About this Product
Experience a new and unique way to hold your playing cards: The Hand-Aid Gripper for Hand & Foot: a helping hand when you need it!
These hand-held playing card holders are designed especially for folks with or who have developed hand issues making it hard or impossible to hold onto their playing cards. I’ve incorporated an elastic band in this card holder that actually HOLDS the card holder securely to the hand rather than the player's hand holding the card holder. (As shown in the photos.)
If you or someone you know is being kept from playing Hand & Foot because of arthritis or another problem making it hard to hold the playing cards, then this may just be the playing card holder you've been searching for. Your card hand is inserted between the two halves while your “foot” is kept in the special pocket built-in on the front of the card holder, keeping it off of the table away from your melds and red & black books. (See the accompanying photos to get the idea).
With this holder, you can have both your "Hand" and your "Foot" facing you or your "Hand" facing you and your "Foot" facing away from you - it's completely up to the player.
Please note that the design is such that no two card holders are alike. Playing cards shown are not included.
All my Gripper playing card holders are made in a smoke-free, pet-free and most important a VIRUS-FREE environment.
Caution: when playing H&F with your card-playing group, others may want your HAND-AID. When that happens, just send them my way!
Note: all my amazing Gripper playing card holders are made in a pet-free, smoke-free, and most importantly, a VIRUS-FREE environment.
Thank you for visiting my humble shop. If you’ve got any questions or suggestions, please contact me. I’d love to hear from you.
The Hand-Aid Hand & Foot Gripper card holder is designed by me with a patent pending.
The Amazing Gripper Playing Card Holders
Meet the Maker
Hello, and thank you for stopping by! My name is Rob (posing with my beautiful wife Jeanne) and I'm excited that you've decided to drop by to learn a bit about me and why I make playing card holders!
Prior to becoming a crafter, I was a self-taught artist, dabbling in watercolors, oils, acrylics and pencil. When I retired the first of 2007, I tried my hand at producing paintings of landscapes, birds, flowers, and even portraits. However, it didn't take me long to find out that unless one is extremely talented the artwork pretty much goes unnoticed.
I'm having a good time in my retirement and this new chapter of my life, but I'm the type of person who needs to be busy.
So when my wife retired a couple of years later, we decided to try the "Snow Bird" scene for a while. (It was fun, but all the driving to and fro plus the packing, etc. got way too tiring so that was the end of that.)
But while we were there I discovered that many retirees loved to play card games. However, I also learned that there were many who had problems holding the cards due to hand issues, way too many cards, etc. So I decided to set out to find a solution. After many trials and errors, I came up with a prototype which, after consulting with my wife (who has done quite a bit of sewing and quilting) I improved upon and set out to test my "invention" at craft fairs. To my surprise, they went over so well that I actually sold out at my first one! I quickly made more that evening and participated in another craft fair where I just about sold out again.
After arriving back home, I improved upon my design yet again and started making more for our next trip to the south. The next craft fair was a testament to word of mouth advertising, as many of my customers were referrals from the customers who bought from me the previous year. Thus, the Amazing Gripper Playing Card Holders were born! My unique card holders have continued to evolve to what you see here in my shop. Over the years, I've added many styles to the delight of many of my loyal customers.
So there you are - my story in a nutshell. I hope you enjoyed reading it; please continue to browse my shop and contact me if you've got any ideas or comments. Enjoy, and have fun at the card table!
How it’s Made
Made with quality materials, I create my Grippers in a little shop located in my backyard. This style came about when I met a former card player who couldn't hold her cards anymore due to arthritis. I developed a prototype with an elastic strap to hold the card holder to her hand and she was delighted! She can play her favorite card game of Hand & Foot again! The photos show the elastic strap I now incorporate into all my Hand-Aid styles.
Shop Policies
SHIPPING U.S. Shipping: Most orders are shipped within 1-2 business days. On orders that may take longer, I will keep you, the customer, informed. I always offer free shipping on all orders; to keep my shipping costs low, I use USPS First Class Mail as much as possible. However, I do search other shipping methods and make my decision upon that. Whichever shipping method I use, I make sure to have a tracking number so both my customer and I can check the order's progress. Orders ship out from WA zip code 98311.
RETURNS and REFUNDS, Problems with an Order. If you have received a damaged item, your package is missing an item, or you’ve received an incorrect item, please contact me within 14 days of receipt of your order. You may expect to receive either a replacement or a refund for the incorrect/damaged item.
PRODUCT RETURNS I accept returns provided the items are returned to me in the same condition that you received it. To begin your return, please contact me within 14 days of receipt of your order. You will be responsible for the return shipping. Shipping costs are non-refundable. Your product refund will be processed for the product price only, since I provide free shipping to customers in the U.S.A. Customers outside of the Continental U.S. : you will be refunded the price of the product purchased only as shipping costs are non-refundable.
All returns must be completed within 30 days of your purchase. If more than 30 days has passed, unfortunately I cannot offer you an exchange or refund.
Non-returnable items are as follows: Sale items, custom orders, including playing card holders made with fabric sent to me from the customer.
Once your return is received and inspected, I will send you an email notification along with the status of your refund. Once approved, your refund will be processed, and a credit will be automatically applied to your credit card or original method of payment.
