ActiveDogs Dog Poop Bucket Pet Waste Container - Heavy Duty Dog Poop Trash Can Outside Disposal Pail - A Rust-Resistant, Aluminium Metal, 5 Gallon Pail - Made in USA

Yes, this scooper is expensive. Yes, this scooper is HUGE. Yes, we got tired of the $20 plastic scoopers breaking all the darn time. It's not like we are picking up after a dinosaur, but those plastic scoopers would break after just a few uses; it was usually the teeth. Get one caught on a tangle of grass - teeth broken. Accidentally drop the scooper on the grassy ground - teeth broken. Try to squeeze the handle to close the scooper jaws - spring broken. And the springs! Of course the scoopers were kept outside, but they were in a plastic tote-type tool cupboard. All it took was one day of rain or humidity and the spring to close the scooper jaws would be rusty. It reached a point where continuing to buy cheap and cheaply made scoopers made zero sense. We'd go through at least three a year between spring and the onset of winter. After the last one broke on the first day we used it, my husband even asked me if these plastic scoopers were being purposefully made with extra brittle plastic so people would have to keep buying them. Planned obsoleteness like companies now do with electronics.Time for a scooper that meant serious business. This bad boy is no wimp. Even hard, frozen to the ground poo doesn't stand a chance. It's not as easy to use one-handed like the plastic ones, which might be a drawback for some. And I admit that prying frozen poo off the ground is a bit of an arm workout, but this scooper gets it done. No part of the scoop flexes when you're trying to grab something. Everything about this scooper is sturdy metal. I can see a point where the hinge bolt might need to be tightened or replaced in the future, but for the time being, it's fine. No assembly is required for this scooper, either. It's able to be used straight out of the box.If you have one or more medium to large sized dogs, skip the cheap plastic scoopers and just buy this one.

As several others have mentioned, this is a great tool for the job.Having used a handful of cheaper, steel models over the years and many, many dogs, only to recycle them [the scoopers, not the dogs], it finally occurred to me to buy something more robust.This IS “robust,” but for a few design flaws.1 - the grips WILL come off. I used some pricey automotive weatherstripping cement to keep them on. That was about nine months ago. So far so good.2 - don’t just SCOOP. Open the “bucket” a few inches and press down into the grass some, then as you close them under the dog’s stool, pump up and down about 1/2 inch until you “tease” everything into the bucket. This will leave almost nothing in the grass for you to find when you go out in your lawn later either barefoot, or in your slippers to drag around the house and your carpets.3 - the cross-bolt is just wrong. seriously underrated for the size/material. it WILL break. The screw holding the two-piece bolt in place is only something like a #8 screw.This IS great for flinging “stuff” well over the fence and into the woods (if you’re so lucky). I’d like to see it made into an Olympic sport.What I did to FIX the cross-bolt was easy. First, do NOT use stainless steel. SS and aluminum will corrode like crazy when placed together. While I’d LIKE to use an aluminum bolt, nut and washers, the local hardware store didn’t have a 1/4-20 bolt that long, so I went with #8 yellow chromate plated (which is what the military uses on aluminum HMMWV bodies).Take the broken bolt to your local hardware store, and buy a 1/4-20 partially threaded 2-1/2” bolt, a couple of washers, and I used a lock nut but a regular nut and some threadlock should work great.If this breaks down further in future, I have some thick-walled aluminum tubing in 1/4” ID I’ll cut and make bushings for the aluminum handles, running the bolt through those.I’d give it a five but for this fatal flaw. I expect, compared to the others I’ve used, I’ll get my money’s worth.11-14-2021.I’m beginning to think this may last longer than I do, will definitely outlive the dogs.Since doing the bolt repair i5 has worked nearly flawlessly. Lately there IS some problems getting the “blades” to mesh properly, a little wiggling of the handles sorts this out quickly. I may need to go to the aluminum bushing I mentioned to tighten it up, but in the meantime, as a hedge against inflation (and future use considering we own three large dogs, two 75-85lb shepherds and a 120lb black lab/water buffalo mix any one of which poops bigger than a chihuahua), I’ve decided to buy another as I’m all about supporting American-made plus, I’m considering making flinging poo an olympic sport.Hey, if “LUGE” can be a sport, why not?I love using this thing, it picks “dog droppings” off the grass with a little jostling of the scooper to get the toothed and smooth edges UNDER the poop, and with the trees and fence in our back yard, it’s a challenge to fling the waste into the woods and NOT impact the trees. I swear if this were an Olympic sport I’d take home the gold for America.As a patriot, a descendant of Irish slaves, an American, I can sling shei* with the best of ‘em, my great uncle Jack better than me by far ‘n away while he was living and allegedly long after as pouring the traditional bottle of poteet upon his grave (no, not passed through me kidneys first, boyo) I could swear I heard him telling one long tale after another as I drank MY bottle of the dew there beside his resting place.My wife hasn’t quite gotten the hang of it yet, as the side of the shed is often coated with her poorly aimed shots. Flingin’ poo’s just not in her DNA, I reckon.Keeping it clean hasn’t been an issue as I learned the slugs come out at night and clean the blades for me through 3 seasons, in winter, stuff’s frozen solid and doesn’t leave any residue.As things go, and things wear out, this is seriously one of the best all-time mechanical investments I’ve ever made.You could do worse. Buy once, cry once, as my uncle Jack used to say.I upped my original rating to 5 stars, seeing as the company’s adopted my fix. Glad to help.

This is a very sturdy made pooper scooper made of thick gage aluminum tread plate and aluminum square stock handles. Replaces cheaper products with light weight aluminum scoops that bend and wooden handles that break! Reasonably priced and made to last!

This performs better than other pooper scoopers my wife has used. She tends to break things easily. Not this. Had it more than 2 months with no issues. Bought some 5 gallon bucket trash bags with it. Works great.

At first glance this scooper looks great. At first use the rubber handle grips slide right off. For the cost of this I expected better quality. The length is perfect, no more having to bend over slightly. The scooper head is also slightly miscut so it rubs when opening and closing it, but that's not terrible. Since this is a hand tool, I can only give it 2 stars since the part your hands use is essentially broken.Update: Customer service reached out to me and sent a new one right away. The new one works great with no issues. Since they've fixed the problem with a replacement I give the product 5 stars. I'd give the overall experience 6 stars based on their customer service.

We live in Tahoe with 3 dogs. Needed something that wouldn’t break like our previous ones.Perfect!

I've been using this (with teeth version) for about one and a half years now, and it was (is) worth every penny paid! I'm 6'3" and these are just long enough for me to poop scoop without any major bending over. They feel pretty indestructible for what they are and I do tend to abuse mine. If and when this scooper ever wears out, I'll be back to order another one. (Yeah it feels a little pricey... but you need this and won't regret it.)

OMG - £22 for black bin bags. I thought I was buying the whole kit for that price. Cant return as its USA! Postage will be more than the Item. IF YOU ARE IN THE UK BUYER BEWARE.