I tend to be hard on my wire cutters or I have been buying cheap products. I splurged on this one to see if it would work better than my cheap ones. It is very sharp and cuts wire well. It leaves a very tiny sharp end that still needs to be folded under a little to keep from catching on things but nothing like my old cutters. I'm glad I read the package info and learned that the tips are meant to not line up perfectly. Otherwise I may have thought it had a construction problem. Turns out they make it that way for a cleaner cut. It works great. I haven't had them long enough to say how long they will last but so far so good.