Office Supplies, Furniture, Art…

This section of Office Freaks is sort of a catch all. You’re likely to find just about anything here from lol cats to pens and from funny office videos to high brow office furniture. Call it a grab bag, call it a mélange, call it anything you want – but most of all you’ll just call it fun.

It’s Time to Get Completely Personal

by Joi

Business Cards

I love Business Cards so much you’d think I invented the idea. They’re brilliant! Business cards are perfect for spreading your name around town, keeping it in front of potential customers, and (most importantly) for making a great first impression. If someone has business cards printed up – and they look chic – you know they’re serious about what they do. They’re in it to win it!

With VistaPrint, you can design and customize your own business cards with your very own logo or photo, or you can choose from a really wide array of templates tailored to your industry or niche. What’s more, if you’re searching for a sleek, professional look, you can customize your business cards by selecting a matte or glossy finish, foil-accents and more. Get an electronic business card as well, and jazz up your email signature. These are verrrry impressive.

Like all VistaPrint products, you can create your business cards in minutes and receive them in as few as 3 days.

VistaPrint also has postcards, sticky notes, letterheads, presentation folders, mouse pads, hats, window decals, lawn signs, photo cards, note cards, return address labels, stamps, announcements, invitations, t-shirts (yes, t-shirts), and more. So, if you’re looking to get personal, you can get everything you need in one place – all with the same logo and design and all delivered to you in a matter of days.

Start with Business Cards and simply build from there.   New year… time to buckle down and get completely serious!

*** Be sure to check the deals on “Matching Sets” — HUGE savings

Get Your Point Across in a Big Way: Jumbo Post It Notes

by Joi

Jumbo Stick-It Notes by Dci Decor

Oh, the implications. These Jumbo Stick-It Notes by Dci Decor could be fun in the office, school, home (or home office or home school), just about anywhere. These giant post it notes are impossible to ignore and that, my fellow office freaks, is the hook.  They make everything a big deal and, face it, what better way to get a point across?

The beauty is, they let you get your point across in a hilarious fashion.

You can use the giant post-its as a note or message taker, drawing pad, presentation board or teaching aid.  These oversized post it notes are used the same way as the little, traditional stick-it notepads that we’re all addicted to and even feature a self-sticking back for adhering to your desk, wall or anywhere else you (or someone else!) need a reminder.

Features:
• Self-sticking back strip
• Jumbo size for easy viewing
• Great for notes, messages, presentations and teching
• Includes 80 sheets
• Color: YellowSize: 12″square
Have something really BIG to say? Well, the Jumbo Stick-It Notes by DCI Decor make it a BIG deal! These stick-its allow you to get your message across in a hilariously jumbo way. Use the post-its as a note or message taker, drawing pad, presentation board or teaching aid. These oversized notes are used the same way as traditional stick-it notepads and even feature a self-sticking back for adhering to your desk, wall or anywhere else you need a reminder. With 80 traditional yellow sheets in a jumbo size, these notes make a great gift for a co-worker, spouse, teacher, boss or anyone else that tends to forget things or lose small notepads.Features:
• Self-sticking back strip
• Jumbo size for easy viewing
• Great for notes, messages, presentations and teaching
• Includes 80 sheets
• Color: Yellow
Size: 12″ square

Order yours today for less than $12.00:
Jumbo Stick-It Notes by Dci Decor

Quirky, Unusual and Fun Office Supply Products

by Joi

THE DESKTOP MOODOMETER

If you love to surround yourself, as I do, with out-of-the-ordinary and fun things, I have a website to tell you about that you’ll flip for.

The site is called re:thinkuseDESIGN. You can tell by the name, alone, that these cats strut to a different beat. I can’t even tell you how much I love that… we crazy cats have to stick together.

The office supply lovely at that top of the post is the THE DESKTOP MOODOMETER and I love its attitude.

From the Website:
Change your mood as often as you want with moodie THE DESKTOP MOODOMETER

Directions:
1. Open the mini CD case.
2. Read through the 15 hilarious cards
3. Select your mood
4. LET IT BE KNOWN.

Display: Open the CD case as far as it will go to create your very own DESKTOP MOODOMETER.

