We recently moved into a house that had been empty for two months, but it happened to be April & May, and by the time we had sorted ourselves out inside the house, it was another 3 weeks on top of that, and by then weeds and grass had grown waist high, so we trotted down to a DIY store and bought this strimmer for under £30. Two hours later, I had attacked the jungle that was our back garden, and it was within easy reach for our lawnmover, and we now have a manageable garden. It is very easy to use, reloading with new cord is easy too, and has enough power to get though most stuff my garden grows! The autofeed system did its job fantastically, and I never once had to feed out the reel because of breakages.