review: purple cows 2-in-1 combo trimmer

» purple cows 2-in-1 combo trimmer (#1040), msrp $69.95

• this thing is HEAVY. really. i've decided to nickname it "the beast".


• it is also LONG. even if you take just the rotary trimmer with you, it is still about 4" longer than the fiskars 12" euro personal paper trimmer, which already barely fits into my scrapping tote.


• the smallest measurement on the guide is ¾" (on the rotary trimmer)... which sucks if you'd like to cut a strip of paper narrower than that. they could have easily put a guide on the other side of the rotary blade.


• the swing-out guide on the rotary trimmer only goes up to 8½" (the one on the fiskars goes all the way out to 15½").

• it come with three blades (on the rotary trimmer) - straight, wavy, and perforated - that are easily interchangeable.


• there are guides for popular photo and page sizes.


• this trimmer makes the straightest cuts i've seen so far.


• each trimmer has a mechanism that holds the paper down in place.


• the two trimmers separate so that you can take the smaller rotary trimmer to crops and such.