Handy 3-piece set of C-Clamps in cast iron with zinc-plated screws. Our each includes clamps with 3”, 2” and 1” jaws because our clamping needs, like our waistlines, are subject to change. Yours are, too, so have a good selection of C-Clamps on hand. And try to get some exercise.

Our each is a 360-foot roll of metalized polypropylene tape for HVAC applications, like sealing duct work. Measures 2-7/8” wide (3” in the tape world) x .002” thick on a 3” core. UL. Also good for repairing your robot or making a steel tuxedo for the prom.

You’re on a roll. You’ve been on a roll for years and you know it. Keep it going with this set of (6) 5/8" dia steel ball casters on 2" x 1-3/8" plates with 5/32" mounting holes. Rated for a max load of 35 lbs, and come on, you’ve got a million things under 35 lbs that need rolling.

Not your grandfather's penlight. This one features an intense 200 lumen COB LED with (2) beam settings (bright and super-bright) and adjustable focus. Weatherproof, impact-resistant and it's got a pen clip, 'cuz it's a penlight. 40-meter distance, which is plenty for crawlspaces, under the hood and other fix-it situations. It comes with a pair of "AAA" batteries because we care. 

Banking in ceramic pigs is so over. Your modern, incipient hipster kids keep their cash in these life-size, metallic, ceramic human skulls. (They’re also nice glam additions to any productions of Hamlet.) Measure 7-1/2" x 5" x 4-1/2" with a coin/bill slot at the crown and a rubber plug at the bottom, where your spinal column meets your brain stem. We’re guessing that design was on purpose, and we like it. You pick the bronze, gold, or silver glaze.

With a taste for tarpaulins. These thick plastic tarp clips are the best we’ve seen, tooth-gripping-wise. Measure 2-1/2” long x 1” wide with 1/2” ID eye-hook, and have toothed 7/32” jaws that grab on as tight as an angry toddler via an adjustable locking clutch. Unlike a toddler, though, these have an easy, push-button release, and they won’t tear a hole in your tarp.

These glazed ceramic human skull banks are a nice desk size at just 4-3/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" with slots on their little crowns and rubber plugs at the brain-stem openings. We’ve got flat black and metallic-glazed in gold, silver or purple, and you’ll get (2) different, which you can tell people is your new skull set. If you’re not into saving money, they’re great for parties or just general home decor if that’s how you roll.

Doing a lot of outdoor tape work in the Pacific Northwest or London? Get thee a roll of this waterproof black flexible tape at 2-7/8" wide. Comes 15 feet to a roll, and come to think of it, you better get thee more than a single roll, because you’ll never not need this, no matter where you live. In case you forgot, it rains everywhere, not just in Seattle and Portland. And if you live in Atlantis, remember that this amazing tape also seals underwater. Made in the USA (like Seattle and Portland).

It was before GPS, but this trio of vinyl bags will give you a glimpse of the Renaissance world as it was for your mid-Millennium shopper. The pattern is the Via Vee world, in antiquarian gray, beige, cream and rust colors, and is very Renaissanceishly attractive. Come on, everybody loves the antique-map look. You pick: the coin purse at 4-3/4" x 3-3/4" with a snap clip; the zippered clutch at 9" x 5-1/2" x 2-1/2"; or the tote at 15" x 12" x 4-1/4" with a nylon liner and 5-1/2” handles.

This giant ceramic mug with a Pokémon Poké Ball on the side holds a whopping (18) ounces and measures 4-1/4” tall x 3-7/8” dia with a handle big enough to hold a serious paw. In black, white and scarlet and dishwasher and microwave safe, because otherwise why have appliances in the first place?

Our squishable silicone coffee cup looks like the takeaway cups you get at coffee shops, complete with the slide-up cuff that keeps your fingers from burning or freezing. Now you can drink your frappalattes or milkshakes out of reusable silicone instead of paper and save the planet. Our cup handles freezer temps down to -40F, and hot temps up to 446F. Squash the cup when you’re done, and put it in your pocket to use again later. Holds 10 oz and stands 5” tall x 3-1/4” dia at the top. Push on its head and watch it sink to just half its size. We’ll send you one in white and aqua, navy, red or lime green to match your eyes.

Sometimes you need to screw around corners, and we feel your pain. Try this flexible extension shaft for your drill or driver. Accepts 1/4” bits. Measures 9” long over all with a flexible portion that’s 4-1/2” long and will bend 180 degrees.

It's a mosquito hat for you, not a hat for a mosquito. Those are too small to stock. This is a Vietnam-era design olive-drab floppy hat with an integrated nylon mosquito net and a pair of lightweight spring-steel hoops to keep the net off your face. Measures 12" dia at the widest and is 15" long with a cord to tighten it below your chin. Unused surplus. It's never seen a mosquito.

