For use with tamper-proof security fasteners, because you’re authorized. Set has (32) 1/4” sand-blasted steel bits inside a soft rubber case that’s just 2-1/2” x 1-3/4” x 1-1/4” with a top the slides over all the bits and driver, and keeps them snug and together. Inside are hex, hex metric, slotted, tri-wing and Torq bits in various sizes.

More reliable than your mother, and much smaller, the Med Reminder is a 2-3/8” x 1-3/4” x 5/8” thick alarm that can be set to beep up to six times a day (not quite as often as most mothers, but probably plenty, meds-wise). Comes with (2) replaceable button-cell batteries. Has a little carrying case and a slot to hang it from a cord or keychain.

Donut magnet you can take to town!! 74mm dia x 14mm thick with a 30mm hole. Very strong and well pedigreed - in fact, its kin are activating pacemakers. They are of a high permeability ferrite material with a lovely light blue or white epoxy coating. Okay, we have them because there is the odd bubble, slight scratches or the word MAGNET painted in the coating which ruled them out of the medical ball, but they're fine company nonetheless. Good display bases, paper clip traps, the ultimate fridge magnet and super for classroom demos.

Our most minimal, but still really bright gooseneck lamp is a mere 6" long in flexible rubber. Plugs into a USB outlet and has a bright COB LED on the business end. Travel essential. Holds its shape well, which makes it great for laptops. In assorted colors that we’ll pick because it doesn’t matter.

Whatever you call them they are super handy. Used for suturing, these are carbon-steel straight-locking needle holders, 5” long with narrow serrated 7/16” tips. And yes, you’re permitted to use them for other stuff if you’re not a surgeon. (Or even if you are a surgeon, actually.)

Start with our selection of punches from Paper Shapers®. We'll pick (5) different paper punches, with cutouts approx 3/8" to 1/2" across, from a staggering variety of shapes, including hammers, leaves, birds, state outlines, animals, fish, tools, geometric shapes and many others. The punches themselves are 2-1/2" x 1-1/4" ovals with a thumb press.

Time was, you could easily hold a phone on your shoulder and have both hands free to make notes and hold your drink. Those days are back with this handset that mimics the Bell System's model 500, in use 1950 to 1984 and designed by the venerable Henry Dreyfuss. Stick the standard 1/8" mini-plug into your cell phone, tablet or PC and you're a mad man on the phone. Includes answer button, volume control and a coiled cord longer than you need. Now just choose a retro color that suits you!

From Brazil, rescued from the guts of quartz crystal antennae, these clear rock crystals are pebble sized (some maybe 3/8" long, most smaller). We're thinking classrooms and microscopes, small jewelry items, or, at these prices, a nice little bowl of crystals for the table. Each small box contains approx 2-1/4 oz of crystals. We'll send you (2) boxes, which will about fill a test tube if combined.

Our each here is (5) 5/8” warm white COB LEDs that are insanely bright (think: airport runway) and rated for 1A at 32VDC. Mounted on PC boards from 3/4” to 1”. Marked for polarity, with solder tabs for power. No lumen rating, but don’t stare at them head-on if you like your retinas because, like we said, they’re awfully bright. And as with all COBs, a heat sink backing is also a good idea.

We all screen. And we all need to protect those screens on our expensive little gadgetry. Our each is a pack of (12) clear screen protectors, each a generous 2-15/16" x 2-1/4" x .004" thick. They protect from scratches and reduce glare. Made for the Sony Clié, but easy to cut to fit anything with a screen you want to protect. Made in the USA for Fellowes®.

You get a pair of these dishwasher-safe canning funnels (so you can can-can!) for putting preserves with big lumps into jars. Measure 4-3/4" dia at the top with a 2" ID bottom.

Leftovers from some sort of game, these 19" sq pieces of canvas have one plain, natural side, and one side with a central home and (4) corner zones each marked by a colorful D&D style design. The dominant colors may be yellow, blue, red or white, our choice. Make up a game to use the design, flip it over and use it as a raw material, or just accept it as a protective table mat for the kids' work projects.

