Here's a brand new selection of sealed lead-acid rechargeable batteries, for when you're pushing something a little bigger than a penlight. All batteries are all direct from the manufacturer with current date codes. All of them have (2) 3/16" wide quick-disconnect terminals on top. Click on battery description for a photo.

This is called a Unicorn Infinity Light because it gives the illusion, using LEDs and a mirror, that the unicorn-shaped space you’re looking into goes on forever. Has LED strips inside and measures approx 6” x 7-3/4” x 2-3/4” deep. Pretty cool, we have to say, just remember to peel off the protective films and don’t stick your fingers or nose on them. You supply (3) “AA” batteries, and today’s your lucky day because we have those, too.

File these 3/4" Acco® No. 3 brass-plated fasteners under “Things it’s always a good idea to have a healthy supply of.” And then call a friend who can teach you how not to dangle a preposition. They’re those things that have the head of a thumb tack and (2) bendable tines below them, like legs. You’ll get a box of (100)—fasteners, not prepositions—and your hole-punch documents will never be loose or unorganized again. Also a favorite item of science projects and crafters.

Our motto? Don’t get caught somewhere without being able to take a nap. That’s one of them, anyway. With this RYG (“Raise Your Game”) brand portable, heavy-duty hammock, you can doze off anywhere! Sorry, we just dozed off at work in the RYG hammock strung across an aisle in the warehouse. Weatherproof, and made of soft, lightweight, super-strong parachute-quality fabric. Triple stitching comfortably supports up to 400 lbs. Includes hanging kit with carabiners, and a storage pouch. In a pleasant shade of blue.

Classic Paddle Ball, where you slap the ball on the elastic string, will never go away. Anyone who’s put in the time to get good at it knows how satisfying it can be to keep that little red ball going, out and back, out and back, out and back, until you’ve reached such a state of flow and relaxation, you suddenly realize what’s possible in your life, and the answer to the big problem that had been nagging you is now as clear as Alaskan ice, and from here on out…whoa, sorry, we had a good run going there. Hardwood paddle measures 11-1/4” x 5”. Ages 8+. ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–This toy is or contains a small ball. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Time for some new ballpoint pens? Always, right? This (18)-pack of BIC® Glide™ pens promises smooth writing action and bold lines in (4) ink colors. You’ll get (8) black, (6) blue, (2) red and (2) green pens, each with a retractable 1.6mm point, pocket clip and comfort grip. Our copywriters can confirm that they’re a joy to write with. They can also confirm that it’s sometimes OK to dangle a preposition, regardless of the pen you’re using.

Don’t let Sir Winston Churchill, or even The Pogues’ brilliant 1985 album, quell your fervor for British Navy style. Nothing should keep you from wearing these smart, snappy, white shorts in size XL. Well, nothing besides frigid temperatures and the dates between Labor Day and Memorial Day! Shorts measure approx 17” long with built-in waist adjusters (approx 30"-35"), pleats and a single, buttoned back pocket. They’re used, but when shorts look this good, they’re going to get used. Tennis anyone?

No maybes. Our each is a set of matching “YES” and “NO” buttons, a little over 3" in dia, like on quiz shows. When smacked, they recite one of (10) variations on the theme, as in “No, no, no, no” or “Yes, baby.” or “For the last time, NO.” Perfect for arbitrary decision-making at work and excellent for responding to requests from teens. You add a couple of “AAA” batteries and the buttons do the rest.

No selfie stick or extended arm required. Now you can take pictures of yourself for hours in the comfort of your own home! Or even better—while you’re at work! This Desktop Selfie Studio from Merkury Innovations includes a 5-7/8" dia. round metal base; a Bluetooth® remote shutter for photo and video (battery included); a USB-powered, 24" flexible-neck ring light with in-line control for (3) color modes (warm, white, cool white), (10) brightness modes and on/off. Also has a phone holder with a 15-1/4" flexible neck and a 360-degree swivel head. You know—like Regan MacNeil (google her). But who needs William Friedkin when you can direct your own shoots for live-streaming, vlogging and general social media wonderment?

Not even Todd Rundgren fans will want to bang on this drum, but it’ll keep your food and drinks cool, though, because it’s a foam-insulated soft bag cooler with a double-zippered main compartment approx 11-1/2” dia, (2) deep, double-zippered side pockets with netting-sleeves, and (1) tighter zippered compartment on the front. Stands about 12” tall and 16” wide overall, and comes with a padded, adjustable shoulder strap. We tested it for leakage and it held water, unlike most of our arguments. In festive red with black accents.

