UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
I donāt know about you, but opening a brand new jar of pickles or pasta sauce has always been a pain point for me. If my husband isnāt home and I canāt get it to open, then I usually have to put the jar back. No pickles for you! 
Iāve tried different techniques and anecdotal hacks to opening a jar: tapping the jar lid with a spoon, running the lid under hot water, tapping the back of the jar violently hoping to break the vacuum seal, and of course, using brute force. Sometimes Iāll do everything, until the dang jar opens. Usually it works. But sometimes it doesnāt. And Iām usually left in a sweaty mess after wrestling with a jar.
Life is too short to feel frustrated at the sight of a jar. 
Enter Robo Twist! My relationship with all vacuum sealed jars has forever changed since I discovered the magical prowess of the Robo Twist. I didnāt think I could love a kitchen gadget as much as I do with this. Itās like having a boyfriend with you in the kitchen at all times, lending āhisā strong arms with any jar that tickles your cravings. Big jars or little jars. Square jars or round jars! He can handle it all!
Iām embarrassed to admit that I did learn about it from an infomercial on TV late one night. And I was super skeptical (as one would with such commercials seen on TV). After some digging around, and despite some low star reviews, I ordered one on Amazon (it was cheaper than the TV offer and had free prime shipping).
The rest is history. Opening a jar now is a fun, effortless and satisfying experience that leaves me smilingā¦ and sometimes jiggling at how easy it is. I used it last night, and it made me feel happy.
I made a quick 16-second video for ya when my āboyfriendā opened a jar of pasta sauce. You can watch it here. You can also see their TV commercial in the listing page on Amazon. I know these commercials can feel sleazy and over-promising. I feel the resistance to believe it too. But It really does work as easily as the commercial. Really.
It would also make an inexpensive and useful gift idea. Especially with the holidays just around the corner. Keep this in mind. You can get it here.
(This is a new series of articles on some Fridays called āFavorite Things Fridayā where Iāll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here on Fridays. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! 
Win a Robo Twist (5 Winners!)
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles on Fridays. 
If I donāt publish a new article on Fridays, Iāll at least do a Giveaway. Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For todayās giveaway, Iām giving away a FREE Robo Twist to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday October 5th and will end on Monday October 8th. Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 10/9 before 12pm PST. Youāll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about some of your favorite gadgets (doesnāt have to be a kitchen gadget). Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where youāre reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future āFavorite Things Fridayā? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, Iāll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject āFavorite Things Friday Tipā.
In absolutely love the magnetic strip that I hang, such as my favorite knife. It makes it so easy to see and grab it quickly.
Definitely a handy little toolā¦
Thanks
Tina
Thank you for this opportunity to write; Joshua wrote in ancient times of the stone he rolled under a Terebinth Tree, named āWitnessā; the Israelites had promised they would obey God Almighty, while this stone was listening. The tree found in Israel is wide and stout, looking much like a mighty Oak tree, to me. That specific tree mentioned in the last chapter of Joshua I needed to learn more about, a topic that has interested me lately. Maybe someone else also wants to share more about this type of tree.
My favorite gadgets are garlic crusher and crock pot. Chino, CA
My favorite cleaning helper is the magic eraser!! Omg talk about helpful while cleaning my white shower!! Especially since we have well water!! Chicago, IL.
This would be such a great help!
I love my apple peeler. Slices, peels and cores at the same time.
Iām reading from Blaine, WA.
This is a true story my parents before they got a nice can opener they would used an ice pick to pour the soup in the bowl first then cut around the can with a knife to peeled back the lid so it wouldnāt cut them and then pour the rest of the soup in the bowl we also had one of them that you had to turn a lot and sometime it would never open
Believe it or not, my favorite gadget is my apple slicer!! It cores the apples and makes perfect slices at the same time!! Itās so hard for me to just eat an apple by biting it anymore, Iām so spoiled I need my apples sliced with the apple slicer every time!!
My favourite gadget is the cherry seed plucker ā where you put cherries in the gadget and the seeds are plucked for you. I love eating cherries but i always found the seeds annoying and you canāt fully enjoy it. However, when I learned about the cherry seed plucker, it was the best thing ever!
Reading from San Ramon, California
My favorite gadget is the InstantPot! Itās changed my life with cooking. Makes my life so much easier in the kitchen and it makes the full meal with different compartments. Iām reading from Atlanta, GA.