Amazon has slashes price of 'easy to use' strimmer that's perfect for awkward areas
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Cutting the grass in your garden can sometimes feel like a huge chore, particularly when tackling those tricky spots your lawnmower just can't reach. It stands to reason that adding a strimmer to your tool shed is a savvy move for mastering your outdoor space.
In the midst of spring sales, many retailers have sliced prices on garden gear and furniture, but standout savings have been spotted on Amazon's popular Einhell Power X-Change Cordless Strimmer.
With a £94.95 RRP, this strimmer has impressed customers, securing a 4.3-star rating from over 3,500 reviews. However, garden lovers are now in for a treat as Amazon's price on the cordless wonder has been trimmed by 32%, down to just £64.98.
The 18V Einhell Strimmer, lightweight and coming with 20 blades, offers a swift 24cm cut reported by Birmingham Live. Dubbed a "high-performance member" of the Power X-Change family, this trimmer is touted for easily sprucing up your lawn edges.
Complete with a 2.0 Ah PXC battery and system charger, this strimmer ensures you're always ready for a quick garden tidy-up. Adding to its features, it comes with a flower guard, defending your blooms and plants against accidental nicks or cuts, reports the Daily Record.
Designed specifically for the home gardener, the Einhell strimmer offers adjustable length with its telescopic long handle, combined with an additional handle to enhance user-friendliness, allowing you to tidy your garden effortlessly and without extra strain.
(Image: Einhell)
(Image: Einhell)
For budget-conscious buyers, Amazon has slashed the price of the Flymo Contour 500E Electric Grass Trimmer and Edger. Usually selling for £69.99, this highly rated product is now available for just £51.87.
Meanwhile, Argos is offering a fantastic deal on the McGregor 30cm Corded Grass Trimmer, now in clearance for only £32. This trimmer boasts an impressive 4.7-star rating from over 1800 reviews, leaving Argos customers astounded by the value of this affordable strimmer.
The Einhell Power X-Change Cordless Strimmer isn't just impressing you – it's been snapped up by over 500 people in the last 30 days, with numerous glowing reviews to back it up.
A satisfied customer shared: "I love this great little strimmer and I've certainly had my money's worth out of it already! I've used it on far tougher jobs than grass trimming while clearing a large area of ditch and rough grassland recently cleared of brambles and weeds."
One customer praised: "I like the blade system and when a blade needs changing or replacing it's fairly easy although you do need strong fingers. I bought a second battery so I always have a spare charged up ready to use. Battery life seems long and they charge up quite quickly. I'm pushing 70 but find this strimmer lightweight and very easy to use. I'd certainly buy another."
A separate shopper raved: "I recently purchased the Einhell Power X-Change 18/24 Cordless, and it is a very capable and versatile grass trimmer! This trimmer is incredibly lightweight and easy to use, making it perfect for tackling those awkward areas around my garden.
"It is easily adjustable and very comfortable to handle due to its lightweight construction and size. One of its standout features is its ability to rotate for edging, adding to its versatility.
"The trimmer also comes with replacement blades that are simple to install, which is a great bonus. It operates on a lithium battery that charges quickly and lasts a long time, allowing me to complete my lawn tasks without interruptions."
However, one five-star reviewer noted a drawback, saying: "An excellent cordless strimmer but the plastic strimmer heads break very easily."
A three-star reviewer shared a mixed experience: "We love this item, it was charged when it arrived and worked perfectly BUT when the charge ran out, my husband plugged the charger in and it immediately went bang, it tripped the main switch in our home and now the charger is dead. This means we have never charged it and now I have to try and find out what to do to have it replaced."
But on the flip side, another customer couldn't hide their enthusiasm for the strimmer, adding: "Amazing technology. I bought this to replace my corded strimmer, which had the cord which kept snapping the second it touched anything other than grass. This one uses the blade thing, which makes very light work of even big thick nettle stems, small branches etc."
They continued: "It is staggeringly light, the battery lasts at least twenty minutes of continuous use, and is very quick to recharge. Honestly, I'm quite amazed how useful it is! My only criticism would be that there is no safety switch. It is so light, it is very easy to switch it on by accident when moving it around. Other than that, I can't recommend this enough."
For those interested in owning the Einhell Power X-Change Cordless Strimmer, click HERE to purchase.
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