ok grounhog lets deal with your little baby , first of all if you can only afford £15.00 then the harris is the pole for you however if your budget stretches a little further then there are many better poles out there , i personally like the 17ft extel as the clamps are far superior regards ease of use and speed and its much shorter for groudfloor work , i also carry 3 other poles all better than the decorators pole , i understand you think this pole is the bees knees but i suggest you wake up and smeel the coffee and stop wasting your time with this piece of ally scrap regards alan