Office Supplies You'll Never See
Desk supplies haven't really advanced. Sure, pens use gel ink. But dry erase markers still stink. Chairs have better cushions, yet they still find a way to inevitably squeak. As the world continues to technologically evolve, is the office being left behind?Perhaps.
Off the top of my head, here's a list of items that I pray some engineer is working around the clock to produce.
- Bend-proof paperclips
- Everlasting ink pen
- Odor-free White Out
- Silent Stapler
- Unsmudgable high lighter
- Leak-proof 3-hole puncher
- Tape without seams
- Stain-free computer mouse
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Reader Comments (5)
- Leak-Proof Hole Punch: You must have superpowers, my friend. Everyone I know, leaves a trail of paper circles when moving the darn thing from desk to desk.
- Noisy Stapler: Duane, you're lucky because you get to spend quite a bit of time working remotely. For those of us anchored to a cubicle all day in an open environment - we know how the noise level varies wildly. It goes from loud to dead silence instantly. It's not so much the stapler, but I wish everything was silent. People don't need to know when I'm typing, when I'm stapling or when I'm on the phone!
I love your idea. Like an adult Etch-a-Sketch built into a pad that could print?
Noise blocking is easy, headphones for the win. Then again I'm a software developer, I also get to walk around in my socks as well :).