The cards measure 3.5″ x 3.75″. All 16 cards shown are included along with the mini CD/Display case.

Hmmm, I’ve been subscribing to philosophies #3 and #4 all my life. Select your mood. Let it be known.

Visit the page for THE DESKTOP MOODOMETER to see the other “moods.” Hilarious stuff!

Then look around the site – there are too many things to even go into. I was like my middle daughter in a candy store, “I want that…. I want that… I need that… I want that… Why is that not mine?….“

Little Red Stapler – Baby, You Gotta Slow Down

by Joi

Red Stapler - 747 Series Stapler, Rio Red Collector's Edition

This gorgeous stapler is Swingline’s Collector’s Edition based on Milton’s Red Stapler seen in the movie “Office Space”. This Rio Red Stapler combines the quality of the Swingline 747 Series with advanced ergonomic features. It’s a great looking stapler from a very respected brand – and, at $12.99 – the price is more than right… it’s ridiculous.

This little beauty can be found at Buy Online Now – an Office Supply Superstore. Everything I’ve read about Buy Online Now is flawless. Customers rave about their customer service, quality merchandise, and speedy shipping. Sounds like a combination that’s hard to beat.

Personally, I’m all about bright, enthusiastic, cheerful colors – but if you prefer more subdued colors in your office, you can find Swingline staplers in a variety of colors at Buy Online Now. Click through the link above (or below) and check them out.

Features:
Superior styling provides maximum stapler comfort.
Staples 2-20 sheets.
Stapler includes contoured cap and padded rubber base for comfortable, convenient, hand-held stapling.

Red Stapler – 747 Series Stapler, Rio Red Collector’s Edition

*** For those who don’t have 80′s music as their psyche’s soundtrack, the title of this post is playing off of a Prince song, “Little Red Corvette.”

Perfect Desk Clock for the Office with Flair

by Joi

I love accents that are blatantly cocky and full of themselves. The lamps, clocks, posters, and desk accessories that try to upstage even the slickest desk and most overpriced chair. The gorgeous Kosmic Round Designer Table Clock Desk Clock is a perfect example. While it certainly costs less than office furniture (unless you snag a chair at Big’s or Goodwill), it stands out with its classy good looks and steals every other piece’s thunder. The elegant beauty is 18 inch in diameter x 24 inch in height. The face of the working clock is 6 inches and is attached to a solid resin base. Click the link or the image for a closer look and grab your own scene stealer while the price is less than $45.

University of Kentucky Basketball Mat for the Office With Winning Taste

by Joi

FanMats University of Kentucky Basketball Mat F0005162

We Kentuckians have four seasons just like everyone else:

  1. College Basketball Season
  2. Post-College Basketball Season
  3. Catch Your Breath Season (lasts an average of 3-1/2 days)
  4. Pre-College Basketball Season

So, yeah, college basketball is pretty much always on our mind.  During the first season of the year (#1 if you were paying attention), our stores and malls are covered with blue-clad fanatics.  Every now and then there’ll be a University of Louisville fan.  Brave, brave souls.  They look like little cherry lifesavers in a blue ocean.

The fantastic FanMats University of Kentucky Basketball Mat F0005162 at the top is precisely what your office needs. It’s from Unbeatable Sale and it should be the next thing you buy.

There are, I assume other college basketball teams available – I suppose you could click through and see. I’m not sure why you’d want to support a Non-Callipari led team, but whatevs.

Great Looking and Gently Priced Office Gifts and Office Supplies

by Joi

Posy Desktop Photo and Memo Holder

I’ve found  a new website that I’m absolutely addicted to – Useful Things.com.  They have gifts, gadgets, gizmos, and goodies that you literally just won’t find anywhere else. Best of all, everything is on the very, very cheap.

The first thing I ever got from Useful Things was the Posy Desktop Photo/Memo Holder you see pictured above.  When I saw its price ($12.95), I kind of thought, “Uh oh, this is going to be a hot little mess,” but I was  delighted to see that it’s not only very well made, it’s a knock out!

