Telescoping Wire Retriever

The cool tool of the day is one I found at the local Lowe's home center- a telescoping wire retriever.  This retriever is found in the electrical tools area of the store and looks like it would be great to use to hook onto wires in a wall and inside of cabinets where a person can't see the wire and the power is of course turned off.  In use, the retriever can be stored in the user's pocket with a handy clip.  Extending the telescoping sections makes the tool 3 feet long.  It almost looks like a public speaker's pointer that was accidentally damaged on the end when someone sat on it.  That is probably not the case, but U.S. patent number 6,499,778, issued December 31, 2002 indicates that this retriever is unique.  The particular tool I saw at the local store is manufactured by Greenlee, an electrical tool manufacturer.  If you need to make an electrical job easier, you can find the telescoping wire retriever at various local and online retailers for $15-$20.