Have fiberglass shovels changed? Many years ago, I had a regular wooden shovel from Sears. You know, the ones that if they ever broke, you just brought them back and they'd give you a new one. After long years of hard use, the day finally came. We live on caliche and rock, supplemented in the yard by some real topsoil, very challenging on tools and backs. So the shovel that finally broke was taken back to the Sears store. Then I found out that that model of shovel was no longer available and they offered me a fiberglass shovel instead. I took it home and the next day I took it out to dig in the garden. It broke immediately! I took it back to the store and Sears let me have one of their regular wooden shovels instead. So you can imagine why I wouldn't want a fiberglass one!
