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Title: Don't waste your money...
Review: The supposedly superior "blue blades" are beyond bad. The tips break easily, and if you are doing fine detail cutting, that is unacceptable. I use a self-healing mat, like a previous reviewer, and am also a 25-year design veteran who has used #11 X-Acto blades since I was a kid. I know exactly how long they should last and exactly how they should perform. If you look at FRESH blades out of the package under a magnifying lupe, you can see that many of the "new" blades have rounded, dull tips, some are broken and some are even bent! At least 50% of my 100-pack was pre-dull--and by that, I mean the tips were worn rounded, almost as if they were sharpened that way or even recycled. Completely unacceptable.If you want the original, high quality #11 blade from X-Acto (100-count), you have to be sure to order X811 and neither X511 or X611. The originals are FAR better to work with, and you can at least count on the fact that they will be sharp right out of the box.
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