I would have done better with my hand in a grocery bag. The scoop didn't work well in the three-inch grass. Unlike some bags we've tried, there was plenty of extra space in the bag for the biggest of piles, and room to tie off the bag neatly. And the scoop remains clean, so it's fine to put back on your belt for the walk home. The blue bag is opaque, so no one needs to look at poop while you're walking to the trash can, which in this case, means all the way home.
Nothing seeps out through the plastic, as with the bags from the supermarket.
That's a major benefit. The Poops Away scoop is cleverly designed, with two angled, deep shovel-like scoops meeting to form a clamshell. Release and it closes with a spring-like snap. Again, the plastic bag surrounds and protects the scoop, so neither you nor the scoop touches the offending refuse. We recommend the scoop if you walk your dog on city streets or packed dirt.