On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:40:38 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:31:43 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Where do you get these grabber thingies? I'd like to get one for my
>>> mom...and I could even see using one myself to get junk off of the top
>>> shelves.
>>
>> a quick google in my first post revealed these two:
>>
>> <http://www.buyhardwaresupplies.com/?t=5&m=g1&itemNumber=6105456>
>>
>> this is what mine looks like (don't let the 'as seen on t.v. part scare
>> you):
>>
>> <http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/ehms1_2039_5822675>
>>
>> ...but any gimp supply company would have various models. i would guess
>> that a pharmacy that caters to the handicapped would have a couple models
>> in stock. they do require some hand strength, don't know if that's a
>> problem with your mama.
>>
>> you used to see the same item in 'country stores' (or hardware stores)
> with
>> high shelves and items that had sporadic demand, used by the proprietors.
>>
>
> Vermont Country Store has them but they're pretty expensive, I'll check out
> some pharmacies or wherever. Thanx for the advice...

it's not an exotic item, and shouldn't be too hard find. i mean, there are
old and gimpy people everywhere.

your pal,
blake