The Androgynous Manager

I saw this The Androgynous Manager book ("Blending male and female management styles for today's organization") at a used bookstore and immediately shelled out the dollar. I'm going to get a great WTF moment when my boss unwraps it. It should be as full of win as last year's Vaginas: An Owner's Manual was.

Netflix

You'd have to live under a rock to have not heard about Netflix.com by now. But what amazes me is how many of my friends and family haven't tried it and still have basic questions about how it works. For $2o you can let them try it for 2 months (unlimited) or for 4 months (restricted to 2 DVDs a month). That's 8+ movies for $20. Where else can you get that sort of bargain? If they hate it, hey, it was only $20. Or you can go really cheap and buy them one month of 2-at-a-time for $4.99. Or buy that for yourself just to get a copy of A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation to play over and over and over for the kids in the car DVD player on your long holiday drives.

Collapsible Travel Chopsticks

These $25 collapsible chopsticks have been a hit at a few offices. No more splintery disposable sticks.

Netflix.com

You'd have to live under a rock to have not heard about Netflix.com by now. But what amazes me is how many of my friends and family haven't tried it and still have basic questions about how it works. For $2o you can let them try it for 2 months (unlimited) or for 4 months (restricted to 2 DVDs a month). That's 8+ movies for $20. Where else can you get that sort of bargain? If they hate it, hey, it was only $20. Or you can go really cheap and buy them one month of 2-at-a-time for $4.99. Or buy that for yourself just to get a copy of A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation to play over and over and over for the kids in the car DVD player on your long holiday drives.