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5 Tips for Keeping the Kids Busy this Summer
Having kids at home all summer is a challenge when you work, or when you have a heavy schedule to begin with. If your kids have group of friends they play with regularly, there are some things they can do besides going from house to house with enormous, undirected energy.1) Depending upon ages, kids can [...]
More Products Head for the Close Out Section
I will keep this short and sweet: there are a bunch of good deals under Close Out on the category list. These are products that have been discontinued by the manufacturer, but they are still in good shape. We have cut the prices so you can enjoy them once again, and not be hindered by manufacturer's [...]
More Dad's Day Ideas
The truth is, almost all the products we carry are good ideas for Father's Day. Whether it's a nice pen or pencil, or a throw away writing instrument like Write Bros pens or even Uniball's Onyx (a superior write, by the way), you can find something that will let Dad make notes, sign contracts or just pay [...]
Dad's Day is Almost Here!
June 21 is Father's Day, so start looking now for a fun gift for Dad on his day. So many dad's are in the work force that it's simple to think of pens, pencils and markers as a cool and practical way to say I love you.One of the great tools you can give is [...]
Artists will love our prices on Prismacolor
When I walk through the stacks looking at the art pencils, markers, and other art products by Prismacolor, I am immediately stimulated to do something creative. The richness and variety of color cause images to collide on my frontal lobe, and it sends me flying to my keyboard. Why my keyboard, you ask? Because I can't draw or [...]
Do you edit?
Despite the use of electronic devices to communicate in almost every kind of circumstance, many people still work with hard copy materials.The grammar checkers on most computers are, well, inadequate. The spell checking is pretty good, but you have to know which word you need. Sometimes the word is spelled correctly, but the meaning is [...]
Really practical inexpensive business accessories
We are continually adding products to the close out section of the site. Lots of those items are things that help organize you whether you are in business or managing a busy home. I'd like to point out a few of them right now:If you need to mark things like kids toys or furniture, the [...]
Expo: To Chisel or Bullet, That is the Question
To Chisel or Bullet, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous chisels, or to take arms against a sea of plump bulleted markings, and by opposing, end them. To erase; to reason, no more, and by a reasoning to say we end the heart-ache, and the thousand [...]
The Parker Frontier Mechanical Pencil Retires
Over the years I've had to say goodbye to many a fine writing product. It's like having your kids go off to college. Things are not the same. My hand misses many of these great pens and pencils, and the Frontier is certainly one of those.Although I am NOT a fan of .5mm lead, I am [...]
OMG!!! Have you been to MrSketch.com??????????
Ok, I admit I like to play with all the little gizmos online that move about and sing or whatever--like the Google front page where you can click and things begin to happen with cartoon people. I played with the Pony Express until I was worn out. I was researching the new Mr Sketch Washable colors [...]