Working out what to buy, and how much of it
Almost everything in this range is sold by the pack, which makes the sticker price a poor guide. These pages do the arithmetic and cite their sources.
Cost per piece calculator
Bulk packs hide their real price. Put in what a pack costs and how many are in it, and this gives the figure that actually compares.
Pack sizes across the range
Every item in the range with its pack count and the price per piece worked out, sortable, so the cheapest way to buy a thing is visible at a glance.
Door and window seal calculator
Weather stripping is sold by the roll. Measure the opening, and this works out the run you need and whether one roll covers it.
Party quantity planner
Guest numbers turned into how many plates, forks, cups, candles and balloons to have in, with a margin for the ones that get dropped.
Holiday decorating: what actually goes wrong
The federal injury figures for holiday decorating, what causes most of them, and the timing of a display that does not end at an emergency room.
Carries a health and safety notice and cites published guidance.
Tread depth and tire pressure checks
How to read a tread gauge, the depth at which a tire is finished, and the pressure routine the federal regulator actually recommends.
Carries a health and safety notice and cites published guidance.
Dressings, and when a cut needs more than one
What the different dressing types in this range are for, and the published signs that mean a wound needs a professional rather than a plaster.
Carries a health and safety notice and cites published guidance.