http://curbly.com/diy-maven/posts/9295-the-awesome-gross-drain-claw
Okay, so the reusable and environmentally-friendly Drain Claw arrived in the mail last week. About five minutes after opening the little package I was fishin' for hair, feeling very empowered. I snaked the simple contraption past the stopper and down the drain, wiggled it around a bit and pulled. As the hair came up so did chunks in my throat.
MWT stood by the whole time, watching the proceedings. Between his outbursts of chuckles at my state of grossed-out-ness, he'd encourage me, saying, "You're doing great! Keep going!"
Gah! I did, ultimately pulling up a hair ball that rivals something my cat-child occasionally expels.
After I was finished, I flushed the pipes with about a gallon of water, which whooshed down the drain.
So was the gross-out worth it? Emphatically, yes. Although, I'd say if you have shedders in the house and spring for a Drain Claw, you'll want to use it frequently, like once a month to keep the hair clogs at bay, because it probably won't pull up a sausage-sized hair ball. Ugh. (Chunks.)
You can ask for the Drain Claw at your local hardware stores, or you can order it direct for a MEASLY $6.99. Seriously, it's a clever product that's well worth the bucks.