I buy Lenox blades because they are "USED" to be a higher quality than the rest. However, this will be my last purchase from Lenox. This is the second box where the welds on the blades broke before I even used them. Thought maybe the last blade box was a little accident on the assembly line or something. I assume now they test the quality of everything in batches which is bad and no better than the chinese versions which are much cheaper. I don't understand why you can't buy quality products in this country anymore. Well I guess it's a price war for me.