Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I should have read the reviews more carefully before buying this. As I look back, I see that many of the 5-star reviews are after a few uses, or even the first use. The tool will not eliminate bending, so one may as well bend and really get weeds out. It is very difficult to position the tool and work the lever to grab a weed. I had to manipulate the lever with my hand (bending). And when the tool grabbed a weed, with considerable effort on my part, I was only able to get part of the weed out. I knew when I bought it that it would only be a good tool for weeds with clear centers, so I only worked on such weeds. . One should not expect a tool like this to work with rhizomes (you just have to get on the ground and get them all out). As others have noted, you have to bend down and remove whatever part of the weed you pull out. I also found that I was unable to get out long roots (like dandelion roots), so they will be back after the next rain! The tool has a short handle. I am 5'9 and I am too tall to handle it comfortably. I have been gardening for 30 years and weeding on my hands and knees for that long. Every gardener wants a reprieve from weeding, especially as we face physical limitations. I wish this tool was the answer, but it is not. Using it is more work than bending to remove the weeds (I can no longer get on my knees, unfortunately)--and, as previously stated, it doesn't remove the need to bend, one is just doing it with a cumbersome tool in hand!