Activity Decision Maker - Wooden Executive Desk Toy

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Description

Having trouble trying to figure out how to spend your day off? Just ask the Decision Maker! The Activity Decision Maker is a wooden executive desk toy with five unique options burned into its face, Take a Nap, Watch TV, Work, Shop and Party!, and a pendulum that a hidden magnet pulls onto one of them. Put it under the tree for a coworker at Christmas, bring it to the office gift swap, Secret Santa or white elephant, or hand it over at a retirement party. Our family builds it at the Creative Crafthouse workshop in Hudson, Florida, and the company dates to 2003.

Work is only one of the five choices, which may be the best argument for keeping it at the office. The name and answers are burned into a rubberwood base, so getting passed from desk to desk does nothing to the lettering. Five hidden magnets sit under the answers and a sixth is set in the pendulum, so after a flick the pendulum slows and settles onto one choice, with no batteries and nothing to plug in. The bottom is lined in red felt to spare the desk.

It comes nicely packaged; you will need to assemble one screw (included) to attach the arm. Borrow a large Phillips screwdriver from the supply closet, since we do not ship one: the screw enters from the felt side, through the small hole, and threads into the arm. The box also holds the engraved board, the pendulum and printed instructions, and if the pendulum ever drags on the board, turning its metal screw eye lifts it. At 7.7 inches long, 3.75 inches deep and 5.5 inches tall once the arm is on, it fits beside a keyboard with room to spare, should the pendulum land on Work.

Our laser will add a name or a running office joke on the front of the base, 45 characters or fewer, and a Wood Message Card, laser engraved with your note, can come along too. If your office has its own five favorite excuses, we can engrave a custom board with them. If you need it for the office party, plain orders are shipped out of Florida within one business day, and engraved ones take a day longer.

Shopping for the boss? The Decision Maker for your boss answers with Yes, No, Maybe, Always or Never, and our Corporate Gifts have more for the rest of the office.

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Product Specifications

Dimensions: 7.7 × 3.75 × 5.5 in
Materials: Wood, Magnets, Metal, Felt
Age Range: Seniors (65+ years), Tweens (9-12 years), Adults (18+ years), Teens (13-18 years)
What's Included: Decision maker base (1), Pendulum (1), Arm (1), Screw (1), Assembly instructions (1)
Gift Occasions: Christmas, Birthday, Holidays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Corporate, Anniversary, Wood Anniversary
Personalization Available: Yes
Category: Novelty Gift
Availability: In Stock

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Activity Decision Maker?

An executive desk toy for the days you cannot decide what to do: a wooden pendulum board engraved with Take a Nap, Watch TV, Work, Shop and Party!, where a hidden magnet pulls the pendulum onto one. The Activity Decision Maker is built in Hudson, Florida by the family behind Creative Crafthouse.

How is it different from the yes-or-no Decision Maker?

The Activity Decision Maker answers "what should I do today?" with five activities. For yes-or-no style answers, the Decision Maker gift for the boss is the one to get; both use the same handmade pendulum board.

Does it need batteries or an app?

Neither. On the Activity Decision Maker, five magnets under the answers and one in the pendulum do all the work, so after a flick the pendulum slows down and settles on a choice without anything to plug in.

Is assembly required?

Yes. The Activity Decision Maker is a one-screw job that is easy at a desk once someone finds a large Phillips screwdriver (there isn't one in the box). Drive the screw from the felt side of the base, through its small hole, into the arm. If the pendulum ever drags on the board, turn the metal eye it hangs from, though that rarely comes up.

How much desk space does it take?

The Activity Decision Maker takes a footprint of 7.7 by 3.75 inches and stands 5.5 inches tall assembled, so it fits beside a keyboard or monitor. Its rubberwood base is lined with red felt underneath to protect the desk.

Can I personalize the Activity Decision Maker?

Yes. The Activity Decision Maker can be personalized with a custom laser engraving. Add a name, date, or short message when you order. See our laser engraving page for details and examples. For a custom logo or artwork, request a quote for custom work. Here we engrave it on the front of the base, 45 characters or fewer, and a Wood Message Card can carry a longer note.

What occasions is it good for?

The Activity Decision Maker fits office Christmas gifting, from Secret Santa to the white elephant swap. It also suits a farewell or retirement gift for a colleague, a birthday at work, or a retired grandpa whose days are now mostly Take a Nap and Watch TV.

Could it carry our office's own answers?

Yes, as a custom Activity Decision Maker. Tell us the title and five answers your office argues about when you send us a custom quote request, and we will engrave the board.

How fast does it ship?

For an office gift exchange, order a few days early: a standard Activity Decision Maker leaves Florida within a business day and an engraved one within two. For December, the order-by dates live on the holiday shipping cutoff dates page.