Do you need a left-handed dinner knife?

We used to have a left-handed steak knife made with a small serration on the right side of the blade but the demand for it was very low so we had to stop it.

We do now have an alternative – click here to see our left handed serrated 4 inch blade knife

For most food, a standard knife will be fine.  It is only the heavily serrated knives that are sometimes used for steak and other ...Read more

Currency conversion and currency rates

Currency conversionWe get a lot of emails asking us about prices for our products in various currencies so we have implemented a system that allows you to choose a currency then see our whole shop and checkout in that currency, calculated at current rates

Just click on one of the flags at the top right of our shop pages or click on the “Change Display Currency” link to select your ...Read more

Left-handers angry and emotional?

Lauren was contacted by the Daily Mail last week for her opinion on some new research that has surfaced, suggesting that we lefties are angrier than the average right hander.

The new study, let by Ruth Propper a psychology professor at Merrimack College in Massachusetts USA found that among left-handers, the two hemispheres of the brain communicate more with each other so have more interaction with the parts which produce negative emotion.

Lefthander Bob Geldof at Live Aid...Read more

Eating with the left hand – embarrassing?

Eating with your left hand can cause embarrassmentClub Member Susantha tells us that in Sri Lanka, as in most South East Asian countries, most people use their fingers at meal times. It is considered rude to eat with your left hand and this could lead to embarrassing situations. The least of such situations will be when at a formal meal you are seated next to a person using his right hand your left elbow ...Read more

Left handed radiologists

A radiologist friend noted yesterday the 3 of 4 radiologists in his medical group are left-handed, as are 3 of 4 radiological technicians in their employ. He also noted that American surgeons are rarely (in his experience) left-handed, as virtually all of the tools and equipment presume right-handedness

Left handed backwards calendar for 2011 ready

Our “backwards” calendar running from right to left is now ready with 2011 dates.  Like anti-clockwise watches, lefthanders find it a lot easier to read than right-handers and we get a lot of people asking for it each year.

Use this link to get more information and download it free

Left handed calendar - dates run from right to left We also have our left-handed spiral bound desk diary ...Read more

Laura Chinchilla Left Handed President of Costa Rica

Laura Chinchilla is the president of Costa Rica for a four year term starting in May 2010 and a left-handed writer (hook style like President Obama).

Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica, writing left handed

If you know of any other left handed world leaders, use this form to send us details and images and we will add them to our gallery.

Felipe Calderon Left Handed President of Mexico

Mexican president Felipe Calderon is a left-handed writer as shown in these images.

Felipe Calderon of Mexico writing left handed Felipe Calderon writing left handed

If you know of any other left handed world leaders, use this form to send us details and images and we will add them to our gallery.

Left handed computer keyboards – numeric pads

Left handed keyboard usb numeric padIf you want to use the number block for your computer keyboard left-handed but cannot get hold of a custom keyboard, a separate numeric keypad can be a great help – you can position it to the left of your standard keyboard so you can use it left handed when you want to and also have the standard position available to use right-handed if you are writing at the ...Read more

Left-handed spiral notebooks UK

We often get asked about spiral notebooks for left-handers as we find the standard right-handed ones difficult to use as our hand ends up resting uncomfortably on top of the spiral binding.  If the books have plain paper, you can just tuirn them upside down and write on what would normally be the back of the sheets.  But if the paper is ruled and with a margin line that is not possible as the margins end up the wrong side.  ...Read more