One of my prized possessions is a Kozmo-branded CD opener, which I got by ordering a single CD from Kozmo, with free one-hour delivery. Thanks, venture capital!

What intrigued me about your comment is the reference to a "CD opener". I had no idea!

CD case opener, I believe: https://www.promotionalgiftwholesale.com/custom-cd-jewel-cas...

Is this for getting the shrink wrap off of a new CD case? Because I can't imagine needing a tool otherwise.

Yes, there's a recessed blade. I don't remember needing a tool for the wrap though either, and I never saw one of these in reality. They seem to have been common swag though: MySpace https://old.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/95tooc/myspace_e..., Napster https://autonomic.guru/found-items-cd-case-opener/.

I remember actually using these and them not working very well, or not well enough to actually remember you had one and go get it from the drawer.

But it sure does make me nostalgic!

Yes! Double points for a dead company logo on a tool now so nearly useless

I know someone who has both beenz and flooz promotional stuff

blinks Do you mean to say that Beenz wasn't a fever dream I enjoyed? Next you'll be telling me that Swatch's Beats was a real, actual attempt at redefining time, and wasn't just something I overheard being invented by a bunch of Jolly People at the pub one night.

The crazy thing is, Beats is a reasonable idea. The whole hype surrounding it was stupid, but a fully-remote-across-seventeen-timezones team would really benefit from a single, well-defined time standard. No more "Can I call you at 8am your time?" "Sorry do you mean my time at home, or my time in Costa Rica (came here for the holidays)"

This is why UTC already exists and is used for aviation, military, telecom and ISP purposes.

I laughed at the CueCat, but now I wish I had one of my own.

Under $20 on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/b/CueCat-POS-Barcode-Scanners/46706/bn_...

Even some cases of 100 for $500.

Ooh I used to have an amazing Kozmo keychain. When I lost those keys I was more upset about losing the chain than my house keys!