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These compact scissors from Tolsen Tools are technically Electrician’s Scissors, designed for the telecom and electrical applications. That means cutting through your stuff is a snap. Scissors are 5-1/2” long overall, and their 2" long stainless steel blades are serrated to grip cables and wires. But a copywriter just used them to slice through thick cardboard like it was butter. Big, round finger grips are comfortable, too. These scissors are a joy to scissor.

Galileo wasn’t just a character in a Queen song. He invented stuff, like this early thermometer, uncreatively named Galileo’s Thermometer. Looks sort of like a clear glass turkey baster, minus the bulb you squeeze, or a giant regular thermometer. But don’t stick this under your tongue or anywhere else. Stands 11” tall and it’s filled with water. Inside, (6) balls filled with colored liquid (and have temperature values hanging from them) float in the water, letting you know, using the principles of density and buoyancy, what the temperature is—from 64F to 84F. It’ll make you seem smart when you translate the balls’ positions for your guests. Even if you never use it to tell the temp, it’s a beauty for your shelf.

More fun than a canned ham, this flip-top storage tin has a train set inside, with a plastic steam engine, tender, boxcar and caboose, as well as a 12-piece track that forms a 10" x 22" oval. Tin and train car colors may vary. You add a "AA" battery and you're the engineer. 

…to Super Plumber Bros., Duplicate Dragon, Burro Kong and (617) other classic video games with this Anniversary Edition retro mini entertainment system. Nothing to download. All your 1980s faves are ready in this 5" x 4" x 2" console plus a pair of gaming controllers. Your TV must have AV jacks because classic doesn't know from HDMI. Includes an Audio-Video wall adapter for power. ( Adapters available all over the internets RCA to HDMI) Pat's kid Dougie humiliated the boss, but Pat got revenge with the classic Kung Fu game because that's what he did instead of high school.

Jarvis Says: We run out of these all the time and this may be the last batch before the Holidays. 

Our coolest ruler, hands down. It’s dark blue plastic, T-shaped, and packed with information. It’s an American Wire Gauge and a screw-size gauge. It measures UTS and ISO screw pitch, has SMD capacitor info, conversion scales, transistor and diode diagrams. It has a list of SI prefixes, digital logic gates, logic identities, electrical units and abbreviations, colors and wavelengths, transmission line equations, a protractor, a breadboard and tons more. If you’re not into that stuff, use it a 13”/33cm ruler. Measures 15" x 6-1/4” x 1/16" overall, and you might need a magnifier to read some of it. Made in the USA.

Zivko the Robot is back in stock! Our best selling STEM kit ever! Just call her (or him--it’s unclear and we don’t like to ask) “Zivko” because “the Robot” is her last name. Using just a screwdriver and side cutters, you build Zivko from this 107-piece S.T.E.M. kit. Set the mode for “Follow Me” or “Explore,” and Zivko will, yes, track you, or evade obstacles, respectively, via an infrared sensor and micro-controller programming. Interactive LEDs and sounds abound. Measures approx 5" x 5-1/2" x 6-1/2" when assembled with all (6) legs. You add (4) “AAA”s for power, which is the least you can do for someone this cute. Ages 10+.

It's the superhero of garage lights so we gave it a superhero name—Quintapus! This (5)-arm, 10,000-lumen, LED ruler of all things dark has (10) adjustable swivel panels with ultra-bright cool white temperatures (6500-7000k), but it operates at only 85 Watts. It is so super, it screws into any standard socket and will light up a garage, warehouse, back yard or fortress with its motion sensor or constant-on functions. You do want to save the good people of Surpieland from darkness, don’t you?

Steampunk alert! Also…model and jewelry maker alert! This pair of 10X acrylic doublet loupes is mounted on black eyeglass frames and flanked by LED lights powered by (2) included CR1620 button cell batteries. These are for close work only, from 1" to 1-1/2", and can focus only one lens at a time (not both on the same object) so if you’re a steampunker looking for a new accessory, plan on perching this rig on your pate or chapeau.

In 1958, Buddy Holly came out of radios like these. This retro version of the first transistor radios measures 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1" in dark blue with a wire handle that doubles as an antenna. AM works better than the FM, but who listened to FM in 1958? Plenty loud (guaranteed to not fade away) with classic thumb-wheel tuning and volume. You add a pair of “AAA” batteries. To make things even more like 1958, carry the radio in your shirt pocket.

