Tactical sweet corn? Stop it—this dual-use gun-metal gray flashlight shines with a COB LED front light and a COB side light. Measures 6-1/2" x 1-1/2" dia. Can be used with the flashlight on, sidelight on, both on, or in emergency flashing/strobe mode. Bottom has a good magnet for hands-free work. You add a trio of “AAA” batteries.

Because you have to store your small bankers somewhere. If you don't have any, these slightly smaller versions of the classic bankers, box will be perfect for storing documents, books, clothing, anything that will fit into 12-1/2” x 10” x 8” boxes with lids. In plastic, so they'll hold up better than the cardboard versions. Snazzy, too. We’ll pick one in light red, medium blue or geometric patterns of black/red or gray/purple. They store flat, and they’re easy to assemble.

The Fly Widow Game, a lovely way for the kids to while away a rainy afternoon. Comes with (55) illustrated cards in a matching embossed tin. You match each fly-headed husband with the method of their particular gruesome murder. For 2-4 players, and more fun than a barrel of old maids.

You say your desktop or laptop computer doesn’t have Wi-Fi capability? Well, with this handy implement, voila—it will! (Pardon our French.) This LINKSYS™ N300 Wireless-N USB adapter couldn’t be easier to use. Plugs right into a standard USB slot, so you can connect your device to Wi-Fi with little setup. N-type Wi-Fi adapters can have a range of up to 175 ft and offer transfer speeds up to 300 Mbps, which means you can stream movies from almost anywhere in your house or even movies in your backyard. Also features advanced WPA2 security. Known as model AE1200-NP, it’s sold in gigantobox computer stores for $32, so get a bunch of ours while you still can.

This set of (4) 3” tall army figurines are in dark green, variously on a walkie-talkie, with binoculars, holding a metal detector, and throwing a grenade. They’re your basic army guys, except these are made of polyresin, think unbendable plastic-like material, and made for putting on the seabed of an aquarium. We don't get it either, but maybe the guppies will feel safer. And no, you don't have to put them underwater if you don't want to. We think they look just fine on a shelf.

Not if you store them in this double produce basket with wide-open bottoms to let air circulate and prevent mushy fruit. In bright chrome, it measures 14-3/4" x 14-1/4" x 11" tall with a 10” x 9” top basket and an 11” x 11” bottom. Both baskets swing, like banana hammocks, and we know how much bananas like to swing. Kiwis and green peppers, too. Half the retail price, and no need to thank us. A tiny bit of assembly required.

Devices keep dying? We feel your loss of juice. Best get this car charger/powerbank combo. Has a 2200 mAH battery inside that will charge from your car's accessory plug, and includes a USB to Micro USB cord. Can be used while plugged in, or on its own. In black, and comes precharged for a change.

Yet another version of Fluxx®, the card game that changes faster than a Taco Bell menu. This one's the astronomy version, and you’ll get the standard (100) cards and basic rules. For two to six players and ages 8+, because you can't start too early with the old lesson that nothing ever stays the same.

Handy 3-pack of syringes, 10ml, 20ml and 60ml, perfect for squirting glues, greases, lubes, paint, whatever you need to squirt. And if you use them as squirt guns, you didn't get the idea from us. Small ones are graduated in 1ml increments; the big one in 2ml. All come with caps, so you don't dribble.

We don't know why, but Bergamo, a town in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, has given its name to high-quality spiral-bound notebooks. They’re popular as journals or travel notebooks, and this one has (100) ivory pages lined on both sides. Also has a plain “soft-touch” cover (think suede-like). In a dark maroon/chocolate color. Measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Jot down your thoughts and musings (you know you’ve got some good ones) or they might be gone forever.

Avoid the tragedy of frozen faucets and plumbers' bills. Mother Nature loves to teach you lessons, and her favorite is the one about water freezing in the winter, even inside pipes. Foil Mother Nature with this faucet sock, a 3M Thinsulate™ insulated bag that slips over even the largest outdoor faucets. Measures 16" long x 7" dia. In the off-season, it also makes a great cooler bag, which makes this the oddest, coolest twofer in the catalog.

