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Do you consider a lawn mower to be a gadget? Yesterday I would have said no but today I have a new perspective.

You see, I purchased one of these popular Reel Mowers. I figured that it would work great for my small front yard.

After it rains for several days and the sun pops out the grass grows at a tremendously accelerated rate. That is usually when I fall behind getting the grass mowed although I detest straggly looking grass. So it made perfect since to have a small and compact mower that I could pull out at a moments notice and get the job done.

This ended up to be one of those “best laid plans” moments. I excitedly started pushing it across my front yard. Just a minute or so later I realized that you could hardly see that I had mowed. The weeds were still standing. The yellow dandelion blooms were undisturbed. This upset me because the hours of searching for a Reel Mower that would adjust down to 1” mowing height apparently constituted wasted time.

My suggestion to anyone wanting a quick and easy way to mow a small patch of grass is that they consider an electric lawnmower. The electric mower pictured above sells for just over $200. I spent approximately $150 on my Reel Mower.