And so will you if you have this foldable storage box/wastepaper basket/toy box/whatever-container. Measures 10" x 10" x 1/2" thick when folded, but it pops open to a 10" cube with a solid bottom and little carrying handles on the sides. In red and cream canvas over boards you can't see. Reliable sources tell us these are in regular use in nursery schools for toys, books and supplies.

Two guys from our warehouse and a truck? Sorry, our guys aren't all that hefty, but we can lend you a hand with this Hefty Haulers Furniture Moving Kit. Moves up to 2,600 pounds (which is about 2,400 pounds more than any two guys in our warehouse can lift anyway), and lets you wheel stuff around on (4) handy little trolleys. Slide the lever under the corner of the fridge, washer, sofa, file cabinet or any other weighty item, lift it off the floor, slide a trolley under it, repeat on the other three corners, and roll the item along. Trolleys rotate 360 degrees and have swivel wheels. Kit includes a lever, cradle and (4) trolleys, plus (4) risers and (4) mini-risers for items with longer legs. Works on wood, tile and floors with short-pile carpeting. Truck not included.

Brand new 2' x 2' x 5/16" aluminum frame LED panel lights. 5000k (Bright Daylight) 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. 

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

The worst part of grilling? Having to cut into your meat to check doneness, or continually stab it with a thermometer. Those days are over with our super-useful “leave-in” thermometers from Char-Broil®. Measuring 2” long with 3/4” dia faces, these stainless steel temp monitors go into your meat before it goes on the grill and come out when the meat’s done. You’ll get (4) reusable thermometers with easy-to-read displays that indicate rare, medium and well (with corresponding temperatures). You’ll also get a nice little storage holster, and all of it will fit into your pocket while you’re walking to the grill with your platter of meat, utensils and cold beverage.

Nothing says Yuletide Salute like a holiday tree on the roof of your car, and this one is ready to stand tall on any make or model. The lightweight frame has scratchless suction cups, and is attached to straps that go under the door openings and meet inside. Adjusts to fit car, truck, SUV or golf cart, and folds down for garage-entry or high speeds. The preassembled tree has bendable branches and (70) colored LED lights that plug into your cigarette/aux port. Disassembles for easy storage, but if you want to leave it up there all year long, it’s fine with us.

Looks like a standard neck pillow, in soft nylon and filled with gooshy foam beads, but press the little button on the right side once for a vibra-massage and twice for a faster vibra-massage. Press the button on the left and a bright white LED comes on to illuminate your book. Snaps on so it doesn't vibrate off your neck. You add (4) "AA" batteries. LED is rated for 50,000 hours, by which time you should be vibrated to pieces. Spot wash only, on account of... duh. We'll pick one in gray, brown or purple and you'll like it. For ages 5+.

Tom Hanks had Wilson, his volleyball companion, but he'd have been much better off, and rescued much sooner, if he'd had this Marooned dry bag kit from Alpha Outpost. Measures 24" x 13" in neon orange with reflective silver strips. Includes a waterproof flashlight that requires (4) "AA" batteries; intermittent red/white strobe light that will need (2) "AA" batteries; a float-able key chain; whistle; signal mirror; and maroonee info card. Don't get in a boat without it. (Also includes a Marooned patch, but we'd wait to sew that on until after you're back home.) "Wilson!"

Or in the air again? Or do you just like to be prepared, like any good Surpie does, for when regular travel returns? This soft-sided, black vinyl bag is a compact 21" x 13" x 6", well within carry-on rules, and easy to toss in the trunk or back seat. Zippered around the outside, it has a 7" long pocket, a zippered side pocket at 15" x 7", and another 13" x 9" pocket. Includes a shoulder strap and carrying handle. Not a roller, but an easy tote at under 3 lbs tare weight. (That means "empty"--we learned it from the side of a truck.)

