A pair of scissors is one of humankind’s most useful inventions – but watch out if you fail to respect this potentially lethal tool. Every year a fair number of people forget that messing with scissors is the equivalent of dicing with death. A few years ago, a Chinese man who should have known better […]
An Italian artist has created spectacular sculptures using paperclips. Pietro D’Angelo has fashioned elaborate life-sized sculptures of a man in a bowler hat smoking a pipe, a boy carrying a rose and a woman on a swing. Each statue is made from up to 12,000 stainless steel paper clips, and some are more than six […]
It’s 45 years since American scientist Dr Spencer Silver invented a unique, repositional glue, and ever since the now world-famous Post-it note has been going from strength to strength. There are now entire websites devoted to this essential office stationery item, which has been used to send everything from romantic messages and wedding proposals to […]
Today is the European Day of Languages. The day is intended to show people across Europe how important languages are to to celebrate the linguistic diversity of the world. The day was inaugurated in 1991 by the Council of Europe. To celebrate, we’ve picked some linguistic nuggets from the world of office supplies. The Romanian […]
BuzzFeed has an inspirational post on using foldback clips – or ‘binder clips’ on the other side of the pond – in ways you never imagined. Applications in 54 Uses For Binder Clips That Will Change Your Life include foldback clips reimagined as cable catchers, beer organisers, money clips and emergency cufflinks. As the author […]
Rubber bands Fruit versus Office Supplies: the showdown you’ve all been waiting for. After the paper clips destroyed the strawberry, the jelly overcame the stapler. Now for the decider: 500 rubber bands versus the watermelon. This is surely the reason television cameras were invented. In England we had ‘Johnny Ball explains all’. Terrible television compared […]
In the right circles, DuctBrand.com is renowned for its success in drumming up buzz around a seemingly humdrum product like duct tape. Much of this revolves around getting people to get creative with the tape, making pretty flowers, jewelry and such from “America’s favorite fix-all.” Each year, DuckBrand.com sponsors a competition to win a college […]
Toilet Humour? A woman found herself super Glued to a toilet seat in a Walmart “restroom”. And it wasn’t the first time that someone had been glued to a loo seat at the multinational retail corporation. The woman was using the toilet in the Monticello store when she realised she was stuck to the seat. […]
A Salford man has been issued with an ASBO and banned from carrying scissors in public after severing hair from the innocent heads of two women. Darren Dixon, 48, sneaked up unwitting victims, lopping chunks of hair off them. Police relayed the experience of one 19-year-old victim in harrowing detail. While walking down the road […]
This sticky tape dispenser fashioned after poultry is available from Neatoshop for $11.95. * * * Sellotape Desktop essentials
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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