In nylon digital camo, this military radio bag measures 11" x 12" x 6" with adjustable straps on the side panels to pull them in, another to close the top, and a pair of female molle buckles to attach it to something else. Sew it all together, add a strap and you’ve got a great carry-all. Note openings at bottom corners. For you collectors, it’s marked  "APB03 RADIO POUCH SPM1C1-09-F-C002 8465015158636 F190686393 TAMCN NO. C54402F"

Treat yourself to an assortment of our finest negative meniscus lenses in sizes between 14mm and 52mm with focus lengths between -29.7mm and -169mm. Negative meniscus lenses spread light instead of concentrating it, so they're sort of de-magnifying glasses. (Perfect for reading if your vision is too good.) You get (4) lenses in each of (5) sizes for (20) total.

Because sometimes we (and presumably your pet fish) can get tired of all those boring earth tones. Our each is a pack of (20) small translucent acrylic pebbles suitable for, well, whatever pebbles are suited for, including aquariums, floral displays and craft projects. Approx 3/4” long in light blue, dark blue, or assorted candy colors.

So we've got a mountain of 7" long wooden stakes/skewers flying 2" x 2-3/8" red-orange paper flags with a black paw print on each side. Might be a wolverine. Might be a bearcat or coyote. Might be a beagle. Don't start with us, just buy 'em because where can you get (500) of anything for less than nine bucks? Useful on construction sites, for laying out gardens, or holding sandwiches together, especially if you're a University of  Michigan or Cincinnati alum.

"Very interesting," our chief bottle washer said. This 3-1/16" tall x 1-7/16" dia corked glass bottle has a cream-colored rubber coating on the outside and a 15/32" ID mouth, with a little lip like an old-time baby bottle. The coating may make the bottle less likely to break if you drop it, It will certainly make it less likely to scatter shards of glass all over the floor! Holds approx 30ml (1 oz). Now with corks included and perfect for writing special messages on.

Remember those old school vibration football games, or those fantastic days-of-yore vibrating beds in roadside motels? This is like that, a small vibration motor (10mm dia x 2.5mm) that’s touch-sensitive and produces a pleasant buzzy response. Motor has 1-1/4" power leads, draws approx 60mA at 3VDC. Has 0.75g vibe amplitude. Self-adhesive pad on one face. No shaft.

Little takeout 3-6VDC Mabuchi motors (6VDC nominal) spin approx 4000 rpm and draw 50mA no load. Stall at 300mA and measure 1-1/2" long x 1-1/16" dia with a 1/2” long x 3/32” dia shaft with a 2-sheave 9/16” dia pulley. Sheaves are 1/16” ID. Wired with 2” leads for super easy battery or wall adapter hook up.These were originally from copiers so you'll want to wipe 'em down before use.

One too many jerks on your phone? Fix that loose connection with a new telephone cord. Our replacement set includes (1) 80" wall-to-phone line cord and a matching 16" coiled handset cord that extends to approx 6 feet, with modular plugs on both ends of both cords. The sets are forest green, white, taupe, light blue, dark blue, and whatever shows up next. Our choice, but we'll give you (4) sets in at least (2) different colors, at a price that will ring your bell.

A little light protection for your noggin. These lightly used plastic bump caps have adjustable headbands to fit tetes from size 6-1/2 to about 8. Good if you worry about coconuts falling on your coconut at the beach, but not ANSI compliant. We'll pick a pair from our assortment of exciting colors, most of which are red or yellow, although you could get almost anything, including the lovely eggplant.

Made for desktop PCs, these DPST latching pushbutton switches from Legion Electronics are rated for up to 10A at 125-250VAC. Measure 1-1/4" x 3/4" x 11/16" with a spring-loaded 5/8" plunger, (4) quick-disconnect terminals on the bottom and tapped 3/32" mounting holes on the sides. CSA.

Our assortment of Paper Shapers are little thumb-punches for crafters, scrapbookers, artists and teachers everywhere. They're 2-1/2" long and they punch out shapes approx 3/4" across. You pick from a staggering array that includes a splash, patchwork, California, Idaho, tug-of-war, a zipper, a mountain range and more.

Kidlier indoor gardeners will love this plant light with (4) red and (6) blue LEDs on the underside of a 6” dia smiley face lamp. Stands on 9-1/2” long legs to perch over the plant in question. Powered by a 5-foot USB-to-micro-USB cord, and comes with a sheet of growing tips. For ages 6+.

These 3” long cricket-shaped clips are made to slide onto your car visor and open up to hold your glasses without scratching the plastic lenses they told you were scratch-proof but really aren’t. Inside has foam pads so they won’t even scratch your temples. We’ll pick a pair in black, red, blue or fuchsia. Could also hold a pencil if you don’t have sunglasses. Made for a large chain store and sold for $5.99 each, but we’ve got ’em for a fraction of that. Surplus!

