HOUSEHOLD ODDS & ENDS

But don't even try to resist the bargain price on this home exercise set designed so that the time you spend hunkered down at home will result in your emerging looking just like those guys in at the gym--six-packs, eight-packs, 12-packs from head to foot. Made for any physique level from 98-lb weakling to Mr. Galaxy, the set includes (5) resistance bands in an array of colors and strengths: Yellow--6 to 8 lbs; Green--8 to 10 lbs; Red--11 to 13 lbs; Blue--15 to 18 lbs; Black--20 to 22 lbs. Use them alone or stack them up to reach 70 lbs or any other combination, and improve your arithmetic skills at the same time. Comes with a door anchor, cushioned handles and a carrying case.

Time to bring some bamboo into your life. We've all suffered suspicious odors in our homes, shoes, luggage and cars, but the stink stops here. Our Bamboo Charcoal Air Purifying Bags eliminate odors while purifying the air, and they're reusable. Stuff them into your shoes, boots, luggage, drawers or closets, or place them in your car, laundry area, pantry, living room, bedroom or bathroom, and let them do their thing. We'll send you (4) bags at 6" x 5" and (2) at 7" x 3". They're gray and stylish, plus "S"-shaped hooks for hanging them. Reusable, non-toxic, eco-friendly and fragrance-free. These are, by far, the freshest bags we sell.

This baby-est grand piano of all is a music box, measuring just 5” x 4” x 3”. Lift the lid and listen to the invisible pianist play the theme from Love Story, the Sound of Music, or Swan Lake surprisingly well. We'll pick the tune, you hum along.

This isn't the Old West but you can still look stylish in these soft, thin, stretchy very comfortable, washable black face masks. One size fits most. For best results, hand wash and air dry.

It’s the brown Forever Belt of late night fame, the no-holes ratcheting cinch for your expanding waist. Features a 32-position gear rack on the underside in 1/4” increments in lieu of holes. In 1-1/8” wide brown leatherette, it can be cut to length and will fit waists from 22” to 44”.

For when you just can't drag yours around anymore? No, for out-of-sight cigarette butt and ash disposal. This mini-bucket, sans handle, is a 3-1/4" dia x 3-7/8" tall black-composition ashtray that can sit on a desk or table, or fit neatly into a car's cup holder. Its removable lid has (3) slots to hold lit cigarettes and a small, cigarette-diameter hole so the butts slide out of sight and go out for lack of oxygen. Cuts down ambient dead-butt odors, too.

You'll feel as cute as a giant panda when your brush your teeth with these bamboo toothbrushes. Soft bristle, biodegradable and BPA-free, because what does bamboo know from diphenylmethane compounds? Our each is set of (3) 7-1/2” long brushes and a cylindrical bamboo travel case with little vent holes so your brush will dry out.

So why can't you ever find one? Put a stop to that with this clear plastic storage box with (100) steel safety pins: (50) at 1-1/8"; (25) at 1-1/4"; and (25) at 1-1/2". Your grandmother would be proud of you.

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.

We’re fascinated by this thing. It’s a collapsible Red-Riding-Hoodish dispan/basket for your sink and beyond, with solid gray plastic rim, base and folding picnic-basket style handles, plus silicone sides in fashionable chartreuse. Measures 15" x 11" x 5-5/8" when open but collapses down to just 1-1/2” high for storage. Could also be a very nostalgic shopping basket, dandy for collecting garden vegetables. Hose-off-able and pretty much niftiness itself. Holds water like a champ and is great for camping.

Life, and needle-threading, is hard enough, so this little tailor's friend has a 3/32" loop with a white LED below it so you can see what you’re doing. Includes a pair of button-cell batteries and the threader has a cover plus a little hook so you can string it on something and find it in your sewing box.

It's so much easier if the shoelaces stretch, not your back. Our each is a pack of (3) in yellow, orange and red, 22" long. Put them in shoes like you usually do, tie them, and turn oxfords and gym shoes into slip-ons. No more bending down to tie! They’re a boon for kiddies and old folks alike, and they're washable if you spill on them.

Put your foot on the middle of this rubber resistance band and pull the handles up to chest height and you'll strengthen your bum shoulders just like our boss does. Bands are 54”, unstretched, with comfort-grip handles. Medium resistance. Colors are assorted and we've seen red and green so far. Check the Interwebs for endless exercise tips using resistance bands.

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. We'll pick from the twisted one or the smooth one.

Even pandas. Which is why we’ve got bamboo toilet paper on special. No, really, and stop thinking what you’re thinking—this is RIO brand Tree-Free tissue, as squeezably and charmingly soft as a baby panda’s bottom. Eco-friendly too, because nothing is more sustainable than bamboo, and because RIO also removes significant amounts of plastic and other flotsam from the seas. Our pkg is (5) sleeves of (12) rolls with (260) 4-ply sheets each, enough to get you to summer, when you can go back to pooping in the woods. Bottom line? Under a buck a roll.

Please note: Sorry but due to shipping issues this item is only available in the contiguous United States and Expedited shipping isn't available. Your entire order will ship UPS ground.

Drinkgrabs. Beerbandits. Whatever you’re imbibing, they’ve stolen your old fashioned for the last time. These dry-erase acrylic coasters let you identify your cocktail in a room full of negroninappers. Measure approx 4” square x 3/16” thick. You pick the Voice Bubble or Name Tag version, and we’ll pick a pair for you in a fetching color combo. Our each is (2) coasters. They’ll come with a little dry-erase marker that will probably be dried out, but if you shop here you’ve already got markers.

Faux leopard-skin, among others. And from faux animals in a wide variety of non-animal colors, like green and fuchsia. Perfect for the senorita flirting at a post-modern bullfight, these accordion-style folding fans have plastic frames that hold accordioned cloth with a top edge of black lace because they’re for flirting, remember? Measure approx 9” long and open to 13”. We’ll pick the colors because we have really good taste.

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.