Removing wristband!

[JayP1983]

Hi folks - has anyone successfully managed to remove their wristband without cutting it with scissors?!

 

strange question but I don't want to ruin it!!

[Crazyfool01]

there is a method involving a bag somewhere hanging around on youtube ?

[Glasto8]

Yep slid right off, it was quite loose though.

[Funkyfairy!]

Yes, scrunched up hand and it came off ok 

[JayP1983]

On too tight for me to do that I'm afraid

[budvar]

Trick is to get them to do it a little higher up your arm when they put it on.

Sad act that I am, I'll wear mine for a few more days as a reminder.

[grayfitz]

On the car journey home yesterday I tried slipping it off without success, as @crazyfool1 said, using a normal carrier bag works well. I got it off in about 20 seconds with this method.

 

[idb]

I'll be doing what I always do. Placing the metal bit in a vice and carefully sawing through it and hopefully not into my arm.

[airwaves]

No probs - both my son and I were demonstarting to each other that we could get our's off within minutes of pitching up.

The trick for me is to stop them from putting your wrist too close to the crunch machine when being put on.

[Dillyblue]

1 hour ago, Glasto8 said:

Yep slid right off, it was quite loose though.

Mine is quite loose too. I have cut off some of the side ribbon but will be leaving it ON to join the last two years !!! Xx

[basquille]

Sandwich bag under band then feed it up through the outside and pull...

.. girlfriend's band was very tight on her after her initial one was loose) and it came off with ease!

[ciderbus]

27 minutes ago, idb said:

I'll be doing what I always do. Placing the metal bit in a vice and carefully sawing through it and hopefully not into my arm.

Excellent. Sounds like the start of Casualty-the festival special.

 

[JayP1983]

Perfect! The bag worked 

[crocodiles]

It did worked a charm safely stored as a  souvenir.  Does it work in reverse notice people have several on when they return 

[Avalon_Fields]

It is possible, just work it off a fraction at a time, in a circular motion, tight ones it can be a bit sore pushing over the knuckles, bit of water as a lubricant can help. 

I'm daft enough to put on all my old ones each year, so 11 extra ones this time, all bar one of the 12 I have are still intact, 2003 has now been put on and taken off 12 times and it is still ok. Odd behaviour I admit!

 

[kidpresentable]

Carrier bag trick, straight off.

[koj]

Mine was so loose it came off no problem - the steward did admit that it was the first wristband he had done and I had to show him how to use the metal punch tool(!)