I ordered a $5 alum block off of Amazon after reading rave reviews on them. Received mine today and it was broken into tons of pieces. Fortunately Amazon refunded the full price and I reordered a "Razorock" one off of eBay, as it seemed to be better quality for only $3 more. Let's see how this one goes... I guess it's not a total loss on the $5 one, as there are still some usable pieces. But they do have some rather sharp edges, that I'd want to avoid having near my face. I think I'll wait until I receive my new one.

How often is it that you guys receive a broken alum block?