Staff Favorite Picks

That's right, canine hindquarters fans, you can now order $14 worth of tail ends for just $7.50. You'll get (5) different pooch posteriors, plus a bonus fire hydrant, all in magnet form, ready to stick on your refrigerator door, making all and sundry...

Remember that Squeeze song? We have no idea what it meant, but these Goth Cats seem cool, too cool for you and your rules. They’re kind of like real cats in that way. The plastic cats measure 2-1/2" to 2-3/4" tall and come in (4) different styles...

Catch your roadrage in action by upgrading your driving experience with Gadget Gear 2.2" HD Dash Cams! Get HD 1080P video, g-sensor, motion detect & more! even comes with a 8GB SD card and suction cup mount. So buckle up, buttercup! Gadget Gear Dash...

Do you hate it when the spaces in storage boxes are bigger than the stuff you’re storing? You need this translucent plastic (polypropylene) box with (14) storage sections that can be customized by sliding the (13) dividers into your choice of (24)...

The New Bracelet For All The Magical Arm Rings are (is?) a gadget that’s hard to describe. It’s an interactive stress reliever/fidget toy/performance aid/avante-garde jewelry piece that sort of looks like a really wide (5-1/8” dia x...

We bet you can, too, which is exactly why you’ll love this (100)-card set of Bizarre Facts Trivia. It’s a bonanza of random facts! Impress or annoy your friends and family with your ridiculous knowledge of useless information! We’ve...

Attention robotics boffins: Here's a nice, powerful 6-24VDC Mabuchi brush motor with a gearbox and pulley attached. At its nominal 24DC, it spins 45rpm, draws 280mA no load, and stalls a 750mA. 7.5 in-lbs of torque and is rated for continuous duty. Has a...

Introducing the Plasma Lighter XR from TRUE– flameless, fuel-free, and rechargeable, it's the ultimate outdoor fire starter. With a neck that extends 1-3/4" and bends you can light the fire without burning your fingers, this bad boy is perfect for...

Just toss this little pack, unopened, into a wood fire and watch all the pretty colors. (For you chem majors, it contains 25 grams of cupric sulfate, cupric chloride and PVC crystals.) And do we have to tell you not to eat or inhale it? OK, don’t...

This isn't a book, but it's definitely book-ish. Looks like a leather-bound volume from the Bodleian but it's just a little wooden box, approx 8-1/2" x 5" x 2" (7" x 3-7/8" x 1-5/8" inside) that's perfect for stashing the jewels, cash, or whatever you...

Grip® brand water-resistant utility boxes are inspired by military ammo cans, but in a long-lasting polymer instead of steel, and in mini sizes. These are 8-1/2” long x 4-1/2” wide x 6-1/2” tall, hinged on a short side. They have a...

Technically, these balls aren’t Super Balls, just like all tissue isn’t Kleenex. But they’re super in our eyes. With cool, colorful marbleized designs, they measure approx 1-1/16” dia each, or 27mm for Canadian kids. We’ll...

Or Five? They're supposed to be finger puppets, but they could be hands in search of a mini mannequin. Wherever they came from, they're 2-5/8" long in a variety of lighter and darker toned flexible rubber, and remarkably life-like in a ready-to-shake...

This goldenesque rubber chicken can talk! Actually, squawk. Known as the Shrilling Chicken, it’s 11” long, in chicken-skin goldish color, complete with goose bumps, a squish me tag and don't forget the gaping mouth. Squeeze it for hours of...

What you torch is up to you, but we suggest you do it with this extra-high temperature 2300F refillable butane Torch Blue. It’s handheld, in a pistol-grip style, with a blue cylindrical body/handle, a wide black plastic base, a silver nozzle up top...

These gray plastic gargoyles, in creepily authentic detail, are great for cathedral models and graveyard dioramas as long as they’re miniature. Figurines measure about 1” tall. You’ll get (4) of them in an attractive 4” x 3”...

Sorry for getting you all excited about the world’s first window magnets. They still don’t exist. These are 2-3/4" dia metal storage tins, each with a 2" diameter window in the lid and a magnet on the back. Tins measure 1" tall (15/16"...

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...

Introducing Mothman, the mysterious and hairy winged creature purported to appear in West Virginia skies before tragic events occur. He's described by genuine eyewitnesses as man-sized with glowing red eyes and feathery antennae. Our version is in hard...

Vat are you going to do vile da vood is cooking? Vell, you could seal up your vavorite spice in this 100ml glass vial/spice jar from Burma Spice. It’s a 12-pack, oval and made of thick glass, vit a snap-down lid that has a tight rubber seal. So ven...

Nothing wrong with a blender, but sometimes an old school grinder is just what you need. We do our grinding with a classic mortar and pestle like this light-brown wooden one from Bene Casa. Mortar measures approx 4-1/2" tall x 3-1/4" dia (think: coffee...

Bells, whistles, sirens, rain/metal detectors, amps, timers! The "Electronic Playground 130" by Elenco® has 130 projects that use a built-in breadboard control center with contact spring connectors. No soldering necessary! It's the perfect intro to...

This fun, fast-paced easy-to-learn (2)-player Tesla Vs. Edison Duel strategy card game is a “War of Currents” that comes down to AC vs. DC and takes less than 30 minutes to play! Choose an inventor to lead your company to victory. Draft...

A big step up from the basic soldering iron, and much safer, our soldering station features continuously variable power between 5-40W, a 1.5mm pointed tip thin enough to use on surface-mounted components, a 4-foot cord, padded grip, iron holder, built-in...

Kikkerland®, one of our favorites, brings us this great Geeky Gear Gift Set, including a gift box. Golly gee, gang! Comes with a set of earbuds with a 1/8 speaker jack, a charging cable for phones with a 2-in-1, 6-foot long USB to Micro USB lightning...

In this corner is the Gnome champion of the world...weighing in at an impressive 2.2LBS and standing tall at 11-3/4", it's Larry (We named him Larry) the Gnome! Larry takes on all Gnome challengers with his green watering can, LED solar powered welcome...

To believe you actually bought such a high-quality, nickel-plated carbon-steel tool at such an unbelievable price, you might have to pinch yourself. Do it with your fingers, though—these Tolsen Tools mini pliers and pincer with (2)-component...