★ Now Casting ★ Star in a Stunt On camera, in the action. We roll, you shine. Curious who my boss really is? →
VI · The Shop

I'd love to be a car salesman about this. But I won't.

Some of this is real. Some is in production. Every dollar that comes through this section goes straight to the AOK World Foundation. I do not write a check to myself. The cape did, however, cost more than the car.

how to actually order

Everything here is one of three tiers: Available (real, in hand, on eBay or ready to ship), Pre-order (in production — close), or Under research (the civilization is still inventing it; the sewer kit, for one). All of it is orderable if you pay enough to support the civilization.

To order: call Gloria's line and leave a message — ☎ 1-844-KIND-111 — or find the one-off, signed, and used items on eBay. For the small stuff, you can even mail a check, almost out of ancient-civilization fun. We run this on a shoestring. The shoestring is also for sale.

Clay Spark tablet
Spark · the everyday act
Clay Flame tablet
Flame · the one that cost you something
Clay Blaze tablet
Blaze · the rare, heavy kind

The three I make by hand, in red clay. Spark, Flame, Blaze. The currency of kindness — you can hold it.

If you believe in it, support it.

Here's the honest pitch — and the shop is about the only place in this whole operation where we get to make it out loud. If the movement means something to you, there are a lot of ways to back it, and none of them is more important than another: volunteer, spread the word, buy a fun kindness product, hire a Kindness Guard, take part in the civilization — or just practice your own anonymous acts of kindness out in the world. It all feeds the same thing.

Because here's the truth under the cape: we all need kindness at the small, one-on-one level for the bigger human vision to survive. You have to start somewhere — and the somewhere is simply paying attention to how you treat the person in front of you, and, at the highest level, the people you'll never meet.

On your information: we have zero interest in harvesting your data. But we'll be honest — we'd love to text you, email you, call you by name, share the joy directly. So we encourage you to reach out, out of kindness, to help grow the vision. It just has to come from you — a thing you proactively want. At the public level, we protect your identity completely. That's anonymity. That's the whole deal.

Drop something in the jar if you like. No products needed. No login. No follow-up email unless you ask for one. Goes straight to the Foundation. You'll never know which act yours funded — and that, my friend, is exactly the point.

☎ Tip by Voicemail

Call the line, leave Gloria a message, she routes it. Old-fashioned. We like it that way.
1-844-KIND-111

🤝 Tip with Your Time

The best tip isn't money. Pledge an act. Volunteer an hour. Adopt a drain. Tell nobody.
Pledge an act of kindness →

All revenue from this shop is directed to the AOK World Foundation, a Wyoming-based nonprofit. I do not receive a cut. I am on a charter. The charter says I do not. So I do not.


Three flagship products. Real tools, real impact.

Pick up litter. Pick up after your dog. Adopt a storm drain. Leave a Spark. Take a photo. Tag #aokmankind. Don't sign your name.

Drain Adoption Kit
Pre-order

The Drain Adoption Kit

$48

Mini rake, gloves, compostable bags, hi-vis arm band, encounter cards, Spark tablet, "DRAIN ADOPTED" decal, drawstring bag. Catch it before the river does.

Recycling Kit
Pre-order

The Recycling Kit

$42

Telescoping grabber, work gloves, biodegradable bags, encounter cards, Spark tablet, volunteer patch, drawstring bag. Anonymous environmental kindness, kit form.

Mind Your Dog's Behind
Pre-order

Mind Your Dog's Behind

$24

Compostable plant-based dog-waste bags. 60 bags · 4 rolls · yellow leash-clip dispenser. Be kind. Mind your dog's behind.


Flame Bandana
Available

The Flame Bandana

$14

Yellow cotton. Burgundy embroidery. AOK crest, suns and stars scattered. Worn by every Field Operative in the lapel.

Kindness Is Contagious patch
Available

"Kindness Is Contagious" Patch

$9

Iron-on. The hat artwork. Looks great on a denim jacket. Even better on a backpack you carry to school.

Black Kindness Guards Security tee
Available

Kindness Guards "Security" Tee

$22

Black cotton. "SECURITY · KINDNESS GUARDS · SILENT SINCE 1987." The exact shirt the Guards wear. Confuses people in exactly the right way.

Green Kindness Valley tee
Available

The Kindness Valley Tee

$22

Forest green. The valley scene, framed. For off-duty Guards and everyone they quietly protect.

AOK Snapback crest artwork
Pre-order

The AOK Snapback

$26

Yellow cotton twill. Embroidered crest, "KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS" arched above. Backwards-friendly. (Product photo coming — crest art shown.)

