UNGER32” Grabber Plus Reacher Tool and Trash Picker Upper, Built-In Magnet and Economic Grip, Claw Pickup and Yard Clean Up, Reaching Assist for Seniors, Safely Perform Tasks

I will have had this Grabber for 2 years this November. I have used it on a regular basis and it has proven invaluable to me. For reasons I won't go into I often need to reach something that is either on the floor or on a shelf etc. and it has worked without issue every time. The tips of the jaws fit together tightly and with the rubber added I can pick up a piece of paper or something like a water bottle cap off the floor. I have also retrieved things like a 28oz bottle of Sriracha sauce (Huy Fong is the BEST!) off of a shelf. If the diameter of the item you are trying to retrieve is large enough for the jaws to fit tightly around it, you can lift it and bring it into your grasp or set it down on a table or shelf. But only squeeze as tightly as is needed to keep it from slipping out of the grasp of the grabber, if you put the gorilla grip on it I can see that this might possibly cause the jaw/s to break. Use finesse not brute force.Also when I'm sitting in my chair I cut up boxes for recycling and this grabber will fit around a stack of cut up pieces and I can deposit them in the recycling container near by. These are just some of the ways in which I have used this grabber. And while it is extremely useful for those who have issues standing or bending over I can see that this item would be useful to a healthy person. Have you ever had to get down on your hands and knees to retrieve something from under your desk? Or did you poke at it with a yard stick until it came within reach? I have a metal filing cabinet that sits next to my desk. And no matter how small you try and make the gap between the two, something will fall down in between. So again you can poke at the item with a yardstick and try and slowly free the item...or you can use this grabber to snag it. Donezo!I paid $18 for this grabber and I saw that at one time the price went up to $39. I would pay this price if need be. This grabber is that valuable to me.I can't speak to the issues that some who have left 1 star reviews have had. I don't doubt what they have said. If the plastic jaws break, that's that, you won't have a good impression about this grabber. But unless there was a manufacturing defect in the plastic it's hard for me to see how the jaws could break unless you used this to whack someone over the head or it impacted another hard object (There are few objects harder than some peoples' head).I often wait until I've had an item for a while before I write a review. And so far this grabber has stood the test of time for me and as I said, I would gladly pay twice the price I paid in the beginning.If you get one of these, have fun grabbing!

I bought this back in 2017 and recently, following spinal fusion surgery, bought a second one that was a different brand. This Unger one still works great and is better than the second one I got. The “grabber" part is made from grooved rubber and has exceptional gripping power. It also has a small magnet on one of the grabber sides which is great for picking up small metal objects. The mechanism that opens and closes the grabber is easy to squeeze and there's a loop to which you can attach a ribbon, shoelace or some twine so you can hang it up. It's a necessity for anyone whose mobility is impaired for whatever reason.

Well built and seems to work fine. I pick up trash and sticks around my yard. Works well enough I don’t have to get on and off my mower to pick up stuff out of my yard saving me time while mowing.

This grabber is better than most. I use it daily and it has held up nicely. I'd love to find a grabber that is sturdy enough to use as a cane and also capable of picking up items, but until I find that this is a good option. The reason I took off a star is because of the amount of unnecessary plastic it came in. It was ridiculous! I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it. Why is it so hard to just put the item in a box? Unger or Amazon needs to do better.

Not perfect, but much better than the super cheap and flimsy folding ones, the ultra cheap Harbor Freight ones, etc.I've been picking up litter walking to the grocery store and around downtown St Petersburg every day - about a 10 gallon garbage bag on the way there and another bag full on the way back. A lot of large construction plastic sheets and stuff I throw in dumpsters with this pickup tool also.It can grab a hold of small stuff like a coke can pop tab, and pretty heavy stuff like large cardboard boxes, heavy clothes, etc.The grip strength is fairly strong without being too strong to use hundreds of times to pick up average to small sized stuff. It's better than the several cheaper pickup tools I've used.Good rubber teeth to grab a hold of stuff.Very lightweight overall. It's strong plastic. The jaws and main tube section won't bend like so many other pickup tools, and would be difficult to break, but they're plastic so it's possible to break them if you hit something or try lifting very heavy stuff or whatever.For $23 it's much better than cheaper ones and not overly heavy duty like the more expensive ones.

I have 3-4 Unger grabber tools and have used other brands. Some of the tend to bend and distort after a lot of use. This one has kept it's shape and is easier to use than the others I have. I use them for general cleaning, reaching and picking up trash etc.This model is good quality, has a good handle and is easier to use than some of the other models. If such a device is on your list, this could be the one. Good pricing.

This grabber is the best I’ve used in 3+ years, and I’ve tried at least 5 different styles. I tend to destroy grabbers (temper issue) out of frustration from becoming recently disabled, and I drop things way too often.For me, it comes down to 3 things:1) Pinch design and strength – For picking up cell phones, remote controls, small items, etc., you need pinchers with a hard surface (on at least one side), and angled – not something soft like rubber.2) Hook – Invaluable for multiple purposes3) Magnet – not mandatory but nice to have. (No grabber that I've tried has a real strong magnet. This one is mediocre.)I haven’t tried every grabber out there, but this one’s good, and inexpensive.