Just the one, actually, but it’s been sliced in half so the pair is perfectly symmetrical and mighty pretty. Although ammonites have been extinct for 65,000,000 years, we’ve got their approx 1” dia fossils for you. Our each is a book-matched pair of polished ammonites fossils of a single critter halved and polished to a bright symmetrical shininess. The colors vary from light tan to dark brown and we’ll pick because we have impeccable ammonitical color-shade taste. And yes, they’re just screaming to become cuff-links or earrings.

His name is Tobbie II, and although he stands only about 6-7/8” tall, he does sport (6) actual feet, which is why he has such an agile, 360-degree, free-rotation body. You build him yourself (easy-peasy if you’re over 10) and program him on your computer, tablet or smartphone. Comes out of the box pre-programmed with Assembly Checker and Program #1, so the fun starts right away. Use him as a light tracker or thermometer, or to play rock-paper-scissors or bowling, or as a notice board, calculator or compass, or as a pet who will follow you. He’ll do other things, too. Includes a 36-page manual, and all you add is a quartet of “AAA” batteries and some common hand tools.

Trying to find a duct tape that matches what you’re repairing is a fruitless task (and duct-taping fruit is even less rewarding), so it’s probably best to forget color and just use transparent tape. This clear vinyl repair tape is 1-7/8” wide on a 60-foot roll with a 3” core. Labeled indoor/outdoor and all-weather. You’ll always be happy you have this strong, versatile tape on hand--we promise.

The electronics world does not live by ziptie alone. These black nylon hook-and-loop ties measure 10” long x 1/2” wide and have a small, elongated eyelet so cables can be attached to the tie. Come in packs of (20) ties. Hook-and-loop fabric means they can be daisy-chained to take bigger bundles.

Santa and Tiny Tim? No. Rudolph, maybe? Not a chance. These are the delightful characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 2-1/2” tall hard rubber figures including Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero, Mayor, Oogie Boogie, Lock, Shock, Barrel, Scary Teddy and more. They’re all on 1” chains with a split ring, and we’ll pick (1) for you because then opening the package will be more like Christmas morning (but still the nightmare before). No one knows what you’ll get in this blind pack because the surplus gods will be choosing, not us.

Made to strap onto the headrests in your car, this super-squishy pillow puts those airplane neck thingies to shame. Made of microfiber that’s irresistible to touch, it measures 10" wide x 6” tall and is approx 4” thick before you squish it with your head. Black back and neon orange front. Excellent for post-prandial naps after drive-through lunches.

There’s power all around us. Surging like crazy. In many media. This is why we all need a multimedia surge protector like this 125V 15A 6-outlet surge protector, which will take up to 1500 joules with a max surge voltage of 6kV and a max spike current of 75kA. Has 400V protection between hot and neutral, and neutral to ground, and 500V protection between hot and ground. Also has inline coax protection and EMI and RFI filtering. The (2) sets of (3) outlets each can be tilted 45 degrees to the side. Indoor use only. UL.

Beadle™ Wraps are magical mystery zip ties that you can re-use, from Gardner Bender®. Way easier than standard zip ties. All you’ve got to do is slide the beads through the slotted end, and pull up; reverse to detach. A second loop lets you string them together. The 18” wraps come in a (25)-pack, and will bundle stuff up to 5” dia, with a tensile strength of 140 lbs. They’re UV resistant, black and won’t melt until it’s 185F.

A Classic 6" x 8-1/2" x 3/8" Ant Farm. The ants will live between two parallel sheets of clear plastic and you will be able to watch them build their tunnels and chambers. Complete with sand and instruction booklet on the care, feeding watering and watching of your pet ants. Stands upright on its own base and includes an escape proof cover. Assuming you want live pets, you just order them online using the included code and weather permitting, the ant man will ship a small vial of the little critters straight to you. Comes with clear plastic tubing to create your own runways or buy multiples and connect them for your very own ant city. 

Don’t stick cotton swabs in anyone’s ears, even your elephant’s, although the largest of these will be tempting. Our each is a giant 325-piece pack of single-tip cotton swabs on wooden sticks and in (6) different sizes. The smallest is about what you’ve got in your medicine cabinet, and the rest range on up to the elephantine, 8-1/2” long with 3/4” dia swabs on the end. Were thinking artists, art restorers, auto detailers, electronics techs, gunsmiths and fussbudgets of all sorts will love them.

Graduated and made of heat resistant glass, these beakers are perfect for the lab or science project, for parties, as flower vases or a toothbrush holder for your science-minded sweetie. Select from the listing above. 

Our most reversible double-axle split and swiveling lantern work-light. Hard to explain, but incredibly handy. Has a pair of opposed but ratcheting frames/handles, bracketing a pair of intense 500-lumen LED COB lights in waterproof housings. Carry it or stand it up and shine the lights up or at 90-degrees or anywhere in-between, together or separately. Probably best to just buy it and see for yourself how useful it is. Measures 7-3/8" x 4-3/4" when it’s folded and double that when open, and comes with (4) “AA”s for power.

