Pretty useless, actually: 1) the grips tend to stick either in the wide or narrow position: I have to fool around with the tiny tab at the handle end in order to put it in the correct position, 2) Very difficult to actually pick up things from the floor. Works better for gripping things from, e.g. high shelves.A much better gripper, especially for dressing yourself if you're disabled, is from Sammons Preston: It's the 26" Reacher and costs $17.25. That's about the only one I use now. I'll reserve the Pik Stick when I'm walking again to snatch out-of-reach items...