We’re talking batteries here. If you’re holdin’ ’em and you’d rather have something else hold ’em, get yourself a battery holder. Duh. Ours is 3” x 2-1/4” x approx 1” (with a front panel just under 1-1/2” thick), and holds (8) AA batteries. That’s (4) per side for all the Humanities majors out there who couldn’t have pictured that. Has a 14” barrel jack power cord to plug into whatever your batteries are powering.

These perfect little clear-plastic canisters have snug pull-off tops. They fit into die-cut circles in a foam pad for display or shipping, with the cut-out foam placed inside the canisters. The black or white foam makes them ideal for safe storage and artful display of individual coins, seeds, insects, stones (precious, semi-precious, or gall-), baby teeth, locks of hair, or any number of tiny treasures. Or toss the foam and store small amounts of anything that doesn't need a screw top. (50) canisters at 1-1/4" dia x 11/16" deep come per tray so you have lots of cannistering in your near future.

One promotion above 1st Lieutenant Polyimide? Nope-- tape material that makes duct tape hang its head in shame. Kapton polyimide is used in everything from flexible printed circuits, to the Apollo moon missions, to cryogenics. In this case, it’s a transparent golden-yellow 0.0025” thick adhesive tape on a 36-yard roll. Has a normal tensile strength of 30 lbs, insulates up to 7500V, and has a working temperature from -100F to 500F. High temp tolerance makes it perfect for masking during powder coating. You select the 1/2" or 1" wide. Made in the USA.

The JASCO® Ultra Charge™ battery pack has dual USB outputs for charging your sundry devices 40% faster than most. Manufacturer says it holds 7X the battery power of standard smartphones or tablets. Specs: 13,400 mAH, 3.4A, 17W. In an aluminum case, it's pre-charged with a charge gauge and a 2-foot USB to micro-USB charging cable. Pat calls it a “big battery in a little case,” and he knows about stuff like that.

Never miss the ball with your paddle again. These jumbo ping pong balls are just the thing for the table tennis challenged. At 2-1/2" they are a little tough to bounce into those red cups you all love to play games with but we know you will try. Our each is a box of (3).

Jarvis Says: Not yet available in our retail stores. 

Not everything is wireless. Our each is a (30) feet of 18-gauge speaker wire, marked for polarity, for when you want the very best sounds. From the venerable Philips company.

Your laptop is tough, but like the rest of us, it appreciates a little comfort. This 11-1/2" x 15" neoprene zippered case/sleeve is uber flexible, soft and padded to protect your investment. Big enough to fit a laptop that’s 10-1/2" x 14", or maybe a smidge larger. In white, with a tasteful black border and zipper on (3) sides.

We’re loving this transparent, clear-ish/white-ish plastic box with an oh-so-satisfying snap-close lock. In fact, we can’t stop opening it and snapping it shut. Measures 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2" with a hinged lid and the afore-mentioned snap closure. It’s not water-tight, but it’s great for vitamins or other pills, or organizing small parts like SD cards, screws, nuts, bolts, washers, tacks, paper clips—stuff like that. You’ll get (6) boxes, and you’ll wish you had more.

Let’s say you’re the teacher’s pet, newly appointed to AV duty, and you want to provide maximum light transmission over the visible spectrum while minimizing infrared rays and heat transmission in the class slide projector (yup, there’s a reason you’re AV guy, not quarterback). Well, this heat-absorbing glass might be just the thing. It’s 47mm dia x 6mm thick and comes in a great little pouch, canvasy outside and soft as down inside (to prevent scratching), with a border of blue stitching.

Worst part of working out? No personal fans. Not the cheering kind—the cooling kind. This wearable neck fan is great for sports, outdoor activities, the office and traveling. Just set the unit on the back of your neck, the way you’d hang a towel after a workout, and point the adjustable dual fans up at your face or wherever. Has (3) speeds and a Micro USB cable for recharging. Actually, the quiet fan whoosh almost sounds like distant cheering. You might get black, white, blue, coral or green.

We have a bunch of Apollo Glowpro light boxes--you know, for viewing slides, tracing stencils and tattoo designs, drawing and drafting--but their power cords have been clipped. So we’re selling them for parts since so many of you Surpies are DIYers. Every part is included, except the aforementioned power cord. Box measures 18” x 11-1/2" x 3-3/4” thick and operates on 120VAC, 13 Watts, with a 5000K fluorescent lamp. Weighs 8 lbs, so it’s meant for a desktop even if it says “portable.” This is a sturdy piece, not some cheapie. All-metal case has a baked enamel base, folding handle and tilt stand. Has an on/off switch on the side, and it’s wall mountable. Sweet!

