I bought two. Neither one of them could be extended. Returned them both. I read in other reviews that they were hard to extend the first time but once you got them extended they were OK. Other people said they weren't ok once you got them extended that some people found they wouldn't stay extended or after they got cold they couldn't be extended anymore. I also read somewhere that the manufacturer admitted it was a defect that they were so hard to extend initially. Well it's plastic and foam and screwed in so it's not like standing on the brush part and pulling up to get it extended is a good idea. Maybe if you are really strong or have two people to pull on the rod you can get it extended. My thinking is when it's brand new, clean, dry and at room temperature it ought to extend and collapse easily. If it doesn't wok well under those ideal conditions I'm not keeping it.

Last year I purchased serveral as gifts and one for myself. Another friend saw me use this and asked where to buy it. I purchased one for him as a b-day gift and he couldn't be more pleased. It's the right size, easily cleans off car tops, convenient and the handle screws off to store in the trunck.

I bought this product because I use to use a similar product when I worked for car dealerships. It works great to get the snow off fast. Espically deep snow. The ice scraper side is a nice option also. The only problem I had was getting the telescope handle to work. Once I got it to extend and lunbercated it it worked great. I also like that it comes apart for easy storage. I would recommend this product to everyone.

This is a great product. Have never had one issue. Everyone needs a clean car. You should invest in one too! Solid construction. Ultimate extension - gets long! Car size doesn't matter. Kids would be able to use - mine did! During winter Inclement weather of any kind, really Car size doesn't matter Kids could do it - so easy!

This snow broom is great for removing large amount of snow on my vehicle. I have owned to prior snow brooms not as high as this one. Its much easier than a snow bush especially in the wrist area where you begin to feel pain. This snow broom is a great product.

Feels a little flimsy, and the twist-to-lock mechanism gets a little difficult to use if you leave any snow on the handle before you collapse it, as it can melt and freeze and leave you with a much shorter Snow Broom. I always worry that the connection where there scraper is attached will break, but it seems to have held up pretty well so far (used all of winter 2013-14 and 2014 so far). The other cause for concern that I have is that if you live somewhere that goes above and below freezing, which creates that rough little ice layer on your car, you'll end up grating the edge of the foam piece right off, revealing some tougher, rougher foam underneath. I've lost most of the edge on mine so far. If I can update this later with a picture, I'll try to add one. All in all, it's a great tool. Didn't realize how quickly I could clear a car until I cleared off my girlfriend's with that 8" brush that she has... seemed to take a lifetime compared to using the Snow Broom on my car. I'm just a little disappointed by the durability, but I guess I should have expected that from the get-go. It's foam, and that sharp, rough ice will definitely tear it. Last tip - if you're going to set it in your car, try to set the foam on a plastic floor mat or something. I had mine in my trunk, and it was a little wet, then froze to the carpet/liner in my trunk, and left a nice line of blue foam there when I pulled it away.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this a few days ago and it has been a life save with trying clear my car off.. with the extendable pole I am able to clear my windows in one swipe and I’m able to reach more with the scraper as well. This product is definitely short person friendly.

Being a short female, I've been looking for something to push the snow off of my cars. I was looking forward to the first snow storm to use this. Unfortunately it kept falling apart. The Styrofoam part won't stay attached to to the telescoping pole. It'll push the snow off then the blue part falls all. I have to walk all the way around the car to look for it and push it back on hoping it will stay on this time. The scraper part doesn't work well either. If your window/windshield is completely flat, then it will scrape, any curvy and it won't work at all.

The Snow Broom is truly worth purchasing. My son told me about it and I thought he was crazy when I saw the price(it's not a lot) when I compared the price to a snow brush which you can purchase for $5.00. However, there is no comparison. I bought 3 more so everyone in my family could have one. I tell everyone about it.

I was excited about receipt of my purchase; however, when I got it, I could not get the telescoping feature to extend. I ended up returning it to Walmart for a refund. And while I would recommend the concept to a friend, I would warn him/her to not get excited until received and mechanism works as it should.