Prevent the heartbreak of boot-droop with these inflatable 13” tall cheetah-print boot shapers, favorites of fashionistas from Aspen to Chamonix. Lightweight, easy to deflate, and easy to pack. Use them to prevent your boots from folding and creasing, and to protect them while traveling. In other words, keep your boots looking great longer. Unless, of course, boots grow on trees for you.

Actually, it's a Round Stic®, without the “k,” which is the name BIC® gives to its #1 selling ballpoint pen. They're black, and round, with black ink and medium points. Also have separate caps with pocket clips. Hard to go wrong at (10) for two bucks. “Writes First Time, Every Time®,” they say.

This buckish knife from Alpha Outpost is a heavy-duty—and weighty—single-blade pocket knife. Hang it at your side, but you might want to use the built-in belt clip so it doesn’t drag down your jeans. This is a solid piece, understand? Measure 8” long open, 4-3/4” closed with a 3-3/4” locking blade that’s 1” across at its widest. Handle is a wood-and-metal combination, and it’s got a hole to hang keys from.

Get off the grid and forget the batteries with this nice little dynamo flashlight with wrist strap. Measures a scant 3” x 1-7/8” x 1-1/4” with a folding crank. Has (3) white LEDs with single, triple and flashing modes. One minute of cranking translates to one hour of single-LED light or a half-hour of triple LED brightness. Toss it into the emergency drawer and forget about it. Almost makes buying batteries seem silly.

Easy to do, and important these days. We’ve been pointing this non-contact infrared thermometers at just about every forehead we see. Reads in one second with a digital display in C or F. Measures body temps of 89.6 to 108.5 F (32.0 to 42.5 C) with a resolution of 0.18 F (0.1 C) and color changing backlit display to warn you when hot is too hot. Normal operating temperature (ambient air) range is 60.8 to 95 F (16.0 to 35.0 C), and the device should be held between 0.4" and 2" inches from those foreheads. Want to fry an egg on your car dash? Switch it over to surface mode to check, well, surface temps. Couldn’t be easier to use, or more important in times like these. Plus, when this is all over, you’ll never have to stick a thermometer under your tongue, or anywhere else, again. Approved by the FDA as soon as you add a pair of "AAA" batteries.

Or are you just an inaccurate swatter? Either way, this humongous fly swatter is what you need. The swatter end is 7-1/2” long by 6-1/2” wide and is on a telescopic handle that extends to 39” long, which means the buggers can’t escape to the tall ceilings anymore. Contracts to 16” long for storage and has a rubber grip. In neon green so you won’t misplace it.

And that's a good thing, because it's what these 3M model 1000 noise-reduction earmuffs are for. Large earcup openings and soft, foam-filled cushions make for a snug, comfy non-listening experience. Durable, lightweight, and rated NRR 20DB (CSA class B) with the band over your head and NRR 22DB (CSA class A) with the band under your chin or behind your head. No, we don't know why—but if we hear of anything, we’ll let you know.

Or it will be if you clip this handy digital timer to your belt. Measures 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” x 1-1/8” thick in white plastic and has a magnet on the back for fridge/stove sticking. Belt clip also doubles as an easel. Counts down from or up to a maximum time of 99 minutes, 59 seconds, which you can see on the clear LCD. Easier to find than your phone because you’re going to leave the timer in the kitchen, where it belongs, and unlike the stove timer, you can actually hear it beep. Made for medical use, but it doesn't care what it's timing. Includes the single “AAA” battery it runs on.

It's not Swedish and not from Santa Barbara, but your beer won't care. Neither will your egg salad sandwiches, because the Santa Barbara cooler bag from Sweda will keep them all as cool as you'll feel carrying it to your picnic, tailgate, cookout, campsite or boating trip. Heat-sealed, insulated and padded, this khaki bag measures 15" wide x 18-1/2" tall with a front pocket and big handy handles. Exterior is water-repellent with a vegan leather bottom, which is more than you can say for yours.

