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This is our floppiest rubber calculator ever. Measures 5” x 3” in black with semi-cartoony white characters. Does your basic calculator calculating with (20) keys and a 5” x 1-1/5” LCD display. Runs on an included and replaceable button-cell battery. Can be folded in half to put in your shirt pocket.

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 red, but possibly other colors, that we'll pick because who cares what colors your shipping lists hang from and that's the way surplus works. These things never go out of style. Stock up.

Time for some new ballpoint pens? Always, right? This (18)-pack of BIC® Glide™ pens promises smooth writing action and bold lines in (4) ink colors. You’ll get (8) black, (6) blue, (2) red and (2) green pens, each with a retractable 1.6mm point, pocket clip and comfort grip. Our copywriters can confirm that they’re a joy to write with. They can also confirm that it’s sometimes OK to dangle a preposition, regardless of the pen you’re using.

Go ahead—try to keep these BIC® Round Stic® pens long enough that they run out of ink on you. We think you’ll lose them before that happens—that’s how long they last. Luckily, you’ll get a box of (12) if you’re prone to losing them. With black ink, and “Xtra-Life,” these are the thin, 6” long everyday pens that seem to always work. With removable, pocket-clip caps. You need these—or eventually you will.

Vying for the Two-Really-Useful-Things-In-One Award, this 12-inch clear acrylic ruler is also a 2X magnifier! A red alignment strip runs right through the vaulted center of the ruler, which is 1-1/2” wide overall. The domed strip with the red line is about 3/4” wide. Also measures in Canadian, and at 12” long, that means 30cm.

Get this pack of (15) 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” sheet protectors for half-size daily planners. They’re seven-hole-punched for Wilson Jones® calendars, but will also fit most binders, including three-ring versions if you throw caution to the wind and skip some holes.

These professional executive portfolio covers for presentations will hold up to (50) sheets each. In black vinyl with a silver-gray binding, they have (2) interior pockets plus a transparent business-card slot. No amateur executives need apply.

This handy translucent plastic pencil case, approx 7" x 2-1/2" x 1” deep, has a slide-out bottom, like a desk drawer. The construction method is very origami-like, which will make you want to store other things in it, or just slide the bottom in and out. Call it the zen of small organizers. You’ll get (4) per order. Give a bunch to someone who has small things to organize.

Same here. We suggest Erasable Me, the re-markable magnetic wall calendar kit for people whose lives won't stand still. Includes a 16” x 12” magnetic whiteboard calendar, an 8” x 6” notepad, a pair of two-color erasable pens (black/red and blue/green), (2) whiteboard erasers, and a cute little yellow Q-man pen-holder. For ages 6+.

No, these scales won’t tell you how much weight you’ve lost (you’re so disciplined!), but they will help you design something super-technical. Know why? ’Cause they’re architect’s and engineer’s scale rulers, from Helix, both (3)-sided in silver aluminum with color-coded sides. You pick: the architect’s with separate scales for 3", 1-1/2", 1", 3/4", 3/8", 3/16", 3/32" 1/2", 1/4" and 1/8" per foot, as well as a 12" ruler in 1/16" increments, all in U.S. standard; or the engineer’s, with 12", 1/10", 1/20", 1/30", 1/40", 1/50", 1/60" scales.

Build yourself a desktop dumpster. Punch out the press-fit fibreboard pieces and assemble this authentic mini-dumpster complete with graffiti. Has a two-piece hinged lid and (3) internal sections; (2) for pens, pencils and paper clips, and the third to hold more than (100) orange and yellow flame-shaped note cards to represent the dumpster fire some days at the office are. Measures 4-1/4" x 3" x 4-1/4” to 2-3/8” deep slanting back to front. Emma, the AS&S Dumpster Inspector, pronounced it “quite sturdy.”

Undated, universal calendar has (50) month-long sheets, so it's good almost until your brand new car's paid for. Stick it on the fridge with the strip magnet on the back. Sheets are 8" x 6" with a 5-week x 7-day matrix that you fill in. In two shades of blue with orange highlights.

Say hello to our little red credit card holder, 3” x 2”, with a plastic back and a stretchy fabric (microfiber?) top for ease of removal and replacement. Back is 3M™ self-adhesive so you can stick it to your cell phone or any other place you want. Comes in handy when you don’t want to lug around a big bag or an overstuffed wallet.

Not for your bed—for your thoughts. Our 5” x 7” notebook is perfect for journaling, or just jotting down notes, and its hard covers have a metallic sheen to them. We’ve got red and blue, and we’ll pick (1) for you. Good for home, school or office. The front cover has a cigar-shaped cut-out, which runs through all (120) lined-on-both-sides pages (made from recycled paper). A handy elastic strap keeps the book closed. Pen not included.

Actually, journals in a pocket. Stay with us here: the journals measure 8-1/2” x 5-3/4” with white card stock covers and (80) lined white sheets, a total of (160) pages. They're slipped into flexible plastic book covers with (3) pockets for cards/whatever on one inside flap and (1) long pocket plus a pen holder on the other. The covers themselves are zippered bags with color on the side next to the book and clear on the outside so you can slide an 8-1/2” x 11” sheet on the visible side. Covers come in green, blue, black and red, and we'll pick because we're on a roll

…with a highlighter, you’d have one of these mega-handy and ultra-cute Mini Brightwriters®. Measure approx 2” long x 5/8” oval, with chisel tips, molded grips and pocket clips. Our each is (4)-pack in green, pink, yellow, and orange, with which nothing rhymes with.

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.

Says so right on the packaging. Measures (pun intended) 18” long x 1-1/2” wide. Has 1/32” increments for the first inch, then 1/16” on one edge and 0-45cm in 1mm increments on the other. Made in England of blue-tinted translucent plastic. (There is no legal penalty for using it at home or in a school.)