The genius hair straightener holiday trick for opening a bottle of wine – that all women should know about
A CLEVER woman has revealed a trick to open wine bottles if the hotel you’re staying at doesn’t have a corkscrew to spare.
Taking to social media, Emma ‘Emmy’ Burns explained that during her holiday she was faced with a bit of an issue.
After buying a bottle of wine, she was left stumped when the hotel she was staying at couldn’t lend her a corkscrew to open it with.
But then she heard of a brilliant hack to open it without the need of one and took the plunge to test it out herself.
To her delight, it worked and people’s minds have been blown online.
She wrote: “When you’re on holiday and buy wine from outside the hotel… I ask at reception if they have a corkscrew they say sorry no but someone tells you a hack using your hair straighteners.
“Why not, let’s give it a go…. IT ONLY F%£%&*! WORKS!!!!!!”
Alongside this, she shared several photos of said wine bottle and hair straighteners, where viewers could see the cork slowly coming out in each frame.
With nearly 1,000 comments on the Facebook post, which appeared on the Family Lowdown Tips & Ideas group, people couldn’t help but share their amazement.
“Can’t believe this actually worked!!!! I wonder if it would work with the hairdryer. How long did it take?” one person asked.
Tagging a pal, another person said: “this would have saved us a lot of effort in the past!!”
A third posted: “game changer!!!!!!” as a fourth shared: “Another life hack… Maybe the best yet!”
While a fifth person added: “You know what this could be a life saver!
“Nothing more disappointing when you’re expecting an easy access screw top”.
The hair straighteners heat the air between the wine and cork, which pushes the cork up and out of the bottle.
While an effective solution, the heat can also cause the glass to thin, making it more susceptible to breakage.
This is especially true if the wine bottle had been left in the fridge first as the quick and uneven change in temperature can lead to broken glass everywhere.
Meanwhile, another woman has revealed the clever trick she uses to keep her hotel key card safe while on holiday.
And one hotel guest has revealed her hack for heating up food in her room – but people have been left horrified by the method.