You could use this jumbo clip to close your bag of chips, and you could write your name on it, or slip your business card into the slot on the front, so your family and co-workers will know to keep their grubby little fingers off your snacks. It's a giant 6" wide x 5" plastic clip with a large magnet on the back and it'll clamp down and hold on your fridge as many as (25) sheets of paper all at once, if you're not into salty snacks. Stick it to the fridge or file cabinet and use it to hold shopping lists, overdue expense receipts, love notes or gentle threats to family, co-workers or both. We'll pick one in red or blue, neither of which will match your fridge or file cabinet, probably.

Rubber ducks are for toddlers' bath time and inner tubes are for amateurs. Real river runners jump on the back of a bald eagle and ride the waves in patriotic style. The bird's determined gaze will help tame the rapids, and the colorful American flag wings will make it easier for the rescue team to find you. On second thought, maybe just use it in your pool. It wouldn't make you any less patriotic. Measures 50" long x 40" wide (which is actually bigger than a real bald eagle) x 32" tall at the bald spot. Paddle not included.

Not you—we were talking to your favorite kitchen knife, or the one that used to be your favorite before it got dull, and it said yes, it’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. It’s depressed, and it wants you to buy this Mozzbi tungsten and ceramic 2-stage sharpener. Self-adjusting for anything from paring knives to chef’s choppers, it can be used on any straight knife. A few pulls through the coarse side, and same on the fine side, and you’ll be slicing like d’Artagnan through Cardinal Richelieu's guards. Too soon?

You’re a rocker and you’ve always been one. That’s why this white SPST rocker switch from RLEIL® is for you. Rated for 10A at 125VAC, it comes prewired with 3" leads. Mounted on a 1-1/4" x 1-1/8" x 3/4" steel bracket with 1/2" mounting wings. UL.

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.

Nothing says compact fun like rubber finger puppets. We recommend these for adding a touch of whimsy to parental or grandparental reading of bedtime stories. You pick a quartet of rubber cats or squirrels, in four different colors/breeds, all approx 2” tall and all cute as the dickens.

A big step up from the basic soldering iron, and much safer, our soldering station features continuously variable power between 5-40W, a 1.5mm pointed tip thin enough to use on surface-mounted components, a 4-foot cord, padded grip, iron holder, built-in cleaning sponge, and a stand-alone controller with a 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" footprint and a power switch. Grip is padded with a 3/16" dia shank. From Stahl Tools" for hobbyists, do-it-yourselfers and students.

It’s a ninefer. This 6” long x 1/2” hex ball-point pen has a rubber stylus at the other end, which unscrews to reveal a tiny driver with both small Phillips and regular heads, while the shaft has a little bubble level and (4) rulers: 0-4” x 1/16”; 0-10cm x 1mm; and both 1/200mm and 1/300mm rulers. The ninth part is our name on the side, so you remember where the coolest stuff comes from. Plus it’s in the ruler shade of yellow, with a pocket clip. (Sorry, no laser.) Need more ink? Our refill pack is a set of (2) black and (2) blue cartridges. Just pull out the silver knurled tip of the pen to screw in a new ink cartridge and your Great American Novel will be finished in no time.

You could be, and you don’t even need electricity. These extremely old-school pinball games use just (6) little steel balls and gravity, which is pretty much everywhere, as we’ve discovered. Measure 9-7/8" x 5-1/4" under clear plastic with a spring-loaded plunger and 15 ways to score. No electricity means no TILT light, so you can tilt to your heart’s content if things aren’t bouncing your way. You pick the Hi-Score traditional game or the Treasure Hunt game with undersea creatures.

Cute and useful, like a puppy that’s learned a trade, this small 8X20 spy monocular has coated glass lenses, double prisms, and an adjustable focus. Measures just 3-1/4” long with a 6” wrist strap, and has a 282-foot field of vision at 1K yards.

This political globe (i.e. with country boundaries) measures 11” dia, a tad larger than a standard basketball (which is 9.55” dia), and comes on a 7-1/2” base with latitude marked on its bracket. Shipped in two halves--all you have to do it push them together, although you should also feel free to use the halves as stylish bowls.

