the lid on the glass was domed and screwed into the juicer so you could put the orange half on the reamer, turn the domed cap over the carafe and twist it until the juice was extracted and repeat.

I bought something similar to this at Wholefoods, definately not even close to being beautiful as this one though.

Or you could just buy the sunbeam electric juicer that does the reaming for you in half the time for 15-20 dollars.

There is a company with almost the same logo as this called JUS...is this ok to have this name? I am a big proponent not infringing...

It's really cool, but the price is just way too much for a hand juicer.

Though I think the design is superb and can b e sold, I think the price may be too expensive.

Thank you everyone who made my product a reality, or close to one at least. Hopefully this is just a little pre-sales slump and things will get moving soon enough.

@James- While Id love to agree with you, this is the same thing we've been saying since way back in the Ouch Pouch days, when we realized the hard way that theres just some items that we wont be able to sell somewhere like this website. Retailers more than likely want to see actual products, and what we have here are just concepts until we get them through presales into production. We cant rely on the notion that some big retailer is going to come in and single handedly put a product through presles (DigiDudes had stalled out halfway through presales before Think Geek came in and bought the rest, but I think it would have sold regardless), so its really up to us to get a product moving until theres enough presales to get a prototype out there to be tested in the real world. At that point, if an item seems to get really hot, I wouldnt be surprised to see a hug retailer hop on board and make someone a ton of money.

Honestly though, I didnt think this one was going to be one of these presale flops. The trash can and modular shelf idea, sure, but not something as useful and unique as this.

@alan I think once Quirky is able to get retailers on-board with purchasing items from here and placing them on shelves, we'll see the food related products going fast. Right now we are mainly hitting the tech folks who are gadget collectors.

I think this, and the TravelStacks, turned out to be beautiful designs. Also, I love the Yogurt By You design...it turned out really nice.

I think if we wait long enough, we will see stuff start to move. I think we are creating products now that can compete for shelf space once retailers start paying attention....just my thoughts.

I agree with the choice to make it as it is. Anyone who has ever used a juice reamer would know that the slender carafe that was the original design simply wouldnt have worked. It needs a wide base and a means of holding onto the whole thing with a tight grip, which is what the slender bit at the top accomplishes.

I think the extra cup was a really nice touch. While I own a comparable product, I plan on committing to this just for that extra little cup, and the fact that it looks really nice. Im surprised this one isnt flying through presales, its exactly the kind of simple useful product that I thought would thrive here. For some reason, food based ideas just dont seem to do too well here.