Customers' feedback on the Coneivore (a tool for picking up pinecones)

Thanks for the Cone-I-Vore. We live in the country and pine cones have become the bane of my existence. My husband laughed because I was so excited to find a product invented specifically for pine cones.

It certainly has made my life easier. Thanks again.

Jean H. (05/03/07)

Here is my testimonial for the Cone-I-Vore.

My Cone-I-Vore arrived late yesterday afternoon. On opening the package, I was surprised at the simplicity and, actually, was not sure that such a simple tool would work as advertised. I immediately put it to a test and was amazed at the results. My wife arrived home from work while I was performing the test and she was rather tickled when I announced to her that my "pine cone picker upper" had arrived; I couldn't wait to demonstrate my new "tool." Well, she was as impressed as I was and left me to play with my new toy a bit more before sundown.

Today, I put my "pine cone picker upper" (the Cone-I-Vore) to the real test, clearing two separate areas of pine cones. One area, on a small hill, has 9 pine trees; the other area has 11 pine trees. There are always pine cones to pick up from both areas, but it has been especially bad recently because of several storms which have passed through east Texas bringing with them extremely high winds. I cleared both areas of pine cones in record time, filling two huge lawn bags (59 gallon each) without ever bending over.

I found that I could pick up between 17 and 20 pine cones before I emptied the cylinder. Sometimes I filled the cylinder so full that some of the cones would stick together and I had to loosen them with a small stick at the bottom opening of the cylinder, which was a very minor problem and certainly nothing to distract from this amazingly simple lawn implement. I also found that if pine cones had been on the ground for a long time, and, I suppose, had begun to rot (or whatever pine cones do) that the Cone-I-Vore would probably mash them flat and cause them to disintegrate instead of picking them up. Again, this was a very minor problem. The lesson here is to pick the cones up shortly after they fall from the trees and there won't be a problem in removing them using ease with the Cone-I-Vore.

Ordering the Cone-I-Vore from asktooltalk.com was simple. Email follow-ups about the order and shipping were timely and friendly. The package arrived in record time, in good condition, and without damage to the package or the tool itself.

In summary, I am thrilled that I found the Cone-I-Vore at "asktooltalk.com" and am pleased to share my experience with both the company and their product with anyone who is thinking about ordering the Cone-I-Vore.

Regards to all future buyers.

Jerry Baker (03/17/07)