"I bought this feeder because it is very inexpensive. I never had one before and wanted to see if I could attract wild birds to my yard without making a large initial investment.
Although the hanging cable is made of steel, the hanging loop is not very secure. I thought it seemed a bit flimsy and so twisted/reinforced the entire hanging cable with coated garden wire and made a new loop. Good thing I did -- within a few days - and a squirrel may be responsible for this - I discovered that the original loop had separated from its clamp and was broken. The feeder now hangs from the garden wire loop I made. If I hadn't done that, the feeder would have been on the ground.
Otherwise, the feeder, though inexpensive, is very popular with the birds. I have counted 2 red-bellied woodpeckers, a mated pair of cardinals, and an assortment of blue jays and red-winged blackbirds throughout the course of the day, not to mention the doves who can't manage to land on the feeder, but have figured out that there's plenty to find UNDER it as a result of the messy jays and woodpeckers! The squirrel has also figured out that it's easier to graze under the feeder than to get to the feeder itself."