Many of your employers might not like you messing around with toys on your desk but, many of these can be considered practical for your office. The people over at Thisnext.com have compiled a list of some rather interesting products for your office. Many of these products are not only fun but can serve a purpose.

For example, does your office have a full refrigerator at all hours of the day? Why not try out your own personal “USB beverage cooler”. These Two items plug into your usb input on your computer and keep your drink cool. This is especially helpful when your office refrigerator is packed to the max.

This giant paper clip can be hung up on the nearest wall to your desk and acts as a coat hanger. Perfect for an office environment.

This little number is called the “Butt Station”. The name needs a little work, but the product is still funny . It holds a tape dispenser, post-its, and pens.

For those people who are sick of normal post-its, this item is for you. Or perhaps you are just a fan of onions. This item acts as an alternative to the post-it.

This is called the “Panic Button”. It also plugs into your USB input. You may be asking “what does this thing do, and why would I want it?” Well, if you are one of those people at work that rather check your facebook than do actual work, then this product is for you. When you see your boss/superior approaching simply just hit the panic button and it hides whatever website you “aren’t” supposed to be perusing.

So if you are feeling like your desk needs a little more excitement, try some of these products. I know I could use my own personal drink refrigerator. Shop for some fun desk items and kill some down time at the office.

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While browsing our site, I came across a stapler by Stanley Bostitch with the color “celery.” Stanley Bostitch is a pretty tough and manly brand and to have a stapler with the color celery seems almost humiliating. Anyways, that sparked my interest for wondering what inspires companies to  describe their products with food. I will be honest in saying that a grapefruit colored dress does sound enticing and would probably push me to buy it over calling it a pink dress.

Now, I have noticed a trend of discrimination. Why is it that marketers choose to describe the color of their products with fruit rather than vegetables? Is it because most people are picky and don’t like a lot of vegetables? Is it because fruit naturally looks better? Is it because fruit has some feminine connotations and marketers are targeting women?

Which do you prefer: tangerine folders or carrot folders?

I’m still not sure whether or not a pumpkin is a fruit or vegetable.

Grape Office Products or Japanese Eggplant Office Products

Kiwis vs Peas. Pea colored pens? That might look weird

Cherry vs Tomato Colored Paper

Apricot Colored Pens sounds yummy. How about Squash colored pens?

I can’t really think of any yellow veggies? Can you? I can only think of unripe yellow tomatoes.  Unripe Yellow Tomato paper?

Blueberries. This one makes sense since there aren’t any blue veggies right?

Lime sounds so yummy, Lettuce colored pens sound awful.

Once again with the yellow veggie problem. Lemon is much better and easy to relate to.

Yummy watermelon post it notes- not so yummy cabbage post it notes.

So here comes the true test of whether or not you are biased towards fruits or vegetables.

If you were selling a new purple digital camera, would you choose onion or plum?

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I want a Success Bell. Why don’t we all get those? The Pacon “Reward Stickers with Success Bell” is probably a best seller on every office supplies site. Let me give you all the details I can find out this valuable item.

Our site says “A real school bell tops the sturdy, refillable reward sticker dispenser. Includes 200, 1 x 1 stickers in 15 designs.” (Nice and basic. I’m not sure what they mean by a real school bell. When I think “real school bell” I think the bell that rings in the hallway before you go to class. My mistake. )

Our competitors say “Reward stickers offer a way to motivate students. Refillable sticker holder is shaped like a school bell and contains 200 dynamic reward stickers.” (Stickers are motivational. Especially when they look they are from the 80s!)

“Use this reward sticker success bell as a motivational tool for students to continue down the path of success. 200 dynamic reward stickers are contained in a sturdy, refillable dispenser below the bell. Plus, this real school bell will get everyone’s attention too! Stickers come in assorted colors” (Way too many words to describe this bell and sticker set. This item that makes me think of Pavlov’s dogs is the tool to help students continue down the path of success? Might be just a little far-fetched.)

