Why Didn't I Think of That?: May 2009 Archives

If you're anything like me, when you go on a trip, your toothbrush gets tossed into a plastic baggie and you end up bringing along your full-sized tube of paste (or forgetting both altogether). It's not convenient, and it can be a little messy. There are those plastic travel tubes for your toothbrush, and travel-sized tubes of paste, but still. Can't we just have an all-in-one?

Yes, we can, and it's called the OHSO Travel Toothbrush. It looks like a pudgy pen, but remove the cap, and there's your brush. The bottom chamber fills with paste and with a turn of the knob dispenses the paste directly onto your brush. It's clean, it's neat, and it's compact, making it not only great for travel, but super easy to carry around every day in your purse or pocket.

When I was a kid, my grandma had a huge yard with tons of leaves in it. She pitted my brother and I against each other and paid us one penny each for every leaf we gathered. If I'd had these Bear Claw Scoops back then, I would have totally kicked my brother's butt.

Seriously, while these may be a bit goonie-looking, they seem like they'd be insanely useful. You'd get twice the yard work done in half the time, maybe even less than that. And then you could chase kids around and freak them out with your big green plastic bear claw hands. Goodtimes!

It's no secret that all of us here at Vat19 like cupcakes. Just like 99.9% of the human population! This is quite a unique cupcake gift. It's a bunch of flowers arranged to look like a cupcake.

The Cupcake in Bloom comes in really cute packaging and includes a candle and a little flag that says "Celebrate!". This is definitely more Birthday specific than a plain bouquet of flowers.

If the recipient is slightly bummed that this giant cupcake isn't edible, you can buy the Giant Cupcake Cake Pan and make them a giant cupcake cake next year.

That's right, Cake Balls. These are little balls of cake (similar to donut holes) with icing and colorful sprinkles. OMG, these are even more convenient to eat than a cupcake!

I have not tasted Scott's Cakes Birthday Cake Balls, but I imagine they are probably completely delicious and that I would eat way too many of them. They're available in boxes of 1 to 6 pounds!

Vat19 doesn't sell cakes or cake balls, but you should check out our selection of "sweet gifts"!