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Antiqued Metal Tripod Lamp

Lamps are not just about lighting your home. They are also about decorating it in a unique manner. If you want a lamp that can seriously snazz up your home or apartment then the Antiqued Metal Tripod Lamp would be a fantastic addition. Modeled after the old movie set lamps…

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Enzo Mari: Formosa Wall Calendar

If there was anything most people take for granted it would be a calendar. After all, what is exciting about a calendar? Well, if it is the Enzo Mari Formosa Wall Calendar then it would be the unique artistic design of the calendar that makes it so special. This would…

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Sailor Jerry Rum Zippo Lighter

When someone asks you for a light and you had a choice of flicking out a .99 cent Bic lighter or snapping a Sailor Jerry Rum Zippo Lighter which one would make the better impression? Come on. The answer here is obvious! This cool novelty lighter modeled after a 20th…

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Mvix Portable Multimedia Player

Our world has truly shifted from an industrialized based society to a technologically based one in a relatively short period of time. Nothing demonstrates this more that the Mvix (MV-2500U) Ultra-Portable Media Center which is a fantastic portable HDD system. This item can play virtually any media files. Whether you…

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Herb Snip Scissors

Cooking in the kitchen is only fun when it is easy. When the process of creating your mealtime masterpiece becomes laborious, much of the joy goes out of the venture. This is why Herb Snips kitchen scissors are so helpful. They can easily chop or mince herbs and trimmings in…

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