Am I the only one who dropped $150 on a fancy pole pruner and immediately regretted it?

I bought a top of the line carbon fiber pole pruner last spring thinking it would make my life so much easier on a big oak job in Austin. First time I extended it, the locking mechanism jammed up with a bit of sap and I spent 20 minutes on the ground fighting with it. My old aluminum one never gave me that trouble, even with the extra weight. Anyone else have a high end tool that ended up being more hassle than it was worth?

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elliotburns25d ago

At least you can use it to poke yourself in frustration for free.

nathanking25d ago

Wait, do you actually do that or is that just sarcasm? @elliotburns Because I feel like you might be onto something weirdly therapeutic there - like poking yourself with a literal stick to remind yourself you're alive or something. I can see it now: "Stick of Frustration, $19.99, available on Amazon." But for real, if you're that mad about spending five bucks on a stick, maybe the problem isn't the stick, you know?