These 14” long socks are a cotton blend, and one-size-fits-all-except-if-you’ve-got-feet-like-Shaq. We’ll pick a pair for you that look like spotted Dalmatian puppies, kittens in a gray tabby pattern, or lovely dopey-looking penguins. You’ll get (2) different sets o’ socks, we promise. Shy persons will appreciate that only the body patterns will appear until you pull up your pants to reveal the critters’ little faces. Exhibitionists can just wear shorts.

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 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. Made in USA.

And pop-nose, and pop-ears. Everything pops when you squeeze this guy’s head. It’s true of most of us, actually. This one, however, is a classic, sometimes seen as the Martian Popper but in this incarnation he’s Panic Pete. Don’t let your children grow up without having one to take their frustrations out on.

You always need more filtering flasks eventually, so why not stock up? This borosilicate filtering flask has a 500ml capacity and is graduated in 50ml increments from 150ml up. Has a 9mm glass barb that’s 1" long, and a 33mm mouth. Use a #7 rubber stopper with it and get filtering, folks.

Compact, versatile and reliable. It could describe a Mercedes convertible, but in this case we’re talking about our (3) plastic-handled measuring spoons. You pick: the translucent white one that’s 1" tall x 1-1/2" across the top and graduated at 5, 10, 15 and 20ml; the blue one at 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" that holds 70ml with 10ml graduations; or the translucent white one that’s 1-13/16" tall x 2-3/8" across the top and holds 90ml with 10ml graduations. You won’t know how you lived without one. All made in the USA.

Surpies rejoice! This might be our deal of the year. We recently acquired a bonanza of high-quality reading glasses (not cheapie five & dime store readers) in soooo many styles and colors, with magnification ranges of 1.00-1.75 and 2.00-3.00. Some are sunglasses, some have spring hinges, some have a case, and all originally sold for $10 to $30 each. So get this: we’ll send you (5) of them for less than $15. We promise you’ll get (5) different frame styles and at least (2) different magnifications. But remember: the styles vary wildly, from classic to eye-catching. With that in mind, remember: you get what you get, without throwing a fit. Isn’t surplus wonderful!

This multi-use, all-purpose, tear-resistant, all-weather generally handy blue tarp is for covering up stuff. Measures 7 x 5 feet in .0085 thick plastic (polyethylene) with rust-proof aluminum grommets and a 1/16” poly rope inside the hem to give it extra stability. Also makes a nice lean-to or an ugly raincoat.

Sneak Peak Item! Not in our catalog and our copy writers haven't seen it yet. In stores by special order. So you get the down and dirty with an exclusive first chance to buy just for being on our email list. 8-cup automatic drip coffee maker. It’s the Ford Mustang model. The pot’s hidden behind the flip-up face mask. Measures 11-1/2” x 11” x 9” wide and includes a reusable filter and a free scoop. And no, you can’t also use it on your head. Please Note: Your entire order will ship standard ground when purchasing this item. Contact us for expedited shipping information. Thanks!

And to prove it, it has the word “BOOM!” and a sparking fuse. It’s a round, zippered clutch, 6-7/8” dia, and looks like the cartoon bombs carried by all your favorite Saturday morning cartoon characters. You know the ones. Front is vinyl, with black leather sides and back, and an adjustable 50” skinny leather strap.

Or your new extremely cute little retro AM/FM radio. In cream with blue accents, it runs on (3) “AA”s, included, and has an on/off/vol knob, band-select switch, and rotary tuning knob, like radios used to and still should have. Measures 6" across x 4-1/2" tall with an integrated handle. The instructions tell you it has a suction cup on the bottom, but don’t believe everything you read.

Couldn't tell it from the glass variety by just looking. This plastic mirror with squared off corners measures 3-15/16" x 5-15/16". Comes with protective film on both sides. We're thinking camping, lockers, deserted island or just a nearly-unbreakable travel item. Pretty flexible, too, if you like fun-house mirror effects.

Quick, what are the two most iconic symbols of peace? Well, the classic three-pronged peace sign in a circle, of course. And windchimes. (We know you knew that.) Now, for the first time ever, we offer both of them together in a set of harmonious wind chimes with (5) colorful, steel peace signs at 2-3/8" dia x 1/2" wide, and little plastic gems on the cords that they dangle from. The whole shebang hangs 18" top-to-bottom from a 3-1/4" dia x 1/2" wooden disk with a loop above it for hanging.

These knights wouldn’t give the time of day to those under-dressed guys from the Vale. These are your exquisitely detailed snazzy knights, (2) with wings and (1) with a cape, on equally snazzy steeds. They’re all approx 3-1/2” tall with 1-1/2” butterfly wings (or a cape), swords and shields. The horses are 5-1/2” long x one hand tall, in outfits Lady Gaga would be proud of. You pick: the Black Knight; the White Knight; or the Caped Knight on a Rearing Horse.

