Wiltshire Tongs 30cm

Absolute Garbage, Wiltshire is not what it used to be. The clip to keep them closed slips easily from new. Then the rivet that holds all that together got loose/broken and not able to hold closed at all, due to the rivet failing, tongs now throw away job. Hopeless from start to completely broken within 2 months of light use. Do not buy trust me

Heavy duty tongs with a fatal flaw – I purchased these tongs from a home hardware store. I usually trust the Wiltshire brand but this product has not lived up to the brand. The Wiltshire Heavy Duty Tongs (according to the description on the product label) are supposed to be a versatile gadget which can be put into the dishwasher but only if you're short of time because you won't get the best results unless you hand wash and dry them. But that's not my complaint. I removed the Tongs from the plastic outer packaging and cut the cable ties off with scissors, so no pressure there. Then I opened the tongs and the mechanism that pulls up to open them was a bit stiff I had another go and suddenly had broken tongs. There is a pathetically small, flared joiner on the side near the opener and it had failed. Back to the store thinking it was a dud. On closer inspection of the rest of the stock in store, it was obvious that all the tongs had the same flimsy joiner. My husband said he would try to flare out the joiner so it's not as likely to come apart but having to deal with shonky workmanship in the first instance is not good enough. I could have bought 4 pairs of tongs on a card for $5.50 from a retail department store, that would most likely last a lot longer. The Wiltshire ones cost me AU$10.50. Shame on you Wiltshire, trusted since 1938? Trust lost in 2023.