Paper Woods

Great idea – bad product!

I loved the idea of the Circle Scissor (by EK Success) and couldn’t wait to try it.  One simple tool that can cut over 120 different sizes of circles – sounds great!  Well, I was soon very disappointed. The circle does not turn very smoothly at all, and I was even using it with the recommended Glass Mat. Then, within the first half hour of playing with it to make it turn the tip of the blade broke off. Good thing they include two spares, right? The next day the second tip broke off! Using it to draw circles with a pen or pencil, instead of using the blade, faired much better, but it still took a while to figure out how to hold it without keeping it from turning.

I was so frustrated that I put it away in the bottom of a drawer and forgot about it for months. When I found it again I took it out and it promptly broke in my hands, the rim coming apart and spilling the tiny silver beads that allow the device to turn. I was able to recover most of the beads and awkwardly tape the thing back together, but I am definitely glad that this was given to me as a gift instead of paying for it myself!

Synopsis:

• Price: $15.99; refill blades $1.99
• Availability: the Circle Scissor, Glass Mat, and refill blades are all available through the EK Success online store, and it can also be found at Joann.com.
• Rating: Poor.  It is poorly made and difficult to use.
• Recommended?  No.