Some products you just do not get at Home Depot. I have heard that the products they have on the shelves, while they are supposed to be the same, in a lot of cases, if you check the UPC with a good retailer, or the manufacturer, it is not the exact same item. Some items will hold up and others are much cheaper in quality. I just used a Fiska Pole Lopper and the dam thing jammed after cutting about 10 branches, all of which fit into the cutter head. Needless to say, it went back for a refund (which they did without question)