Ode to a gardening tool: my Leatherman

The Leatherman Hybrid pruner multi-tool features 11 tools in one and I was lost in the garden without it.

One of the best gardening gifts I’ve ever received is the Leatherman Hybrid pruner. John gave it to me several years ago for my birthday and it’s the best multi-purpose gardening tool a gal could have.

In addition to the pruning shears, it has two screwdrivers, a saw, a grafting knife, weeder, bottle opener, wire cutter and more.

I’ve carried my Leatherman with me every time I walked out of the garage and into the garden since I first unwrapped it. I’ve used it for just about every kind of pruning and clipping, digging weeds, sawing branches and cutting, cutting, cutting.

It has a nifty sheath with a clip for a belt, but because it folds up so neatly I just slip it into my pocket while doing chores.

One day in June, while I was deadheading the snowball bush, the tension spring in the pruning shears got tired and simply quit.

Fortunately for me, all Leatherman tools have a 25-year guarantee against defects in material and workmanship. 25 years! Can you believe it?

I packed up my trusty gardening companion and shipped it off on June 18. On July 6 I received a brand new Hybrid pruner. Instead of repairing my old model, Leatherman Tool Group replaced the tool with the new improved model. I couldn’t be happier.

First, I’m so glad to have my high-quality Leatherman back. The pruning shears I was using just aren’t as sturdy or as handy as the hybrid. I also had to keep making trips to the workshop for additional tools as I needed them.

Second, I’m impressed by Leatherman Tool Group’s customer service. The reps there responded quickly to the first email message about the problem and provided all the information I needed to ship it to them. Then Leatherman sent a new tool very quickly. I was without my Leatherman for only a few weeks!

One of the company’s taglines is “Now you’re ready.” And now I am.

 

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