Lidls Have These On Offer This Week. Anyone Used Similar And Are They Any Good?

[sandyRoe]

I don't like climbing step ladders to trim privet hedges. Would these be OK?

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=25970

[sunny-dave]

They look like "loppers" (for individual branches) rather than shears - it could take a very long time to prune a privet hedge with them I think.

[gness]

Sandy....I have one of those....don't know the make....and it's fantastic for high branches in trees and large bushes.....but I couldn't do a privet hedge with it....it's for individual branches and would be at the wrong angle.

An extending hedge trimmer perhaps?...x

[sandyRoe]

Thanks for that, Dave. One twig at a time would test even my patience.

[fiction-factory]

Yes they are good

[gness]

I did have one like this from Aldi...... no hedges now so I gave it away... but it was very versatile....x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WReUzqigsD0

[sandyRoe]

Ty all.
That's the very thing, Gness.

[sunny-dave]

Coming to Aldi this Thursday, Sandy - but I have a feeling that Aldi aren't in Norn Iron?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-20-aug/product-detail/ps/p/electric-pole-hedge-trimmer-2/

[sunny-dave]

... but they are in the South

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thur-20-aug/products-detail-page/ps/p/electric-pole-hedge-trimmer-2/

[sandyRoe]

There's one in Church Lane in the centre of Belfast.
I was looking at this but the one you suggested would save me a score.

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[gness]

Welcome, Sandy...and thank you....

That's a bit posher and more expensive than the one I had, Dave....but it looks cracking!

[woofgang]

I have got a gtech rechargeable one that is the bees knees.
http://www.gtech.co.uk/garden-tools/ht05-cordless-hedge-trimmer.html