Swag On!

ByMike Moffit

We have a lot of fun, inexpensive gifts that are great last-minute finds and stocking stuffers for the person who has everything.

We have Small Dog branded t-shirts in a Euro-style design, Small Dog pint glasses, Retro (see a bonus review by Small Dog employee Moses below) and Small Dog-themed mousepads, Pure Vermont maple syrup nips, Small Dog Euro Nalgene bottles, Aroma Home lemon-scented screen wipes and more.

See all of our swag here. They’ll make someone verrrry happy!

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Reflect Mouse Pad Review

Hands down, the Retro Mouse Pad ($4.99) is the best mouse pad I’ve ever used. It’s very thin, so it doesn’t impede my hand’s movement. The reflective surface really does make the mouse cursor move more smoothly, too.

The bottom has the coolest, most ingenious surface. It always sticks really strongly, even if it’s dirty. There is a small crackling noise when you start using it because the pad seems to be made of thin, almost foil-like material, but that goes away once you use it for a couple minutes.

I love the retro design, too!

-Moses moses@smalldog.com

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