New Trimmer, who ‘dis?

How was I supposed to concentrate at work, on a Friday, a day known to be notoriously hard to stay focused, when I know there’s a brand new trimmer and leaf blower at home just waiting to be opened and used? Excitement. Adventure. Pride in my home and my lawn. Things to-be checked-off the checklist. So many “feels” (as the kids say) sitting right there in my garage … while I’m at work. All day.

Maybe I should’ve taken a vacation day.

But also … a little guilt.

See … here’s the thing. I had a loyal, hard-working, flawless Black & Decker trimmer for, oh, about 10 years. I didn’t even really take care of it like I should’ve. That Black & Decker? It trimmed and edged so … many … miles … it seemed like I should’ve exercised a little “brand loyalty” and replaced my Black & Decker with the same or similar Black & Decker. Plus, I have a 20V Black & Decker battery, already, and it works.

Part of being Catholic is the guilt … so I feel it over an inanimate object … I feel the guilt for the hard working marketing people who work at Black & Decker … the engineers who go home at night feeling like, “hey, I really designed a nice trimmer that’s as good as any other trimmer out there,” and now? Ol’ Don in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, just crapped all over all their hard work and years of engineering and re-engineering and I went with a Greenworks trimmer.

But, Greenworks got me. A couple years ago, I got myself (for my birthday from my wife) a battery-powered Greenworks chainsaw. I’m not felling forests … but have enough trees and limbs, I wanted a chainsaw (and I’m terrible with combustion engines). Then one day I needed a hedge trimmer to replace my electric (with a power cord) hedge trimmer and realized, hey, if I already own a Greenworks and have a 40V super battery, and those batteries are expensive … I learned both devices can use the same battery.

Which brought me to my weed trimmer. Again. I have a great battery. And I’m not a professional landscaper so I rarely (never) need to use my hedge trimmer, weed trimmer, and chainsaw all at the same time, so it made sense to get another Greenworks.

Again … huge apologies to all the hardworking people at Black & Decker.

Like with everything I purchase, I take a long time to decide. I research. I ask people on Facebook. I watch YouTube videos. Some people, if you can believe it, do this…

1. Need a thing
2. Go to the store and buy that thing

Is that lunacy, or what?

But I am who I am. It took me a good 10-days to determine which Greenworks trimmer has the right amount of power and figure out which price point I’m looking at. I settled on somewhere between $90 and $126 for the trimmer only (no battery) and … this time … my overthinking paid off becuase . . .

On my guilty-pleasure website, Edealinfo, a “deal” popped up … the EXACT Greenworks trimmer I wanted showed up as an “Edeal” and … get this … it was the trimmer, a leaf blower, a battery and charging stand, and 4 string spools.

For how much? You won’t believe this. $126.

So … BAM! Guess what I’m doing this weekend? Unboxing. Assembling. Using. And (hopefully) loving my new Greenworks Trimmer. Stay tuned for more updates and reviews.