These work pretty well and pretty much do what you'd expect from the picture: they are basically salad tongs for the gutter. They don't really get *everything* but I find that they're handy to get out the bulkiest bad stuff without having to climb up on the roof every time. They're very safe and easy. One complaint is that the handle keeps popping off the tongs so you have to super glue it to keep it on. Seems like bad design, but it is easily overcome.