Office Gadgets

If you’re as into LOST as I am, your eyes are already popping. The Lost Hydra Mug is from Shop ABC TV and is riding pretty high on my “Things I gotta, gotta, gotta have” list.

Right now, when you spend at least $40 on their site, you get a great looking free Dharma Journal. It actually matches the mug above perfectly. Except, of course it doesn’t serve you coffee. But, it’s free - what’d you expect?

The store also has posters, dvds, soundtracks, glasses, tees, jewelry that’s nothing short of amazing, cards, action figures, etc, etc, etc - with each etc topping the last.

Click through one of the links or the image below to check it all out for yourself. After all, we LOST fans have to find someway to amuse ourselves until the show finally…..make that FINALLY comes back.

Those of you who’s office is wherever you have to be at the moment will love the Acer Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz 1GB 120GB DVD±RW 14.1″ Vista - it’s as free-spirited and ubridled as you are.

This little wiz kid is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100 with a 1.8 GHz CPU Speed and 1 GB of DDR2 RAM (expandable up to 4 GB). It features a 120 GB hard drive preloaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Business.

Preloaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Business. See? It knows how you roll.

From the website:
Burn and play DVDs and CDs with the SuperMulti DVD±RW drive and download your digital photos via the 5-in-1 memory card reader! Enjoy brilliant images and text on the 14.1-inch widescreen TFT LCD display and get more from your computer games and DVD movies with the Intel High Definition Audio with two stereo speakers!

For features and specifications, see the Acer Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz 1GB 120GB DVD±RW 14.1″ Vista page at Geeks.com.

Hmmmm.  I’ve been feeling a little run down and haggard lately - I’ve been blaming it on seasonal allergies.  But as I was preparing this post, it hit me - I haven’t been inside of a STAPLES in over a week. I’ve been as busy as the Hogan’s lawyers, though.  Fool!  I know the dangers of not getting my regular STAPLES fix.  Eh, I’ll remedy that easily enough this afternoon.

1.  Get a McDonald’s Kunk Fu Panda happy meal. (LOVED this movie! I AM Tigress - you can be whomever you want to be, but dibs on Tigress. When it hits DVD, I’ll be first in line.)

2.  Pull into my STAPLES parking space, go in, answer to the questions of “Where have you been?”

3.  Shop. Shop. Shop.

As you know, ather’s-Fa  ay-Day is coming up and STAPLES is a great place for one Office Freak to shop for another and for baby freaks to shop for daddy freaks.

If you don’t have a STAPLES near you or if you’re one of those people who prefer to shop from home (that’s cool, too) - you’ll want very much to check out Staples Office Supplies online.  They’re smack in the middle of a killer sale for dads and grads.  The sale ends on the 14th, though, so you’ll need to shake a leg.

You’ll find savings on:

• Mp3 Players - you can save up to 30 percent
• SmartParts 7 inch Digital Frames are an sale for $39.00 - they’re regularly closer to $50.00
• You can save $200 on a Navigon 2100 Portable GPS!
• You can save $200 on Dell Inspiron 1420 Notebook PC’s
• Handsome chairs are on sale - marked down between $20 and $40
• Jabra Bluetooth headsets are marked way down. The Jabra BT2010 is down to $19.99! That’s a 50 percent savings.
• Monitors and Notebook PC’s are also on sale.

Of course, just because Dads and Grads are in the spotlight doesn’t mean you can’t do a little shopping for YOU.  After all, you were once a grad, right?  And you either are a dad, had a dad, or know a dad.  Hey!  This is your month!  Celebrate! Grab a happy meal, buy some STAPLES goodies, and see Kung Fu Panda. 

If you’re as into ”getting personal” as I am, you’re going to love these products from Personilization Mall.com.  Personilization …or getting personal… is their thang.

The “Shopping List” Ruled Notepads, on the left, are pretty cute - they’d be a good way to make sure you get credit for the “dos” on your to do list.  Then again, if they’re undone, you get the credit for that, too.

