I haven't found much to dislike about this thing.  It's cheap and does it's job well.  It's large enough that it allows me to stand my ladder off of my rain gutters and sturdy enough that I don't fee like I'm going to slide off the roof as I'm climbing up.  The paint comes off where the thing mounts to the ladder, but it's aluminum and won't rust because of it;  if you're buying it for a decoration, maybe this would be an issue.