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From X-Acto®, the folks who make the precision arts & craft knives, the "Bulldog" is an old-school crank pencil sharpener with a translucent blue, bright magenta, green or red case so you can keep tabs on your shavings and watch the menacing teeth grind away. Unit is roughly 5" tall x 4" wide (including crank handle) x 3” deep. The square rubber pad on the bottom provides suction when the side lever is pulled. Works best on a flat surface, but you knew that.

These miniature versions of the traditional floor fan say "Retro Mini Fan" on them, and the retro part is that the blades and cages are all metal. The handy part is that they're just 5-3/8" dia and the plug is a USB, ready to cool you off right from your (actual) desktop. Tilts 180° up and down and comes with a 4-foot cord. Super quiet, too. We'll pick one in red, blue or black.

It’s time to get rid of your old abacus. Why? Just bacus. Also bacus this scientific calculator by Ativa™ is much easier to use with its (2)-line display and (10)-digit with (2)-exponent capability. Has (451) functions, including algebra, trigonometry and statistics, and it’s dual-powered (battery and solar)—and of course the battery’s included. Measures 6-1/4” x 3”. Even if you’re not doing math-whiz stuff, keep one on hand for household bills and budgets—a minor investment for such a useful gadget.

Jarvis Says: The (1) AG13 Battery might be dead so we will include (2) more as replacements. You supply the screwdriver.

You’ll be completely organized with this handsome, black metal mesh vertical file sorter. From Honey Can Do®, the desktop or wall-mounted sorter has (3) stepped slots, one behind the other, each at 12-1/2" wide x 1-1/2” deep and about 9” tall. Entire piece is 11” tall and 3-1/2” deep. Includes mounting hardware. You supply the stuff needing to be organized.

It might be time to replace your mouse pad. Even if it’s not, it will be eventually, and it’s not like these things have an expiration date. We have really nice circular ones, 8-1/2” dia, from Staples®. They’re optical-mouse friendly with a non-skid rubber backing. Come in (3) styles—blue with a white floral design, purple-pink tie-die gradient, and ultra-thin purple with a carbon fiber-looking design. We’ll pick the one we think will make you the most productive or creative.

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.

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.”

You say your office is the coffee shop on the corner? You say you wish you had a desk like all the big kids in the offices downtown? You’re in luck because this all-black plastic desk set has everything you need in a 4-1/2" dia x 4-1/2" tall rotating pen stand, including (2) pencils, a pen, scissors, 6” ruler, (5) pushpins, a pencil sharpener, small stapler with (500) staples, (10) paper clips, a gum eraser and a staple remover. It’ll be like having a job!