So I received this electric cutting today. It came well packed, easy to assemble and PowerSmart even took out some insurance on the sending of it. It did take about a week for Powersmart to prepare the order but they followed up with me promptly when I called them asking where it was (Black Friday traffic surely did not help). I immediately put the cutter to work on my small twigs and honestly it met my expectations for a non-gas small electric cutter. I can not say how long it will last but it appears to be well worth the money.