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  • Broken Loppers!!

    Treated myself to a pair of Wilkins*n Sw*rd Loppers a few months ago. Half price at £19.99. Only used them a few times and look what happened to them

    The cutting blade sheared off completely.
    They have a 10 year guarantee and the label says that spare blades are available - so I assumed they would send me a replacement blade. Wrong!! Apparently there are no replacement blades and the loppers are imported as a complete unit. They are supposed to be sending me a new pair but, be warned, don't believe everything you read on the label
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    Blimey..............what was you cutting, copper pipe?..........
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    • #3
      You obviously don't know your own strength!

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      • #4
        Just a little branch Don't know my own strength

        Snap!!! - Wendy
        Last edited by veggiechicken; 30-09-2013, 08:13 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by WendyC View Post
          You obviously don't know your own strength!
          sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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          • #6
            That ^^^^'s awful - even if my hair does look like that

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            • #7
              Sorry to disappoint not strength, but a hair line crack in the metal work, if you look you should see a crystalline effect where they cracked. Deffo a defect should be replaced free of charge not fit for purpose.

              If you have your receipt you should be able to walk into Wilko's and get a on the spot replacement if they have any in.

              Potty
              Potty by name Potty by nature.

              By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


              We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

              Aesop 620BC-560BC

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              • #8
                They're not from Wilko's, Potty, but bought at the Garden Centre. Good thought though - I'll look for the receipt amongst all the other scraps of paper here.............Oh and for the record, I'm strong enough to scrape the skin off a rice pudding

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                • #9
                  My memory's failing - I bought them over a year ago - 29th August 2012 - haven't looked for the receipt yet but at least I have an idea of where to look in the pile now

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                  • #10
                    Rice puddings beware.

                    Silly me I misread Wilkinson for Wilko's

                    Potty
                    Potty by name Potty by nature.

                    By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


                    We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

                    Aesop 620BC-560BC

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                    • #11
                      All the famous names we have grown to respect have stoppped manufacturing and source their products abroad, It's hard to think of anything we make in this country now, In the 70's and 80's we allowed this to happen, pinning our future prospects on high tech products (now made in china) and financial services (We all know what happened to them).
                      photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html

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                      • #12
                        A brand new pair of loppers has just been delivered
                        Can't fault their customer service!! Wonder how long it will take before these break

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                        • #13
                          You'll just have to be gentle with this pair................
                          sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                          Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
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                          Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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                          KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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                          • #14
                            I'll try ................but no promises

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                            • #15
                              I bought a pair of loppers, must be about four years ago, and at a Land Rover show, of all places! No idea of make, but they're very robust, and have a ratchet mechanism. This means I can cut through quite thick branches with a bit of effort. They're still working fine now (she says, tempting fate) and all for a Tenner!
                              All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                              Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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