murray has co-founded "KLAMP", a clothing tag that attaches to the bottom of your clothes with a built-in bottle opener.
"The idea came about when we were drinking and we had those Speight's bottles that are a pain to open at the moment," he says.
"They're really tight [and] after you've opened 18 bottles, your hands are ripped, it was like 'there's got to be an easier way'."
The idea was launched during Startup Weekend Dunedin which challenges people to come up with a product and market and sell it all within 54 hours.
Mr Murray says initial interest was positive, selling 40 units.
The KLAMP is made of magnets which allows the consumer to easily change which piece of clothing they can attach it to, instead of being stitched on - eliminating the limitation of having the accessory only on certain clothing.
Mr Murray says he plans to release different versions of the accessory and pitch it to businesses who can put their brands on the product.
"We've been out talking to the students, they use all kinds of methods like they can't find bottle openers when they need them, or carrying around keys is a pain, they're using teeth, they're using tables, they're using knives," he says.
"On a Saturday afternoon you want to walk out with your KLAMP on the bottom of your T-shirt and you've got your 12 pack of beer and you've always got that bottle opener attached to you."
KLAMP have launched a Pledgeme campaign in order to develop the next batch of bottle openers and hope to raise $3000 to help consumers take their next sip, with ease.
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