Love this device
You do need to buy the cone, don`t see how to use this device without it to put on stockings. My previous device was bougth 5 yrs ago and it made the job of putting on stockings so easy, decided to replace it with a new one because the previous one seemed to have lost its grip with use thus making it harder to put on and take off my knee high compression stockings. It was a good decision and to my great astonishment it was the same price as the one I purchased 5 yrs ago, overall very satisfied and a great investment.