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ToolGuyd > Hand Tools > EDC, Pocket, & Multitools > My Favorite Package Opener Tool Costs Less than $7

My Favorite Package Opener Tool Costs Less than $7

Oct 1, 2025 Stuart 9 Comments

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Canary Box Opener in Blue

You can buy the Canary mini safety package opener tool for less than $7 right now. I use a slightly different version of this one nearly every day.

Made in Japan, the Canary box openers are serrated non-sharp blades that make quick work of ripping into all of those online orders that many of us receive all the time.

I use mine on boxes – they cut through the tape at the seams – and also all most of the different paper and plastic bags and envelopes that retailers now use for smaller items.

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My daily-use Canary tool has a pink handle and coated stubby blade. I’m not sure if the non-stick blade coating was worth it.

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Exotic Tools and Brands - Part 1

I bought the non-stick Canary tool, shown in this collection of random tools (see also Exotic Tools and Brands – Show and Tell), because it was the least expensive at the time. Right now it costs around $1 more than the uncoated version.

Canary says that the product cannot be used to break down carboard boxes, but I use mine on thinner carboard on occasion. On carboard, it scores deeply rather than cuts, and so you’ll still want a standard utility knife for recycling day. This tool is most effective on taped seams.

The Canary is compact and there are different bright colors available. I keep mine by the door, and it’s very rare that I have to grab something different to open up a box or mailer.

Learn More: Canary Cardboard Box Openers are a Great Utility Knife Alternative

Canary Package Opener Color and Size Selection

This looks to be the full range or colors and styles.

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The longer version is bundled with a cover if you go with the orange handle. I don’t see much benefit in the longer length, unless you’re also opening letter envelopes. Both sizes have rounded tips and lanyard loops.

They’re all under $10, it’s just a matter of picking a size, handle color, or whether you want the non-stick coating or not.

Apparently I also purchased the long non-stick-coated Canary tool from Amazon back in 2018. I’m not sure what happened to it. If it ever turns up, I’m still going to continue using the shorter blade version that has been at my front door for years.

At the time of this posting, the blue-handled short-blade uncoated tool is least expensive, at $6.40 each. The most expensive is the long-blade non-stick tool (sold on a different page, hence the separate link), at $8.40 each.

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9 Comments

  1. D3t

    2 hours ago

    I bought 1 with the longer blade & cover. I agree, there’s no need for the extra length. Also, if the cover had a pocket clip it would be worth having, otherwise, it’s just unneeded.

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    • fred

      1 hour ago

      I like the longer length one for its being able to “saw up” cardboard and other semi-soft materials into shapes. The shorter one is more than enough for slicing through packing tape.

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      • Aram

        51 minutes ago

        Yeah, I also use the long one to completely dismantle cardboard. Once you figure out the optimum technique (how much of a “slice” action for a given amount of downward pressure) for a given type of cardboard, it goes through faster than a razor.

        The same company makes a retractable model that uses replaceable blades, which is my preferred version.

        Reply
  2. Dustin

    1 hour ago

    As a heads up the longer ones all come with an orange cover, Not just the orange handled one

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    • Stuart

      18 minutes ago

      Thanks! They don’t show it with the green or yellow handled versions, and so there was no indication things have changed.

      Reply
  3. Al-another-Al

    1 hour ago

    Bought a stainless steel machined keychain fob a couple of years ago. Nobody bats an eye at security checkpoints. And, more importantly, I’ve not stabbed or cut myself with it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXYSFRS2

    Don’t know anything about the maker other than they say veteran and made in USA. I needed to replace a tiny knife that I carried with my keys. This seemed less threatening. And looked purty.

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    • Stuart

      16 minutes ago

      Was my post responsible for that? https://toolguyd.com/milspin-rhino-edc-pry-bar-tool/ I do see your comment there. =)

      Reply
      • Al-another-Al

        11 minutes ago

        Yes. As much as you may not like it, you _are_ an influencer. 🙂

        Reply
  4. BobH

    47 minutes ago

    We have two (the longer version) for a long while. They work great.

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