Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Perfect example of a great idea, watered down by manufacturer to maximize profits. Please refer to my 4 posted photos. First, I purchased this to replace a competing product also on Amazon. The Car Cane seemed to address the main flaw in the other one. . . A curved head that easily worked free from the door latch as my mother scooted and adjusted herself to get out of the car. With the Car Cane, I was disappointed to open the package and find a robust aluminum head attached to a cheap, flimsy plastic handle - it reminded me of a model airplane fuselage from childhood. The two extremes of hefty metal and cheap, cheap plastic made me want to look at the inside before trusting this device to my elderly parents. The massive, square aluminum head quickly tapers down into a thin (approximately 1/4" thick) handle, which only extends into the handle the depth of 10 rubber ribs on the red grip - Shown with referencing white paper marker in photos. There were only 3 tiny Phillips screws holding the handle together - the exact same little screws that hold battery covers down on toys. The packaging photo shows a person using the Car Cane - only her pinkie finger is hovering above any amount of metal. The majority of her hand and weight is going to be on a hollow tube of plastic. Would you trust your mother's health and safety on that? The rated 350lbs MAY be true for the aluminum head, but I cannot believe the plastic handle could support a load anywhere near that amount. Also, a 150lb person could easily exert well over 350lbs of pressure getting out of the car. Stand on a bathroom scale, and raise yourself onto your toes, then back to flat footed - you'll see what I mean. I hope this review not only saves someone from injury, but causes the manufacturer to redesign a product that only LOOKS robust into a quality device. Forget that whole Shark Tank "price point" philosophy. . . I'll spend more than $25 on a product that is safe and won't cause injury or death because of failure. One last item - it does NOT work on all cars, the fine print on my last photo states that some late 80's & 90's cars are excluded.