Chase Away Death Breath with Death Mints

Accoutrements is a company that makes and sells a lot of unique items; in addition to the incredibly awesome Devil Ducks, they also carry Death Mints. Packaged in a metal tin that is shaped like a coffin, the Death Mints are strong, have a long lasting zing and are reasonably priced for a specialty item. Normally these are something that only surface around Halloween time but thanks to the Accoutrement website, you can get them year round in wholesale lots. Don't worry, if you only want to buy a few of them, they do have a consumer site (www.mcphee.com) that you can purchase from.

Each tin has one hundred mints; the coffin shaped tin is one of the biggest perks to the product. The front of the tin is stenciled with the Death Mint logo as well as a skull and red embellishments. The skull looks hauntingly familiar to Jack Skellington from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" but so far no one has approached Accoutrements to question them about the similarity. The top of the coffin comes completely off so there are no hinges to have to worry about breaking or wearing out. When you are done with the mints, the tin comes in handy for change, make up or other things that would otherwise end up at the bottom of your purse or bag.

The tins have a suggested retail price of about $1.50 a piece but you can get them for less if you buy them in a larger quantity. Most stores will have these only for the Halloween season so be sure to look for them at a reduced price after October 31^st. I bought a ton of these for Halloween and Christmas. They make most excellent stocking stuffers for people who seem to have everything. Even though the mints come in the shape of a black metal coffin, they are still a very cool thing to give around the holidays.