mawy wrote:I'm actually considering getting a couple of these as gifts. Does anyone know if the bottom or side opens up for easy removal of those corks destined for craft work?

I am wondering the same thing. How do you get them out?

queenangelfish wrote:I am wondering the same thing. How do you get them out?

If you look at the blown up picture, there is a small handle at the bottom, which is probably there to open some sort of door or something at the bottle of the "bottle". That is what it has to be for, as I see no other use for it.

did anyone else refresh the page multiple times, waiting for the woot off to present us with another wine woot?

i dont think that yall understand the importance of this.
This is an official wino meter. now you and your friends can compare who is the biggest alcoholic of the group. it is actually quite handy

mdnorman wrote:This is the most beautiful bamboo wine bottle cork collector I have ever seen!

This is the only bamboo wine bottle cork collector I have ever seen!

hehthuryo wrote:$20.41 on Amazon. After shipping, you're really paying the same price. Not much of a deal, in my opinion.

Also not much of a deal because it probably costs someone in some 3rd world country $.10 to make this kitschy crap.

i thought this was an unfinished pinata...

but +1 on the bubbly cork question

and

+1 on the how do you take them out question.

I have a friend who collects wine corks - the only person I know who does. His collection is much larger then this will hold- it's occupying the bed of an antique pickup truck.

I think this comes at a good time. My boyfriend and I went on a trip and he saved our first cork. He said his parents and grandparents have a tradition of saving off their corks after writting down the event and date on the cork. They then ship it off and to have all the corks lined up in one big frame. I thought that was so cool. So now we begin that tradition.

srico25 wrote:I think this comes at a good time. My boyfriend and I went on a trip and he saved our first cork. He said his parents and grandparents have a tradition of saving off their corks after writting down the event and date on the cork. They then ship it off and to have all the corks lined up in one big frame. I thought that was so cool. So now we begin that tradition.

Aw, that's sweet.

rroberto wrote:I have a friend who collects wine corks - the only person I know who does. His collection is much larger then this will hold- it's occupying the bed of an antique pickup truck.

So, um, in for three, right? :D

Perfect for the classy hoarder in your life.

Hey, at least they're classy.

Bandrik wrote:Perfect for the classy hoarder in your life.

Hey, at least they're classy.

+1

So if you don't want the wine bottle, they have a bamboo wine barrel or wine glass to choose from...go to "gifts and such" http://www.oenophilia.com/store/pc/home.asp ...just sayin

The more I think about it the more I realze I actually would like to be able to say “Yeah, I drunk ‘em all myself!” about a big bamboo birdcage full of corks...

Must be some sort of post traumatic wootoff thing.

ThunderThighs wrote:

Well done. Give yourself a quality post.

Have all these corks been found guilty of a crime, or is this a case of administrative detention?

srico25 wrote:I think this comes at a good time. My boyfriend and I went on a trip and he saved our first cork. He said his parents and grandparents have a tradition of saving off their corks after writting down the event and date on the cork. They then ship it off and to have all the corks lined up in one big frame. I thought that was so cool. So now we begin that tradition.

Who gets to keep them when you break up? Do you write all that stuff on the cork? Or develop some kind of spreadsheet to keep track of your cork collection. I'm just wonderin' out loud here...

ThunderThighs wrote:Nah, this is just the typical non-wine Thursday offering where everyone gets to hone their critiquing skills. In other words, complain.

The knives on home.woot aren't the only things that need to be kept sharp.

Just think, it'll help you prepare for your next big project!
From "Natural Home & Garden" magazine
"Wine Cork Floor

...A less expensive way to go for cork is to cover your floor in wine corks. Hold a few wine-tasting parties and enlist an army of oenophiles to help you collect corks. ...Treat them like tiles and lay them lengthwise in an undulating wave like Phoenix Commotion .... You’ll need around 72 corks per square foot, which shouldn’t cost you a dime.

wanderbug2 wrote:Just think, it'll help you prepare for your next big project!
From "Natural Home & Garden" magazine
"Wine Cork Floor

...A less expensive way to go for cork is to cover your floor in wine corks. Hold a few wine-tasting parties and enlist an army of oenophiles to help you collect corks. ...Treat them like tiles and lay them lengthwise in an undulating wave like Phoenix Commotion .... You’ll need around 72 corks per square foot, which shouldn’t cost you a dime.

...and for said wine-tasting parties, you can sport this...

ha! chair and jacket! those are great!!!

yorknh wrote:Have all these corks been found guilty of a crime, or is this a case of administrative detention?

I think they're just sleeping one off.

The community comments for this woot item are totally fabulous!

And I thought I was a little crazy for keeping wine corks in a little container on top of the fridge until I figured out a use for them...

What the heck, I think I'll like this thing. The colored "plastic" corks mixed in adds a nice variety to the wood corks.

queenangelfish wrote:I am wondering the same thing. How do you get them out?

As North316 mentioned, there is a door that slides up at the bottom. It's hard to make out in the woot! photo, but the door is up and corks are "spilling" out.

Next time your kid wants to make a paper mache volcano, toss them this and have them use it as a frame. Way less time and mess and no baking soda explosion. Just be busy on parent-teacher conference day.

Hard to believe this hasn't sold out yet!

These are some of the funniest comments I have ever read about a wine.woot item. My gut is hurting now.

Delivered today via Amazon prime. This thing is really large. Put the corks I have saved so far (around 30 of them), only covered two inches from bottom. Looks like it will take a lifetime to fill this up.