I started with a cheaper version then went through 2 of these thinking the extra cost meant better quality. None of them lasted longer than a year.Like other reviewers the cheap plastic squeeze handles break. Once in the center & the side another time. I've also had a spring go bad, the plastic washer on the jaws break & the plastic cross member to guide the cheap moving parts fall off.It works great when it's not broken but it's too expensive to be a throwaway item.