Beware! Packaging left sticky residue & alcohol removed the surface markings!

This is not my first Fiskars paper trimmer, but my old one was outdated enough that finding replacement blades was tricky. I'm not happy with this one, and haven't even been able to use it yet! Unfortunately I waited too long to open mine, and I'm past the return date. Upon opening to use it, there was a piece of cardboard packaging taped to the cutting surface. When I removed it, the tape left sticky residue that I was unable to remove with the tape itself. So I used my "go to" method of Goo Gone on a cotton pad to remove the tape, followed by alcohol on a fresh cotton pad to remove the oily residue of the Goo Gone. Sadly, the alcohol removed not only the residue, but also removed, or lightened, the markings, the light silver color, and the flowers! I'm not sure how else I could have removed the sticky residue left by the packaging, but beware! This could be a problem for others. 2 stars because it still cuts as intended, but now it's ugly and the faded markings won't hold up as long.

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