Grab a hunk of hardwood and a pocketknife and pare away everything that doesn't look like a pussycat. Or order this trio of hand-carved wooden keychains. You get one each: sleeping cat; sleeping dog; and the profile of a horse, and each comes in their own nice little decorative gift box. These creatures measure approximately 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" and are attached to a 1-1/2" chain with a 1" diameter metal split ring.

Sometimes there’s nothing for it but having your own plasma ball. This is the travel- or office-size, a manageable 3-1/8" dia acrylic ball standing on concentric blue disks, 5-1/4” tall altogether. Power it up with the included USB cord or (4) "AA" batteries and lay hands upon it and watch the soothing red and blue streamers wave and undulate your troubles away. Great for disco or psychedelic raves in your car or cubicle; you supply the soundtrack. Also great for just strapping to your head to make sure people look at you at music festivals. Get creative with it--take it everywhere you go

Need, want, whatever. We think you'll certainly want one of these art-glass necklaces. On 22" chains, 18" of which are strung with random-shaped polished stones. Pendants themselves are 1-1/2" dia x approx 3/16" thick art glass discs with assorted designs inside. In assorted colors, and we haven't seen any ugly ones, so we'll just pick (1) that's sure to match something in your closet and send it to you. It’ll give you something to look forward to.

These easy-to-locate fridge or filing cabinet clips, 3-1/2” long x 1-1/4” wide, have big serrated jaws, and a disc magnet on the back. In white plastic with rubber grips in assorted colors that we'll pick because who cares what colors your shipping lists hang from. These things never go out of style. Stock up.

This gusseted, white plastic tote bag measures 17" x 16" x 4” with handles approx 12” long and has, for reasons unclear, a front that mimics a doctor's jacket with a stethoscope hanging around the neck of the bag. Ignore the faux medical-ness and just treat it like any other handy, waterproof plastic tote at a ridiculously low price. Or, go around telling people you’re in med school.

And this one will, running on rubber-band power after you spend a few happy hours putting it together. This all-wood, steampunky monowheel comprises (300) parts, and measures approx. 7-1/4" x 3-3/4" x 6-1/4" when completed. You'll see all the moving gears that run it in (2) modes: straight ahead with a turn-around finish; or continuous turning until it hits an obstacle, which means you can use it as a retro-futuristic bowling ball. Includes (19) spare parts.

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. Measure a rough 5-1/2" X 3-3/4" X 3-1/2".

From the mid-20th-century German military, this is a fully functional field phone. Weighs in at 8.2 lbs, and comes self-contained in a 10-1/4" x 6-3/4" x 4-1/4" dark brown Bakelite case with a handset on a 4-foot cord, a 52” 2-pin jumper, 25” TT plug cord, ringer crank and a battery holder for the pair of D-cells you’ll need to add. Side has slots for the carrying cord that we don’t have, and the inside lid has a full schematic. Should work with standard stereo speaker wire, and we’d get a pair of these phones if we were you. Small quantity available. These are surplus and have wear and tear on them. We will pick the nicest of the lot. 

It's lonely there in the home office, isn't it? We know, and we feel your isolation, which is why we're going to send someone to keep you company. It will be a surprise, which is even better. We'll pick (2) from the following: a dancing, funky monkey complete with banana; or a bow-tied pug that waves at you when nobody else will; or a starry-eyed, hip-shaking disco gnome, because every day should have a little boogying in it. Find a sunny spot on or near your desk and you'll never work alone again. We will pick 2 different for your order. 

Keep your magnetic hematite. Keep it tight! And keep it close because word on the street is, it has potential healing powers, or at least the ability to possibly-maybe boost your mood. At the very least, the specimens we have are great for the fridge or the side of a file cabinet. They have a super-stylish and refined shiny-pewter look, and they’re each about 3/4" to 7/8" x 1/2" thick. Plus, they look super-cool in bunches. Takes about (25) of them to weigh 1 lb, and you’ll get a dozen per order. Never hurts to have some nice, small reliable magnets hanging around--especially these, which won’t lose their pull in your lifetime.

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.

