HP-130DX 7-Inch Ideal Light Pruner / Pocket Secateur, Colors Vary

Nice, pretty, very sharp. Fits my small hands nicely. Easy, simple lock and unlock that works but doesn't interfere with routine use. Great value for the price!

Best floral snips we have ever gotten! Cut any type of flower super smoothly. Have used for 3 years and are still sharp and my favorite to use. I use them for cutting flowers around my garden and even for doing flowers for weddings and events. They are great for any purpose!

I have a husband who takes his frustrations with yard work out on my garden tools. Last year I found my favoprite pruner rusted, under a downspout. This year it was on the ground under a wet tarp. I came back to Amazon and ordered another of the Coronas I had been using for years, and it had rust just one week after I opened the package. That one is on it's way back. I read the article Amazon has links on the best pruners and decided to give the ARS a try. Since they are fairly expensive I decvided to get this one as a back up, so I never hand him my nice pruners. I took them both out in the yyard yesterday, and there is very little difference between them, which is surprising since these are half the price. The only notable differences are that this has slightly thinner handles and thicker blades. It is carbon steel, which means it should hold it's edge for a good long time, and also be rust resistant. They were very easy to use one handed, and required little force. I pruned my Pommagranite tree in minutes. I did not do as well with thick branches as my old coronas. Those I could use with branches up to an inch, maybe more (with multiple cuts). These were excellent up to a half inch or so, but I could not even get it around larger branches, and since I have quite a few... will probably be using my saw more than I did in the past. But, I live effectively in the rain forest, and have weeds which can grow over 30 feet in a season. Not many people (outside Hawaii) have to deal with that. I think these would be excellent for more routine gardening tasks. If you have trees to take out, at least go up to the 8 inch. These are, however, nearly indistinguishable from the 7x.

These work like a dream! Easily the best trimmers I have ever used in my garden. ARS has a customer for life! You don’t pick your color, and I got pink handles. Cuts easily, cleanly. Is clearly very well constructed. Lock mechanism is operable with one hand.

These are my favorite pocket pruners! I have had 3 pairs so far and have lost some of them in my large garden. I keep re-ordering these because they are a perfect weight and are well balanced for moderate to small sized hands. I'm a 4'10 petite female. They don't feel light and cheap at all. They are conveniently sized so I keep a pair of these in my dog walking bag or back jeans pocket as we are often on wooded trails. I help to cut back the overgrowth to keep the trails passable plus I don't like getting scratched by blackberries. If only Amazon would carry these in any other color besides light tan. Maybe that's why they are so easy to lose in the garden they just blend in with the shrubs and soil...I once owned a red pair and purchased those from a garden center so I know they're out there. Come on Amazon start carrying these in different colors!

UPDATE: I reordered a new ARS HP-130DX and it was NOT the same. It has a locking mechanism on the back of the handle instead of near the front as the previous one I ordered. This does not work for me. The previous ARS pruner was easily locked with one hand to insert into my pocket. This new style will require a two handed operation to lock and place into my pocket. I like the ease of cutting through most branches and stems in the garden. The ease of use would be 5 stars if the handles were not so slippery. I like that this Light Pruner / Pocket Secateur is very comfortable in my large hand and can be placed in my pocket when not in use. The pink color is fine and does help to find the pruner if I place it on the ground. I do not like the slippery handles and I have purchased textured gloves to help to grip the handles. Besides the pink handle color, I do not see much difference between these and my older ARS Light Pruner / Pocket Secateur (the bumper is missing on my older ARS). For the money vs value I recommend the ARS and I would buy again.

I am a professional event florist and use these shears for cutting my flowers as I am making arrangements. I have found the ars shears to be very comfortable to hold with a smooth handle that seems to fit perfectly in my right hand. I love the latch closure which helps me secure the blades closed for easy traveling in my bag to an event. They are very sharp when you first get them and can easily give a deep cut if you aren’t paying attention. Overall I think these are a great value. I have not figured out how to properly sharpen them so I end up purchasing a new pair every 5-6 months to get a nice sharp cut on my flower stems. They are definitely worth the price.

High quality pruning shears. This is my second pair because my family always borrows them!

My absolute favourite clippers. I use them for cutting dahlia blooms all season long. They are the perfect size for my hand. I got pink which I wasn't too thrilled with. But not the end of the world. I recently lost them along the road after mistakenly forgetting them on our truck bumper. Hubby went to town and it never even crossed my mind. I ran down the road when I realized it and found them in the long grass and voila! thanks to them being pink I was able to see them laying there, scratched but worked like new. Was so glad to have found them back!

Je connaissais ce sécateur qui est idéal pour un utilisateur qui a de petites mains. Le modèle n’a Pas changé. Il est toujours aussi bien.

Quality same as other pairs. This pair had PINK handles. Certainly unique and easy to identify. Tough as boots 80 year old gardener recipient thought I was pranking him but once he used them all was forgiven.

La mejor de las que usé. Hace años que no compro otras.

We use these for basket making and they are brilliant. Very sharp, well-built and surprisingly easy to use with one hand.