Handy Cane (Medium) All-In-One Walking Aid with Built-In Reacher Grabber

This cane is functionally amazing. I'd been searching for a new reacher/grabber and they all seemed to come up short. I'd also been in the market for a new cane and was dreading having to keep two separate devices close at hand. Then I found the Handy Cane and read the reviews, it was the solution to my needs. This cane is sturdy, comfortable in my hand, lightweight and best of all it is the best, strongest and most accurate grabber/reacher I've ever used. Just the other day I was shopping and needed a couple of cans of soup that were far back on the top shelf well out of anyone's reach, I picked up this cane slid back the shaft grip which engaged and opened the jaws of the reacher, I lifted the cane up and over the store shelf squeezing the handle and securely grabbed the can and put it in the cart. No one could have done this without climbing on a stepstool. It also picks up very fine objects like coins, jewelry and paper with ease. Quite the conversation piece too. I highly recommend the Handy Cane.

I just ordered this yesterday!!! Got it the next day. Hubby's back is out, was talking about having a walking cane with a grabbing end to pick up something off the floor. Because it hurts him too much to bend down. He absolutely LOVES IT!!!! He's dropping things just so he can pick them up :-D. It's very light weight, and surprisingly strong. it changes from the Walker to the grabber end in no time. He just pulled the cane ( cocked the cane), it was so quick I missed what he did the first time. . I did order the extra pads too. Just in case I wouldn't be able too find them when we needed them. The grabber has a strong grip. He picked up the dog bowl with it, diameter is about 4 inches across. Then picked up his whole ring of car keys and then just 1 key on a ring, a sock. It is wonderful, plus it kinda keeps his mind off his back a little. This is everything they advertise. He is so happy now.

I have really bad vertigo from a brainstem stroke. I use this cane as a tool to help me find my center of gravity and counter balance to help me prevent loss of balance falls. I followed the guide for size, I'm 5"3' with a 30" pant inseam, and got a small. I returned it for a medium, because I needed more length, I was bending over too much when I walked with it. Now it is awesome. I have good days and bad days with vertigo, and it has really helped me "navigate the ground" and especially pick up things off the ground that I drop or need to pick up. It's a lot of fun to pretend it's a shotgun then squeeze the handle to open the cane's claws as if it's a snapping turtle. But the lower rubber tip and heavy duty opening is great, I'm really clumsy, always dropping stuff, my open purse contents, pens, scissors, and miss the trashcan trying to make 3pointers. I have picked up coins, cards, paper, charge-cords, my broken screen phone, even stud earrings, and also have used it to reach over head for a gallon of bleach, canned food, bottled water. It is really sturdy and works better than any store bought reacher/grabber tool, plus it's a cane, and pretend shotgun toy.... Awesome. My only complaint, is that the mechanism inside wears out quickly less than a year and this is my second time purchasing this. I don't know if the manufacturer could fix my old one or not. It would be nice to have one in every room, kind of like my cheater reading glasses, I seem to loose track of where I leave it laying around.

I originally gave this three stars because the only way I could keep the grabber retracted was by holding tightly on to the can handle.. No instructions came with the cane and I kept looking for a release button. Eventually, I discovered that pulling the bottom sleeve while holding the handle activates or hides the grabber. (Duh! Seems to be the right response.) Anyway, that serendipitous discovery makes the cane a very useful gadget.The cane is a wonderful idea — with one significant drawback. I can understand the reason the one-star reviews mostly point to the cane breaking. In order to retract the grabber, one has to hold the handle tightly closed. I has assumed there was a release button or similar. If someone does not have the strength to keep the handle tightly closed, the grabber releases to one or extent or another. Not for people without average strength and the focus to remember to grab the handle tightly.