Holiday shopping season is a fun time of year for a company like Daily Grommet. The Lexington, MA-based Web startup finds unusual consumer products and tells a story about one such “grommet” each day through videos and text.
This week I touched base with founder and CEO Jules Pieri, who shared some info with me on the top-selling grommets of the season so far. As someone who hates holiday commercialism, but likes warm puppies and weird gadgets as much as the next guy, I found the range of items available on the site pretty enlightening.
So in case you’re looking for an unusual-yet-personal gift for that special someone, you might want to browse around the Daily Grommet site, which includes product categories like home, food & drink, health & wellness, and green & eco-living. Sounds pretty standard, but the products you’ll find there are anything but.
Here are some examples of bestsellers (and links to the story behind each item):
—Sugru, a kind of hacking putty for real-world stuff (“fastest Grommet out of the gate, in history,” Pieri says).
—Urban Cheesecraft, which sounds like slang or euphemism but is actually just a handy cheese-making kit.
—Soggy Doggy, a super-absorbent doormat/shammy for dogs.
—Picture Keeper, an elegant way to grab and store photo libraries from your computer.
—Ila Security, a small, portable security-alarm device, like a personal panic button (good for long board meetings).
—Drawer Décor, a custom drawer organizer for kitchen supplies and other goods (mundane but useful if you don’t like clutter).
Good luck with the shopping, readers. I’ll probably see you online.
