It’s back. Once upon a carnival, the bamboo back scratcher was the prize every kid came home with and there wasn’t an unscratched back in America--unless the kid came home with a goldfish, which are worthless for scratching backs. Now you can return to those thrilling days of yesteryear with our high-quality, 19” long bamboo back scratcher, and you don’t even have to go to a carnival to get it. 

The rubber bumps on the end of this rolling massager are in rows that rotate independently to rub you the right way. The (6) rubber bumps are in (7) 1-1/4” dia rows on a three-draw telescoping handle that extends from 13” to 23” long, so you can reach the soles of your feet or massage your cat. (Some cats like it, some don’t, so a little distance might be good.) Juanita uses hers for physical therapy.

What scratches your back but won't provide breakfast for you? It's our glow in the dark back scratcher of course. Has chicken like talon "hands" and extends to over 26” long, but shrinks to a pocket-sized 8-1/4”. Super duper handy to have around when your significant other says they just cut their finger nails.

And easy to store. One of the better pick-up tools we've seen. Folds to just over 16" to store, but locks open at 30" with spring steel arms on an aluminum frame. It has soft, suction-cup-shaped grabbers and big, locking pistol grip. Pretty good gripping capacity too-maybe to 10 lbs or so. Get one for Mom, because at her age she can't reach the things she used to. And then get another one for yourself, because you'll be Mom's age before you know it.

In fact, get ahead with this particular head. You can practice your cosmetology skills on a face that won't scream if the tweezers go amiss. From BHD Beauty, this practice head is silicone rubber, approx 10” x 6-1/4” x 5-1/2”, with a flat back so it won't roll away on you when you set it flat on a table. Great for eyelash extension, makeup practice, facial massage or painting, and easy to clean using professional cleansing oil. You could also just hang it on the wall for a nice, creepy interior design effect. Pat says, “Hey—no weird smell!” which isn't always the case in the surplus game, or the rubber model practice head game. 

For mad money, a mad credit card or the diamond ring you don't want to flash at the Uber driver, the Cache-It is a 4” x 3” white nylon lace envelope that has snaps to attach to a bra, slip or camisole strap. Stash your goods inside and tuck them out of sight. Lies flat and is discreet and comfortable. Washable with soap and warm water.

The burgers may not be real, but if you love the show, now you can get the T-shirt. In gray with white lettering and a drawing of everyone's favorite cartoon burger family—Bob, Linda and the kids, Tina, Gene, and Louise—this nice-quality shirt is long-sleeved and 100% cotton. The size is large, and if large is too large, shrink it in the dryer or just wear it to bed.

This kit also has lip gloss, eye shadow, foundation and sundry other things to blend, contour, detail and delight the inner makeup artist in us all. Don't leave home without using it, at least on Saturday night. Our each is a set of (12) brushes, from tiny to wide. Don't know the source, whether they’re synthetic or trimmed from the bellies of pampered sables. But they're all as soft as a kindergarten teacher's heart. In silver and copper, and packed in a matching tin case.

Bandages in tins. We feel sorry for those flesh-colored bandages that are just trying to hide. Stand up and be healed with bandages that make a statement! Say Oink with this box of (15) sterile photo reproductions of a raw bacon slice, plus a bonus plastic pig in every tin. Or stick one of (15) 3” x 1” latex-free bandages with a creepy picture of a leech on your arm and tell people “This is not a leech” in an honor of Rene Magritte's “This is not a pipe” painting. Give them a little lesson in the treachery of images. How about a bandage for bravery for that scratched elbow during gym class. 

Those are your choices—"ding-dong” or just plain “ding”—with this wireless doorbell from HeathZenith. Chime measures 2-3/4” x 1-1/2” x 1/2” deep and works on a pair of “C” batteries that you add. Button is a compact 1” x 2-1/2” x 5/8”, and includes a replaceable button-cell battery. In off-white, it’ll transmit up to 100 feet.