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Partners & Spade Burglary Kit

Partners & Spade Burglary Kit

Partners & Spade Burglary Kit

Thick As Thieves

Has someone swiped your Baconnaise? Or absconded with your Looxcie 2 Wearable Camcorder, chock full of sensitive vacation photos? Well, in this case, two wrongs DO make a right, and stealing back your stuff really is the only course of action (the police are especially out of the question, after last month’s snafu at Dunkin’ Donuts). The Partners & Spade Burglary Kit ($200) has everything you need to get the job done. Housed in a utilitarian-looking knapsack, you’ll find a crowbar, flashlight, disposable camera, nail file, rope, first aid kit, and obligatory ski mask and OJ gloves, as well as a seemingly random box of Chicklets—perhaps to mask bad breath? All you need to supply is an airtight alibi. Now go reclaim that Bacconaise!

Mario Batali Non-Stick Pizza Wheel

Mario Batali Non-Stick Pizza Wheel

Mario Batali Non-Stick Pizza Wheel

The Slice Is Right

You don’t need Bob Barker to tell you your slice is right. You are the pizza MAN! Well, not in the respect that you deliver the pizza, but proverbially you’re “the man” when it comes to pizza. What? We’ll stop talking now. Dominate your next pie with the Mario Batali Non-Stick Pizza Wheel ($TBA). This 4-inch polycarbonate wheel with a tapered edge is designed to slice through thick or thin, round or square, veggie-lover or meat-piled pies cleanly and easily, without so much as a scratch on your pan. The ergonomic design and soft grip handle makes it even safer and easier to use, keeping your precious dough tossers in perfect pie-making shape. Because you are the pizza MAN! (As we eluded to before.)

ResQme

ResQme

ResQme

A Death-Defying Keychain

Evading the ever-snapping jaws of death is second nature to you. You never enter the Amazonian jungle without your Bear Grylls Survival Series Parang and you never, ever enter into family gatherings without a Drinkman Hip Flask full of Tito’s Homemade Vodka. Add the ResQMe ($10.00) into your repertoire and you’ll be safe and sound while you’re on the road too. This little keychain may look like nothing special, but in an auto accident, it could be just the thing that helps you save yourself. It not only has a sharp razor that can help cut through restraining seat belts, it can also help you punch through a window, so you can pull yourself to safety. Just don’t forget to save your dashboard hula girl. She’s helpless without you.

Escargot Vacuum

Escargot Vacuum

Escargot Vacuum

Die Dust Bunnies, Die!

To a woman, there’s nothing more sexy than a man who can really clean. Aside from prancing around in a French Maid’s costume (you only did that once and destroyed all evidence…you’re pretty sure), the next sexiest thing you could whip out is the Escargot Vacuum ($130) from Toshiba. Smaller than a basketball, this little powerhouse not only packs 40% more air-wattage than a Dyson handheld, it’s also quieter than a hairdryer, and is compact enough to hide away in even the tiniest of corners. So go ahead. Suck those dust bunnies into oblivion and give Chloe a nice little show.

Shipwood Dark Cabinet II

Shipwood Dark Cabinet II

Shipwood Dark Cabinet II

This Ship Has Sailed

With your assortment of exotic furniture rapidly expanding (that Octopus Chair really suits you), you’ll need a nice antique to round out the collection. Normally we wouldn’t recommend something sourced from China, but we’ll make an exception for the Shipwood Dark Cabinet II ($1,500). Repurposing antique pieces of recycled ship wood from old fishing boats that sailed on the Pearl, Li, Yangtze and Huang Rivers in Southern China, the cabinet integrates salvaged wood into a modern design. Every cabinet is unique with imperfection; some pieces include Douglas fir and Teak Wood from boats as old as the Qing Dynasty. Not many people can say that they keep their video game consoles on a shelf from the 16th Century.