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As sharp as Noam Chomsky on a good day, these disposable, single-use, non-safety #12 scalpels come in a box of (10), individually sealed. Each has a tapered medical-grade plastic handle with a 6cm ruler and bumpy bit for grip near the curved stainless-steel blade. They were sterile, but that date has passed, which isn't an issue for all you crafters and handy-people out there. Handles are baby blue, to calm you as you cut. Latex-free and non-toxic.

Because cleaning brushes is the worst part of painting, we’ve been using this medium-point orange Sharpie® paint marker lately. Has oil-based ink, which dries fast and resists fading, abrasion and water—and it’ll mark on virtually any surface, from metal, pottery, wood and canvas to rubber, glass, plastic and stone.

If you’re a welder, you probably shop at the welding store. Lucky that you found your way here just now, though, because we have an Aver® auto-darkening, arc-detection helmet with variable shade, sensitivity and lens delay controls, and a shade 5-8/9-13 selector. Has an ANSI rating of Z87.1, a COLTS rating of CSA Z94.3, and an AS/NZS rating of 1337.1/1338.1. Adjustable headband, flip-up capability, sleek lines and mysterious black sheen. The darkening module takes (1) CR2450 3V lithium battery (included). Brand new, these are not cheapies like you find at big box stores like Port Shipping!

Make your own calorimeter with these parts: a 100ml Borosilicate Erlenmeyer flask; a 6-1/4” tall x 4” dia aluminum chimney with a port cut out of it; a 4-1/2” square aluminum plate with a hole to hold the flask; a plastic nut to hold the flask; and a cork and pin to hold the foodstuff you'll be igniting. You supply an alcohol thermometer.

This is the helmet the French national police (Gendarmerie Nationale) once wore, and we have a bunch of them in great condition with matching, high-quality, comfortable liners. They’re similar to French M51 military pot helmets, and despite the design of this one being from the Cold War-era, they were also used in the 1960s through 1980s. Made of steel, in dark navy blue. Liner is adjustable with a hook and loop closure. Webbing chinstrap is adjustable via (2) molle buckles. These are serious helmets.

Even if Doug Henning himself could re-organize your closet, he probably couldn’t do better than these Magic Hangers, which’ll triple your closet space. Says so right on the package. You’ll get a set of (10) 16" long Magic Hangers, each with a free-rotating hook on both ends and (5) holes to hold regular, un-magic hangers. They’re hangers for your hangers, get it? Use them vertically or horizontally, depending on how much space you have. Made of black plastic.

Feel free to open your eyes underwater and leave ’em open as long as you like with these super-nice, adult, unisex SealBuddy Panoramic Swimming Goggles. They have a comfortable, tight fit with a rubber headband that you adjust with a pinch button and band ridges, plastic frames, soft silicone gaskets and 2.1" wide x 1.3" high tapered plastic anti-fog, anti-scratch lenses. They come with a hard-shell case because without it you’d lose them like we all do when they don’t come with a hard-shell case. Available in your favorite color scheme for goggles, as long as that’s black with stylish white accents.

Even Erno Rubik must be pining for some other geometric solids by now. Expand your horizons with these non-cubic puzzles. This Pyramid Puzzle is very Rubikish--just twist and turn until all of the (4) colors are on their own sides.

It’s like someone crossed a wallet with a switchblade! This RFID-protection wallet has (2) spring-loaded pop-up chambers inside, each holding about (8) cards. When you pull a lever, the cards pop up. Use it for credit cards, IDs or whatever cards you want to protect. Also has (2) classic card slots, protected. Measures 4” x 2-1/2” x 1” thick. Made of aluminum alloy wrapped in black faux-leather with a snap closure. Nevermore will your cards be unorganized, or vulnerable.

Yes, there’s a scientific explanation, but we prefer to think this magnetizing/demagnetizing tool relies on magic. Stick a screwdriver head in the bottom, it’s magnetized. Stick it in the top, it’s demagnetized. Fun for the whole family. Measures 2” square x 1-1/4” with stair-step ports for blades of different sizes. Never drop a screw again.

