Genuine Joe Heavy-Duty Black Metal Dustpan, 12"

Since the 1990's I was buying the venerable Weiler HD 71078 dust pan at Smart and Final for only about $4. The digital image shown is of the Weiler dust pan that has a straight flute pattern, but is no longer available anywhere. I bought a lot of them because I kept losing them by accidentally leaving them in the trash. The Weiler dust pan was made with strong 20 ga steal and was heat treated for maximum strength. I used this dust pan like a shovel to scrape dumped dirt, rock and concrete debris off the ground and to scoop it into 5 gal plastic buckets for disposal. Because the Weiler dust pan was so strong it could cut through hard dirt like a strong shovel and the edge could hit rock and debris without serious denting or bending so the dust pan lasted till I accidentally lost it by throwing it away. Then all of a sudden I could no longer find the Weiler dust pan in the store or even online. I spent years on the Internet trying to find a heavy duty replacement for the Weiler dust pan. The replacement dust pans I found in the stores had flutes arranged in a "W" pattern. The steal was a thin gauge and it was not heat treated. Often the edge was not straight, but bent, because it was so easily bent. Even if the edge was not bent, I could easily bend it with my fingers because the steal was not heat treated. So I did not buy it in the store because it would not last the way I use it like a shovel/scooper for dirt and debris. After much research on the Internet I finally decided to gamble and buy a dust pan online where I could not do a bend test prior to purchase. After reading reviews on the Genuine Joe 58143 and seeing that it was letter stamped "MADE IN USA" I decided to gamble on this dust pan even though it had a "W" flute pattern similar to the cheap unhardened dust pans I tested in the stores. After ordering and when the dust pan was delivered by Amazon I immediately checked the quality. The edge was straight and with no bends and the steal was heavy duty and appeared to be hardened and not easy to bend so I give it 5 stars. I was able to bend it, and once bent it is hard to straighten, but it is far more resistant to bending than the other cheap ones that I tested and so Genuine Joe is worth the extra cost. The UPC-A is 035255581431, manufactured in USA for SP Richards to help check against fakes or substitutes. Also, check that the dust pan has been letter punch stamped with "MADE IN USA". I wish manufacturers advertised the gauge and whether the product has been strengthened by heat treatment so one could have more confidence when buying online. I will be buying more of these Genuine Joe dust pans, but at $11! The price was $7.81 Jan 22. That is 40% inflation in just 7 months.

Great product! Strong, lies flat so everything sweeps into it. Definitely recommend.

I’m thrilled to finally ditch my cracked plastic dustpan and upgrade to this solid steel American-made awesomeness.

I love this dustpan, as much as one can actually love a dustpan. It is heavy duty, lies flat on the floor, wide and overall substantial. I use one in my garage, and just bought a second for the basement.

USA, perfect, sturdy, metal, the worst I can do is dent it, if you're on the job, buy this, you'll never need another one, unless you run over it.

Could be bigger, but I wasn't able to find one. Otherwise, I'm very happy with the purchase, nice and sturdy construction! Made of metal, handle could be a little longer for what I'm using it for but it's adequate for just sweeping needs. Good value for the money.

Would buy again

Much better than the plastic ones! Edges pick up all the debris..

muy bonito pero pesado

Now this is a good dust pan. Should last a lifetime.

Excellent

Muy buen producto! El material es resistente, tengo pensado comprar 2 más, el precio adecuado a su calidad.

Muy bueno si llego estaba escondido en la caja