I recently went to Walmart, and bought what this page of their site lists as a Fiskars Basic Pruner: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fiskars-Basic-Pruner/23598073
It cuts fine, but has an annoying habit of self-locking when you are squeezing the handles together. Essentially, when you are holding the tool in the position I consider most natural (front blades curving upward, as shown in all images of the tool), and squeeze the handles together, the (very light) weight of the locking tab--driven by gravity--makes the tab drop down and lock the blades together, even when you don't want them to. There should be a mechanism that holds the locking tab in place and requires pushing it downward--not just allowing it to drop downward into the notch. This seems cheap and un-Fiskars-like.I wanted to leave this feedback on Amazon, but they don't list this tool (#9686). In fact, I can't find it anywhere but Walmart.com, so it must be a "special" model for that chain's discriminating buyers. I am sharing this note on my consumer blog and hoping others will be aware before they purchase this pruner from Walmart. I am not satisfied with this tool, now that I see how it self-locks, but I doubt Walmart will take it back in used condition. I will be happy to share your response on my consumer blog, as well, if you have a response. Thanks.
--The eValue-ator