This COB LED headlamp has (7) modes, (3) colors (white, red and green) and (2) top-mounted multi-stage switches.Comfortable, too, with an inch-wide, adjustable 20” elastic headband and a 40-degree tilting head. Packing a 5W, 350 lumen lattice white light that has high, medium, low and strobe modes and a multi-color 3W 180 lumen COB LED that cycles through red, green and white light. All this fits in a housing that measures 2-1/2” x 1-3/4” x approx 1-1/4” and has a range of 300ft. Hike late into the night, keep your hands free during a power outage, use the red light option for telescope viewing or the green light better contrast and vision at night. Requires (3) AAA batteries, not included.

Both spellings are acceptable, it turns out, but duffle is a British corruption of our duffel, so pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and spell it “duffel” like an American. Our duffel is red polyester with black handles and an adjustable and removable black shoulder strap. Measures 18” long x an 11” dia cylinder, and has black canvas strap handles on both ends for your hanging and toting convenience. Everybody needs a good duffel, even the Brits.

Time was, the Scouts taught tots how to tie a few knots, but that was before John Sherry (knot-instructor par excellence and a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers) came along with Knot It! a (126)-page hardcover book with illustrated instructions for tying (100) different knots. Our faves are the Schwabisch Hitch and the Slippery Night Loop. Includes a couple of 15” hanks of practice paracord and waterproof cards with (20) knot instructions. This could be your new hobby.

Who doesn’t? Try this set of (5) low-profile white, red, green and blue LED accent light pucks. Measure approx 2-3/4” dia x 1” deep, they’re powered by (3) “AAA” batteries each, included and you’re welcome. Turn them on manually to switch between colors, or use the wireless remote. Also has bright or dim white settings, 4- and 8-hour cycles, and (12) color permutations for your color morphing pleasure. Remote includes a replaceable coin-cell battery and has a 15-foot range. Lights come with foam tape for mounting.

It’d be a siren, if you had this handy device, which is, coincidentally, a 12VDC electronic siren from Orevox. Measures 4" x 4" x 2" in white plastic with (1) red wire, (1) yellow wire, and (1) black wire, each 9” long. Part # R-35WS. Why do you need a siren? Hey, that’s up to you. If people didn’t need them, they wouldn’t make them.

This is the new, improved, bigger and better CHEM C1000 beginner chemistry set from Thames & Kosmos. Follow Professor Probenius, the world's most distinguished cartoon chemistry professor, through the 80-page manual while he provides safety advice and instructions for carrying out 125 diverse experiments. Build a fire extinguisher, make water flow uphill, identify chemicals, split water into hydrogen and oxygen and much more. Includes the simple lab equipment and supplies you need to experiment with air pressure, surface tension, acids and bases, indicators, electrochemical reactions and chromatography. You add some common household materials. A superior kit for ages 10 and up. Winner of the Gold Award® from Parents' Choice.

We predict that 20 years hence, a wave of Hollywood gaffers will cite their pre-teen obsession with Onforu LED strip lights as an inspiration. This is some seriously fun gear for the would-be light designer (and regular adults who like lights), with (3) spools of red/green/blue LED light strips, each around 16 feet long, for a whopping total of about 50 feet. The strips are connectable, and the remote offers a dazzling array of color and light options, including on/off, brightness, color select, jump, fade, speed up, slow down, timer (2, 4 and 6 hours), and (3) DIY color pre-sets. Comes with screws, fasteners, mounting tape and wall adapter.

Jarvis Says: The Tech Specs below.

100-240VAC Wall Adapter Output 24VCD 2000 mA

Adapter Wattage 45W

Color RGB

Led Quantity 450

Life Expectancy 50,000 Hours

This set of (6) tweezers is as useful as it looks daunting. The (6) stainless steel tweezers vary in size from 4-1/2" up to 7". Two of the tweezers have serrated tips one is inverse, one has a slide latch and the others are straight flat tip. The set comes in a clear front plastic carrying case. Good for model cars, planes or hard to reach splinters.

You might know these as “diagonal cutters,” which is what electricians sometimes call them because “wire cutters” is too easy. These are 6" long, nickel-plated high-carbon steel with dipped handles so you don’t electrocutionate yourself.

