So glad I ordered one of these instead of a maru. I know of 3 other people who had the exact same breakage issue. I ordered mine on the 7th, so we will see how long it takes to arrive.
I also own a LanLan screw/spring 2x2. Ordered with 2 QJ mini 6cm 4x4's. I got it from popbuying.com and it is a very good cube and amazingly cheap too.