Why would you keep purchasing cheap peelers and have to replace them over and over again when you can get one quality peeler and have it for a lonnnnnng time? There is just no good reason to pass this peeler up! The reason I went with this one is because my mother purchased the OXO handheld can opener and it is the best one I have ever had (electric and handheld). Now I have the best peeler I have ever had! Hooray!