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So the store forgot to remove that bottle stop thing? Well with just three tools and forty five minutes, this one simple hack will get you to booze town. Not pictured: the twenty minutes of prying before I started this super simple hack. First start sawing with a leatherman. Dull and rusty is the key here. Make this as hard as possible on yourself.
I do in fact have a dremel but it was all the way downstairs and I had already started. And once the show starts it doesn’t stop. The key to this life hack isn’t just hatred and stubbornness. It’s hubris.
Finally sawed through the top and found this dumb shit. Whatever.
Now the easy twenty minute part! Prying it open with whatever was within reach! Remember, when you do this hack, blinded by hubris and ruthless hate, you will forget you have a dremel. So make sure whatever you have around is useful.
More dumb wires.
About to get the shell off! By this point, if you’re doing this correctly, you should be sweating, bleeding, and fill with a rage only one more cup of I’ll advised coffee will satiate. It does not satiate.
The dumb shit is almost off. I’d like to point out that I’m a full year sober (“oh my god @op what the fuck are you doing”) well this isn’t mine and it isn’t for me and I’m not going to start drinking (“yay @op were all so proud of you”)
Shell is off! And there’s this dumb fucking screw thing that’s stupid and oh my god this thing is fucking Fort Knox.
Simply pry it off in a blind rage.
And bingo bango bongo.
Life hack!
(In my defense I did exactly zero research and did not consult the internet before embarking on this magical journey of discovery and hate)
FP EDIT: Your banter gives my heart wings. I have a paper due tomorrow and both this project and responding to your comments is a welcome distraction. I would’ve found something else to be be distracted with honestly, but this is fun.
Silvertone1483
bushmills , good stuff!
QuanfaKibitzer
You destroyed your free bottle lock.
iusedtodream
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH bingo bango bongo I don't wanna leave the congo oh oh no no no noooooo
joeyzasa
Protestant whiskey....
CeruleanFish10
Truly an example in life hacking. But I see there was a pot o' gold @ the end of the bloody, bruising, cursed rainbow of tears and pain.
ThanosTheGreat
The commentary on your progress made this well worth it.
Grunt4Life
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess former US Army. Game recognize game...
RADICALFREEDOM
And how! Army strong or whatever.
metlguy2
Who locks a $15 bottle of booze with a $50 fort Knox contraption
somnif
Grocery stores, in my experience.
cookieduster
I’m dying over here.
SmokingGandalf
It's been a while since I've had a Verners Ginger ale
marbiter
WimpLo
It’s a lot easier to get these things off when you pay for the alcohol.
DewiMorgan
Come on, admit it: your hubris was balanced by curiosity about how they were made. Thank you for the teardown!
RADICALFREEDOM
Curiosity killed the cat and satisfaction brought it back!
KevlarKobra
You wouldn't download a bottle of Whiskey.
DaCareBearStare
lookalive07
Fuck you, I would if I could.
FabiosStallMucker
PinPointSnarkuracy
Is that Miky Dolenz from the Monkeys (the one nodding)?
FabiosStallMucker
If not it's his identical twin.
Kuhmeister
I've never seen one of these. Where do u have these?
WARHAMMER405
Meijer is notorious for using them.
RADICALFREEDOM
Michigan. West coast.
gracklequeen
VERNORS!
Raeilgunne
just bought some today. it's been a year since I've seen it.
gracklequeen
They were having a major supply issue for a while.
2memes
here it is
midlifecrisisapproaching
Your descriptions are gold.
logicalnonsenz
Vernors!! Are you a Michigander??
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Grand Rapids!
ILikeToWonkaMyWilly
Going back to the store would have taken at least 50 minutes. That's a net gain of 5 minutes in your favor. Good job!
Volpe42
The store was in walking distance he has said in a reply
ILikeToWonkaMyWilly
2.5 minute walk there. 45 minutes for them to remove it. 2.5 minute walk home.
ILiekToCookAndBake
All for a bottle of bushmills. Dang man.
SadisticLeisure
I like their black bush. Not sure why they would put that contraption on a reg Bushmills.
RADICALFREEDOM
I don’t drink. I’m just here for the fuckery.
