After ~40 years almost never without a multitool in my pocket, now I have to anticipate security searches. This is a scaled version of the Victorinox Tinker, the same size as most Wenger pocket knives. Wenger knives, in every way I can determine, are functionally superior to Victorinox. Where there's any design difference Wenger tools work a bit better. Lately, though, even their slightly smaller size has become an advantage when emptying pockets at a metal detector. The difference is tiny, something like 7mm in length, but it's noticeable, and fosters the impression of me being someone who needs to fix things rather than someone who wants to cut things. So why not get another Wenger? Only because they're less common and more expensive. You're not likely to break a Swiss Army knife, but almost certain to lose it eventually. This diminutive Tinker does the job just fine for a low price. It's of the quality that made Victorinox famous, in a size you won't notice in your pocket. (I always suspend it from a belt loop; pockets last longer and cartwheels are worry-free!) All of the frontside tools are marginally smaller, their springs are marginally weaker, but their utility is undiminished. The backside tools are identical. You'd think it would be lighter to carry but the difference is 1/2 the weight of a single key. It's a compact configuration of a daily essential.
That's Tinker-belle compared to Tinker. If you want Tinker compared to other tool sets, I wrote a review there as well.
Oh, and the toothpick? They're better now but when tweezers were all metal they fit snugly and offered little purchase for extraction. Toothpicks were provided, I'm convinced, as a convenient tool for prying out tweezers and cleaning lint out of the bolsters.
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