Kindness Mist inhaler
Coming soon

Kindness Mist · the Inhaler

est. $14

For when the day's been heavy. Two short pulls. Active ingredient: 100% Pure Empathy & Chill Vibe.

Ten framed Nugget photos to choose from, numbered 1 to 10
Available

Framed Nugget · Pick Your Portrait

$99

Choose your favorite Nugget (1 through 10 — cape, scarf, sleeping, the works). We frame it and mail it to you. He did not consent to this and would be furious if he understood money. Tell Gloria your number.

AOK plantable blue-butterfly seed card
Pre-order

Flower Seed Pack

est. $5

Plant something. Tell nobody you did. The blue butterfly is handmade paper embedded with wildflower seeds — plant the whole thing. Germination in 1–3 weeks.

AOK World door hanger
Pre-order

AOK Door Hangers

est. $6

"Someone anonymously left this to make you smile." Hang one on a neighbor's door. A little environmental kindness on the house.

The joke door hanger
Pre-order

The Joke Door Hanger

est. $6

Same idea, different punchline. Print-ready, 8.5", the version that makes people read it twice.

URGENT wall-posting postcard
Pre-order

The "URGENT" Postcard

est. $4

Stamped URGENT. Contains no emergency — only a kindness. Post it on a wall, a board, a fridge. Classification: Kindness.

Kindness Valley postcard
Available

The Kindness Valley Postcard

$6

"Kindness Valley · You don't have to find it — you live it." A genuinely beautiful vintage-style piece. Also part of the Gift Kit. Frame it, mail it, or just keep it.

You Blew the Whistle bookmark
Pre-order

"You Blew the Whistle" Bookmark

est. $4

"Your anonymous small acts of kindness sent ripples through the world." A bookmark that thanks you for the quiet stuff. 1-844-KIND-111 on the back.

Mini Time cover
New · coming

Autographed Mini Time Cover

est. $12

A real, shrunk quarter-page Time cover, personally signed. "With humble appreciation, AOK." This one can actually be real.

The Dayglo neon AOK hat
Available

The Dayglo Hat

$24

Neon yellow trucker cap, "KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS" over the crest. You will be seen. That's the entire point — anonymous doesn't mean invisible.

Autographed clay tablet
Available

Autographed Clay Tablet

$18

A hand-made red-clay tablet, signed "AOK Man" — on the back. Signing the front would cover the symbol, and that wouldn't be kind. (Brim of a hat is the one exception. Long story.) Real clay, real signature. I make these myself.

Plain clay Spark tablet
Available

Clay Tablet · unsigned

$14.99

Just the tablet. Hand-pressed red clay, one of the four symbols, no signature, no kit. We pulled these out of the Kindness Kit so you can grab one on its own. The honest, humble version. Press your own thumb in if you like — that's how they did it eleven thousand years ago.


The Gift Kit.

The AOK Gift Kit — Kindness Valley postcard, Urgent postcard, wildflower seed card, a Spark tablet, door hanger, and bookmark

Everything in one box. The Kindness Valley postcard, the "Urgent Kindness" postcard, a wildflower seed card, an AOK door hanger, and the "You Blew the Whistle" bookmark. One box of trouble — the good kind. Give it to someone who needs reminding that small things count. (The clay tablet is now sold on its own — see above.)

The whole kit · $28

Order the Gift Kit →

To order anything above — tap the cart in the corner. (You'll see how we do it.)


Yes, I have a calendar. I have three.

The Foundation kept printing them. I did not ask for this. Each one is a full year of me showing up. The 2025 is already a collector's item — sold out, I'm told it "moves."

Sold Out
AOK Man's 12 Best Kindness Recipes 2025 cover The twelve recipe months
2025 · the original

12 Best Kindness Recipes

"Comfort Food for the Soul. Mostly Casserole." Each month a recipe that's secretly a kind act. Each recipe requires a single Spark (optional). Out of print. If you have one, hold onto it.

Sold Out — collector's item
AOK Man Around the World 2026 cover The twelve world-landmark months
2026 · available now

Around the World

"Kindness Has No Borders. He Checked." Twelve countries, twelve kind acts — Machu Picchu, the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall, the aurora over Reykjavik. The current edition.

Order 2026 · $20 →
AOK Man 2027 Charity Calendar cover
2027 · sneak peek

The Charity Calendar

"They Asked Me to Take the Cape Off. I Said No." Coming next year. A few months are shot — January's resolutions, the cart-return lunge, the lemonade donation, the anonymous delivery. The rest is in production.

peek at four months →Four charity-calendar months preview

Put me on your wall. A big one.

