Electric Scissors Are More Useful Than You Realize, and These Are $34 During Prime Day

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If you’re like I used to be and your house is stocked with old, dull, and possibly mysteriously sticky pairs of scissors, I’m about to change your life by suggesting you pick up a cordless electric scissor like this one. Not only does this tool make all the basic cutting chores a lot easier, requiring less effort, you’ll start using it in projects you would never use your old, janky scissors.

Zeleki Cordless Electric Scissors: 4V Rechargeable Cardboard Cutter, 3 Blades, Safety Lock & LED Light, Box Cutter for Carton Carpet Plastic Fabric Leather(Yellow）

$35.99 at Amazon

$49.99 Save $14.00

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$35.99 at Amazon

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For example, I haven’t had my hand sliced open by a sharp, plastic shell around a new purchase since I bought these. Instead of struggling, these scissors glide through that plastic like butter. And that’s just one way I use these scissors on a regular basis—I also break them out to:

• Cut up cardboard boxes for recycling

• Cut up fabric to reupholster chairs (which our cats like to defile on a regular basis)

• Cutting plastic straps off heavy deliveries

• Cut drop cloths (plastic or cloth) down to fit smaller spaces where I’m working

• Cutting a rubber mat for under my wife’s exercise bike down to size

• Cut zip ties (which I use to bundle everything)

I haven’t used these to cut carpet or heavy sheet plastic, but I’m certain they would make short work of either, so the next time that needs to be done, I’ll be more than ready. A final bonus? No more cramping hands after using scissors on a stack of cardboard or anything else that’s thick and awkward to cut through. Right now these are 32% off for Prime Day (about a $15 savings), and are worth every penny.

Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart and Best Buy have Prime Day competition sales that are especially useful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.

• Walmart’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET through Oct. 12 and includes deals up to 50% off. It’s an especially good option if you have Walmart+.

• Best Buy’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Sept. 27 through Oct. 12, and has some of the best tech sales online. It’s an especially good option if you’re a My Best Buy “Plus” or “Total” member.

• Target’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 5 through Oct. 11, and it has deals going up to 50% off. You can become a Circle member for free.

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