ILiekToCookAndBake
You stole that, I'm proud of you. My teenage self is saluting you for debauchery.
TheMellowMoron
DrunkSincerity
https://youtu.be/Otk73rqlkmw I searched lockpicking lawyer first but there's always a video on things
Problemwoodchuck
Bingo bango bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo oh no no no nooooooo
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SoTonightThatIMightSee
Oh I’ve got spurs that JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE,
lawrabbit
That is a lot of work for Bushmills. +1 for the Vernors in the background.
lovecraftbeer
That’s Protestant whiskey.
RADICALFREEDOM
Vernors is legit the absolute best.
PubstarHero
I cant take my GF grocery shopping with me or else she sneaks bottles into our cart and Im trying to cut back on sugar =/
yourelivingalloverme
This post right here, officer.
DnZeroes
gilliamv
You dropped your pic on the way in. No fear, here it is.
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HeadedForEternity
Now with even more sodium!
BurningVeryImportantThings
"The key to this life hack isn’t just hatred and stubbornness. It’s hubris." Jesus christ officer it's like he's inside my house.
Hurtsdo
Right to jail.
SerialChickenLover
Killertomatonew
i'm pretty sure all you need is a magnet to get those off...
ToasterDent
Now we know how the magnets fuckin' work
RADICALFREEDOM
Oh absolutely. Again, in my defense, I was blinded by hubris.
AlfaWskyDlta
And after you got it off you were blinded by something else...
GotBannedOnThe29th
Hubris and the inability or willingness to pay for the product
Killertomatonew
i gotta admit your way looks more fun
michealangleo
and does your defense attorney rest their case with that? cus if so, then they put about as much thought into this as you did
mity0k23
What in the Orwellian hell is a bottle lock stop thing?
EllawoodBlues
Yeah what?! Not in Ontario at least the LCBO's don't have those! I have enough trouble with the dispensary packages for weed products lol
maskaya
anti theft device, bottle must have been stolen
RADICALFREEDOM
In America…
Malikhi
Never seen one dude. I have no idea how they prevent theft at the ABC, but they have nothing but cameras.
SybilCrawley
I have never heard of such a thing.
caduto11
We have them in the UK, mostly in supermarkets and generally only on bottles that are over £20ish, they remove them at the till when you pay
DisUsernameAmsDildos
I live in Minnesota, we have no such thing.
RADICALFREEDOM
Come to Michigan! It’s just like Minnesota but not as nice.
DisUsernameAmsDildos
I was born there. I left.
dieSchadenfreude
Wisconsin definitely very much has such a thing. Ope
scryguy6
What. Where?!?! Never seen this!
somnif
Grocery stores mainly
scryguy6
I’ve not lived in a state where grocery stores can sell liquor. Always been a separate store. Thanks!
Sciencefriction13
Never seen that in my life. Grew up in NY
MaladaptedMedic
In NY grocery stores also don’t sell liquor because we have weird laws. Maybe it’s related?
Sciencefriction13
Yeah but some NJ grocery stores do and still haven't seen that.
mity0k23
I’m in America. Never seen one. Makes total sense, but whacky.
LrrrRulerofThePlanetOmicronPerseiVIII
Where are you that there are no security devices on the liquor?
MaladaptedMedic
New York. Never seen this on any bottle in any liquor store on the east coast
LrrrRulerofThePlanetOmicronPerseiVIII
Weird, I’ve definitely seen them in New England
RADICALFREEDOM
All the grocery stores here in Michigan have them
mity0k23
Ah. We don’t have freestanding whisky in grocery stores here in MA.
palmo
90% certain you could have taken it off with a fridge magnet.
TheSlackerKing
no you cant. i have neodymium bar magnets on mine and that bitch still wouldn't come off.
illydilly
Or an old speaker magnet
HAVEANOTHERONEOKp
100% certain they would have taken it off if you brought it back to the store.