Think Mogwai-ish grey and brown critter, a furry, bug-eyed Gizmoesque guy with a missing front tooth, ready to pop out of his 4" x 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" black plastic box to scare the bejeebers out of the unsuspecting. And their unsuspectingness will be enhanced by the fact that his spring-loaded sudden appearance can be activated by a switch, a mechanical timer, or a 21” nylon cord. Put it in your pocket, or attach it somewhere with the little blob of putty that comes with it, and watch someone you love scream. Great for kids' parties.

Why, when we were your age all we had to play with was a stick and an old tin can. But never mind that--now you too can make your own fun in the form of actual wind-up toys with this small wind-up motor with an attached pair of 9/16” dia wheels on a 1-1/8” wheelbase. The winding shaft is 1-1/8” long and the whole shebang measures 1-1/4" x 5/8" x 1/2" and has a good long running time of approx 10 seconds.

Nice little battery holder made to contain (4) “AA” cells. Measures 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" x 3/4" with a pair of 5-1/2" leads and an SPST slide switch. The cover closes with screws so all those AAs won’t go flying around where you can’t find them if you drop it. Great for science fairs.

This extremely good quality folding jeweler's loupe is in polished aluminum and folds into a protective cover. It measures 1-5/8" x 13/16" and is teardrop-shaped when closed. Doublet lens, 18mm dia, 10X, lit by (2) very bright white LEDs, powered by (3) button-cell batteries that are included. It has a small loop for a chain, and comes in a plastic case with a small tool for accessing the batteries.

We’ll say. Herr Erlenmeyer of flask fame was handled Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer, but you can call him Emil. Our Borosilicate glass version of his flask holds 500ml, and is graduated from 200ml to 400ml in 50ml increments. Stands 3-3/4” tall with a 4-1/4” dia bottom narrowing to 2-1/2” at the top, which also makes it a hard-to-spill coffee cup.

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.  

If Nikola Tesla were alive he'd be sporting this lovely chocolate brown and sepia T-shirt, especially because it glows in the dark. (Just like he probably did.) Below his GITD name is his face and below that are photos and patent sketches of his major inventions. 100% cotton. You pick the size.

Like the one the monkeys used to hold for organ grinders? No--a much handier thing, and no monkey business involved. This collapsible tumbler starts life as 1-1/4” tall x 3-5/8” dia disc, sort of hockey puck-ish, but pull (or push) the bottom (or top) and it expands accordionishly to a 5” tall, 14-oz translucent plastic tumbler. And, as is so often the case, microwaves and dishwashers are not its friend.

Replace them with this marble game set: (13) assorted 5/8” dia glass marbles, a 1” dia glass shooter, 16”-square denim game mat marked for (3) games, a storage bag and a sheet with the rules to settle all of those schoolyard disputes.

You’ll never lose a water-balloon fight again with this amazing set. Has (37) water balloons on 8” straws, all attached to a single garden-hose threaded nozzle. Turn on the hose and watch all the balloons fill up until they’re approx 6” dia, when they’ll fall off, self-sealed and banded, ready to throw. Has an adapter for a regular faucet. Buy in bulk--the manufacturer says you can fill 100 balloons a minute!

Colorful scrubs for kids. Nice PJs or play togs even if they don't plan a career in medicine. Available in an autumnal burnt sienna, these scrub pants have a half-elastic drawstring waist and one hip pocket in a kid's size medium, 6-8.

Or store it, so you don’t lose it. These Store More Stow & Go totes come directly from TV hucksters to us, so we could cut the price. You’ll get (3) woven polypropylene bags in exciting stripes with handles galore, all with little windows in case you forget what you put inside, plus self-repairing zippers and genuine gussets like your great-grandmother knew how to sew. Includes (1) XL at 46” x 22” x 16”; (1) Large at 30” x 26” x 12”; and (1) Medium at 21” x 19” x 12”.

Put your spare cookie change in one of these whimsical, kid-tastic fabric coin purses. Shaped and sized like a sandwich cookie, call it oreohydroxical, 2+” x 1/2” thick, there’s a zipper almost all the way around, with a little heart on the end of the pull because you love cookies. We’ll pick an assorted trio in chocolate, pink, purple or other appetizing colors.

Pre-roasted and inflatable. Lets you serve pizza or General Tso's chicken on holidays without sacrificing a lovely traditional table presentation. Measures 16" x 8" when blown up, which is from the neck end so you won't be embarrassed doing it. Bonus: it's from our Stuff To Stick In The Refrigerator series, so you'll be ready with a quick practical joke at a moments notice.

You don’t even have to open this mouth to see what’s going on inside. Our anatomically accurate Lindberg plastic 3-D model of the human oral and nasal parts and cavities shows (21) parts in cross-section, including nerves, glands, arteries, tongue and much more. You build it and add glue and paints. Will be 11” tall on its included stand when finished. For ages 10+. Made in the USA, so it’s an American mouth.