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51 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 It is the best brand for sure. May 15, 2007
By K. Madsen
YOU WILL LOVE THIS. I am well pleased with this product. I have used pics sticks for years, both the plastic ones and the metal ones. I'm very rough on them and the plastic ones break occasionally (I try to pick up objects that are much too heavy). I have used a metal one now for almost a year with no signs of wear. I recently bought two of them from Amazon as gifts. The price at Amazon is less than one half of what I was paying at the hardware store. You can actually pick a straight pin off of the wooden floor with this -- it really works, I have done it many times.
49 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 PikStik Pro Aluminum Reacher Mar 08, 2007
By Carol
Overall the device is ok. Despite what the manufacturer says about the product, you are not able to pick up a 5 pound item. You can not pick up anything that has some weight or is bulky. There is not enough leverage to pick up items with slight weight on it. The device is only as good as the individual's hand and arm strength. I would not recommend picking up overhead objects. I'm currently 8 months pregnant, so for me it's a benefit when picking up light pet toys, individual clothes, light towels for laundry, papers etc. If you need to pick up light objects it's great. Or if you have items located in the back of cabinets and you need to bring them up front for your hand to grab this device is good.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
PikStick Pro Aluminum Grabber, 32" Oct 10, 2007
By L. L. Looger
This is a quality product at a great price. The 32" length is great for most applications. It is better made and easier to use that most other grabbers. I have very limited walking and bending over ability so I use grabbers for most anything (newspapers, pens, paperclips, empty soda bottles, dead bugs, etc). My only complaint is it will NOT pick up one sheet of paper due to the jaw pads being too slick. I am attempting to fix this by putting some duct tape on the jaws. The locking feature (lock the jaws shut) works much better than other models! I additionally like the ability to rotate the head 90 degrees.
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Durability issue Feb 10, 2008
By James J. Hagerty
I have owned 3 PikStiks. While this may sound like a satisfied user, I'd buy a competitor product if I could find one more durable. The first one I bought at a local outlet failed after frequent and sustained use during one season of picking up leaves. I wrote to the company's website to tell them about it, and they were nice enough to send me another unit that appeared sturdier. It was the unit currently sold on Amazon and described as the 32 inch Pro Aluminum, Orange. In Feb 2007, I mailed it back to the manufacturer after having it also fail. Same reason...picking up leaves. I told them I wasn't trying to get another free one, that I had already ordered a replacement from Amazon, and was just suggesting they engineer a sturdier product. It's now early 2008 and approaching the end of another leaf picking-up season. Yeah, the 3rd has just broken. So am ordering my 4th from Amazon. The price is right and the unit does work well for months at a time. However, the jaw grippers tend to not completely close after heavy use, and the plastic breaks if you try to adjust them. The big problem though is the internal unit which fails after repeated use with no way to access internal parts, cables, springs etc to try to fix it.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
A Fantastic Product Aug 12, 2007
By Indiana Opera Buff
I have used this item now for several weeks and found that it is a lifesaver. I am handicapped following major brain surgery and am not permitted to bend over. With the PikStik, I am able to pick up anything from as large as a "Wet Ones" container to as small as a fingernail clipping. I am amazed at how it picks up the tiniest object from the floor. It is also very sturdily built; I can see that it will hold up a long while.
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