Ontel Products GOPMO2 Deluxe Gopher Pick Up and Reaching Tool Set
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Ontel Products GOPMO2 Deluxe Gopher Pick Up and Reaching Tool Set
Customer Review: Poor product quality
Summary: 1 Stars
I have bought 2 "Gophers". Both broke down after 3-4 uses. The two "sucker caps" at the ends of the grip come off making the tool useless. It is non-repairable. Don't waste your money.Customer Review: Quite handy
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this for my mother who has bad knees. She turned around and bought one for each floor. Also got one for myself.Customer Review: The cups will fall off
Summary: 1 Stars
After a few days of heavy use one of the suction cups on the end fell off. I screwed it back on but it fell off again a few hours later. The plastic hole that the screw fit into was cracked (it is not a metal nut and bolt, it is just a metal screw into plastic) and not usable anymore.
These things are very cheaply made. I was talking to my mother and she said exactly the same thing happened to her.
You will be tempted to buy these things because they are really cheap. But if you are stuck at home, unable to bend over or reach for things, and if this is your only reacher -- and it suddenly stops working -- then you are really, really stuck. (I am recovering from hip surgery. Fortunately I have some other reachers. (Another one I have is called EZ-Grabber -- it is almost as cheaply made as the Gopher but it uses metal nuts and bolts.)
Customer Review: Title
Summary: 3 Stars
The hinge broke after the 3rd use and had to be reinforced by making it so it won't bend in the middle, thereby not having the convenience of being able to break it down for carrying.Customer Review: Useful But Flimsy
Summary: 2 Stars
The Gopher is a useful tool idea that can use some product enhancement. It is nice that it folds for easier storage. It allows you to reach for items in hard-to-reach places. Small items can be retrieved from high shelves with ease. It is rated to lift five pounds, but I don't trust it that much. The heavier the item, the more strain on your wrist and on the Gopher.I tried using the Gopher to replace a light bulb. Seems like this would be the ideal tool to grab the bulb from a ceiling fixture and replace it. Not so. The locking mechanism doesn't grip tightly enough. You can loosen the bulb, but as the bulb loosens, so does the Gopher's grip. I was also unable to tighten the replacement bulb sufficiently. The locking grip didn't hold and it was too difficult rotating the Gopher while maintaining pressure on the pistol grip.
The bottom line for me, the Gopher is a handy tool for reaching small, light, non-fragile items. It is a definite boon for people who are forced to be sedentary. It does not do the trick, however, for heavy items or items requiring a tight grip.