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That $300 pruning shear I bought turned out to be a total dud
I dropped $300 on a pair of Japanese pruning shears from a fancy catalog back in March, thinking they'd be the last shears I'd ever buy. First week using them on some 2-inch elm branches in my yard, the blade chipped right at the pivot point. I tried to get them sharpened at a shop in Portland but the guy said the steel was too brittle for real work. Anyone else get burned by expensive gear that looked good on paper but failed on the job?
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ericp6726d agoTop Commenter
Man that's rough. I had a similar thing happen with a high-end folding saw a few years back, the blade snapped clean on a branch way smaller than what it was supposed to handle. It really stings when you pay top dollar for something that's supposed to last and it just doesn't hold up. Makes you wonder if those fancy catalog descriptions are all just marketing hype.
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dixon.amy26d ago
Did you happen to buy it from a brand that starts with F, @ericp67?
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