It might be time to replace your mouse pad. Even if it’s not, it will be eventually, and it’s not like these things have an expiration date. We have really nice circular ones, 8-1/2” dia, from Staples®. They’re optical-mouse friendly with a non-skid rubber backing. Come in (3) styles—blue with a white floral design, purple-pink tie-die gradient, and ultra-thin purple with a carbon fiber-looking design. We’ll pick the one we think will make you the most productive or creative.

Rockers with an electronics bent will love this kit. You construct a 4-string tenor guitar, complete with on-board amp. Measures 20" long when finished. You assemble the neck and body, wind the pickup and wire the amp. Includes a 15-page manual with assembly instructions, playing tips and chords. The tuning is DGBE, known as guitar tuning, Chicago tuning or baritone smokeless tuning, but others are possible. Think jazz, dixieland, jug band and bunch of other funky fun. You add a couple "AA" batteries. From Jr. Scientist™ for ages 8+.

Nothing beats a classic Hot Wheels® car except this, which is (3) of them. From Mattel®, this Hot Wheels® 3 set includes assorted die-cast cars that look fast even when they’re sitting still in the cardboard and plastic-window viewing packaging they come in. Each car is the standard Hot Wheels® size, about 3" long, but larger than life. Each set contains cars that range from standard production models to the wild and fantastical concept cars that Hot Wheels® is known for. Can’t beat a classic Hot Wheels® collection. It’s like baseball and apple pie.

Practice your pick-up lines while playing games! These are good old-fashioned games, though—not the ones you play in singles bars. This Classic Games storage tin contains a set of Pick-Up Sticks and a set of metal Jacks ’N Ball, the timeless pastimes of yesteryear. You’ll get (30) 6-1/4" plastic pick-up sticks in various colors, (10) metal jacks and a bouncy rubber ball. Instructions/game rules included. Pick-up lines are up to you. Ages 6+. ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts and Small Balls. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Why, you’re using this 164 feet of light-duty, green garden wire by RapiClip® to keep your garden neat and tidy, that’s why. Wire is 3/64” dia, meaning it’s super thin and bendy and wrappable. Time to get your plants in order. This stuff will help.

In the native tongue, that’s “Do you sew?” and anyone with this nifty German Army field sewing repair kit would have rightly answered “ja.” The olive drab fold-over pouch came straight from some German military warehouse to ours, and contains metal scissors, several kinds/colors of thread, assorted buttons, (5) sewing needles of various sizes, a metal thimble and safety pins. Pouch measures 4-1/2" x 3" x 2-3/4" when closed and 6” when flapped open and flat. Canvas tie keeps it snugly closed.

John Singer Sargent didn’t use crayons for his watercolor paintings, but that’s only because he didn’t have them. He probably would have loved these (15) premium watercolor crayons from Faber-Castell®. The pigment-rich, washable paint is in the crayon itself, and the kit comes with a brush and storage tray. Crayons are triangular-shaped for more control, and their colors span the spectrum. Ages 3+.

A bunch of seagulls is a flock, but a bunch of crows is a murder. Hey, we don’t come up with this stuff—blame the ornithologists. If you’re into black crows, and want a murder of them, these rubbery plastic figurines are nicely detailed, and approx 2” x 1” each, in different poses. You’ll get (4) in a handsome 3-1/2” x 2-1/2” x 1-1/2” box with a nest in it. Black crows only—no flocks of seagulls, eagles or yardbirds.

You know why (3)-ring binders never go out of style, even with all the technology flying around our heads? Because they’re useful. They’re useful like the knife and fork—not much to improve on. This one’s blue, and PVC-free, with front and back panels that fully cover divider tabs and sheet protectors (which you provide). Also has (2) clear interior pockets and 2" round rings. Measures 11-1/2" x 11-1/4" x 3" overall—standard size for your documents, photos, keepsakes and records. Binders line up neatly on a shelf, too, which means you can never have too many.

Giving socks as a gift is lame only if they’re regular socks. If they’re special socks, like the ones we have, it’s one of the best gifts you can give. And PS, you can give a socks gift to yourself. We have (3) new designs, each in a cotton/poly/spandex blend. You pick: the 16” Day Tripper beach-themed socks, which are green with turquoise accents and palm trees, surfboards, cars, campers and RVs; the 16” Spells Trouble socks, which are maroon with black accents and sorcery symbols like pointed hats, crystal balls, skulls, candles and the moon; or the 20” Cold Things Being Cold socks, which are blue with red accents and various ice-cream treats.

