This long handled grabber is a great investment for us

Marie5656

Marie5656

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I have three of these long handled grabbers in the apartment *pictures below*. One in my bedroom, one in the living room, and one in my kitchen. They are excellent for those of us who have issues bending down to grab things, or those in a wheelchair.For me, it is also my balance issues, meaning I have some issues with my balance if I try to bend over to reach things from the floor, and then standing up.
They are all different styles, I have one of each of these, and the angle of the "hook" is best for me.

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Marie5656 said:
I have three of these long handled grabbers in the apartment *pictures below*. One in my bedroom, one in the living room, and one in my kitchen. They are excellent for those of us who have issues bending down to grab things, or those in a wheelchair.For me, it is also my balance issues, meaning I have some issues with my balance if I try to bend over to reach things from the floor, and then standing up.
They are all different styles, I have one of each of these, and the angle of the "hook" is best for me.

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Never used on of those Marie, but I may need them someday. Kaila said hers is lightweight, are the ones you have lightweight also? Are the handle mechanisms easy to work and easy on the hands and fingers?
 
Different specific ones have different types of handles. Mine has two prongs, not like those pictured here, but it is very easy on the hands or I could not use it. I expect most of them are, but I would have to be certain there was not a tight spring or tight grip needed, which is probably a common need.

It works great for retrieving a cat toy, to toss again. šŸ¤— šŸ˜ŗ :)
 
Shero said:
Mine are so light and easy to use, nothing to it! Sorry, not answering for Marie though :)
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Thanks Shero, from the looks of some of them, it seems like they would be hard to squeeze. But it makes sense that if they're designed for older people or people with disabilities, that they would be easy to work.
 
@Marie5656 I've been looking for one of those for a few years now.
When my son remodeled our kitchen he made the cabinets go right up to the ceiling, mainly because I complained about climbing on top of the counter to clean the tops of the old ones.
Once the cabinets were in I started storing items on the top shelves and now need a step ladder to reach them.
Dangerous for me because of my weak knees and legs.
I don't want to order online because some that I've seen in the stores are so flimsy they would never hold the weight of a can.
I'm biding my time. I've seen used ones for sale on the marketplace. Sooner or later I'll find one.
 
"from the looks of some of them, it seems like they would be hard to squeeze"

I was wondering about that as I have very little grip strength. My back hurts with any bending and one of these would be a great help.
 
I have a couple of "good ones" in the house, bedroom and kitchen. I have a whole bunch of cheapies from Harbor Freight strewn about the claim. In shop, tractor shed, barn, tool shed and so on. Most of those named places contain more than one cheapie. One more good one resides in the cab of the old Dodge Dakota.

This reminds me that I need to stop by Harbor Freight this weekend.....probably pick up three more cheapies. Can never have too many.
 
@SeaBreeze @Ruth n Jersey All of the ones I have are pretty easy, and not too hard to handle or use. And I speak as one with some arthritis in my hands. I have ones like each of the two pictured in my OP. Here is a link to the green handled one, which I have a link the best. Amazon.com: Unger Professional Nifty Nabber Reacher Grabber Tool and Trash Picker, 36-inch : Health & Household I got that one back when Rick was still alive..so at least since late 2018.

The blue one is on Amazon as well and is pretty sturdy and both are easy to grip. You cannot pick really heavy stuff,, but for things like balls of scrap paper, a magazine, a dish towel, or even individual clothes items off the floor.

There are so many out there. @Becky1951
 
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Becky1951 said:
"from the looks of some of them, it seems like they would be hard to squeeze"

I was wondering about that as I have very little grip strength. My back hurts with any bending and one of these would be a great help.
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That's what I thought too when I looked at the images, but folks here who use them say they're easy to work, even with arthritis. Sorry you have such back pain, if I were you I'd give one a try and see if you like it.
 
Marie5656 said:
I have three of these long handled grabbers in the apartment *pictures below*. One in my bedroom, one in the living room, and one in my kitchen. They are excellent for those of us who have issues bending down to grab things, or those in a wheelchair.For me, it is also my balance issues, meaning I have some issues with my balance if I try to bend over to reach things from the floor, and then standing up.
They are all different styles, I have one of each of these, and the angle of the "hook" is best for me.

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Hi Marie. I didnā€™t see these thread before and I have a 4 footer coming today from Amazon.
 
I bought one a few years ago and it is very useful...worth the price. But if something is too bulky or heavy, I wind up having to try pushing it forward to grab the item by hand because the grabber won't hold it. If my son, who I nicknamed "Tall Thing" is here, I simply get him to get things I anticipate I'll need down for me. My grabber is like the one on the right in your picture.
 
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