Sure, our crystal whiskey decanter with rose gold highlights and a luxury gift box is beautiful and elegant. Sure, it’s weighty and classic-looking, and sure, it’ll give your living room, home office, den, man cave or she shed an extra air of sophistication. But the best thing about it is, no matter what kind of booze you put in it, suddenly the booze looks better. With no labels in the room, nobody will know that you’re pouring the cheap stuff. Holds (34) oz of your favorite (or most affordable) Scotch, Irish Whiskey, Bourbon or Rye—and go ahead, tell ’em it’s all top shelf.

Just like the classic Yankee drill, but for the kitchen. Has that “as seen on the television” kinda feel. You push the silver or rubberized handle, our choice, of this 14” long spring-loaded whisk and it spins clockwise on the push, and reverses when you let up on it. The 10-tine head is 2.4” dia at the bottom x 2.25” long, with a little center pin to keep it off the bottom of the bowl or jar or whatever. In stainless steel. NOTE: The advertised smaller whisk is no longer available. We only have the larger 14" long whisk. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Small for a TV but perfect for keeping the bacon grease from spattering all over your kitchen, and for straining pasta over the sink. Cineastes will recall seeing Jack Lemmon using a tennis racket for just this purpose in The Apartment, but we think those holes are too big. Our proper strainer measures 13” dia in finely woven and reinforced stainless-steel mesh. Get a pair so you can always play a little post-prandial kitchen badminton.

Nifty little display motor has (3) gears operating a 7-5/8” long pivoting plastic arm that swings to and fro a tad faster than twice a second. Mounted in a 4-3/4” x 3-5/8” x 1-7/8” white plastic box. All you add is a (1) D-cell battery, and something to wave. A good battery and it will go for hours and hours.

Sometimes being a lightweight is a good thing—like when you have to carry it in a bag slung over your shoulder. This extendable camera tripod weighs next to nothing, extends to 50” and collapses down to 16”. Has a (3)-axis swivel pan head and a bubble level, a quick release plate, quick-release leg locks and rubber grip feet. Can handle a 2-1/2-lb load capacity and you won’t even notice that you’re carrying it in the included black case.

The last set of hole saws you'll ever need. This 10-piece set of diamond-encrusted core drill bits comes in a wooden presentation case (Hey, they've got diamonds on them!) and includes 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/2", 2", and 2-3/8" outer dia. Shanks are 1/4" except the (2) largest, which are 3/8", and all the bits are slotted to blow out dust. Each bit is 1-1/4" deep. Designed for cutting glass, ceramics, porcelain, ceramic and porcelain tile, limestone, slate, marble, granite, stone, fiberglass and other tough stuff. Don't forget to add water (not included) for lubrication.

These lights have COB LEDs in a 3-2/4” x 1-1/4” lens that rotates 250 degrees out of a red and black triangular housing. Two magnets in the base make them perfect for shedding light down on a locker shelf or workbench, or as a work light stuck on the underside of a car hood or trunk lid. Also has (6) LEDs on one end, so it will also function as a flashlight. The push-button lights the lens and flashlight in sequence. The housing measures 5” long x 2-1/8” on a side. You add a quartet of “AAA” batteries.

You could program this Logiblocs® Smart Talking Bank system to say that or any number of personalized messages, to encourage your saving or warn off intruders. Winner of a 2018 Red Dot Award for product design. With it, you can build (5) smart money systems, plus more than (20) other projects. Includes (4) blocs, power base, bank frame and door, key, springs, screws, conductive tape, message card and detailed instructions. For ages 5+.

Question: What should I stuff in my kid's Christmas stocking? It’ll be a teaching moment—you can explain the meta-ness of socks in a sock. These are especially nice socks for kids ages 4-6, or anyone with little feet, and you’ll get (9) pairs of them. That's enough to mix and match. Soles measure approx 5”-6” long from heel to toe. We've got them in a stylish Avenger™ pattern and the classic Star Wars™ hosiery theme. Packages are unmarked, which is the surplusiness factor. We'll reach in and grab a pack of 9-different pairs of the same universe, but at these prices why would you care?

Well, that's what the manufacturer says, but the bag doesn't say anything, and we're pretty confident it doesn't know if you use it for basketball, picnics, or even the dreaded Pilates. Measures 20" x 15" x 8" in soft polyester with a removable interior zippered pouch, open front pocket, and a handle attached to double straps that you could slide a yoga mat into if you had a yoga mat. Comes in assorted colors, and we'll pick one that'll match your eyes. Cheap at four times the price.