Friday, July 27, 2007

Peddlers

Peddlers, salesman, vendors, call us what you will, through history we have been reviled and revered. Reviled by those who may have been hustled by a huckster pushing snake oil, and revered by those who marveled at the intriguing treasures that were stowed in his cart. That cart has changed over the centuries. At one time it was no more than a pack on the backs of camels that Marco Polo brought across the Silk Road. In early American cities it was often a pushcart, while the American West saw wagons and later on trucks like MR. Haney's from Green Acres. During the 20th century it was the traveling salesman's briefcase and today it's the computer monitor. But whatever it was it was full of treasures. Sure there were ordinary things and necessities, but it was the new and unusual that fascinated us. It seemed there was no end to what the peddler could pull out of his pack.

Like the peddlers of old, I will try to keep my cart filled with new, interesting and exciting products. Sure there'll be some common necessities, like printer ink refills, but there will also be the newest and funnest gadgets that I can find. My cart is your monitor, and I keep my treasures stowed in the links on these pages. Just as there was no end to the magical items that the peddler pulled out of his pack, there will be no end to the treasures that you can find as you follow my links to the online stores of my affiliate partners. I hope you'll enjoy them.