Fix nicks and scratches in your wooden furniture with this 12-piece wood-filler repair kit. Includes (6) 2-5/8” long wax filler sticks for deep damage, and (6) 5” wedge-tip markers. Markers and fillers are both in black, mahogany, walnut, oak, cherry and maple.

Note: This item has been delayed and is not expected to arrive until 8/9/19. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Here’s your all-in-one, universal remote control from General Electric. It’ll control up to (4) different devices, including TV, Blu-ray, DVD, cable, satellite, sound bar and streaming media devices. We’re kind of surprised that it doesn’t make toast, too. Pat has one in every room, and another one on his belt. Comes with instructions and a comprehensive code list. You'll need two AAAs.

Hunting Pokémon® makes you thirsty, and now you can pair your favorite beverage with your favorite Pokémon®. This officially licensed Evolution Set of (4) 16-oz glasses features the three first-generation starters and their evolutions, plus the iconic mascot Pikachu®. A certain 11-year old in Pat's house is giddy for them, as are a couple of 30-somethings in the office. This highly collectible set is difficult to find, period, let alone at our price. Target® sells the beginner series for $29.95, and we’ve seen individual glasses go for $10 each. Our rare set is top-rack dishwasher safe, but we’d hand-wash them, just because we care. Limited quantity--catch them if you can!

Like those giant floor-standing globes in places like explorers’ clubs, but just under a foot tall. From Replogle Globes, this very nice 6” version honors explorer Sebastian Cabot and is based on the late 17th Century globes of cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli, when California was still thought to be an island. Stands 11-1/2” tall with a 4-1/4” wooden base and a 7” semi-meridian.

This 20 GPM (gallons per minute) submersible fluid pump will shoot fluid approx (15) feet upward. Inlet is through the removable front/bottom screen, outlet via a 3/4 male GHT (garden hose thread). You can use a standard garden hose or the included brass fitting with a 3/8” barb. Comes with (4) rubber feet and (2) 50” lengths of PVC tubing. Unit measures 7" x 5-1/4" x 4" with a 3” handle and a 15-foot power cord. Pump must be submerged at least 13”. Put some filter material (Not Included.) inside the front screen to keep out dirt and debris and the impeller is removable for easy cleaning. Rated for 120 volts at 105 watts.

Charge, Charge. Or Sync, Sync. Direct from the Valley of Superchargers, these 3-foot USB-A 3.1 to USB-C cords are flat to prevent tangles and will charge or sync your data at 10Gbps, which will leave your standard charging cable standing at the gate. We’ll pick one in black, blue, white or hot pink, which are the hardest to lose.

Think Mogwai-ish 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.

You're in for weeks and months of fun creating Rube Goldberg-like versions of the new VorteX 3.0, a Techno Gears Marble Mania machine. You get over (300+) colorful pieces including baseplates, 3-D connectors, channels, tubes, gears, marble twister and a marble funnel to create intricate tracks to move marbles around, down, over and through the maze. Includes a battery-operated 2-foot tall marble launcher that makes the whole thing automatic so you can sit back and watch your creation run by itself.  A STEM kit that challenges problem solving skills and expands knowledge of mechanics and engineering. You add (3) "AA" batteries and a capacity for twisted thinking.

The sun is the only real fire that matters with this incredible torch. It’s an iZoom® accent light, solar-powered and light-sensor-activated, with an LED that flickers like an actual flame. Runs 8 hours on a full charge, and can be stuck in the ground on its included, adjustable-height stake, or mounted on the wall with the included connector. Also has a tabletop base for your more intimate tiki moments. Obviously it’s waterproof, and let’s see if your open flame can say that.

And it’s cute. Just 4-3/8" long with a pocket clip, it looks like a pen but it has (8) driver bits stored in the barrel. The 5/32” hex bits include slotted 2mm, 3mm, Phillips #1 and #2, and T5, T6, T7 and T8. We’ll pick one in red, black or blue, because who cares?

This Lego® set from Klutz has (58) pieces, including gear wheels, bricks, axles and connectors to build (11) gadgets, including a claw, catapult, assorted vehicles, robots, a fan and a hand-held blender thingy. Includes a 78-page manual with detailed instructions and a plethora of punch-out paper parts for added verisimilitude. For ages 8+, or anyone else who knows what plethora and verisimilitude mean.

Ready to fulfill all of your unmet movable yeti needs, this 6-1/2" tall plastic bigfoot has articulated ankles, knees, hips, waist, shoulders and elbows, which makes him posable in more positions than Twyla Tharp.

This little 5X, 3/4" dia glass magnifier for home, business or hobby use slides into its own 2" x 1-3/8" x 3/4" black case. Slide the magnifier out all the way and it automatically turns on the white LED light, just like your fridge, except it's not cold. (Don't want the light? Just pull it out part-way.) Runs on (3) button-cell batteries, included and replaceable.