DavidRoland
mild neodymium most likely
imnotthatblonde
yeh, needs a little more grab but a few quid willget you one
loutreurbaine31415
No, fridge magnet are a bit too weak for that. But a firm yet controlled twist and lift Will get you rid of it. Trust me i worked retail
ahrrie
Yup
imnotthatblonde
Needs to be a little stronger but not much
YouTubeRed
speaker magnet works well
DuineSgith
Hard drive magnets FTW
vonsmallhausen
And that's all I have for you today. Thanks for watching, and have a nice day.
BeautifulSound
'Allo 'Allo reference? "COME. IN!" General Von Kinklerhoffen will not like this"
xraphaelxx
Lock picking lawyer
vonsmallhausen
You may kiss me now Helga...
BeautifulSound
Yes, Herr Flick
RADICALFREEDOM
I can’t stress this enough, I was blinded by hubris.
harryplt788
You had some stuff to “work out.”
idplmalx
Oof, been there...
McDerpNderp
Heffe3737
You might be my favorite person of the day. Always listen to the voice in your head that tells you that you’re doing it the right way.
Kellboy69
I like the cut of your jib.
Illpostcheese
But dey right tho.
LupusLilium
Hubris has caused many a failure of logic. I once didn't have a screwdriver long enough for a single screw, so I used a lighter and a craft
LupusLilium
blade to cut/melt through the thick plastic shell, then again to cut lose the area keeping the screw away from me.
palmo
I don't think you know what hubris is.
RADICALFREEDOM
I don’t think you know how overly confident I am in my abilities.
Techpriest93
kittypoopappledrink
Hereagain
ABonkeysManana
Thank you so much for this.
ApplePeachPumpkinBlueberryCherryorBananaCream
ToasterDent
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DoWGray
YouTubeRed
I had to help remove security tags from legally obtained products, used a speaker magnet. :)
michealangleo
my dyslexia read that qs "illegally" until i noticed one of the comments here
pyroshen
"legally"
YouTubeRed
Foreclosed businesses sell their stock in bulk. They just pull it off the shelves and bundle it in boxes. You can also resale the tags to.
pyroshen
I'm sure it exists, but it's also just funnier to imagine it's "legal"
AdultPersistentAngst
Please tell me it's longer than 45 minutes to get to the alcohol store.....
DeflatedFootballsCantMeltBradysDreams
Or that you didn't get a receipt.
WonderfunkJones
I'd straight up drive to the store and request a removal. Gest that you've learned, but there's probably more stupid here than needs to be.
illydilly
Well now.... you might have too much common sense and not enough hubris
Josh4422
This only applies if you paid for it
UndauntedCouch
And if the store clerk doesn’t feel like being a jerk :D
Assholefullofelbows
I'm like.... angle grinder around the circumference chisel and done
imnotthatblonde
edge of counter, pull HARD
AdultPersistentAngst
Fucking. Stop. Right fucking now. Cease and absofuckinglutely desist.
DewiMorgan
Smash it over a bukkit, pour thru a coffee filter, job done.
AdultPersistentAngst
Sweet mother of Alanis Morrisette God Herself... BUKKIT?
Flortzweich
YAH AH BUKKIT MATE, WOT U DON HAF A BUKKIT?
RADICALFREEDOM
It’s within walking distance. Again, and I can’t stress this enough, hubris.
Volpe42
That's metaphor for hot right?
ToasterDent
He Used Bad Reasoning Intellectual Skills
johneventually1
How much does that thing cost?
TheCaptain00
Is hubris your term for drunk? If you need a hubris tank, just say.
h0lycr4p
I've never bought a bottle of anything with one of these, where was this?
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Michigan
Belowthebridge
Meijer? That’s where I see them mostly
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Yessir
vaporwavecatrave
I used to open wine with a screw and hammer cuz someone broke into my house and stole my nice bottle opener and I refused to buy another
vaporwavecatrave
(they stole the bottle opener among many other things, but that was what I chose to channel my anger into)
AdultPersistentAngst
IT'S NOT EVEN FOR YOU?!?!?!?!? Why I never... ?
RADICALFREEDOM
Why do you think I was so careless? I even spilled a not insignificant amount.
AdultPersistentAngst
You shut that sober whore mouth, right now. That's alcohol abuse.
RADICALFREEDOM
I actually get bad about that part. This was my fav whiskey back in the day.