Tag: Cheap Gifts

Make Like Monopoly While At The Grill

Grill Charms Charmed Life Collection

In Monopoly, everybody has their favorite little game piece. In that game, nobody wants to get stuck being the wheelbarrow (the car, clearly is the best) but when it comes to grilling, nobody would mind being any of these little tokens.

The Grill Charms Charmed Life Collection is a set of six stainless steel markers designed to allow people to steak (ahem) their claim to their preferred meat at the grill. Like Monopoly, the choices are not always obvious to how they pertain to the activity, but like the thimble or shoe, you can still play the game. The choices are: palm tree, sailboat, four-leaf clover, crown, martini glass and dollar sign grill charm. Not sure which one is best, but I’ll take the one that marks a nice, juicy steak.

***UPDATE 1/8/2025: Just like real Monopoly, the pieces get lost. Product no longer available.

Gigantic Flying Ants Make Away With Picnic!

Ant Tablecloth Weights

Well… they look like flying ants to me. But (hopefully) they are just the Ant Tablecloth Weights they claim to be.

Product Description:

Table cloth weights will let you reign over your domain while providing a festive touch to your outdoor dining experience. Simply clip to your table cloth to insure place settings stay put if a sudden gust of wind joins you for dinner. Resin, metal, 1 x 1/2 x 1/2″.

***UPDATE 5/30/2014*** The ants flew the coop! But no worries, they may not be available at the link above any longer, but ants have a way of continually showing up. Like here: Boston Warehouse Picnic Party Tablecloth Weights, Set of 4

Hottest Pepper Kit: No Green Thumb Required

Grow Your Own World's Hottest Pepper Kit

Hot pepper fanatics will often go to great lengths to fuel their obsession. As they eat their way up the Scoville scale they climb into ever-higher heat territory with each new pepper variety offering more of a kick than the last. There is only one way such a devotion to all things hot can end up: at the top of the scale.

The Grow Your Own World’s Hottest Pepper kit offers an easy way for the capsaicin-addicted to achieve new heights for their endorphin rush. Just pop open the kit, add water and sunlight and soon your very own Naga jolokia (aka: Bhut jolokia or ghost chili) will be sprouting up, offering its temptation to all those brave enough to try. And of course, if the obsession ever gets out of hand, you can always nip it in the bud.

Mood Lighting For Your Drink

Litecubes RAINBOW Light up LED Ice Cubes

Drinks go down better in the dark; it’s why the best bars are dark, of course. But mood lighting can at times be too moody, to the point nobody can see anything. While depending on your company this may or may not be a good thing, it never hurts to be able to see what you’re getting into.

Litecubes RAINBOW Light up LED Ice Cubes come as a set of a dozen and add a splash of frozen color to any drink. The one-inch square cubes are made of FDA-approved cast acrylic that is packed with coolant gel. When activated, they phase through eight different color cycles. Reusable, all that is needed to brighten up your night is to take ‘em out of the freezer and then drop ‘em in the drink. Also available in Golf Ball Form.

Set of 4 Litecubes RAINBOW Light up LED Golf Balls by DirectGlow LLC

Boil Buoy Watches Pot For You

Boil Buoy

A watched pot never boils, but one that is listened to is another story. Normally, water doesn’t make too much noise while bubbling away, so how does a pot listened to give away its secrets? With Boil Buoy, of course.

The small stainless steel chime floats in a pot of water thanks to an enclosed foam core. When the water reaches a boil, the movement of the boiling water causes it to chime. A weighted bottom ensures the clever gadget floats upright. Currently on pre-sale, the Quirky project only needs about 1,500 purchase commitments to find its way into production. Looks like that old saying might be due for an update.

(Via Craziest Gadgets)

Napkin Dispenser Saves A Trip To The Fast-Food Joint

Stainless Napkin Dispenser

There can any number of excuses in order to justify a fast-food trip: accessibility, speed, price, napkins…. Wait. Napkins?

For the few people who frequent fast-food establishments to stock up on napkins, there is a better way. Without resorting to thievery, you too can mock up your kitchen to mimic your fave fast-food eatery. The Stainless Napkin Dispenser looks remarkably similar to one that may be found in any restaurant across the land. Spring-loaded and shiny, the familiar tabletop adornment dispenses napkins from either side. At a price of only about ten bucks, it’s reason enough to avoid the greasy burger shack.

Although, the salt and pepper shakers are not included, so maybe one more trip is in order…