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I know that times are hard for many of the folks out there, but this does not mean that you have to mope around the home the entire day, do you? No sir, you can still have your fair share of laughter, and even when you visit the homes of your friends who seem to be better off than you are, you are able to go home without the green-eyed monster manifesting deep within. Heck, so what if they have one of those high tech fridges that allow you to get cold water and ice cubes straight from the door? You too, can “upgrade” your fridge without having to fork out thousands of dollars, with the $9.95 Upgrade Fridge Funny Magnet, which looks extremely realistic, as though your fridge comes with a state-of-the-art ice water dispenser that has been integrated into the door itself.

If you think that you are one who loves dabbling around in the kitchen, carving out masterpieces from time to time, then you might be interested in the £9.99 Karoto Peeler, which has a rather Japanese slant to the name itself, don’t you think so? With the Karoto Peeler, you are able to curl, swirl and shape your vegetables according to your whims and fancies, all without having to get the kind of training that the resident sous chef in your favorite restaurant had to go through. Heck, you can even use it to craft vegetable weapons should you feel in your gut that there is a food fight looming on the horizon.

Ahhh, the sweet, sweet smell of home cooked food surely beats all the degustation menus out there, no matter how pricey or exclusive it is! After all, better a meal of vegetables with love, than having to eat slabs of juicy meat when there is strife under the same roof! Mother’s Day is coming up, so you might want to start thinking (for those who love to be prepared) of a present for her. What better way to show off your love than with the $11.49 Home Cooking Lid? This unique lid can be placed on your pot or bowl, where you can then watch the steam released from the chimney of the cute little house. Made out of flexible, heat safe, dishwasher safe, food safe and microwave safe silicone, the Home Cooking Lid measures 8” in diameter.

There are times in life when you just want to pamper yourself with that little extra bit of goodies, which is a way of rewarding yourself for a job well done. Well, if you are a huge fan of all things Minecraft, then surely you would want to pick up this unique $24.99 Minecraft Foam Gold Sword! This is a PAX East 2013 convention weekend exclusive, so once the convention is over, you can forget about seeing it available any more other than on the second-hand market. The full size Minecraft Gold Sword is made out of heavy duty EVA foam, and is also an officially licensed Minecraft product.

There is this common belief that a happy cook churns out delicious dishes, while a sad one, well, you can more or less taste the sorrow in the cooking, never mind that everything was done according to the recipe. Well, you know for sure that whatever Latke Larry churns out, it would be delicious, especially when you consider that $19.99 will net you this Latke Larry Singing Hanukkah Doll that cooks, sings, and dances! Touted to be “The World’s Only Talking Action Hanukah Gift”, each time you squeeze Latke Larry’s foot, he will let loose a tune, thanks to Jerry Stiller’s voice. This happens as long as the batteries inside him have some juice though…

Who is your latest squeeze? Well, if Senator Amidala were to still be alive in the Star Wars universe today, she would have said that Anakin Skywalker is it – never mind that doing so would have caused an upheaval among the Jedi Council. Good thing Anakin is no more, as he has turned over to the Dark Side while acting as Emperor Palpatine’s right hand man. Well, it you love men in tights and are dark, mysterious with an extremely deep voice, then Darth Vader’s your main squeeze – literally, as we are referring to the $12.99 Darth Vader Stress Squeeze. This palm-sized squeeze will allow you to force crush good ol’ Vader himself without him returning the “favor”, as you destress and return to the Light Side of the Force.

You might be rather starry eyed after a particularly long day at the office, and wish that you could get a good night’s rest. The thing is, you continue to toss and turn throughout the whole night, leaving you as a zombie the next day – which means a cup of coffee is just what you need to perk you up, as caffeine courses through your veins and keep you awake. However, you will also be able to see “stars”, so to speak, if you decide to drink from the $12.95 Constellation Mug, where this 10 ounce ceramic mug works rather deceptively. At first, it seems to show the stars of the night sky, but once some piping hot coffee is poured in, your eyes will be greeted by lines that appear between the stars, eventually forming 11 different constellations.

There is just something promising about rainbows, as it was God who used the rainbow as a sign that He will never attempt to drown the earth in water again, but then again the world will most probably end up in a fiery apocalypse sometime down the road. Rainbows, being a natural occurrence, can also be recreated if you want to get scientific about it, and if your little one loves all things rainbows, then the $35.99 Rainbow In My Room Machine does seem to do the trick. It will project a rainbow in the room, where you can choose from two different modes: steady light or a gradual reveal of all colors. Up next, unicorns and leprechauns will leap out of nowhere suddenly whenever the Rainbow In My Room Machine works.