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Do you have any flash gadgets in your kitchen?

How about one of those fancy worktop mixers that cost hundreds of pounds? Or a nice coffee machine?

Apparently none of this matters if there's one humble household item in your kitchen drawer, as the Liverpool Echo reports.

A woman took to Mumsnet to vent after her sister claimed she 'gave away' that she's poor - because she owned a tin opener."

Errr, doesn't everyone? Or are we missing something?

The mum, going by the name DonutCone, posted to the parenting forum saying: "Dsis (dear sister) says she can tell we are poor by.... the fact we own a tin opener."



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"She says she herself has not bought a tin without a ring pull in years and obviously does not own a tin opener. Apparently only poor people buy tins that would need a tin opener.

"Hmm. Shall I sell this idea to the Government as the new easy poverty calculator tool" - complete with a winky face."

Another mum, going by the name of PennyLaneFlowers, has had a revelation recently, too. She replied: "Me and DP (dear partner) had a similar conversation.

"We were confused as to why on earth people buy designer tomatoes rather than Tesco Value ones as they're exactly the bloody same.



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"He pointed out that maybe it was because the designer ones have ring pulls but the ones for us commoners don't.

"I'd never noticed that but when DP pointed it out, it was like everything went in slow motion as I slowly realised the socio-economic divisiveness that is the humble tin opener."

It seems the woman's sister has high standards in all aspects of life, but especially where tinned goods are concerned.

"Yes, she would never, ever, consider a tin without a ring pull.

"She was also beyond horrified when she saw my value level shampoo. She had forgotten hers so made me drive her to the nearest town to get some £10 a bottle stuff as there was no way 'that stuff' was going on her head."

Others started ridiculing the claim and ripping it to shreds - they clearly own tin openers and aren't happy with the association.

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NataliaOsipova wrote: "Tell her the artisan pates they sell in Fortnum and Mason food hall definitely do not come with a ring pull..."

FreezerBird wrote: "Just to flip this in another direction, at food bank we make sure that we make up some packs with all ring-pull cans because some people (i.e. rough sleepers) might not have a tin opener.



"See what she makes of that."

What do you think?