d-Con Says It Has Built a Better Mousetrap
Who says you can’t build a better mousetrap? d-CON thinks it has with the Ultra Set Covered Snap Trap, a safer trap that’s easy to set. It also seems more humane than other traps because it has a padded snap that kills the mouse instantly without cutting its skin.
The d-CON trap features an easy one-touch setting mechanism and a cover that hides the trapped rodent and helps protect children and pets from accidentally snapping a finger or paw in the trap. The trap is reusable, or it can simply be tossed out with the dead mouse.
Brian Reid of L&F; Products d-CON division says that market research indicated that “many consumers found conventional wood traps difficult and somewhat dangerous to set. They also disliked seeing the dead mouse and disposing of it.â€
Ultra Set Covered Snap Trap ($2.99) is available nationwide in hardware and mass merchandise stores. Locally, it is sold at K mart, Wal-Mart, True Value hardware, Coast to Coast hardware, Woolworth’s, Ames hardware, Home Depot and Target. If you can’t find it in your area, call d-CON’s toll-free number: (800) 228-4722.
It’s Busy! Hangs Up on Call Interruptions
It’s Busy! is a clever little telephone accessory that lets you know when other people in the household are on the phone so you don’t inadvertently pick up an extension in another room and interrupt their call. Or worse, disrupt the phone use of someone on-line with a computer modem or fax machine.
It’s Busy! is only four inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, so it doesn’t take up much room on a desk or table. It is easy to connect and works with most telephones. A red light shows on the front of the device when the phone is in use. It’s Busy! also can be used with a wall phone, but it requires a wall adapter, sold in most stores that carry telephone accessories.
A 9-volt alkaline battery (not included) operates the device and should last about a year with normal phone use, says Dan Chambers of Pacific Ideas, designer of It’s Busy!. There is also an It’s Busy!+, a deluxe version that includes a hold button so you can switch from one phone to another.
It’s Busy! ($12.99) and It’s Busy!+ ($14.99) can be ordered from Pacific Ideas, 10606-8 Camino Ruiz, Suite 172, San Diego, Calif. 92126; (800) 388-BUSY. Add $3.50 for shipping and handling.
Memories Served in a Family Book
Because family values are such an issue this election year, consider the Family Memory Book: Highlights of Our Times Together, a hardcover diary in which to record valuable family times.
The attractive book, with a fill-in-the blank format, enables families to preserve memorable occasions (such as reunions, birthdays, holidays, trips, wedding anniversaries) and individual milestones. It also includes sections for recording births, graduations, weddings, job changes or promotions.
To order the Family Memory Book ($16.95 including shipping and handling), contact Blue Sky Marketing, P.O. Box 21583-184, St. Paul, Minn. 55121; (800) 444-5450. Allow three to four weeks for delivery.