Creativity meets kinetic art in this “YouTopia” kit. Assemble the pieces; cut out, carve and decorate the moving parts however you want; and you’ve got a moving diorama that’s limited only by your brain. Includes (16) die-cut pieces of thin plywood, (8) dowels and links, (3) O-rings, card stock and some glue. Finished model will be approx 10” tall on a 9-1/2” square base and is a STEAM kit. We also love it as the world’s best DIY birthday card kit. Note: Pond diorama shown is an example of what you can create and is not included.

Just like mom carries, but sized for tots whose hands are closer to the ground. Our little canvas tote bags measure 8-3/8" x 8-1/2" x 2-1/4" with pix of cartoon kids on one side. You pick a dozen with either "Grandma, you're sweet" or "Grandpa, you're full of fun" above the cartoon, and with appropriately pink or blue handles.

If not, we can’t help you; it’d be like trying to tell a stranger ’bout rock ’n’ roll. If you do, however, we’ve got some old and new tricks to teach you. We’ve got (4) different magic sets and we’ll pick (2) different ones for you, each with (13) tricks, ranging from card tricks and rope illusions to cup-and-ball fun and mind-reading. You’ll get the necessary implements along with instructions. For ages 6+.

These just in, special for military strap aficionados. Right angle olive-drab canvas strap. The wide part measures 17" x 2" and is sewn onto  a U-shaped steel clip with a 13-1/2" long x 1" strap mounted at right angles to it. Both straps have steel ends with (2) 3/16" holes. Quite useful for something, we're sure.

Sold as "caulk and paint swabs," these 1-1/4" dia x 1-1/4" foam cylinders are on 2-3/4" long sticks and will prove to be uber-useful in the shop, garage or kitchen for myriad swabbing tasks, which are, as you know, quite myriad. Think: painting radiators or blind spots behind toilets, smoothing caulk, oiling, cleaning out cavities and corners and more.

You can’t be beautiful without the tools. We’ll send you a little kit in a zip-up, 5-1/2” x 4” vinyl case. You’ll get a small tweezers, emery board, nail clippers, 1-3/4” plastic mirror, lip gloss, lip balm and (5) scrunchies. We’ll pick a set in a pink, blue or fuchsia patterned case with matching tools inside. (Mom alert: these are the perfect goody bag items for tween and princess parties.)

These plated steel extension springs measure 8-7/8" long (counting loops) x 7/8" dia x 1/8". Loops are approx 5/8" ID. Rated for just under a 20-lb working load. Good for screen doors and cabinets, and for hanging things that you like to see bounce in the wind.

Not actually a mystery--it’s one of (4) olive drab polymer paddle-ish things used to hold up mosquito netting over cots in the military. We’ve got the paddles, but not the stakes or nets, so we recommend creating a new game with these and whiffle balls or shuttlecocks in the woods. Or carry them as emergency canoe paddles for when you’re up a creek, or use them as props in a musical. Or you tell us. Measure 29-3/4" long with a 2-3/8” hole at one end, tapering from 3-3/4” down to 1-1/2” with a 6" dia round at the other end.

You pick from our decorator frames with glass windows and a colorful channel that looks like an extra mat running between the aluminum inner and outer edges. Each small frame is 4-1/8" square with a 2-1/2" square glass and magnets (and an easel) on the back. Stick a collection on the fridge door, or arrange them on a shelf, dresser, etc. We'll pick from assorted colors. The fun part is dressing up the small frames with little magnetic charms, some dangly, that fit into the colored channel on the frame. We'll pick (10) different ones from a selection of sports, holiday and girlish themes.

Or snake eyes, or Little Joe drink cushions. These 4" squares of white vinyl have black dots on them so you can use them for protecting your furniture during craps games. You get (6) in each package for a total of (12), or the equivalent of two dice, so they'd also be good as flash cards for teaching craps to primary grade kids. "That's right, Becky--we call two threes six the hard way!

It's princess time. You get a quartet of 4-1/2" dia (pre-stretch) rainbow-colored double elastic bands with a capital letter bedazzled in rhinestones in a 7/8" circle. You'll get (4) different letters, so one of them is bound to match a local princess.