Metal Shoe Horn Set of 2 16.5-Inch & 7.5-Inch, Stainless Steel Shoe Horn Long Handle for Seniors Shoe Horn for Kids, Travel Long Shoe Horn for Men & Women, Boot Shoehorn Shoe Helper Tool

I am already a little bit in love with the 16.5 inch shoe horn. I grew up with a father would worked a couple decades selling women's shoes at a major U.S. retailer, and I was schooled on the benefits of a good shoe horn for both making it easier to put on a pair of shoes but, perhaps more importantly, to help maintain the integrity of the shoe itself. I've used a small (probably only 4 inch) stainless steel shoe horn for many decades. My reason for this purchase was primarily to make it easier for my wife to put on shoes after her imminent total knee replacement surgery. I was steered away from the various options for the 30+ inch shoe horns due to complaints of bending, so I opted for one with about half that length (plus a spare smaller one.) My wife will not be able to merely stand up straight to use the 16.5 inch model, but there is essentially no bending over from a seated position to use it. The shoe horn is very sturdy and yet not too bulky when placed into a shoe. It's not that I didn't get any flexibility benefit from bending way over all these years using my small shoe horn, but it's very nice not needing to do it so often.

Being as it's often difficult to determine the quality of items just from photos, I was pleasently surprised to find that these shoehorns exceeded my expectations a hundred-fold. I have to take their word that these shoehorns are stainless, but there is no question that they are high quality, heavy gauge and extremely sturdy.

good quality, should last a lifetime.

Awesome it will last for lifetime good quality

Works well but plastic would have been better for a little flexibility

Great deal. Well built. Solid smooth metal. Can easily slip into my low cut boots with the shorter shoehorn. Longer shoehorn came with it in case I need it.

Quality strength! Nice that one handle is long and one is short. You can use the short one for travel. Metal is stronger than the plastic or wooden ones.

Excellent quality and durability. Use every day and works as well as expected.

Great quality