It helps to reach items on the top shelves.

The wife is vertically challenged ;) and needs a little help reaching the top shelves

Great for reaching the top shelves of kitchen and bathroom cupboards.

The step stool gives just the right amount of boost to reach the top shelves of my cabinets

Works great in kitchen to get to top shelves and folds up small enough not to be in the way

Wife loves to use it in the kitchen, she has short people problems trying to reach things on top shelves

Has saved my arms and back 100 time over reaching for things on the top shelves!

they store easily, light weight, but support me fine:)...and provide those extra inches to the top shelves in pantry, and laundry room...priced right.