 The Initial Impressions Silver Post-It Holder is another one of the products they have geared toward offices and the freaks that inhabit them.  It holds the post it notes you see in every store as well as the personalized ones on the site, itself.  They’re pretty snazzy, I must say.

From the Website:
Our Initial Impressions Silver Post-It Holder is a premium choice for both personal and professional use.

Our stylish holder not only helps you maintain an organized desk, but it also makes an impressive, personal statement. 

The Post-it Holder measures 4″ square and weighs approximately 12 ozs.

We custom engrave your 2 or 3 initial monogram at the top for a lasting impression.

A single post-it note pad is included with the engraved holder, as shown. 
Will hold any 3″ x 3″ note pad. 

A truly great selection for graduates, colleagues, clients or of course yourself!

Add our personalized post-it notes or engraved silver pen for an impressive gift combination.  Sold separately below.

I have a complete obsession with pens, so I was an easy target for the Pinnacle Executive Roller-ball Pen (<—).   Not only is it a proverbial shiny object that we all love, whether we admit it or not, it’s classy.  And we office dwellers are nothing if not classy, right?

Click through using any link or image in the post to see everything else they’d be willing to let you buy.  Seriously, they have some really sweet things - from mousepads, desk sets, executive gifts, and coffee mugs to pillows, clothes, luggage, frames, and letter openers.

Next time you need a gift for a co-worker, this is the place to go. 

You can now say you’ve seen what a $150.00 stapler looks like. $156.00 to be exact - and that’s on sale, thank you very much. This high falutin stapler is normally priced at $195.

The Swarovski Crystal Stapler is a beauty, I have to hand it to her. All decked out in her crystal bling, she’s fine and apparently knows it. The web site says, “This Swarovski Crystal covered stapler will make everyone in the office jealous.” and I can’t argue with that.

If you or someone you know is wild about Tinker Bell collectibles, here’s a gorgeous desk set that’d have any fan flying high.

The 5-Pc. Tink Fairies Desk Set (above) is the perfect way to stand out in a sea of boring desks.

From the web site:
Bring Never Land to work! Includes tape dispenser (plus one roll of tape), notepad holder (plus 100 sheets of 3” -square paper), stapler, paper clip holder and pencil cup. Up to 3 3/4” H x 5” L. Hand-painted, sculpted resin. Imported. (Pencils and paper clips not included.)

The web site also has the great looking Set of 2 Tink Fairies Bookends (pictured below), so your shelves can be as glamorous as your desk. That’s important stuff, you know.

If you’re a fun-loving, free-spirited kind of person, this is the desk set for you! Those of us who truly appreciate the off beat and extraordinary will embrace this fun desk set from Disney.

The Mickey Tiki 5-Pc. Desk Set features a pencil holder, paper clip holder (with magnet on the base), stapler, note pad holder with note pad included and tape dispenser.

The Donald Duck Note Pad had me at “Hhher-rro.” That was my Donald Duck impersonation. As if you couldn’t tell.

Check this out! StickyNote
is the most popular virtual notes program in the world. With StickyNote 9.0, you can create beautiful 3D notes on your desktop, send them over the Internet, attach notes to documents or windows and even attach documents to notes.

I know I have a sticky note fetish, and I’m working on it (okay, I’m not really working on it), but this is just too, too clever. I must, I absolutely must have this.

Must.

I’m not sure what I love most about this Flamingo Sticky Note Pad Set
, the fact that I’m addicted to Sticky notes, the fact that they’re pink (pink and purple are my favorite colors), the fact that they’re completely random and unexpected, or the fact that they take my mind back to Florida’s beaches and gorgeous birds.

I guess it’s a combination of all 4!

From the web site:

Great to have on hand for months of notes and reminders, this Flamingo set includes ten 50-sheet pads of self-sticking paper. 3″ x 4″. A Whales & Friends® exclusive!

Whales & Friends also has a Cats Sticky Notes Pad Set of 10, and since the Cat is my favorite animal - it’ll be the set I get first.

There are also horses and penguins for those who are so inclined.