Unger Professional 36” Nifty Nabber, Reacher Grabber Tool, Trash Picker Upper, Built-In Magnet and Ergonomic Grip, Outdoor Claw Pickup for Yard Clean Up, Reaching Assist for Seniors

Bought this pick-up tool from Amazon and have been using it for about 2 weeks now. What a difference it's made in my life...and in unexpected ways too. The other night I was sitting at my desk filling my weekly medication pill boxes. I dropped a capsule...down it went in my lap, bounced off and rolled way back under the desk against the wall. The area under my desk is open but I still would have had to crawl under it to get to the pill. I could see the pill but these old bones don't let me get down on the ground any more. In cases like these I call my husband who's also getting up in years and is starting to find it really painful to get down on hands and knees to do my dirty work...lol. I remembered the Nifty Nabber in the kitchen. My wheelchair and I scooted in to get it and came back to see if I could pinch and drag the pill out. To my surprise my first attempt at actually picking up the capsule with this contraption WORKED!!! It grabbed that pill firmly allowing me to retrieve it without anyone's help. I was impressed with the finer than expected dexterity of the device.It worked as described in reaching items on shelves in the kitchen. Obviously weight is an issue. You can only pick up and retrieve items within a certain weight range. I've had no trouble picking up boxes of pasta, a standard size bottle of molasses (gripped firmly around the middle of the bottle), spices, etc. I don't think I'd trust it to grab anything breakable that weighed more than 2 lbs. In fact if it's breakable like glass or capable of making a huge mess if it drops, my limit is around 1 /12 lbs. It's not going to help you pick up a gallon glass jar of sugar on the top shelf of your kitchen cabinet. Be realistic in your expectations. You'll learn a little finesse in handling it over time. For example, before I came in here to write the review I grabbed a bottle of molasses off the shelf. It was a full bottle and weighed closer to 2 lbs. As I grabbed the bottle around the the waist just below the middle, I loosened my grip just a wee bit so the bottle leaned back against the end of the rod. I tightened my grip again to lift it down. Just little tricks you'll learn as you go along. I did a little rearranging. I brought all my heavier items to the lower shelves and put lighter weight items on the upper shelves. It's no trouble at all to use this so I'm not concerned about inconvenience.With my limitations, it's a winner in my book. From picking up odds and ends off the ground and floor, to retrieving run away pills under the desk, to expanding your kitchen cabinet space by being able to reach items on the tops shelves, this works. It's very sturdy. I'll be very surprised if I have any defect or functionality issues for years to come. For the price, if I get a good two years out of it and have to replace it, I will.