Looks like the key to the city but works like an extra finger for these Covid times filled with things you'd rather not touch. Measures 3-1/4" x 1-1/2" x 3/16" thick, made of a copper-plated zinc alloy with a smart-device soft tip. It's a phone/pad/pod stylus and elevator button-pusher with a curved door and drawer puller, and box opener, on a keychain/ring. As a bonus, it opens beer bottles when you get back home safe and sound.

Sextants came along after astrolabes but before GPS. (Just like you.) They're used for finding latitude and the distance between objects, and are still the non-electric, non-satellite-dependent backup for navigators. Ours is a beauty in solid brass with glass optical components, at a tiny price. Measures approx 4-5/8" x 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" overall and comes in a very nice wooden case. Includes instructions, which you're going to need unless you went to Annapolis where they still teach it. Handy for learning the principles of how a sextant works, but please don't try to find your way to Bora Bora with it, this one is more decorative than accurate.  

Wood or wooden you like to never see another pun on wood or wooden? Too bad--we’re not even trying to quit. Meanwhile, you can try these wooden wiggling fish, caterpillar contraption, winged wooden dragon ad b-plane  automaton that you crank to move. Made from laser-cut pieces that you peg or glue together, they will measure about 10-1/4” x 8-1/4” x 4-3/8” when finished. Come with instruction booklet, glue, sandpaper and wax.

This little Wi-Fi smart socket plugs into any grounded wall socket and lets you control lights, holiday decorations, TVs, or anything else that plugs in. In white, with a function button and LED indicator, it supports Alexa, Google Assistant/Home and IFTTT. Search for “Smart Life” in the App Store, or scan the QR code. App allows timer settings or on/off control from any Android or iPhone/tablet. Easy to set up and easy to use. Pat didn't even read the instructions. UL. FCC approved. Model Hyleton-311 XP61065.

Brand new 2' x 2' x 5/16" aluminum frame LED panel lights. 4000k (Cool white or neutral) and operates on 120vac with the included driver. These panels fit into standard drop ceiling tiles and draw under 40watts of power making them ideal as replacements for larger fixtures. 30,000 hour life span. Did we mention they are dimmable. Super Eco friendly and make an incredible light table. These will require some wiring as the driver just has wire leads and no plug on the end. Approx. 3800 Lumens

Please Note: Item is not available for expedited shipping. Retail store customers: available by special order only.

It’s why you come here, isn’t it? Our each is (10) plastic canisters, each with a teaspoon of green cave-snot slime powder inside. When mixed with two teaspoons of water you’ll get approx a 1/2-ounce of nauseating gooey green gloop like the stuff that drips from cave ceilings and turns into stalactites someday. Scientific fact: the contents are actually guar gum and potato starch, because genuine cave snot is really hard to collect, and probably against cave rules. Great for a kid’s birthday party--obviously.

It’s faux hurricane season here in Chicago, and time to break out our faux hurricane lantern. Regardless of the season, though, it’s great as an accent light in any room, back yard or camper. Stands approx 10” tall x 5” wide, in steel with an antiquey copper finish. Styles vary very slightly, but both have a carrying/hanging handle, and either a push-button or knob that turns on the 25-lumen flickering LED flame. Comes with (3) “AA” batteries.

This little black rubber foot fits canes with 5/8” or 3/4” dia bottoms, and serves to stabilize them. Has (4) little legs, approx 3-1/2” across, but the fun part is that above the foot is a 1-3/4” blue plastic tube that flashes an LED each time the cane hits the floor. Not a safety light, just a way to add some pizzazz to a utilitarian necessity. Runs on a button-cell battery that the manufacturer says can't be replaced and may be dead, but Pat thinks a tech-savvy grandchild might be able to work around that. Besides we like the stabilizing feature of the foot.

Or the green, yellow, black, or any other color bobbin…when it comes bob, bob, bobbing along to your house, it will have any imaginable color thread wound on it. Our each is (3) assorted sized bobbins, plastic cones measuring 3” to 6-1/2” tall for the most part, some with a lot of polyester thread on them and some with a medium amount of thread on them.  You will get three differnt colors/sizes in your pot luck. Great for crafting or you could use them to make a shirt for Paul Bunyan, or entire wardrobes for a few of the regular-size people you know. Why so cheap you may ask? They are stored in a giant gaylord and therefore are a little dusty, but that's surplus. 

A plastic pistol shaped toy that shoots slugs of raw potato. Push the barrel into a potato, break off the slug, aim and shoot up to fifteen feet. Loads of fun, environmentally harmless, and about as safe as any "projectile" toy can be!! Pulls apart for cleaning. For kids ages 5 and up.

