"Lidl sells the cartridges far cheaper than anyone else so I stock up)."

We've got a reasonable stock of cartridges at the moment. Our previous weedwand had a very sort life (either a drop or something fell on it, can't remember which and the gas tap got bent - not something I could complain to seller about) and it and its replacement were bought on Amazon - around £20 for wand and 8 cartridges.

Drifting on to other garden equipment, we have a brush cutter on order and I aim to try to get a couple of long neglected areas clear so at least one can walk through. Having had (years ago) a couple of dead, never to get parts for cheap strimmers and one with a bent shaft I found clumsy, we've opted for a Husqvarna 525RJX which looks nice and lightweight and hopefully will be easy to use and long lasting. Time will tell...