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This little Wi-Fi smart socket plugs into any grounded wall socket and lets you control lights, holiday decorations, TVs, or anything else that plugs in. In white, with a function button and LED indicator, it supports Alexa, Google Assistant/Home and IFTTT. Search for “Smart Life” in the App Store, or scan the QR code. App allows timer settings or on/off control from any Android or iPhone/tablet. Easy to set up and easy to use. Pat didn't even read the instructions. Just make sure to turn off your 5GHz for the setup. UL. FCC approved. Model Hyleton-311 XP61065.

Easy to find in the lost and found drawer. Also matches your outfit if you're a Cardinal or Santa Claus. Travel size, measures 11” collapsed and opens to a 41” dia canopy. The little black handle has a pop-open trigger button, as they do. The real beauty of this umbrella comes when you press the button a second time and the top of the umbrella collapses saving you the trouble of messing with that little metal tab. You'll still have to push the body back together to reload it, however. Needless to say we are impressed with this innovation in umbrella technology.

You know, like a baby chick, or a Smurf's nose. In the case the round and attractives are magnetic steel balls. They measure 19.55mm, which is just a smidgen over 3/4" (49/64ths of an inch if you want to be precise), with nice strength—enough to hang onto a vertical steel surface.

Yes it is. This safety light is a 2-1/2” x 2” sandwich with a magnet inside that you slip over the back of your collar. The magnet holds it very securely. Has a red LED with on/slow flash/fast flash modes. Visible for 2,400 feet, or just shy of half a mile. Get two and put one on the front for visibility in both directions. Runs on a replaceable 2032 coin cell and will last 40+ hours in either strobe setting.

It’s a tough game for reptiles, since they lack opposable thumbs and have to deal with their tongues. Sure it’s a dumb joke, but come on—you kind of like it. This 36-card deck has glamor shots of snakes, frogs, toads, lizards, crocs and more. Includes instructions on playing cold-blooded versions of Rummy, Go Fish, Crazy 8s and Snap. As a bonus, the Spanish names are under the English versions, so you'll be able to tell the EMTs in Costa Rica exactly what bit you.

You should, because you can't have too much wire. Half the world is held together with the stuff. This is a bundle of galvanized steel wire: (50) feet of 18-gauge; and (100) feet of 20-gauge. Keep it in your car for when something falls off.

Hang it all with these 2" x 3" 3M Scotch[tm] brand self-adhesive fastener patches. The heavy duty hook-and-loop design is rated to hold 3 lbs on walls or other smooth surfaces. Black, but who cares, since they're behind your stuff. Our each is a set of (4) patches. Yes, you could cut them for lighter stuff, just do the math first.

It's either a magnetic latch or a pick-up tool, depending what you screw it onto. Magnet measures 2-1/4" x 1" with approx 35-lb pull. It’s mounted in a 4-1/4” x 1” blue plastic bracket with slotted holes to mount it parallel or perpendicular to the magnet. Comes with a 3-1/4” x 1” strike plate with (2) 9/16” bores.

No, really. Stop scraping your fingernails along the tape trying to find the end. That’s not sanitary anyway. Try this handy medical-tape dispenser with a cover. Includes the white/clear plastic dispenser plus (2) 30-foot rolls of 1” wide white latex-free cloth medical tape.

Made from Pyrex® brand borosilicate glass, this long filtering funnel is molded to a 60-degree angle for ease in inserting filter paper. Measures 7-1/2” long overall with a 6” long stem. Funnel mouth is 2” ID. Everybody needs a funnel sometimes.

Pick a pair of mini pliers, each set small enough to tuck into your pocket without causing a limp. You pick: the regular pliers pair has one standard pliers with grooved jaws and one slip-joint pliers, the ones we can't use the word channel about, both approx 4” long with padded handles; or the pair of locking pliers, the ones we can't use the word vice about, one blunt-nosed with grooved jaws at 4-1/4” long, and one needle-nosed at 5” long. All are nickel-plated, drop-forged, and heat-treated.

So many of your chia-like pots are likenesses of random animals and peculiar people. Redeem the pot-pet universe with some real talent. You pick Albert Einstein, Jane Austen or Sigmund (sometimes a plant is just a plant) Freud. Bases, with names, measure approx 3-3/8” x 2-1/2” with heads about 3-1/4” tall. In unglazed white ceramic, they'll hold a 2” mini flowerpot, or you can add potting soil and few pebbles. Perfect for small ferns, succulents or ivy, but if your thumb isn't green, just stick pencils in them.

We’re all out of crystal balls, but can we interest you in a UGears® Date Navigator kit? It’s a 21-piece interactive, kinetic, wooden puzzle that has labels for the year, month, date and day of the week. A kid can build it in about 20 minutes and then use it to reveal future mysteries, such as what day of the week someone’s birthday will be in the year 2036 (or any year up to 2044). Cool, huh? It’s not just a science project. They can also paint it (art!), making it their own personalized time machine (sort of). Circular, measuring approx 4” dia x 1” thick. Nice display piece for a desk or shelf. Pieces are pre-cut, so no glue or special tools needed. Ages 5+.

You should carry your own luggage, given how little exercise you get. On the other hand, this clear plastic oblong jar (not to be confused with oval or elliptical) measures approx 3-1/8” tall x 2-1/2” x 2” and has a snazzy red plastic screw cap. Holds (4) oz. It’s one of those things you don’t know you need until you’re looking for it. You’ll get (10) per order.

A big sturdy carrying case holds the Erector™ company's Meccano™ Intro to Robotics and Engineering set. Includes real electronic components like a micro servo, infrared sensor, high-torque motor, BLE smart control, and hundreds of parts and tools to bring robotic creations to life. Includes (1) maker tool and (2) real tools, (12) blueprints, detailed instructions and (375) total pieces. This is an education, not a toy.

Certainly not. It's 4” long stainless steel spork with a set of little hex wrenches on it, along with a screwdriver slot and bottle opener, and it comes with a carabiner so you can hang it on your belt or backpack. Dork. No, no, we didn't mean it. Just lost our head there for a minute. You're a person who likes multi-purpose tools. And camping. And sporks. Just like us.

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Non-Medical Protective Breathing Mask

Protects you from dust, bacteria, germs, smoke, etc. • Safe, Breathable, Hypoallergenic and High Filtration Capacity • Comfortable to Wear • Elastic Ear-Loops with No Pressure to the Ears • Adjustable Nose Clip • Color: White

• Executive Standard:  • Material: Non Woven Fabric + Melt Blown Fabric (BFE99) • =95% Filtration (0.075µm Particles).

Bigfoot fans will be beside themselves with this triple Yeti collection of big hairy fun. You pick: the 5-1/4” tall big fella himself in authentic chocolate brown flexible rubber with, yes, big feet (approx 1-1/2” x 1”) and an equally big, embarrassed-looking grin (for ages 3+); or the Grow-Your-Own Bigfoot that sprouts from a tree stump when submerged in a container of water, and keeps growing as you increase the container size (for ages 5+); or the 2.4-oz tin of gooey Bigfoot scat, because no home is complete without a tin of abominable poop. For ages 3+ and marked “Do not ingest,” which is good advice for this or the real thing. Mfr says it's “play putty,” and we won't argue with that.