I was hesitant to buy Grampa's Hand Weeder when the WM version was $10 cheaper... but I'm seriously so glad I got it! It's all about the fulcrum! The welded metal fulcrum on it makes all the difference -- it does the majority of the work for you! It helped me get 100 bull nettles out of my yard in an hour, an amount that would have taken me 6 hours with the "weasel" I normally use to get weeds out. It does a great job of yanking the whole root out instead of snapping it off halfway like I normally do. It's crazy sturdy and I was never concerned it would bend or break, even when putting all my weight on the fulcrum to gain the leverage to yank the roots out. I mean, I still have to bend over, and I still have to put a little muscle into it, but it is infinitely easier than weeding by hand. I 100% recommend this, and it was definitely worth the $16 I paid for it.