Pill Case (162/365)

I was at Walmart the other day and found this neat pill case in the travel section.  They're only $1.48 each and has 6 differently sized compartments to hold all types of pills and small trinkets.  I had the same formatted one from The Container Store that I'd bought a few years ago, but the fit and finish of that one was sub-par.  This one from iGo is really nice.  :)  At my Wal-Mart, it came in this nice blue and seen below, and a deep purple.  :D

iGo "Just In Case."

All of the compartments when you unlatch it.  :)

Wally World Holiday Finds: Part 2 (099/365)

Stopped by Wally World a few days ago and found these knives on display for the holidays:

SOG Magnadot (or something like that) with firestarter/sharpener combo.  $20.00

Buck Bantam 285, orange.  $20.00

Buck Bantam 285, brown.  $20.00

Don't forget to check out Wally World Holiday Finds: Part 1.

Wally World Holiday Finds: Part 1 (082/365)

I found a few fairly nice things at Walmart today.  They were from the holiday section...  This is the first installment and I'll add more as I find the deals.  :)

Kershaw Tactical Pack ($20.00).  It comes with a tactical pen, a 9-led flashlight, and a Kershaw Brawler.  I posted this up on EDCF, but nobody's seen this yet.  I did a little Googling and the only other post about this comes from the boys over at BF.  They say that the 9-led flashlight is a cheapie one you'd get for about $2.00 elsewhere, the tactical pen is a rebranded one from Smith and Wesson (or something similar), and the Kershaw Brawler is worth giving away for gifting purposes.  :)

Buck canoe and toothpick ($20.00).  I really like the toothpick - I may pick one up if there are still any after the holiday sales.  I'd still much rather get that Purple Passion one that I've been eyeing since January 2012, though that one is like $50.00.  *shrug*  We'll see.  :)

There were a lot of Gerber items but I didn't bother looking at those.  I'll take more pictures on my next trip there.  Until then, it's back to studies and essay writing!

Pedometer (049/365)

This is my newest EDC addition.  :)  It's a cheap little pedometer ($5.00) from Wally World.  That's how many steps I took today, not including the steps from this morning's run!  :D  I never knew that I walked that much.  Actually, it's been steadily climbing ever since I got the pedometer and was more aware of how much activity I did each day.

I'm slowly training to become a better runner.  I always thought that I was a horrible runner, but turns out that I just never gave it the time of day.  My runs are currently between 8-10 minutes per mile and steadily getting better.  I'm planning on doing Color Run 2012 this year.  :)

I would eventually like a "better" pedometer than this in the future.  Not necessarily "better," but I remember wanting the Switch2Health (S2H) Replay last year.  But as there were some bugs in the function and design, I decided to wait for the S2H Step to come out.  It's $25.00 and you receive a code for every 10,000 steps that you take.  Those codes translate to points, which in turn can be used to redeem prizes (gift cards, coupons, etc.) from their website.

Now that I think about it though, I wonder if the S2H does distance and calorie conversions as well or if it's just a simple pedometer.  In which case, I've been getting a lot of recommendations for the FitBit ($60.00).  Still, the idea of getting rewards just for doing my daily activities intrigues me.  :)

Gloves (045/365)

I finally got around to adding gloves to my FAK and Tin o' Stuff.  It would have definitely come in handy when I had my accident last month - I kind of recall Sis cleaning up my gash and getting my blood all over her.  These ones are stored in those EZ-Dose zip baggies by the pair before getting stashed in my FAKs.  :D  These baggies aren't the best at keeping air out, so I'll have to look for a more compact method... or better zippies.

I didn't get a chance to get the Nitrile ones as I had planned, but these ones will do for now.  These are vinyl ones (latex free) that I had gotten at Wally World.  They are a little on the pricey side at 8 gloves for $0.98 per box, but that's okay.  The Nitrile ones that I'd wanted have been out of stock in my size for quite some time (and Harbor Freight usually only has the medium or larger ones on sale).

Patina (?) Design (044/365)

I got bored last night and couldn't sleep.  I was playing around with Armour Etch to etch up some glassware around the house (namely my drinking jars).  I got curious as to what types of ingredients were in it and looked up the MSDS (yeah... I do random research when I can't sleep).  It has a small percentage of acid and so I wondered how well it would leave a patina on my knife blades.