It’s perfect for showcasing  pictures of loved ones, whether they’re sweethearts, kids, pets, or yourself.  Whoever motivates you, inspires you, and makes you smile.  My favorite use for mine is this:  I like to put my most important To Do tasks on an index card – ones that are more like  Gotta Dos than To Dos – and then I stick the index card into one of the slots.

No excuses then! It’s right there staring at me along with my cats’ smiling faces.  This process has honestly helped a great deal, because you know how To Do lists  are – they get misplaced, stuff gets piled up on them, you forget if this was yesterday’s list or last week’s (hey, it happens).

Find more   Office Gifts at Useful Things.com. While on the site,  check out the other “shops,” like the ones for the kitchen  and the home.   You’ll find them under the Shop Menu tab at the top.  You’re going to love these, I guarantee it.

Speaking of love, three words:  See Star Trek.  Three more:  Best Movie Ever.

Office Snacking Without Calorie Packing

by Joi

There’s a certain little period of time each day when you’ve had lunch (hours ago) and it’s not quite supper yet. It’s what I fondly call the Danger Zone – I say fondly because I generally give in to a candy bar, Fritos, or some other lovely temptation awaiting me in my kitchen.

Even people who work outside of the home face the same Danger Zone because the vending machines or kitchen are just mere steps away.

I’m honestly trying to woo myself with healthier snacks, but come on, a handful of Barbecue Frito’s (or Funyuns! Mmmmm, baby.) is pretty hard to beat. Honesty session – if there were a bag of either in front of me right now, I wouldn’t stop until I could wear the bag as a hat.

If you’d like to bring some sanity and reason to your Danger Zone, click HERE for some great tips on making your snacks healthy and nutritional. I’m guessing chocolate covered peanuts aren’t on the list?

Arby’s Jalapeno Poppers? Mozzarella Sticks? See, ’cause I’m thinking Arby’s….

Staples is Offering Up the Savings

by Joi

Staples Vertical File Cabinet

We’re all looking for ways to save money, cut corners, and stretch our dollar – all without compromising our standard of living (or at least as little compromising as possible!).  The experts tell us time and time again to watch for sales.  They say to buy what we need when it’s at the best possible price.

Sounds logical, no?

That’s why I always watch the circulars and my favorite stores’ websites.  This way I can know immediately when they want to make me a deal I can’t refuse.

Staples wants to play the savings game beautifully this week and are offering up great deals on all things tech.

Their 40 Tech Deals under $100 Event and Big Printing Event are loaded with everything you’re looking for – short of a Caramel Latte topped off with caramel and a fat dollop of whipped topping and a fat chocolaty Walnut Brownie. Someone woke up with her sweet tooth locked and loaded.

The deals aren’t just tech-ish, though.

You’ll find lots of savings on standard office supplies, office furniture, and office equipment. For example, the 2-Drawer 25 inch Staples Vertical File Cabinet pictured here is on sale, for a savings of $10.

That $10 could buy a Caramel Latte and 2 Walnut Brownies. I apologize. I’m out of control. (I’m also headed to the kitchen. he he he)

This Week Only:
40 Tech Deals under $100 at Staples®! Save on hard drives, printers, memory cards, mice and more. Ends 3/7.

One Day Only:
ONE DAY ONLY – Up to 50% OFF select Lexmark printers at Staples®. Offers valid 3/4 only. Shop now!

Ongoing!
It’s not hard to make a difference. It’s easy. Find eco-friendly products at Staples®. Shop green now!

The Endo Magnet Clip

by Joi

The Endo Magnet Clip

There are few things I love more than having lovely new gadgets and gizmos to play with.  I think I enjoy them now even more than I did when I was knee high to the Cat in the Hat.

The beauties you see before you are my new toys!  These are the amazing Endo Magnet Clips and I’ve been amusing myself finding the different things they’ll hold in place.

An ipod? Check.

A calendar on the fridge because I don’t want another nail hole in the wall? Check.

A little notebook with my ever important online passwords hidden inside? Cake.

The Endo Magnet Clip is, obviously, great looking and can hold up to 1 pound.  These magnets are very, very strong and have held up to every challenge I’ve thrown their way. They’re available in the six colors you see here and are sold in sets of three for $9.

Go to Endo for more ideas and to order a set for yourself.

The Endo Magnet Clip

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