Duro-Med 32 Aluminum Reacher with Magnetic Tip
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Customer Reviews of Duro-Med 32 Aluminum Reacher with Magnetic Tip
Customer Review: Great Little Pick-It-Upper!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Duro-Med Reacher with Magnetic Tip is helping me get a grip on a variety of items!
Shoes, socks, peanuts, paper clips, pen, pencil and paper have easily been picked up by yours truly!
I just reach for what I want, place the claw on it, squeeze the trigger and pick up the targeted item.
The magnetic tip is pretty nifty. It picked up nails, staples and paper clips just fine.
If you're like me you have said at least one, if not all, of the following way too many times. Starting with: 'Oops! I dropped it, could you pick that up for me?' ~ 'Sorry, dropped it again! ~ Or in total frustration if by yourself, '*#@& That's just great! Now what?' ~ 'Ooh! That hurt! I should've just left it!'
If you relate to any of the above, then this is what you need. Gaining more independence is awesome. The Duro-Med Aluminum Reacher with Magnetic Tip, 26 Inch is ideal for taking clothes out of the dryer, as suggested by the previous reviewer. Thank You! I bought both the 26" and the 32" length reachers. I am using one for the dryer and one for general use. Now, I no longer have to rely on others . . . . . .
unless, of course, I drop the reacher! ~ Mrs. B.
Customer Review: Perfect for back patients
Summary: 5 Stars
This reacher was recommended to my husband by his PT after his L5-S1 fusion surgery. It's quite the handy little device. He uses it to grab produce out of the bottom crisper in the fridge, pick up dropped pens or paper, and to close the door of our car without twisting his back.
The curved grabber part has a grooved tip and it meets a flat edge with ridged rubber on it, giving it a fairly good grip on even rather slippery items. The small magnetic tip at the end will pick up very small metal items (think bottle caps) but fails at anything bigger. The other side has a little metal post, about 3/4" long, that serves as a fixed hook. It looks pretty small but hangs onto more than you'd think. Oh, and the pistol-grip handle has a hole in the butt--string a large cable tie through it to serve as a loop to help pick it up when it's dropped.
The 32" length is good for a man of average height (5'10" to 6')... for a short man or an average woman, the 26" version would probably be a better length. Medical supply houses carry it, but Amazon is cheaper, and delivered it in just a few days. It's been an indispensable device during his recovery, well worth the price.
Customer Review: from the owner of 6 different reachers - thumbs up
Summary: 5 Stars
Last fall I had a serious back surgery, so my house is full of reachers (currently numbering 6 total) to help me do various chores. This reacher is one of the most used. It has easiest to squeeze mechanism and I use it to pick up laundry out of the washing machine one item at a time without any pain in my hand.
This reacher does a great job on items that are larger (like my laundry). However, its gripping mechanism does not work well for small things like a small piece of paper, a needle that fell on the floor, or other tiny things. For those jobs the Unger reacher is betterUnger 92134 36-Inch Nifty Nabber Pick-Up Tool with Aluminum Handle, as its picking mechanism is second to none. Picking up small sewing needles from the floor is easy in one take. But Unger's squeezing mechanism requires a bit more force so it is harder on your hand, and I can't do laundry with it - the muscles in my hand start to hurt.
Bottom duro-med reacher is very good for the jobs that don't require picking up very small objects.
Customer Review: Change that to -liked-
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm keeping my former review, so you know why I liked it. However, the same day I posted my review, the tiny metal clip that kept the elastic band on the far side of the plastic "jaw" fell off, rendering it totally useless. I was unable to repair it, so it's pretty much just a stick now. Up until this point, it was excellent, but apparently it's not built to last.
I waited over a month to post a review, in order to use it and determine how well it works. So far it's fantastic. I can pick up paper, soda cans, and if I support the metal part, my big plastic medication box. The little plastic "jaw" part does go out of alignment once in a while, especially if you grab something at an awkward angle, but it's never permanent, and a small shake or quick move puts it back in place. I use mine to pick up clothing, books, cans, boxes, towels, and all sorts of things, big and small. I can pick up small things just as easily as large things. After having read a few reviews I tried picking up individual pills, and my grabber will do that just fine.
Customer Review: Great product given the right job.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was given one of these reachers after a surgery I had over 15 years ago. We have since accumulated 3 of them and 2 of the 3 are still going strong (my oldest one just broke). It can pick up very small items or "large" items like a full can of soda / canned goods. The mouth opens to about 4" so a can is about the largest thing that will fit. However, this thing is built like a tank and can pick up just about anything your wrist can handle. I've picked up a gallon of milk with it and other heavy items. The magnet is very useful for picking up paper clips and the like. With a little practice, you can even pick up a grain of rice with it! One thing this thing has real trouble with is picking up paper. The jaw is made of hard plastic and has a hard time picking up anything that is flat on the floor. I recommend the reachers with the suction cups (not the folding kind) for things like paper.