If you’ve maximized the value of your Dremel–type tool (1/8” shank) with a router attachment, we can offer you a great set of mini router bits. Our set of (10) comes in a nice wooden box with a hinged lid. It includes 1/8”, 3/16” and 1/4” straight bits; 3/16” and 1/4” points; concave, convex and straight edge bits; a 1/4” round–nose bit; and a 1/4” groove–cutting bit that is flat on the bottom and curved on the sides. Just enough to give you a little edge on other hobbyists.

Penciltype soldering iron imported from Taiwan. Overlook the charming instructions, it works just the way everyone does. 30 watt 110 volt, nice, serviceable unit.

If you fly to where you hike, you absolutely need this three-piece bianbai wood walking stick. Like in portable pool cues, the pieces are threaded together via steel inserts. Measures 55” long assembled, with a metal tip covered by a removable rubber foot, wrist strap and water-resistant nylon carrying pouch. Pieces are approx 21” long.

Made for extended chemistry experiments, our really long borosilicate test tube is 18mm (23/32") outside dia. x an incredible 32" long, with no lip. (And we don't want any lip anyway.) No chemistry experiment? Feed strings of small holiday lights into a handful of them and create a dazzling light fixture. Or play the get-the-worm game with really extraordinary tequila shots!

if you want to sound like a steam engine, and who among us doesn't? This Velleman® steam-engine sound generator kit comes with circuit board, components, battery connectors, speaker and instruction sheet. You add solder, a soldering iron and a 9V battery. Volume and (implied) speed are adjustable and there's a horn button, so it'll go both choo-choo and whoo-whoo. Great for train hobbyists or people bored with their doorbell. Ages 10+.

Has the print in your books been getting smaller? Fight back using this 3-1/2" long plastic magnifier with (2) lenses. The 2x lens is 1-3/4" dia., while the 6x lens is 3/4" dia. Kids will love using it to explore bugs, crystals and leaves up close.

We’ll send you (2) different modeling clay kits from our selection of clay-based toy models, including (3) cars with styro bodies and pull-back wheel action, (3) planes and (3) ambulatory zombies. All will measure approx 3” -3-1/2” when complete, and come with clay in (4) colors, a sculpting tool and stickers.

In flexible copper, 6-5/8" x 7/16" x 1/16" with 3/16" dia magnets on the ends, this bracelet is flexible enough to fit all wrists. Might be good for you, might just look good. Front of the package says the combo has been believed to relieve arthritis and rheumatism since Roman times but the back says it’s definitely not a medical device. F. Scott Fitzgerald said “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time.” He probably would have bought some of these bracelets.

Or giraffe, zebra, tiger or leopard. We’ll send you (3) of our animal-skin print aluminum carabiners, 3-1/8” long x 1-3/4” with a 5/8” mouth, in whatever critter-prints run to the door when we open the cage. Not for climbing. (Think: keys.)

This handy acrylic 2X magnification Fresnel lens (“Fresnel” meaning it has a series of concentric grooves on it) measures 6-1/4" x 4-1/4". It’s mounted in a 360-degree pivoting frame on a stand for hands-free use with books, papers, laptop screens, models, puzzles or whatever you’re working on. Has a pair of LEDs to illuminate your task. You add (4) “AA” batteries.

These little 2” pullback race cars are quick and extra-zippy--great for kids and foodies of all ages, as they’re all food-related. Come in a bunch of different styles, including a milk carton, corncob, BBQ chip bag, peanut butter jar, hunk of cheese, ketchup bottle, juice box, watermelon, egg, lemon and more. We’ll pick (4) different ones guaranteed to be cute. Or you can buy (28) at once and save lots of money that you can spend on trophies--or dinner. Ages 4+.

These 6” steel dissection probes have knurled handles above 1-1/4” long x very sharp 1/16” points. Ignore the “Oil Pick” name on the package. We don’t know what it means either, other than that it translates to “surplus bargain".