Dark Inspiration Grotesque Art Book
If standard coffee table books bore you, this anniversary edition will snap you wide awake. It gathers the darkest highlights from Victionary’s original…
Spirit Board Catnip Mat
If your cat spends hours staring blankly into empty corners, they might as well commune with the other side. This tough cotton twill…
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Cool Things to Buy
Looking for cool things to buy? This is a running list of 2,500+ clever gadgets, funny gifts and genuinely useful oddities, from $5 stocking stuffers to ridiculous splurges. New finds go up every week, and every pick links straight to the store that sells it.
Arcadro Tabletop Coin Pusher
Ever wanted that seaside arcade vibe on your kitchen counter? This machine comes with actual metal coins that clink just like the real…
Grab The Mic Party Game
Flip a word card, snatch the little foam microphone before anyone else, and instantly belt out any lyric containing that word. It is…
Massive Telephoto Zoom Lens
You don’t have to be an astronaut to photograph moon craters. And you don’t have to get close to a lion to capture…
Custom Vinyl Record Mixtape
Digital playlists are sweet, but nothing beats handing someone an actual record with your tracklist cut right into the grooves. You get 40…
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Zippo FireFast Bellows
Stop hyperventilating over stubborn campfire kindling and getting ash blown straight back into your eyes. This pocket-sized gadget uses an impeller fan to…
Hooded Fire Escape Cloak
Regular fire blankets require awkward two-handed clutching, but this giant fiberglass cape actually lets you play safety superhero. It handles temperatures up to…
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3-in-1 Airplane Sleep System
Generic neck pillows always leave you bobbing forward mid-nap. This weirdly brilliant kit hooks a memory foam pillow and eye mask directly into…
Noodler’s Blue Ghost Invisible Ink
Load this into a standard fountain pen and you can write like a Cold War spy. On the page it goes down clear…
The coolest things to buy this week
Ranked by what readers clicked most in the last 7 days.
- Smart King Bed with Massage Chair You get a vibrating massage chair and Bluetooth speakers for your ultimate lazy-day command center.
- Desktop Music Tesla Coil You get desk lightning, buzzing 8-bit tunes, and mad-scientist vibes in barely four inches.
- Bioluminescent Bio-Orb $69 Swirl it in the dark and watch thousands of tiny PyroDinos glow neon blue.
- Flaming Fire Wallet You can make splitting dinner theatrical with a leather bifold that bursts into real fire.
- Alien UFO Cow Abduction Lamp You get a color-shifting tractor beam and two playful glow modes in one gloriously weird retro lamp.
- Dwarf II Smart Digital Telescope You can capture nebulas and 4K daytime wildlife without hauling a heavy rig or fussing with setup.
- Streetwise Pain Pen You get a rechargeable pen that clips to your pocket and packs a 25-million-volt wake-up call.
- Real Life Invisibility Shield You can blur out of view with this sci-fi-style shield for hide-and-seek.
- Retro Wavy Amber Light $77.55 Give your room a groovy 70s vibe with its vintage design and warm golden glow.
- Zippo FireFast Bellows You get 180 one-minute bursts of focused air, while its triangular body helps prevent rolling.
Car Cleaning Putty
If you despise the mystery crumbs lurking in your AC vents and cup holders, squishing this lavender goo into the cracks is deeply…
Cool things to buy: quick answers
What are some cool things to buy?
This week, readers keep clicking the Smart King Bed with Massage Chair and the Desktop Music Tesla Coil. Good places to start: funny gifts and desk and office stuff. Feeling rich? Window-shop the ridiculously expensive list.
What are some trendy things to buy right now?
Whatever people are actually clicking. This week that includes the Bioluminescent Bio-Orb ($69), the Flaming Fire Wallet and the Alien UFO Cow Abduction Lamp. Our "coolest things to buy this week" list re-ranks daily from the last 7 days of reader clicks. Shopping for the holidays? Start with our Christmas gift ideas.
What are the coolest gadgets you can buy?
The most popular gadgets on the site right now are the Dwarf II Smart Digital Telescope, the Harman Kardon Aura Studio 4 and the 50-Foot Giant Solar Balloon. The best ones do one oddly specific thing really well, and plenty of our cool gadgets cost under $25.
What are some cool but cheap things I can buy?
The most popular cheap picks right now are the Nite Ize DoohicKey Keychain Multi-Tool, the Car Cleaning Putty and the Tiny Finger Hands, all under $10. We have 210+ things under $10 and 790+ under $25. Cheap, small and a little weird is also the recipe for a good stocking stuffer, and most of our stocking stuffers cost under $25.
What fun things can I buy for myself?
Go small and a little silly. The geeky stuff list is a good rabbit hole, and plenty of it is cheap enough to grab on a whim. Weird enough to show off, too.
What should I buy?
Pick something you use every day and find a more fun version of it, or grab one of this week's most-clicked finds above. Buying for someone else? The gift guides sort ideas by who they're for and what they're into.