Grab a hunk of hardwood and a pocketknife and pare away everything that doesn't look like a pussycat. Or order this trio of hand-carved wooden keychains. You get one each: sleeping cat; sleeping dog; and the profile of a horse, and each comes in their own nice little decorative gift box. These creatures measure approximately 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" and are attached to a 1-1/2" chain with a 1" diameter metal split ring.

Yes, of course from i-Zoom. One of our best sellers, this all-purpose everyday workhorse has a super-bright white LED that focuses from ultra-wide to a tight spotlight, with settings at high (1600 lumens), medium (435 Lumens) and low (118 lumens), plus strobe and an emergency mode that flashes SOS in Morse code (…_ _ _ …). Strobe and SOS are both at 1600 lumens and have a max throw of approx 1500 feet. In black anodized aluminum with knurled handle, a personal security tactical head and weatherproof O-rings; the whole shebang and measures 10-1/4” long x 1” dia at the handle. Includes (9) “AAA” alkaline batteries with a 10-hour lifespan. We suggest keeping one in the car, on the boat, with your camping/hiking gear and elsewhere.

It doesn’t stain when you spill your latte on it. You pick from our selection of plastic (polypropylene) three-ring binders with 1-1/2” rings, measuring 11-3/4” x 10-1/4”. You choose berry, lime-ish green, or Wedgwoody blue (Teal to those without an art degree.) with 1/16” thick covers, or the thinner, 1/32” cover, in blue only.

You'll be fooled, too, by this supple presentation binder that looks and feels like black leather. Inside are (24) non-glare plastic pages with black inserts to hold (48) sheets back-to-back. Sheets are archival, heat-resistant, transfer-free and safe for all art photos, graphics or print. You pick the 12" x 18" for 11" x 17" sheets, or the 10" x 12" for 8-1/2" x 11" sheets.

PLEASE NOTE: The portfolios are physically 12" x 18" and 10" x 12". The maximum size sheet they can hold are standard 11" x 17" and 8-1/2" x 11" pages respectively. 

No, no, no--nobody likes to see a pooch penned up. These are ball-point pens inside plastic dogs. They’re long, with spots, like dachshund-dalmatian crosses, but in pink, blue, white or yellow. We’ll pick (2) different colors for you. Pull the tail on the 4-1/2” long dogs, expose the ball-point, and bring a little canine whimsy to your memo, love poem, grocery list or resignation letter.

This twin-motor gearbox kit is for assembling a drive-train set for your DIY car, bus, train, etc. Includes a pair of 3VDC 35mA (200mA stall)12.5K rpm motors, a housing axle, (2) wheels, and enough gears to make drive trains at 1:60 (200 rpm); 1:120 (100 rpm); 1:288 (42 rpm). Measure approx 2-3/4" x 1-7/8” x 1-1/4" when assembled. You add a pair of “AA” or “AAA” batteries, a holder and wires for power.

Nice, new 6-volt lantern batteries from Ultralast®, labeled for the international market. Standard 2-5/8" square x 3-3/16" high, standard spring tabs on top. Advanced Heavy-Duty the label says. We'll price it to save you a world of dollars, pesos and francs, Pat says.

From Hallmark, these acid-, lignin- and PVC-free photo sleeves are 8-1/2' x 12" and made to place in 8-1/2" tall x 12" wide medium horizontal 3-ring photo albums. Each sleeve holds (6) 4" x 6" pix (3 facing the front, 3 the back). Each pack has (12) sleeves, and we're going to send you (2) packs (pre-priced at $6.95 per pack!), so you get enough for (144) pictures. Gross, huh?

With ours you get a choice. Our Tube-o-Pencils has (7) colored pencils, in pretty much the standard rainbow array, with erasers, in a sturdy cardboard tube that you’re free to decorate during social studies; our Quadruple-Tip Hipster Set is a black cardboard tube filled with (7) black pencils, each with (4) leads in a spiral of red, green, blue and yellow so you can make lines that are extra-pretty--or extra-trippy if that’s how you roll.

