It looks cheap & poorly built,
It feels cheap & poorly built,
It is extremely top heavy,
It is almost impossible to maneuver once extended above your head.
It is too short, but if it was any longer you would not be able to use it.

I bought one of these today at Bunnings for $99.00. I took it home and put it together then without starting it I held it up against the high hedges that I would be pruning.
It is the most unbalanced & uncomfortable tool I have ever held. I didn't have to start it to know already that it would not be an easy tool to use.
So pulled it apart, put it back in the box and it goes back to Bunnings in the morning.
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