Ettore 49042 Trash Picker, Safety Guard, 1-1/2-Inch Wx44-Inch Lx7/10-Inch H, Gold

Great helper when the Magnolia leaves start falling.

The sharp pointed pickup tool is OK and works as intended as long as you do not have the issue with the tip which is an easy fix! Like some other people that removed the blue plastic cap and see a metal tube on the end of the pointer tip there is an easy fix. You need to grab the metal tube with a pair of pliers and pull it off the end of the sharp pointed tip. The metal tube was supposed to be glued to the inside of the plastic blue cap and the manufacture did not adhere it correctly to stay when the cap is pulled off leaving it on the sharp tip of the point.After I removed the metal tube, I smeared a little clear gorilla glue on the outside of the metal tube and pushed it back into the blue plastic cap. After it cures you can use it as a protective cap for the sharp pointed tip and it should be able to be used as expected.

I had (key word...HAD) some super lazy employees that treated my business property like a landfill. I bought a couple of these and had the offenders picking up trash twice a week. All jokes aside, the trash took itself out!They were perfect!

Worked well the 1st time i used it. Saved lots of bending over. Only issue, and why it's 4 stars, not 5, is because no protective plastic tip came with it. Currently using a piece of foam tube insulation to cover the tip.Update 3/13/24: Contacted Ettore and they would not provide the tip for the following reason: " We do not however ship for Amazon or have anything to do with their orders. You would need to contact Amazon customer service to report the issue with your order. "

I got this trash picker not for trash but to help me with my yard. I dread the Fall season because I have a lot of trees in my yard and now that my husband is no longer able to do them, it falls to me to take care of it. The trickiest part is getting the leaves that blow up into the garden beds. The leaf blower doesn't always blow them out and they get stuck under the plants. It's okay to leave some of them there to protect the plants during winter but not as many as fall there. I was having to manually pick them up because the rake would damage the plants. This tool helped a lot. Now, I pick them up in bunches with the trash picker and put them in my garden car where I can roll them into the backyard and leave them in the woods - or I can add them to my new compost pile at the edge of the woods. It really helped the job go quicker this season and I am glad that I purchased this.

A lot of places I'm afraid to reach with hands for leaves n debris. This is perfect for those places. Not to mention when my back just tired bending over, is great solution

Don't stick yourself

The product is light and sturdy. I found a plastic blue covering at the tip and it appeared it needed to be removed??????? 3 men tried to take it off but it did not budge. Another man cut off 1/2 of the plastic and it was difficult to do. There were NO INSTRUCTIONS or pictures how the tip should look. I need it to pick up all the large leaves that fall from my tree in Florida. Still have questions about the tip.