Everyone knows an audio or home theater speaker looks 4x cooler when it’s mounted, and here’s your chance to reach that level of coolness. This strong and durable stainless steel satellite mount lets you hang a speaker up to 5 lbs from either the wall or the ceiling. Ball joint rotates and holds in any direction. The ball is also polymer-injected to control resonance frequencies for better sound. For indoor or outdoor use, and all necessary mounting hardware is included.

This rotating LED pedestal puts a little extra pizzazz in awards, displays, tchotchkes or cocktails. The package calls it the "ISO9001 Multifunctional Adjustable," and a "Crystal Rotary Slide Show"  which we call a language problem, but it's still pretty slick. This silver 4-1/2" dia x 1-3/4" tall display pedestal with a mirrored top has oscillating green, red, yellow and blue LEDs at the center. The whole shebang will turn at 1 rpm or sit still if you can't stand the excitement. Both the lights and rotation can be powered by the included wall adapter or the just the LED lights can be powered by (3) "AA" batteries you supply. 

But science teachers can't work without them. Experiment with this good-quality manual vacuum pump made of durable polychloroethylene plastic. Works with a pistol-grip action and pulls up to 2" Hg. Includes a 17" length of clear vinyl, 1/4" ID tubing, and a release valve.

Hey, nothing wrong with a big ol’ flashlight, but sometimes you need one that you can easily carry in your pocket or slip into a bag and still have room for a bunch of other stuff. This mini LED flashlight is approx 4” long, with an on-off push button on the end, and a knurled metal handle. Comes in silver for the most part, but a small amount of our stock is actually blue. You’ll get the one that comes out when we reach into the box, and it won’t matter because you’ll be using it in the dark anyway. Takes (3) “AAA” batteries, included.

Great little 12VDC oil-less diaphragm style air pump. For you techies out there it draws 40-300mA, 2.0 Litres/min, 350mm Hg max pressure. These are takeouts and in great condition but the leads on yours may vary in length or even be clipped off (Just solder to the connection points like the leads were.) Outlet port is 5/32". Overall size 2-3/4" x 1-1/16".

Muffin fans, pay attention. You pick the "nice" 110 VAC 21W fan from Thermocool, measuring 4-3/4" square x 1-1/2" thick with an offset two-pin power connector, rated for 82-95 cfm and spinning at approx 2600 rpm, with five blades and 3/16" mounting holes at the corners (Mfr part # G12038HA1ST); or the "beastly" 110VAC 36W muffin fan from the same mfr, which blows up to 198 cfm at 2900 rpm and measures 6-3/4" x 6" tall x 2" thick with (2) power terminals on a removable shroud, 5 blades, 5/32" mounting holes on the corners plus a ground lug. Both UL.

A famous woodworking apprentice carves out a living today making these puzzle boxes from recycled hardwoods. Pull the secret wooden pin and the critter opens up to reveal, well, an empty velveteen-lined box, but it's just waiting for you to put your treasured jewelry, ill-gotten cash, safety-deposit box key, or candy stash inside. Your choice: the gator, sleeping cat, puppy dog, owl pair all of which measure about 5-1/2" X 3-3/4" X 3-1/2". Click here for a short video

Brand new 2' x 2' LED panel lights. 3000k (Warm Light) and operates on 120vac with the included driver. These panels fit into standard drop ceiling tiles and only draw 40watts of power making them ideal as replacements for larger fixtures. Saves big dollars over standard fluorescent lamps. 

Jarvis Says: Driver might be different than photo shows. 

Note: Item is not available for expedited shipping and your entire order will ship UPS ground when placing this order. 

This set of (10) diamond hole saws could (extremely theoretically) cut holes in diamonds, but mostly they're for glass, ceramic, marble, slate and tiles. You get 40-grit, diamond-core hole saws at 1/8", 5/32", 13/64", 1/4", 9/32", 5/16", 11/32", 3/8", 7/16" and 1/2" OD, all 2-1/2" long with 1/8" shanks.

Were you the one who needed an industrial relay? Oh, great, because here’s one from Midtex, and it’s rated for 30A and 1HP at 120VAC; 30A and 1.5HP at 240VAC; and 15A at 600VAC. Has SPST normally-closed load contacts, and coil will draw 25mA at 12VDC. Measures 2" x 1-3/4" x 2-3/8", including a plastic bracket on the face. Has 1/4" quick-disconnect terminals on the bottom.