Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I added this pair of SOFT wire cutters to my collection. I own two other pairs, a Plato brand (made in USA) and a Klein brand. I bought this pair namely because of the Hakko brand. I own one of their soldering stations and it is a first-rate product indicating quality and precision. Of the three, I find myself using the Plato brand cutters more. They seem to be lighter and a tad smaller (not by much) for the electronics work I do. This is just a personal preference, as IMHO, any of the three are quality cutters that will do the job on the electronics workbench. These cutters appear to be precision-made, quality cutters with a nice matte black finish. The pair I received came sealed in a plastic bag with the Hakko name and logo on the front. I will say that the pliers inside had ""C.H.P. Quality Tools" and a non-Hakko logo displayed on the handle. Now, I don't know whether the two companies are one in the same or different companies. What I do know is that the name "Hakko" is NOT apparent anywhere on the actual cutters. Branding aside, the cutters are labeled as "Made in Italy" and have performed well to date. They make nice clean parallel to the PCB's that I work on. One thing that I have learned over the years is that IT PAYS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB--every time! As the description says, these cutters are for cutting SOFT copper wire. They are NOT intended to cut anything else... ***Update I originally gave these cutters a 5-star rating. After looking closely at the cutter while I used them for the first time, I noticed that the blades are not parallel. About 1mm touch near the tip of the blades and there is a noticeable (see pic) gap on the portion that is closest to the pivot. In other words, whoever cut the blades was not paying attention--nor was the quality control folks (providing that the cutters were inspected, as they should have been). Needless to say, cutters whose blades are not parallel, will not cut properly! Due to the blades not being parallel, I will be lowering my initial rating to 2-stars. There is no excuse for blades not are not parallel on a tool with the Hakko label! I will be returning these cutters.