Subject: A few questions
Hello everybody. I hope you are all well. My name is Tom and I am a design student from London. For my major design project I am trying to develop a new bottle opener that will make opening bottles easier for people suffering from different forms of arthritis. So far I have two solutions for the problem, each are very different. In order to decide which is the best idea to carry forward I need to conduct a market research study, to find out which if the openers will suit the market better. Hopefully by doing this the final design will be suitable for production. The idea of the bottle opener is; that the new design will be desirable by all customers and will therefore be more widely available. Meaning that it should be purchasable from most large stores rather than just specialist websites and chemists. Below is a questionnaire that will help me with this research. If you could find the time to complete as much of them questionnaire as possible it would be greatly appreciated. Any questions you do not understand or do not want to answer; please leave blank. The details from this questionnaire will only be used to compile lists of data, no personal details obtained from this questionnaire will be made public. Please could you complete the questionnaires either on the forum, or if you prefer the completed questionnaires can be emailed to me at this_is_tom_potts@yahoo.com 1) Age: 2) Sex: 3) How often do use a bottle opener: Every day / once a week / once a month / rarely. 4) When using a bottle opener which type of bottle do you open most often: Standard beer size / large Ale size / extra large (Newcastle Brown) size / small stubby bottle size / other. 5) Do you suffer from any disability or illness that affects your arms or hands? If yes, please give details. 6) Do you suffer from any visual impairment? If yes, please give details. Please rate the following 1 to 5 (1 being unimportant and 5 being very important, e.g. Ability to remove bottle top could be 5). 7) Ability to remove bottle top 8) Light-weight 9) Compact 10) Comfortable to hold 11) Good grip on handles 12) Easy to position on bottle top 13) Does not drop bottle top once opened 14) Does not damage bottle 15) Looks stylish 16) Easily cleaned 17) High build quality 18) Reliable (opens first try every time) 19) Durable (will not break after first few uses) 20) Will function for all bottle shapes and sizes 21) Quick to use 22) Safe to the user 23) Opens bottles gently 24) Does not bend the cap too much 25) Secures the bottle during opening (either by hand or with the opener) 26) Opens the bottle with minimal effort 27) Low cost The following questions relate to the main operations and functions of the bottle opener. Please answer Îyesâ or Înoâ. 28) Remove bottle top is more important than Preventing damage to bottle? 29) Remove bottle top is more important than Comfort of use? 30) Remove bottle top is more important than Ease of use? 31) Remove bottle top is more important than Ease of transporting the opener? 32) Preventing damage to the bottle is more important than Comfort of use? 33) Preventing damage to the bottle is more important than Ease of use? 34) Preventing damage to the bottle is more important than Ease of transporting the opener? 35) Comfort of use is more important than Ease of use? 36) Comfort of use is more important than Ease of transporting the opener? 37) Ease of use is more important than Ease of transporting the opener? 38) What price would you see as acceptable for a bottle opener? Any further comments: Thankyou for your time and cooperation with this, it is greatly appreciated. Kindest regards to all of you, Tom Potts
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