Palió is back. Last month, Quality Importers began to once again offer the Palió cutter, only this one is the updated model. Last September, the distributor acquired Palió, the company best known for its fixed-blade guillotine cigar cutter. Since then, the company has been working on finding a new factory for producing the cutter, as well as working on new designs. Paliós were previously made in the U.S., something that not only increased the costs, but added numerous production difficulties. Before being acquired, Palió spent years trying to develop a metal version of its cutter, something that still has not made it to market. Now, Quality Importers has moved production to China in hopes of more flexibility, faster fulfillment and ultimately, a better product. Michael Giordano, president of Quality Importers, told halfwheel the company has largely left the cutter alone. The one major change was a solution to a problem that led to the blades catching one another and cracking. In addition, there’s a lot of new finishes. Four original finishes are back: the base Black Matte version will be priced at $44.99, while the Burl Wood, Camouflage Vista and Carbon Fiber have a suggested retail price of $59.99. Between those two models are the new glossy ...
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