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1. A Scotch tape dispenser in the shape of a record player so you can pretend you're scratching out some tunes instead of just taping some boring documents together.
Promising review: "I’m an adult I swear. But I am way too excited about this. It’s weighted enough that it’s easy to use it with one hand. One thing I really like about it is the hinged case. I have pets and this helps keep the hair out of my tape. It’s also really compact which I like a lot." —SirNick
Get it from Amazon for $14.99.
2. A pack of colorful gel pens sure to make your to-do lists (or absent-minded doodles) more interesting.
Promising review: "Honestly, my family considers me somewhat of art and office supply hoarder (all in good fun) due to the amount of time I spend both shopping for the perfect utensils and using them in my makeshift art studio. I have found writing pens I have literally carried with me almost everywhere, but soon as these arrived on my doorstep I ripped them open and tested out each color through a series of scribbles, doodles, and hand lettering. And immediately, I decided I've never had a pen set that writes so smoothly with such vibrant colors and for such a good price! I already have them set aside in a wish list I use to refer back to my favorite purchases and they will be bought again!" —Emily Dibble
Get a 20-pack from Amazon for $10.99.
3. A matching coaster and mouse pad set that *might* just convince you to sit at your desk instead of on the couch if you're still WFH. (Remember when we thought it'd only be for two weeks or so? LOL 😭)
See Jane Work is a woman-owned small biz from Holly Bohn who sought to create office supplies that were fun, effective, and an expression of individuality.
Promising review: "I’m so in love with this mouse pad coaster set. Super chic and the color/style is right on point for my home office decor. Highly recommended and I cannot wait to purchase more items. Thanks SJW!!!" —Martania F.
Get the set from See Jane Work for $14.
4. An animal-shaped stapler so every time you staple something, you can say "munch, munch, munch!" as if your desk pet is enjoying a lil' treat.
5. Or a primary color stapler that looks like something a Wes Anderson character would have lying around and who doesn't want that?
Little Otsu is a Portland, Oregon-based paper goods shop co-owned by an Asian American woman.
Get it from Little Otsu for $28.
6. A daily productivity pad with sections for things you seriously need to do, things that would be nice to do, and things you'll only get done if a miracle somehow occurs.
Promising review: "This is a terrific little pad for that person in your life that is constantly making lists. It'll even help them prioritize their daily tasks. And they'll be able to get that wonderful feeling of checking off something you've been wanting to do." —Roger A. Ross
Get it from Amazon for $12.95 (available in five styles).
7. A made-for-the-MoMA pencil peg game (in which the pegs *are* actual working colored pencils) if — despite countless breakfasts at Cracker Barrel — you've still never figured out how to win. Are you really "taking a break" if you're still workin' your brain? 🤔
Get it from Anthropologie for $38.40 (originally $48).
8. A blush filing cabinet where you can stow away paperwork that you'll *probably* never look at again but don't want to throw away. Now you have an excuse to get a cute lil' storage solution!
9. Or, if that's a little much, a hanging file organizer just big enough to store the stuff you actually use on a daily basis. This way, you don't have to dig through a pile of paperwork strewn about your desk.
Promising review: "I was waiting with bated breath for this to arrive so I could organize my work and clear up my cluttered desk so I could be more efficient. Well, I wasn't disappointed! Within minutes I had it up on the wall... the grommets are nice and solid and the material is thick and well-stitched, and a few more minutes later I had all my tasks organized and in different pockets where I can easily see them, organize them in the order I want to tackle them in, and grab them when needed. LOVE a great product like this! The only drawback is that it has a strong smell, but I'm sure that airing it out for a few days will kill the smell, and it will be well worth it!" —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in three sizes).
10. A pack of poo-shaped paperclips because organizing paperwork is boring but lewd office supplies can make things a little more fun.
Minmin Design Studio is a woman-owned Warren, New Jersey-based small biz from Alli Min.
Promising review: "These are seriously funny paper clips. I almost don't want to take them off the card they came on." —Beth Boyd
Get a pack of 10 from Minmin Design Studio on Etsy for $4.95.
11. An ooey gooey dust remover you can use on your keyboard if you're prone to eating Nature's Valley granola bars while you work. (You KNOW those babies get everywhere but you'll never change your ways.)
The lemon-scented biodegradable gel will pick up dirt and dust but won't stick to your fingers. It's basically adult Silly Putty.
Promising review: "I was skeptical at first; afraid my keyboard would be all gummed up with yellow slime! The opposite happened, though, and it cleaned it as good as new. Got all those dog hairs between the keys! No smell lingering on keyboard or my hands. No sign I even used it except a clean keyboard. Kind of fun to play with. Squeeze it between your fingers! LOL. My next task for it will be those dust return air vents on our heating system and use it on my dusty window blinds. This stuff works and I highly recommend!" —ZZZZZZ
Get it from Amazon for $6.99.
