Reply #8: I never had that problem with mine. [View All]

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I wonder why. Sometimes it gets slightly stuck at one end or other of its range of motion, but no gunky stuff. And I've been using it for quite a few years.

I've had one stopper lose its ability to hold the vacuum, but otherwise no problems. I think I've been using it for more than 15 years. There are several brands of them now; mine is a Vacu-Vin.

For openers, I got one similar to the Rabbit model. I love it. So easy and consistent. No shredded corks, crooked corkscrew entry, cork debris in the wine, tight corks that simulate a weight-lifting exercise to pull them out (and end up splashing wine around when it finally lets loose), etc.