BLACK+DECKER LST522 20V MAX Lithium-Ion 12" Cordless 2 Speed String Trimmer / Edger

The safety/trigger release dies. I am lucky if I can get one to last a full season. There has to be a more durable solution to turning it on and off. It kills me to think of the garbage created when I have to throw out a string trimmer once a year all due to the failure of this one part. You can't even get them repaired. Otherwise, I love this trimmer. I use it about four hours a week in the summer. I just want to find a more durable version of this product.

Sheesh, people! Why must you make so flipping hard to SIMPLY find out what replacement spools I need to get for a LSTE522 / 523 / 525 20V Max Easyfeed Trimmer/Edger????? Your crap instructions that came with it FAIL to provide even a hint!!! Your crap details on this on-line page FAILs to provide a hint. PLEASE find the supervisory bright spot that thinks no one EVER, EVER, EVER might need such information, EVER - and find them some adult supervision!

I am a 75 year old woman and love the trimmer. It is ergonomically correct for my height, 5'6” and I use it almost daily. It permits me to create and maintain the many curves defining my10 acres in the Pacific Northwest. In my recent purchase I bought two 12” trimmers so I can do more work in one day without overworking one trimmer.

Although Trimmer arrived in good condition and it works for now (keep my fingers crossed); but it is not sold by Walmart and can't be return to them. There is no mention of CPO in their front page till you get to checkout page and then there is a little blip telling you that is sold by CPO. For that, I give them 1 star. I could have bought that from others for cheaper price. Very disappointed.

The line keeps getting too long; changing the head to an edge trimmer is difficult to get the space needed to trim without cutting up a jagged lawn edging--have to move the wheel 1-3 inches from the edge of the grass. Edger needs a marker. I am hoping I will get accustomed to using it. No problem on the charger.