Looks like yours may be telescopic.
Maybe not - the claw mechanism runs down that tube - being telescopic would gum up the claw armature.

I use this to put my socks on. Easy, quick, simple, low tech, works every time. A perfect example of a great tool!

https://a.co/d/cUPIw3M

There’s a Harbor Freight not too far from me. I may have to go check it out.

Now I’m trying to remember if I took my pill or not

a couple of folks mentioned Harbor Freight which is advertising an in-store grabber tool like mine today thru June 12th (I think) for two dollars. If you decide to purchase one, look for a 36 inch grabber tool. Good Luck! It's a handy tool to have. Beats the heck out of having to reach so far down!
Thanks!

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I’ll look it up next time I go on Amazon to order my cat food

on amazon search for:
36" Grabber Reacher Tool, Lightweight Reacher Grabber Pickup Tool

You'll see one for $9.99. It's blue.

I use it myself for the same purpose. Got it from Costco where they stock plenty!

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on amazon search for:
36" Grabber Reacher Tool, Lightweight Reacher Grabber Pickup Tool

You'll see one for $9.99. It's blue. And if that price is doable you'll appreciate its usefulness.

Thanks!
Allan

My bed is in a corner under wrap around windows and when something falls behind it I can use these to grab stuff. I can't move my bed, it's waaaaay too heavy. It's been great for reaching up high as well. I won't reach for anything breakable but I can pull it forward from the back if it's in one of my deep cupboards.

Ha ha ha! For those days when my phone falls behind the bed, this is perfect.

Already ordered one.

Ty for the idea!

I also have a couple I picked up on these jobs and they are so useful!

and the best part is seeing the senior in their new residence surrounded by their belongings that we try to replicate from their previous homes !

especially for reaching under my desk and chairs for cat toys and things he pushed off the desk. Amazed at how well they work even for small things.

... stationed strategically around the house. A most valuable tool.

Great for grabbing things off the top shelf! At my age, even the sturdy step stool can be risky. Problem solved, danger avoided.

and by the time I got home, I was walking short distances unaided and had figured out how to pick stuff off the floor without screwing up my new hip. The grabber is probably still around here somewhere but I haven't found it since the disaster. Good thing I don't need it.

on amazon search for:
36" Grabber Reacher Tool, Lightweight Reacher Grabber Pickup Tool

You'll see one for $9.99. It's blue

Thank You!

my wife put into my cell phone. It reminds me to take pills. The alarm is dogs
barking. When it comes on and Shadow's in the house, she comes and barks at me! Extra alarmer. Thanks!

Older one passed at 12.5 yrs.

I don't wish to mow over, without having to get off mower.

Never picked up a dropped pill and I have dropped plenty. I blame it on pill bottles. Could not be me.

When this morning's pill dropped I started to bend over, thought better of it and reached for my grabber. And it worked!

Use mine regularly for picking up pone cones .etc. think I might have trouble pick in up some so small, though. As I have to get Whithin 2 inches to see it. Still a damn handy tool

I stood still and wrapped the grabbers on either side of the small pill. Darned if it didn't work like it's supposed to! Thank You 3auld6phart!

Costco had them last year with two to a package. They are great!

thinking I was still flexible enough to bend over; but now I'm not. Mine is great too! Thank You!

The one I bought is typically used in warehouses to grab products off of high shelves. I got it because a woodpecker had made holes in the outside corner post of the siding at the top of the second floor that I couldn't reach with a ladder so I tried using the grabber to put wood putty in the holes but it was very awkward holding it at the top of the ladder. So I taped the plastic putty knife to the pincers, mixed up a clump of putty, set it on the putty knife and managed to press it into the hole from 6-feet below. I was actually able to smooth the repair with the putty knife. This was all very desperate because I wanted to make sure the hole was filled before winter but in retrospect I'm surprised it all worked.

…I’m old AND “vertically challenged”

who may ingest something you don’t want them to.

I get more clumsy by the day handling small things like pills, small batteries, etc.

TY for sharing, Allan! Off to order one before the price goes through the roof!

on amazon search for:
36" Grabber Reacher Tool, Lightweight Reacher Grabber Pickup Tool

You'll see one for $9.99. It's blue.

Good luck!

Which is 5’6”? I’m not. I have one of those things in the kitchen for stuff in the cabinets I can’t reach.

Must be the same company, as it has exceptional reviews, and the same number of them.

I am astounded that this gadget can pick up a pill!

TY again for sharing, Allan!

the grabbers arms on either side of the small pill and by golly it worked! These days it is easier to get down than to get back up! Did you order a pink grabber?Thanks!

Yes, I ordered pink one.

It sure is easier to get down on floor than back up

glass by the stem on a high shelf. I've been surprised by what I can do with it.

I use these all over the house. I have bought from the dollar tree one (not a lot of grip) up to a $20 one. Lots of places sell them. I pick up clothes off the floor, cat toys around the house, things I drop, my hair clips which i toss off at bedtime, and so many other uses!! If you have trouble bending over, these are a must have!

Three from various (redacted) hardware stores, and a little one from the Japanese Daiso store chain. (Cheap!)

The largest is for outdoor stuff.

These are great for seniors, and for anyone fishing stuff behind the bed headboard, dressers and washing machine.

Of course, being senior, one has been missing for three days. Hmmmmmm.

I supplement these with telescoping magnets and a picker-upper (below)




From this link.
https://toolsforpossibilities.substack.com/p/picker-uppers

Also there, the most useful pole pruner. I use it on anything small enough. Next, the loppers (great for your biceps) and then the chain saws.

You have quite a collection of made — for tools! Thanks for your information!

after she passed I grabbed them both. I use one in the laundry room to reach socks in the back of the dryer and anything that falls behind the washer. One came in handy when some mail fell in the flower bed and I didn’t want to go in the rain to get it; I could reach it from the porch. I’m impressed you picked up a pill with yours, GM.

Especially extending from the porch in the rain! That was quite clever of you!
Thanks for your kind comment re: my pill pick—up. I didn't know if it would work, but the grabber was better than risking falling down. It took a couple of tries, but I set the grabbers straight down on the floor on both sides of the pill, squeezed gently but firmly, and sonuvagun it worked!

I've been told in this forum the grabbers are available in pink and blue. If you do do purchase, please let me know how it works out. Thank You!