I'm probably the 10 millionth person to say this but I legitimately love these things. As a frugal person I was on the fence for a while trying to find cheaper options that might suit me just as well, but I also value well made products and convenience so I ultimately decided to "buy once cry once" and I'm incredibly glad I did. I love how easy these things are to change weights, they've added a whole new range of accessories and injury workarounds to my workouts as I've been primarily doing barbell training. I played around with setting the guides for a couple minutes and happily haven't had any issues with jamming them as others have had, and I've purposely tried to be sloppy with returning them to the cradle. It does seem like the plates will get scratched from using them often but that's the reality of metal on metal and they are meant to be used! If you're on the fence as I was but can push your budget, I highly recommend the Repins I don't think you'll be disappointed!

These plates are incredible quality, and feel amazing to lift with. Before buying two sets of 45's I was only using bumper plates, and handling and squatting with these iron plates feels so much better obviously. Unfortunately being in Canada I can't speak on the purchase of these plates new as I didn't want to roll the dice on customs, duties, and tariffs, but my second hand sets are like new, I just had to wait longer than I would've liked before I found some.