Works as you might think and, having it, you will wonder how you did without it. Well made for the price (hasn't broken). The only downside I might make, which is minor, is that the plastic is unbelievably slippery such that you likely drop it a couple of times until you realize that you need to grab it by handles. By the way, don't ever buy a green one of these things. You will lose it.

After reading reviews for various leaf scoops, I chose this pair and immediately put them to work! We live in the country, and many leaves had accumulated near our house and under bushes over the winter months, and I cleared them all, much more quickly than I could have with a traditional rake. I filled the trailer behind our garden tractor seven times, so I believe I gave the set a very good trial run! Three reasons I chose this pair are: reasonable price, the "claw" edges, and color. I'll elaborate on two of the reasons. First, the claws are amazing! They can scratch ground like a rake, but leaves don't become entangled in them. I was amazed at the amount of leaves that could be scooped at one time! This makes them far more efficient than a rake. I also found them easier to use in a graveled area around the house, without becoming caught in rocks, than a traditional rake. (These will not replace a traditional rake entirely; they were definitely not designed to rake a large area, but rather to scoop quantities of leaves and debris. Because my arms are short, I raked out leaves that were deep within the bushes with the garden rake, but gathered them up with the scoops.) I also learned, accidentally, that they're AWESOME for scooping up fallen walnuts! I discovered a squirrel's cache, and scooped up the walnut shells easily and efficiently (previously a hand-picking job, definitely not possible with a garden rake.) When the walnuts fall at the end of summer, it will be a cinch to scoop them up quickly. As for the color, one reviewer discouraged getting a green colored set, because the scoops could be lost in green grass. I dropped my scoop set twice, when I left them on top of my scooped leaves in the trailer, but they were easily found, due to the bright red color. I have small arthritic hands, and I slid my whole hand under the plastic strap, so the strap fit across the back of my hand (I wore gardening gloves), and it was comfortable and effective for me to use. When I took the scoops out of the box, I thought they might be too small to be effective, but they were perfect! I was able to scoop a much larger batch of leaves at a time than a traditional rake could, and none of the leaves were lost, conveying them to the trailer where I dumped them. As you can see in the photo accompanying the listing, there are holes for hanging the scoops on a nail. The scoops nest together and easily will hang on one nail. I couldn't be more delighted with my scoop set!

I already have a pair of similar scoops made by Gardex, and they work great for every application I've tried them in. My girlfriend used them and loved them so much that I decided to get her a pair of her own. To be cute, I thought I'd get these that looked like lady bugs. Just yesterday I had a need for them, so I thought I'd use them and see how they worked. They didn't work good at all, and they made my hands hurt to the point of getting cramps in my fingers from trying to "work" them so that I could try to accomplish what I can do with my Gardex brand scoops. I was getting up lots of limbs and twigs on a grassy lawn, and I ended up saving time and being more comfortable just using my hands. These didn't contain the items I was trying to lift from the grass, or work well as a rake to gather the debris. These are nothing more than cute for someone who like lady bugs. They may work fine for lifting leaves from a pile, but you can't use these to rake up the debris left behind so that you can get the entire pile without having to remove them and use a real rake (I can do it all with my Gardex scoops)

And on top of all that I have to deal with all these e-mails asking for reviews of just about everything I order from amazon now.

These scoops are fantastic. Makes picking up leaves a much easier task. Can't believe I didn't purchase this years ago. My wife thinks the ladybug design is cute. They are very durable and cuts work time in half. Everyone needs a pair of these. You won't be sorry.
Dave

Used first time yesterday and they worked great, allowed me to scoop up much more than by hand and easy to use, also I likedon't not having to dodge the handle on a rake, very satisfied.