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.

Then, by golly, you need to write them down. We recommend this trio of 48-page unicorn notebooks. Measure 5-1/2" x 3-3/8" with ruled pages and a different unicorn on each cover, plus a keeper inside the back cover that lists pretty things and unicorn lore. Take notes with these at the staff meeting and you’ll likely avoid some ugly assignments.

And carry it, too. This dark green expandable plastic file folio measures 11-3/4" x 9-1/4" with (6) translucent sleeves, including one with a CD/ROM disc holder and a business-card holder, and has slide-out tabs for hanging the whole thing in a file cabinet when you’re not at the meeting. Sleeves have slots for tabs, and you’ll get (26) of these in assorted colors. Closes top and bottom with elastic cords.

The smart money is on plastic folders. They last forever and they come in translucent colors. You pick green or burgundy, measuring a standard 9-1/4” x 11-1/2" with 5" deep internal pockets on both sides.

Who among us doesn’t? Even a just man falls seven times. Just get this little eraser wheel, 1-7/8" dia x 3/8" thick in latex-fee rubber. The plastic housing rotates to keep it closed and schmutz-free in your drawer, just waiting for you to err.

Organize those loose magazines and brochures. Elegantly designed (slightly assorted styles) with a glossy finish, these cardboard file/holders are sure to please. 11-3/4” high x 3-1/2” wide x approx. 9-1/8” deep, open at the top and 3/4” of the front (or back, depending on how you file them.) They come flat, have easy pop-up assembly and we will pick two for you. 

A tad smaller in diameter than a ping pong ball, this colorful steel geographic globe is 1-3/8" dia, but pull out the little base it stands on and you’ll find a small pencil sharpener hidden inside. Also suitable for hiding secret messages, which is always handy.

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 with 1/16” thick covers, or the thinner, 1/32” cover, in blue only.

Pat got visibly excited when these came in, and so will you. From Helix®, these are slightly larger versions of the wedge-shaped erasers you stick on top of pencils, but these have...(you better sit down for this)...pencil sharpeners embedded inside of them! It's the pencil twofer, or "double Helix." Make perfect, crisp, mistakes and get rid of them immediately. We'll send a half-dozen in stylish white, blue, black and traditional eraser red.

From ACCO®, these are the only office supply items equally at home holding marketing reports or bags of nacho chips. You pick from our collection of binder clips, in itsy, 5/8" wide that opens to 1/4”; or bitsy at 3/4” wide opening to 1/2”. In boxes of (12), so you get (36) per order.

Glide Clips are Swingline’s™ way of saying sorry for all the holes their staples have caused. These matte-plastic paper clips are stronger than metal paper clips and much prettier. They measure 15/16" long in assorted reds, whites and blues, and come (15) clips to a package.

These translucent plastic three-ring binders have 1” rings and measure 10-1/4” x 11-5/8”. You pick the aqua color; the frosted white with a transparent sleeve on the outside front for a title/contents sheet; or the textured translucent white with clear sleeves on the inside of both front and back covers.

These are your classic plastic binders, with (3) 1/2” rings and measuring 11-5/8” x 10-1/4”. Also translucent, which actually makes them classic-plus. You pick purple or dark red.

When we were your age, our protractors were all just plain clear plastic. You kids today can get them in translucent blue, red, orange, purple or green, but we're going to pick because we didn't get to then. These pretty ones are 6" wide and read from 0-6" x 1/16" on the bottom and from 0-180 degrees x 0.5-degrees bidirectionally along the arc. Include holes for a 3-ring binder.

But label them first. Each package has (18) sheets with (7) self-adhesive labels each at 5/8” tall x approx 2-3/4” wide, white with (3) in each pack having a green, blue or pink stripe in case you want to create an arcane filing system.You’ll get (252) labels altogether.

Sorry, like lunches, there are no free paper clips, but these 1-1/2” x 1-1/4” steel butterfly clips are dirt cheap at under four cents each, and you can’t hardly get anything for that. You’ll get (50) clips per package, and we’ll send you (2) packages.

Think: holders for handouts, or for table-top displays that will hold 8.5” x 11” sheets for students or employees to take. In heavy plastic from Mead®, they unfold into an easel with a pocket to hold sheets horizontally in front, and a clear plastic window below, to identify the contents. When not in use, they fold up, and have an elastic cord to hold them closed. We’ll pick a pair in blue, aqua or lime green.

Bring back cursive writing with this 40-sheet, bound writing tablet for kiddies, with 1/2” blue rules divided by a dotted line to help place ascenders and descenders. Pages are 10” wide x 8” long, and the inside cover has both cursive and print alphabets in upper and lower case. For grades 2 and 3.