And we say that with a history of silly that’s virtually unmatched. You slip on this pair of lens-less glasses with the tiny bucket and ball on a string attached, and try, while looking like a demented chipmunk, to swing the little ball on its cord and drop it into the cup. With the classic styled black glasses, blue basket and orange ball, you will be filmed on a smart phone, it will be put on social media, and you will be famous for it for the rest of your life. Best to order a couple so you’re not alone.

Worst part of working out? No personal fans. Not the cheering kind—the cooling kind. This wearable neck fan is great for sports, outdoor activities, the office and traveling. Just set the 7" wide x 5" long horseshoe shaped unit on the back of your neck, the way you’d hang a towel after a workout, and point the adjustable dual fans up at your face or wherever. Has 3" flex arms between the body and 2-29/32" fan housings, (3) speeds with switch button on body and a Micro USB cable for recharging. Actually, the quiet fan whoosh almost sounds like distant cheering. You might get black, white, blue, coral or green.

This black canvas pouch has belt loops and a cornucopia of compact construction tools inside, including a small combo hatchet/hammer/tent-stake puller; entrenching tool (that’s a shovel to you) with a compass in the handle, and pickaxe and saw attachments for the shovel handle. Belt measures 9-3/4” x 4” x 1-1/4” overall. Don't go into the woods without it. Also, take snacks.

We’re not suggesting things will go south next time you head into the wilderness. We’re just saying this Tactical Survival Camping Car Tool Kit is always good to have on hand—just in case. Great for campsites, but also for stashing in the trunk or glovebox of your car. Includes a 10-in-1 pocket knife; a 7-in-1 multifunction card tool; and a 1000-lumen rechargeable, zoomable LED flashlight. Knife is Swiss Army-ish, red and 4" long with a corkscrew, saw, can opener, file, scissors and more; card tool is flat, like a credit card, and includes box, letter, bottle and can openers, a ruler, hex drivers and a cell phone stand; and the flashlight is 7-1/2" long x 1" dia, black with a pocket clip. Knife comes with a belt pouch, black and approx 8-1/4” x 5” x 2-14”, and the card tool comes with a black protective sleeve. Doug took his set camping and everybody else wanted one.

who's got the button? You do, which means you don't have to go the drugstore when your watch, calculator, camera, radio or nearly anything else stops. Be prepared for electronic quitters with this 30-pack of button cell batteries in the most popular sizes. Our each is (6) AG1, (6) AG3, (6) AG4, (3) AG5, (3) AG12, and (6) AG13 batteries. (Some devices may call these G1, G2, etc., or have other arcane codes for these same sizes.) Brand new!

..my sweet engravable you. Safeguard your stuff with this little battery-powered engraving pen. The 1/16” dia head vibrates to let you inscribe your ID on stuff  that might otherwise wander off. Surprisingly effective for a lightweight tool. Measures approx 6” long x 1” dia and works on metal, wood, glass, plastic, leather and more. Runs on (2) included “AA” batteries.

Impressive, this 3-foot Lizard King. The 1:14 scale plastic model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton has 51 bones that snap together, then snap apart easily for later use, which is more than you can say about the original. Measures 36" long, and comes with a display stand. Bones are nicely aged for paleontological verisimilitude. Very nice kit, with legs, as they say! For ages 8 and up.

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Yes, we have The Amazing Live Sea Monkey® aquarium kit, just like the ones from the comic books. The (9) piece ocean zoo includes brine shrimp eggs, growth food, water purifier, plus an official plastic feeding spoon, 32-page handbook, life insurance policy, growth guarantee, and the plastic aquarium with built-in magnifiers for viewing your little friends, and a vented cover. We'll pick the aquarium color that best matches your decor. Great gift for those budding young marine biologists. Ages 6+.

Give the gift of convenience. This 3 item set comes with a dual mode, 7" Versabeam 200 lumen flashlight with a side flood light mode at 300 lumens, sporting an aluminum alloy body. If that isn't enough light, you also get a 200 Lumen, 4-hour runtime COB tilting headlamp with adjustable band, perfect for walking the dog or working on the car or in the yard. Both are weatherproof and run on the included “AAA” alkaline batteries. And the icing on the cake is the 22 piece ratchet driver (reversible with rubber grips) with bits for Phillips, Pozi, Slotted, Torx, and Hex bolts. Phew, that is a lot of goodies packed in one set.

Slotted: #4, #5, #6, Phillips: #0, #1, #2, Pozi: #0, #1, #2, Hex: 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm,11mm, 12mm and Torx: T15, T20, T30