My Generic Topsy Tail Tools Broke! :o(

Looks like I will be in the market for these hairstyling tools again.  As I said in my original Topsy Tail post, I got my generic tools from eBay.  They have lasted me only about a year and a half.  Perhaps it is worth my money to go with the name brand.  What kind of reviews do you all have on them?  Do they last?  I guess I am kinda rough on them, and as you can see if you have been following my blog for a while, I use them a lot!

What I have gleaned from an item for sale on eBay is that scunci has merged with Conair, and now the Topsy Tail is made by Conair.  Neither website lists Topsy Tail, though.  Even scunci's website www.topsytail.com does not list them.  I haven't seen them in stores, either.