Whatever happened to backscratchers??

[cbdo2007]

Are we evolving to have less itchy backs??

I remember going to my grandparents house as a kid and my friend's grandparents houses and they all had backscratchers and now I don't think I've seen one at all in like 25 years.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I see them all the time in dollar stores...

but I don't see anyone buying them.

Maybe, just maybe, our grandparents didn't use them for scratching their backs...

[pokerfan]

18. I picked one up about a year ago

because I broke my three-sided drafting ruler that I had been using:



So I found this terrific bamboo back scratcher at DollarTree:



http://www.dollartree.com/Bamboo-Back-Scratchers/p297352/index.pro

Works great.

[hobbit709]

21. I got 4 of those laying around the house

Back scratcher, shoe horn, general shove it around tool.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

2. I have two!

Walgreen's or CVS... I don't remember which...and I can assure you they are not 25 years old...

Dollar Tree and Amazon have them.

[Kali]

3. mandatory equipment!

one by my desk, one by my bed, and always on a road trip - one in the car!

[R B Garr]

4. Pier 1 Imports has them. Best $1.00 I ever spent! nt

[hamsterjill]

5. I have them!

They are GREAT for use when taming less-than social kitties! We use them all the time in our rescue. Petting from a distance.

[sarge43]

6. Vermont Country Store

Metal with a telescoping handle - very nice.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. we got one of those too

the big metal hand is kinda creepy tho..

[sarge43]

17. It's New England. We do creepy. n/t

[Betsy Ross]

7. Chinese bamboo one less than two feet from me. nt

[Sanity Claws]

8. Take up yoga and you can scratch your back with your own hands!

[RebelOne]

9. I saw them in Walgreen's. n/t

[DebJ]

10. We have five of them; two for me; two for him, and

an extra back up in case we can't find the others, LOL.

Best two I bought were in a trinket/souvenir place in Ocean City, MD.

The other three I bought on Amazon. The wood isn't as sturdy and they don't 'scratch'
as well.

[Populist_Prole]

11. They've been replaced by stucco siding on homes and buildings

Though I'm buying shirts more often because the backs get prematurely threadbare.............

[sarge43]

13. Another alternative

[CBGLuthier]

14. They grew up. Moved Out. Had backscratchers of their own.

[Yavin4]

15. They sell ButtScratchers at baseball games

[cbdo2007]

16. Thanks for the responses everyone....maybe it is just my family and peer group that don't seem to

have them anymore. Guess I'll go buy one and scratch me and wife's backs later.

[Demoiselle]

19. My long handled spaghetti fork works just fine.

..At least when I'm in the kitchen.

[Phentex]

23. I use a hair brush...

TMI?

I seem to have an itch in the same spot on my back and the brush does the trick.

[pscot]

20. I just bought one of these

Genuine bamboo, only $7 and free shipping from Amazon.

[pokerfan]

22. That looks just like the one from DollarTree

only sans the green mark.

[RebelOne]

24. I have a hair-styling comb

that has 4 long forks on it that just works fine as a back scratcher.

[RILib]

25. What's wrong with me

that my back doesn't itch...

[fleabiscuit]

27. I usually pick them up near the checkouts at our local hardware stores.

There are usually a lot of other impulse items there too.