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South Korea, Seoul
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Review on Professional Upholstery Hog Rings Kit: 500pcs 3/4" Galvanized - Perfect for Bungee/Shock Cords, Animal Pet Cages, Bagging, and More - NIDAYE Quality by Sean Franklin

Revainrating 2 out of 5

This is not a kit and contrary to what the photo shows, the pliers were not included.

I don't want to be picky, but when the title says it's a 'set; "500 pig rings included," which sounds like something else; and 3 of 5 photos show a pair of pliers which I expected to be part of the kit. What some may not know is that the word "kit" often means something you need in order to use the parts included in the kit...for example, a bushing kit, which includes several bushings and an installation tool. I probably should have taken that as a warning when there were pliers in the "Frequently Bought Together" section. A pack of 500 clips is useless without pliers, and showing three photos of the couple could be misleading to anyone but me. However, the pliers themselves are also listed on another site as "Pork Ring Straight Pliers Set" and no rings are included, so it also begs the question as to why it's called a set...but that's just me. I was going to return them and buy the Ion Tools Kit which includes pliers and rings but decided to try them out with some of the tools I had before spending more money on them and dancing back. The rings aren't very strong...about half the diameter of what I was trying to replace on some broken bungee cords...so they bend very easily with a small pair of wedge pliers or my fence pliers which will also do the job, plus some wire. Pliers and knives, eliminating the need to add another limited-use tool to the chest. I feel this list needs a little more explanation and removing photos of items not included might be helpful to others and discourage me from purchasing. Even though I only reviewed the rings I have to say they are ok but it seems like a lot of reviewers liked what they got. I've also used a few rings when making tomato cages out of old field fences and they worked for that, but they're too light to fix bungee cords and not thick enough to fit through a hook.

Pros
  • Absolute Legend
Cons
  • So-so