12. A cutesy keyboard cap with squishy lil' toe beans you can boop whenever you hit esc, option, or whatever other key you use most.
Promising review: "The quality of this key cap is amazing!! Definitely worth the money in my honest opinion. they work very nicely on my Razer Huntsman keyboard and the toe beans on the caps are squishy! I’ve had lots of compliments so far." —missv
Get it from Amazon for $17.90 (available in 14 colors).
13. A folding storage crate you can use to organize random bits and bobs on your desk so you can make room for even *more* knickknacks.
Promising review: "I've bought so many of these to hold random things in my apartment. They're so convenient for quick organization!" —marissaistired
Get it from Urban Outfitters for $5+ (available in sizes XS–M and in five colors).
14. A miniature wastebasket perfect for ripped up Post-it Notes and crinkly Pop-Tart wrappers. It doesn't matter that you work from home now — you still roll out of bed at the last minute possible and eat an on-the-go brekkie.
The pink and white wastebasket can sit on top of your desk or be attached to the side with an included adhesive strip.
Get it from Amazon for $11.99.
15. A calligraphy workbook because even though you ~never~ use the cursive you learned in third grade (and you complained a whole lot while learning it), this seems fun and like something you'll totally do regularly and not just for a week...
The workbook comes courtesy of Kelly Creates — AKA Kelly Klapstein — a teacher turned calligraphy artist and instructor.
Promising review: "I love my Kelly Creates Brush Lettering book. The author makes it easy to learn, as strokes get progressively more challenging. It is rewarding and a GREAT way to decompress. I appreciate the multiple sheets of tracing paper between each page of letters, they provides for a lot of helpful practice." —Kelli
Get it from Kelly Creates on The Grommet for $14.95.
16. A set of succulent pushpins that will just look a whole lot cuter than those normal plastic ones — even if all they're holding up is receipts you forgot to file an expense report for last month. 😬
17. A mini ladybug vacuum ready to suck up eraser shavings and chip crumbs, because despite the fact that you're at home and they're no longer free, the snacks are still flowing.
Promising review: "This little ladybug does a heck of a lot more than I even expected. The suction power is remarkable given how small it is. Even better, it pulls all the crumbs out of the grooves on our new table. It was almost impossible to keep the grooves clean, and was a constant concern with this new table. This quiet little ladybug vacuum gets in there and cleans them up in one pass. Plus, it’s cute, and my cat somehow thinks it’s a toy for him. Way better than expected!" —Janet Evans
Get it from Amazon for $10.88 (available in four colors/patterns).
18. A pallet full of mini cinderblocks if you're SO over work that you would rather do anything else — like, say, start a construction project.
Acacia Grove, a Rochester, NY-based small biz that specializes in miniature building materials.
Promising review: "I love having this on my desk. I ordered a 24 pack, but have decided I like it best with 12 blocks, so I ordered a second pallet." —Carolyn Finney
Get it from Acacia Grove on Etsy for $9.79+ (available in packs of 6, 12, 24, 48, 120, and with or without a pallet).
19. A clear monitor riser that gives your computer a lil' lift and brings it right to eye level so you won't sit hunched over all day.
Promising review: "I love this computer stand! Super easy to assemble only took me five minutes to do it! Love its sturdiness; it doesn't slide, so thankfully my iMac is safe. It's glass and looks very high-end on top of my desk. Makes my iMac look even better!" —mae alagao
Get it from Amazon for $19.95.
20. A set of geometric sticky notes if you're the type who likes to leave yourself inspirational quotes, meeting reminders, or just random strings of numbers that you wrote down during a phone call 'cause they seemed important at the time but now you can't remember why....
21. A memory foam baguette wrist rest to keep your arms stress-free from the time you log on to Slack to the time you close your computer for the night (4:59:59 p.m.).
Promising review: "Ever want to be the source of both envy and disdain by your coworkers? Ever want to just relax on a nice, soft baguette? Now you can! I was worried this bread was gonna be a little stinky out of the package, but it actually had zero odor. It came in a super cute bag that looked just like what you'd pick up your long loaf in at the grocery! PSA: It does have a tag that says 'Congrats on your Marriage' or similar, so if you're sending this as a gift, it's good to know. Overall very squishy and hilarious. Perfect for a wrist rest, or just to carry in your back pocket for emergencies." —Meg R.
Get it from Amazon for $12.99.
22. A freakin' strawberry mouse!!! I would say more, but I'm honestly at a loss for words and I think the photo says it all 🍓
Get it from Urban Outfitters for $12.95.
23. A memory foam foot rest with a teardrop design that keeps your feet and legs in a comfy ergonomic position. If you switch things up and work between a desk and your couch or bed, you can also use it as a knee cushion or back rest.
24. An aesthetic desk mat to hide the scratches that have accumulated after years of using the same Ikea desk. Cosmetic imperfections be damned! Ikea furniture is forever.
Etsy shop Blush & Thorn has all types of mats so if this design isn't the one for you, give their others a looksie!
