This purchase replaced an identical WineMaster Corkscrew that was nine years old. The old corkscrew broke after moderate use (about 3 X week) over those nine years. A minor inconvenience: the foil cutter on both corkscrews didn't stay on the corkscrew because little plastic ears snapped off immediately. The product itself works just fine; most of the time the cork comes out in less than two - three seconds. The only negative is its size; it takes up more space than other corkscrews. This is a quality product that should last, again, nine or more years.