I love using Armour Etch and Con-Tact paper to etch intricate designs on glass and figured I could do the same on a blade.  The above photo is the result of that.  Actually, since it was just a tester blade on Wal-Mart's $1.00 Ozark Trails knife, I did the design by hand instead of busting out the stencil cutter and Con-Tact paper.  This design happens to be my family name.  :)

I think it came out pretty well (it's actually darker than the picture makes it look).

(edit)  Oh yeah.  It only took 10 minutes to do.  :P

Another First Aid Kit (041/365)

I had picked up a FAK from Target a few months ago.  (Seen here)  I like the box, as its got real hinges and is fairly robust.  I went to Wally World the other day to kill some time and found this one.  It's a nice bright red color, which I really like.  The plastic used for this doesn't seem as robust (I think 'cause it's the clear type) as the Target one... but it's red!  It looks like it's the same company who put out the Target one, as it's got the exact same components.  However, the Target one is under the Up & Up brand (including the bandages).  Everything else included in the kit is exactly the same, though.

I might pick this one up in the future.  :)  My current one resides in my school pack and I still need another for my car.

Black Friday + Rubbermaid

What have these two got in common?  A LOT.

During Black Friday weekend, Wal-Mart had a sale on 30 piece Rubbermaid container sets at the cost of $6.88 + tax, which included the following (shown in the picture below):

I had come to the Wal-Mart in the "nicer" part of town and the store had TWO whole WALLS built of these things.  I picked up one set for my mom late afternoon on the first day of the sale.  Because there were plenty left, I didn't think to "have" to pick up any more, though I was sure that my mom's friends would want some too.

That night, my mom asked her friends and I was told to pick up 3 more sets of these things.  Because the stores were filled with walls and walls of these, I figured it'd be okay to come back the following day.  Boy, was I wrong!  All of the stores in the surrounding area, within a 50 mile radius, AND online at walmart.com had sold out completely.  DANG.

Seriously.  The stores were filled with these and sold out within a day.  Crazy.  Then again, at that price, I wouldn't blame them; the 20-ish piece sets already sell for $10.00+.

I wasn't kidding when I said there were walls of these.  Yes, I did stop and have my shopping buddy take a picture of the wall for me.  I was decked out in my fuzzy hat (it was a chilly) and combat boots to battle my way through the crowd!  :P

Even More Hand Sanitizers

Oh geez.  So a quick trip to Wal-mart the other day yielded even more hand sanitizers that I was never aware was available.  Here are some pictures I'd taken:

 These are really neat.  They're from Germ-X's "boutique" set.  From left to right, we have: linen breeze, crisp apple, honey pea, and cucumber melon scents.  The crisp apple and cucumber melon were my favorites.  I did not smell anything from the linen breeze at all.  The honey pea reminded me of the sweet pea scent from Bath and Body works.  These are 2.0 ounces and are the typical price of $0.98.

I just decided to add this one in because I've never really seen sanitizers that are cheaper than the ones found at dollar stores.  This one is an 8.0 ounce bottle for $0.88.  The ones typically found at dollar stores are also 8.0 ounces, but on occasion you'll find the ones that have "50% more free!" at 12.0 ounces for $1.00.

These are great.  So I found this a little odd...  The ones on the left are of 1.0 ounce bottles in a triplet pack, each with a jelly wrap.  The ones on the right are 2.0 ounce bottles with the new pump top.  They're both the same price, at $3.77 per pack.  You wouldn't think that jelly wraps would be worth so much more than pump bottles that you'd only get 1.0 ounces of sanitizer with the wraps.

I just thought these were cute.  :)  Hog Wash.  Pretty expensive though; 2.0 ounces for $1.99.

And these are just two 0.5 ounce bottles I'd gotten from E-Promos and 4Imprint, respectively.  I was looking into getting these as promotional items for my group.  The one from E-Promos definitely has a better quality wrap than the one from 4Imprint; it has more material covering the bottle, the clip is more secure and robust, and the neoprene material is thicker and of better quality.  Both companies go with 0.5 ounce bottles of Purell though, which is nice.  They're a little hard to find in retail, I think.  The only other place I've found them at are in 6-packs from Target for $2.99 and it comes with but ONE jelly wrap.