“A great motivational tool for students and fun for the teacher too. 200 dynamic reward stickers are contained in a sturdy, refillable dispenser. The real school bell is sure to get everyone’s attention.” (I don’t think teachers think this is that fun)

Now we have all wasted 5 whole minutes on some random item found at Shoplet.com. At least you can get school supplies from us by clicking HERE.

Oh you actually want a Success Bell set? Buy it Here If you buy it, you have to call it your success bell.

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There is an episode of Arrested Development where Lucille Bluth replaces their housekeeper with one of those iRobot vacuums.  I can hear in my head, after she drops some of the food on the floor, “Where’s my maid? ROBOT!”I want a robot to be able to “command.” How about a robot pencil sharpener? Yeah it looks gimmicky and like something you would get in your stocking on christmas and play with for about 2 minutes and then get bored. But. If it works properly and is entertaining then I need one right away!

Available on ThinkGeek the Walking Robot Pencil Sharpener is only 5.99! Thank you to the think geek employee who wrote this quality description.

Here are two little known facts:

1. The graphite pencil was first mass produced in the year 1662.
2. The first pencil sharpeners weren’t made until 1893, which left many people disappointed by their pencil purchases for over 200 years.

The first fact is a real fact; the second fact is a fake fact (that is, a joke). What can we say, the Walking Robot Pencil Sharpener has a very dry and unusual sense of humor. Our robot told us the above facts. And then it sharpened our pencil and walked away.

This is perhaps the coolest pencil sharpener ever to walk on its own. Just open its chest, insert a pencil, twist to sharpen, and remove your pointy pencil. By sharpening your pencil, you have secretly wound the 4″ robot’s power core and it will now begin walking toward you (or in whatever direction it’s facing). The shavings empty into the robot’s cranial chamber, which can be easily opened for emptying. If you don’t have a pencil handy, just use the included key to wind up the robot. Either way, your robot will walk with delight. Sorry if it proceeds to tell you bad jokes, though.

All sites should have descriptions that make you smile while you read them. Go get your robot pencil sharpener and tell us what you name it!

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Summer is coming to an end. Kids are already going back to school and the need for school supplies is here. We blog a lot about going green and one of the reasons for this is because it is becoming increasingly more important. Having a plan to go green is much different than actually doing it. People are always planning to either recycle more, buy energy efficient lighting, car pool, etc. Not everyone follows up on these plans, including myself. So I urge you Moms, Dads, and kids to purchase greener school supplies this year. Here are some surprising statistics that may motivate you to start buying eco-friendly school supplies.

• Every page of recycled paper saves approximately 17 trees
• The Average school tosses 38 tons of paper (644 trees)
• Six billion pens are thrown away in the U.S. every year

There are a number of ways you can go green when buying school supplies. Companies have realized this need and are making greener products. Products such as pens, notebooks, pencils and more. So sit down with your kids and see what they need for school and follow a couple guidelines for green back to school supplies.

• Avoid Duplicates - Look in your home and see what you already have. There is no sense in going out a buying new pens and notebooks if you already have them.
• Find Green Clothes - When buying new clothes try to find high quality fabrics that will last a long time such as organic cotton or bamboo. Remember even though some of your kids won’t be happy with hand-me-downs, they are still clothes and you SAVE MONEY.
• Choose Greener Pens and Pencils - Try and find biodegradable pencils and refillable pens.
• Don’t be a tree killer - Try and use a little paper as possible. While using paper try to use recycled paper products as well as paper that has been processes chlorine free (PCF).
• Think Outside the Lunch-Box - Try and use reusable products for your lunches. For example instead of the typical brown bag, purchase a resusable container. Instead of using sandwhich baggies, try and use plastic containers that you can wash and reuse again.
• (MOST IMPORTANT!) Do This all YEAR

Thank you to plantgreen.discovery for the inspiration on this post.

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