This is our second Bulgarian army medic’s kit, but this time it’s full of Bulgarian medical supplies. The 12-5/8" x 10" x 5" hard-shell case has a fold-out tray with assorted glass serum bottles with caps (sans sera), cotton batting, gauze, a tourniquet strap, scissors, tweezers and bandages. Cold-war era, but in impressive condition. In dark green, with a leather red cross cut-out on the front, slide closures and adjustable shoulder and waist straps. A great collectible item!

There's optical science and high school physics, and then there's making pretty colors with this little 4-1/2" x about 1" acrylic prism. It makes the same rainbows that the beveled edges on the glass in the French doors to your grandmother's living room used to make on the floor in the afternoon while she was making supper. If you had a grandmother with French doors with beveled glass, who made you supper. If not, you'd better buy this prism or you won't have anything to remember after she's gone.

Hook these on the zipper pulls on your jackets and you'll never be in the dark again. Tiny LED lights measure 1" x 9/16" in a 5/16" thick oblong, and come on a 7/8" long lanyard clip. We'll pick some that will go with your eyes, in blue, green, black or red. Include little button cell batteries that can be replaced if you're the sort of person who does that.

Like a third hand in the electronics lab, this circuit-board rack from Elenco® has a pair of stable 6-1/2" legs and 3" tall arms with clips, one spring-loaded, to hold the board. It's a must for any electronics DIY-er. Adjusts from 0 to 9-3/8" apart and lets you rotate the board it holds a full 360 degrees. Both clips and legs lock with thumbscrews.

We just learned that. You’d think we’d have known. Now we do. They’re sort of like round dreidels, with a hollowed-out middle around the stem, which causes them to turn themselves upside down while they’re spinning. Great lesson in center-of-mass instruction for physics teachers. Includes an explanatory booklet with activities and discussion topics. You’ll get (3) wooden tops at 7/8”, 1-1/4” and 1-1/2” dia.

Actually it means polyvinyl chloride, but PVC tape is the choice when you need a non-corrosive pipe wrap or something similar. Peels clean, conforms to awkward shapes, is water resistant and flame retardant. Also stretchy. Our each is (15) feet of 3/4” wide red PVC tape on a 1-1/2” core.

This monster magnifier on a gooseneck stand doubles as a reading lamp. The 3-1/2” dia, 3.5X magnifying glass is surrounded by a bright 12W 1200 lumen LED ring of lights, all on a 12” gooseneck rising from a 6-1/4” x 5-1/4” x 1-1/2” thick base with a 4-foot power cord. The magnifying lens has a flip-down cover, which converts it to a reading lamp. Comes in mysterious black and inquisitive white; we'll choose the one that's best for your feng shui.

It makes laptops run. (Absolutely.) This inline universal laptop charger from Targus® is compatible with Lenovo, Acer, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP and Toshiba. Puts out 19.5VDC at up to 4.62A via a 6-foot output cord with choke and (5) specialized polarized plugs for the listed brands. Caveat Laptopper: your laptop must require more than 16VDC. 90W max output. UL.

Tiny but perfectly accurate, and the only pocket postal scale most folks will ever need. Stick your envelope in its alligator jaws, hold or hang it up and read the weight in grams (0 to 100) or ounces (up to 4) in increasing increments. Handy in the US, and very handy for travel to metric lands. Pretty much flat and approx 3" long in its vinyl pouch, it takes up virtually no room, costs next to nothing, and has no batteries. Nice little teaching tool for kiddies, too.

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. 

A recipe from the Elizabethan Cable Food Network? No, just a couple of samples from our collection of (48) specimens preserved for your classroom examination, with (4) well-labeled specimens on each of (12) standard-size slides. You get animal, plant, insect, textile, and pollen and spore specimens, including camel hair, camellia leaf, plant louse, fruit fly, fern spore, bee wing, nylon, wool, lily pollen, bamboo shoot, goldfish scale, and three dozen more, including our homonymic favorite, hare hair. Grades three and up.

In black. Our wire ties will tie things up, tie them down, or bundle all those errant wires into a nice neat package--and make that satisfying zzzziiiiiiiip sound while they're at it. We love that sound. Our each is a pack of (100) ties 7-3/8" long x approx 3-16" wide with 50-lb tensile strength for bundles up to 1-3/4" dia. UL.

This plated N52 14,200 gauss neodymium magnet is shaped like a miniature silver ingot, measuring 1-1/2" long x 1/2" wide x 1/8-1/4" thick. Has a big hangonability quotient, which the manufacturer claims is 15 lbs of pull, meaning it's probably closer to 13 lbs. Impressive either way for such a cute little magnet. 

From Stanley®, these turnbuckles have hexagonal aluminum bodies with stainless steel eyes. You pick: the shorter 3/16” x 5-1/2” long one with a 3/8” body, 9/32” ID eyes and a 65-lb safe working load; or the longer 1/4” x 7-1/2” long one with a 7/16” body, 3/8” ID eyes and a 110-lb safe working load.