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I see you don't have back and knee problems. Yeah a tall person can get stuff off the ground but if they have back or knee problems you might end up having to get them off the ground
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A tall person can still reach the ground, a short person can't reach the high shelf. If  someone one inch shorter than me asked me to get something within their reach because I am slightly taller I would be confused.