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My mother gave me some sage advice before I left for college: bring a small tool kit with you and you'll make a lot of friends.
Etsy Seller: purposedesign
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2 people recommended this item
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Various spice sets in convenient containers. This is the kind of thing that your friend would want as a housewarming gift, or your sister who likes cooking would be into for her birthday, or I would want so I stop knocking over all the containers and ziplocs of various spices that are in my cabinets.
A chai tea set looks like an especially nice gift.
Updated Oct 1, 2007
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Etsy Seller: Bliss by Heather
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I'm in the market for a new messenger/backpack these days. On the train, I'm surrounded by the practical black bag, the ugly ballistic nylon messenger and the falling apart briefcase. I want something that is bright, that is comfortable and that I'll enjoy having in the sea of ugly functionality.
Bliss by Heather is almost there. I just want a good padded strap so the weight of the books and stuff is distributed on my shoulder. The colours are great, the designs are great ...
Updated Jul 30, 2007
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Bacon Salt
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5 people recommended this item
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What else is there to say? Bacon salt promises to revolutionize the field of cooking. Bacon fries, bacon popcorn, bacon burgers, bacon steak, bacon eggs. And all this from a Kosher, vegan product.
Because everything should taste like bacon. (via Metafilter)
Updated Jul 19, 2007
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Old Navy women's tank tops
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2 people recommended this item
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These are thin rib women's tank tops. You might describe them as wife beaters if you were feeling particularly politically incorrect at the time.
I own about eight of these in various colours. They fit well, they wear well and they are quite comfortable. They aren't complicated, and they get the job done.
You can afford to buy lots of them since they are Old Navy priced.
Updated May 5, 2007
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Domo-kun Stuffed Toy
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8 people recommended this item
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Your male geek friends will understand this one. Domo-kun is seen chasing some cute little kitties in a popular image entitled "every time you ..., God kills a kitten"
Updated May 1, 2007
Rare-Earth Magnets
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I've been noticing rare earth magnets popping up in all sorts of products - a magnetic strip to hang your knives on, a container that sticks to your fridge and doesn't fall down when you drop a pile of papers in it, and so on.
I now have a way to hang posters and prints on the metal walls of my new office. You can use them to hang a wreath on your front door or maybe even a curtain rod on your metal window frames (if they're susceptible to magnets).
Caution should be used with kids and pets around these magnets - if they swallow more than one, it can cause severe medical problems.
Updated Apr 11, 2007
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Mizrahi: Ultra Blue Flower Duvet Set
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A bold flower print that isn't fussy, frilly or pink. Target also sells similar sheet sets in a peony print.
I like the over-sized floral theme which instead of making the bed a dowdy piece of functional furniture, makes it into a art.
I can't wait for the day when there will be a company that will print your photographs to fabric.
Updated Apr 5, 2007
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Revenge CD with ear plugs
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3 people recommended this item
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Do you love your neighbors? Do they respect the normal bounds of decency? If you answer yes to those questions, don't buy this.
This is for the neighbors that tie up their dog on a short leash and leave him out there barking and whining for days on end, or the ones who have that party that goes until 4am the night before your job interview, or the ones who mow the lawn at an ungodly early hour on the weekend, or the ones who decide to use their hedge trimmer just when you get the colicky baby to sleep. Plug in those earplugs and turn on this CD. Or better yet, turn on the CD and then go out to the movies.
When I was a kid my dad would usually haul out the Wagner in these situations. This is possibly more annoying to a larger group of people. Of course there's always Barry Manilow. (via Popgadget)
Updated Mar 17, 2007
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'SHUT UP' Tape
5 people recommended this item
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Living and working on a college campus has persuaded me that this tape is a completely required piece of equipment. Slap a piece across someone's mouth as they launch into a monologue about how daddy has cut their allowance from $1000 a month, or a whine about how this years skiing trip to Utah was just so uncool because they didn't get those new skis they wanted, or just show off their tan from the two week trip to St. Bart's.
It is also useful for cell phone users who feel the need to squeak and orate in small enclosed means of transportation: Amtrak, subway, bus, Metro North.
Updated Aug 23, 2007
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Leatherman New Wave
7 people recommended this item
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It comes in handy all the time when you're dealing with skis and wakeboards and bikes and cars.
Updated Jun 1, 2007
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