I just ordered this after *finally* buying a desk so I wouldn't have an excuse to work from bed anymore. Its super cute, nonslip, and easy to clean up. I may have accidentally stained mine with a bit of chocolate (day one of using it, no less), and but it came right out with a swipe of my Tide To Go pen.
Promising review: "This is so cute! It covers my whole desk and I love it!" —missalderaan
Get it from Blush & Thorn on Etsy for $15.19+ (originally $20.25+; available in three sizes).
25. An adjustable phone stand because despite the fact that you have a laptop and monitor right in front of you, sometimes the soul just craves the convenience of a handheld operating system.
Promising review: "This is the type of item I would usually never need. However, once this pandemic happened, all of my work and socializing happened through Zoom and similar methods. I couldn’t really find a way to make my phone stand up securely, so I opted for this little stand. This is so perfect. It holds my iPhone X with its phone case (or without); I’m sure it would hold any other device of similar size. It also has a very useful hole to feed the charger through, so you can charge while it’s in use. The stand is sturdy and and adjustable. It’s very basic, but very useful." —Anna
Get it from Amazon for $12.01 (also available in black).
26. A desktop storage organizer with room for all of your desk essentials including that pen you always chew on, the iPhone cord your cats always chew on, and your Tide To Go pen because stains can strike at a moment's notice.
Promising review: "AWESOME desktop organizer. The soft pink matches the pink in my desk area, and it's surprisingly a very flexible item. The pink area detaches from the organizer making it easier to move your pens around if needed giving you flexibility in how you organize your items. You can also adjust the width of the inner dividers incase you have bigger items you'd like to store. Highly recommend this item. It's sturdy and won't break on you." —Ruby
Get it from Amazon for $9.99 (available in four colors).
27. A rotating timer so you can test out the Pomodoro technique — work for 25 minutes, take a small break, repeat.
The timer has options for 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 30-minute blocks. Just rotate it to your preferred option and the display will begin its countdown. The timer also has four different volumes (though silent is an option) so you'll never miss it going off.
Promising review: "I LOVE this timer!!! I am a school counselor with ADHD. I've tried a LOT of different timers to help me keep track of when to send passes, monitor time with students who tend to stay long to avoid class, and use the alarm to remind me to take a few minutes to eat lunch. It's fabulous to be able to just look at the time on the clock face, note I need to leave for a meeting in 20 minutes, and bam! A quick turn of the clock and a timer goes off with enough time to grab my stuff and head out. I don't have to think about setting it like with most digital timers, and there's no annoying ticking like there is with a traditional kitchen timer. I loved my cyan one at work so much, that I bought a black one for home. The stickers are to help it stand out so I can find it easily when I'm tired or spacey. It came well packaged, too. Enough to protect it, but not so much as to cause me guilt as a consumer." —Laura
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in 30- and 60-minute configurations and three colors).
28. A colorful mechanical keyboard with a matching wireless mouse you've most definitely seen on TikTok. Sure, you're still clacking away on a keyboard for eight hours a day but now it's a bright and cheery one.
Promising review: "Absolutely amazing keyboard. Colors are eye catching and make a drab office pop with color! I am currently the envy of the office. Ladies in the other departments are waiting on their own to come in now after seeing mine. Easy plug/play. It travels between home and office with me. Love the keys on this as well. Sleep mode seems to pop on kinda quick but its nothing bad. Just push a button or click mouse and its on again. I have had for about a month now and will not be going back to any other style! It was delivered fast, packaging was great." —Nikki Bell
Get it from Amazon for $39.99 (available in 12 colors).
29. A caterpillar cord organizer that will save you from having to crawl under your desk to retrieve a rogue charger.
Promising review: "He is perfect and pure and good and has never done anything wrong in his whole life. Somehow at least like 53 times cuter in person??? Also does a great job holding all my cables because of course he does. 10/10 would buy this good good boy again." —Jennii
Get it from Amazon for $9.99.
30. A pack of pastel highlighters you can use to color code your to-do list. Something *I* find very gratifying.
Promising review: "LOVE THESE. I looked for this brand because I have some of their old highlighters from my sister (at least 10 years old) and none of them have dried out and they’re all super vibrant. So when I went looking for pastel colors because I do a lot of text book highlighting and I feel like sometimes the purple, blue and green of normal highlighters are a bit dark, these did not disappoint. They are beautiful pastels, glide super smoothly. Love them lots." —Eliana Cohen
Get a six-pack from Amazon for $9.65+ (available in three different color packs).
31. And a coordinated desk set in your choice of vivid Powerpuff Girl-esque hue, be it neon coral, citron green, or powder blue.
What's included: Pens, pen cup, stapler, tape dispenser, and desk tray.
Talking Out of Turn — also affectionately known as Toot — is a woman-led small business that creates most of its stationery and lifestyle goods in-house right outside of Dallas, Texas.
Get it from Talking Out of Turn for $30 (available in eight colors).
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