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Good Sports
CUSTOMIZED NFL JERSEY, $65
The NFL doesn't let its players put nicknames on their jerseys--but then you're not a player, are you? At NFLshop.com , the league's online store, take a uniform and pop whatever moniker on it you like.

ARACHNID CRICKETPRO 700 ELECTRONIC DARTBOARD, $240
Ever wish you could play bar games right in your own basement? Recrooms Direct www.recrooms.com ) sells all manner of electronic dart boards, Foosball, air-hockey tables and other frothy diversions--as well as bar stools and jukeboxes. You'll never have to go to the pub again.

CARBITE ZP MALLET PUTTER, $100
Duffers can head to Chipshot.com to shop for major brand-name clubs like this Carbite putter. If you're not one to buy off the rack, the pros at the site will create a customized club for you, one built to your dimensions and style of play.

NITE IZE FLASHLIGHT FRIEND, $20
This tiny, praying mantis-like flashlight doesn't need you to hold it--with those legs, it can stand up all by itself. You can find it among the gigantic selection of sporting goods at Fogdog Sports www.fogdog.com ).

SALOMON SKI BOOTS, $480
Whether you're looking for ski equipment, camping goods or fishing gear, Altrec.com is the place to shop. The site is full of helpful articles, forums and live online advice--if you can get online in the wild.

Luxe Life
BEOCOM 6000, $475
This cordless phone from Bang & Olufsen www.bang-olufsen.com ) is functional as well as stylish. One base unit can support as many as six handsets ($275 each for extras); if you add a number to the speed-dial/caller-ID database of one handset, you add it to them all.

BACCARAT FLOWER GOLD CHOKER, $190
If you're looking for pricey clothes or jewelry like this crystal choker, all roads lead to eLuxury www.eluxury.com )--literally. Several high-end sites that have recently gone out of business now route people to this surviving shop.

CAVIAR PURSE, $100
If you're living the kind of life in which you often eat beluga on the spur of the moment, Dean & Deluca www.deandeluca.com ) has what it calls Her Caviar Gift. This handwoven silk bag comes with a mother-of-pearl caviar plate built in. We suspect the plate could also be used to hold pigs in a blanket, but that doesn't sound as elegant, does it?

FINE WINE
Need some help choosing a classy bottle of wine? Zachy's www.zachys.com ) doesn't just hand you off to an anonymous search tool. You can e-mail one of its five experts, each of whom has a different area of specialty listed on the site. Two of the experts carry the name Zacharia--they're descendants of Zachy Zacharia, who founded the business in 1944 in Scarsdale, N.Y.

CHOCOLATE PENGUINS (SET OF 10), $25
At L.A. Burdick www.burdickchocolate.com ), the chocolates are made by hand, from your basic truffle or filled bonbon to these nifty penguins made with dark chocolate and lemon. Don't be fooled by the shop's name; it's based in New Hampshire, not California.