Stop lugging your kiddie's car seat through airports and on rental-car shuttles, and tote it in the world's biggest backpack. Measures approx 31" x 17" x 20", big enough to hold almost all infants' car seats, and it'll protect them from dings, scratches and scrapes during travel. Easy to load and zip closed, it's made of spit-up-proof polyester with foam padding, thus the ding protection. Weighs in at just 2-1/2 lbs and rolls up to fit in a (big) pocket. When your little one turns into a big one, you can fit pert-near an entire campsite's worth of gear in it, or a picnic for a dozen, six weeks worth of underwear, a good-sized beagle, or a frozen turkey and three canned hams.

The boys in the back room called this IZoom Pro™ flashlight ludicrously bright, and they’re usually right. Rated at 300, 1200, and 2500 lumens with a strobe setting, light is through a reticular COB LED element with an adjustable focus lens. Takes (6) “AA” batteries, and they’re included. Measures 7” long x 1-1/2” dia in black aluminum alloy body. Has up to a 4-hour life, depending on the beam strength you use.

Looks like a missing part from the Starship Enterprisingly, but it’s really just a dandy little 12VDC piston-action water pump. Originally used for medical purposes. Draws 600mA, has a rate and lift on the low side but should be fine for continuous use for you fountain fans. Measures an L-shaped 5-3/8" x 4-5/8" x 3-1/2", with barbed 1/4” output and 5/32” input diameters.

Riffler files are most prized by sculptors, wood carvers, model makers and similar fashioners of precision objects. They come in a variety of flat, round and triangular shapes. They are usually pointed and always have a delicate curve toward the point which makes them particularly useful for working in tight and curvy spots. We have a set of (10) in an attractive red plastic case. They are 3 x 180 mm size (about 7"), and were made in China for the King Manufacturing Co. Very nice quality at a very nice price. They can cost as much as $4.00-$5.00 apiece in regular outlets.

A really cool mini drill set for your mini projects! The 7-1/4" long aluminum push drill for delicate work comes with (1) 1/16" and (1) 1/32" collet, and (20) bits that fit them. The bits are #61 through #80, some so needle-thin they could add tear ducts to a fashion doll. They come in a mini case marked with the number and size of each bit in mils.

Home robotics, bubeleh. Build a working hydraulic arm with this excellent 66-piece kit from Pathfinders' Simple Machine series. Structure is die-cut plywood and the kit includes tubing, (3) syringes and glue. You'll need a ruler and scissors. The finished arm will be approx 13-1/2" tall and will reach out over 16" and rotate 90° on an 8-5/8' x 6-7/8" base. Comes with a 12-page manual and uses water. Beautiful, too. For ages 8+.

Or are you just under heavy pressure to start writing right now! We know, we know. That’s why our copywriters always buy these pre-sharpened #2 pencils, to get those terrible jokes down on paper ASAP. And yes, they have erasers because sometimes we’re not funny, and we all make mistakes. In packs of (12) at 7-3/8” long.

Don’t miss your chance to upgrade your workbench with this Velleman DC lab power supply with dual LCD displays. Can be used as both a constant voltage and constant current source with rated outputs of 0-30VDC at up to 3A max, and is overload protected. Precisely control your tests with coarse and fine-tune controls and easy-to-read digital displays. 

• LCD display for voltage and current protection mode: current-limiting
• colour: white-grey insulated terminals output connectors: IEC1010 
• protected against overload 
• input voltage: 110 VAC 60 Hz 1.3 A max. pf: 0.77 
• output: 0-30 VDC adjustable max. output current: 0-3 A 
• adjustable max. ripple voltage: 1 mV 
• dimensions: 5.31 x 6.3 x 11.02 inch weight: 9.48 lbs fuse: T2

It doesn't get much cooler in the robotic-arm-kit game. The assembled STEM educational arm is 15" tall x 9" long x approx 3-1/2" wide. It's 2-pronged hand opens to 1-3/4", lifts up to 3.5 oz (100g), swings 120 degrees at the wrist, pivots 300 degrees at the elbow, and sits on a base that swings 180 degrees up and down and rotates 270 degrees, like, well, an arm. Controlled by (5) 2-axis joy-sticks and powered by (4) D-Cell batteries that you provide. Includes a hand-mounted search light and over-torque and gear-breakage alarms, which is more than your arm has. Requires a diagonal cutter and Philips screwdriver for assembly of its 200+ pieces and is made for ages 12 and up.