Every pose and crest is also a full-size banner. The same art we hang on the side of buildings. $150 each. The Bodyguard helps you hang it. He won't say much.

Order a banner · $150 →


As seen in print.

The covers are real. Some of them paid me. Pick up a clean copy, or one I've signed in burgundy Sharpie. Full press story lives on the Press page.

Order a magazine →


ebay
AOK Man · Memorabilia & Used Goods
From my personal collection. All proceeds to the Foundation. Yes I know how that sounds.
15 active lots97,841 watching★★★★★ self-rated
The cape
Lot #001👁 1,247

AUTHENTIC AOK Man Cape

Lightly singed at hem (Spark mishap, Ep 6) · interior faiths-and-traditions pattern intact.
5 Blazes · or $4,200 · 12 bids
Place Bid
Olympic medal
Lot #002👁 12,407

Olympic Gold — Kindness Freestyle

Bitten on one edge (for the photo) · silver went to a golden retriever · bronze to a crossing guard.
8 Blazes · or $6,400 · reserve met
Place Bid
Time cover
Lot #003👁 8,602

TIME · Anonymous Person of the Year

First print · framed · slightly damp at corners (cried on it a little).
3 Blazes · or $2,400 · 17 sold
Buy It Now
Nugget's collar
Lot #004👁 89

Nugget's Foundation Purple Collar

Used (extensively) · bell intact · cat not included · cat would not approve of sale.
12 Sparks · or $48 · 3 bids
Place Bid
AOK plush
Lot #005👁 312

AOK Plush Mini · Hand-Knit · Catnip Inside

Presented to Nugget · rejected (suspicious of yarn) · sold as historical artifact.
8 Sparks · or $32 · the knitter is sad
Place Bid
Used inhaler
Lot #006👁 2,418

Used Kindness Mist Inhaler

Two pulls remaining · gently used · "100% Pure Empathy & Chill Vibe" label intact.
47 Sparks · or best offer · 11 bids
Place Bid
Forbes cover
Lot #007👁 5,341

FORBES · #1 (Self-Reported)

First print · footnote reads "he submitted himself" · footnote stays.
2 Blazes · or $1,800
Buy It Now
Better Homes cover
Lot #008👁 1,219

Better Homes & Gardens · Comfort Food

Includes signed casserole insert · oven mitts not included (also for sale separately).
14 Flames · or $640 · 9 bids
Place Bid
Cat Fancy cover
Lot #009👁 47,892

CAT FANCY · Nugget Issue

Mint · seller is the cover subject's owner · Page 47 · He Took It Hard.
22 Flames · or $920 · most-watched
Place Bid
60 Minutes still
Lot #010👁 31,200

60 MINUTES · Collector's DVR Recording

Includes commercials · 22-min segment intact · framed broadcast still.
4 Blazes · or $3,600 · reserve met
Place Bid
AOK High-Tops
Lot #011👁 8,401

AOK High-Tops · Game-Worn

Size 10 · "AOK · KIND · 26" hand-stamped on midsole · one pair only.
6 Blazes · or $5,400 · reserve met
Place Bid
Field Operative Backpack
Lot #012👁 14,029

Field Operative Backpack · Engines Never Fired

Two exhaust ports bolted on · "DO NOT IGNITE" tag intact · sold AS-IS · three bidders withdrew citing safety.
7 Blazes · or $6,800 · disputed
Place Bid
Autographed Time
Lot #013👁 1,884

TIME · AUTOGRAPHED

Signed in burgundy Sharpie · "with humble appreciation, AOK" · authenticity guaranteed by seller (also AOK Man).
99 Sparks · 211 sold
Buy It Now
Autographed Forbes
Lot #014👁 1,402

FORBES · AUTOGRAPHED

Signed next to the "self-reported" footnote · "still #1, AOK" · the irony is not lost on anyone.
99 Sparks · 184 sold
Buy It Now
AOK Man flip phone
Lot #015👁 4,217

AOK Man's Personal Field Phone · Yellow Flip

Battered · home screen displays the AOK sun · ringtone is the civilization hum · used to list every other lot on this page.
28 Sparks · or $112 · ironic
Place Bid
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About checkout...

So here's the thing. We really do, at this point, take orders over the phone. Call us at 1-844-KIND-111, choose Gloria, and if she's not in, leave her a message. She'll sort you out. It's a whole system. We're proud of it.

Prefer to write it down? Email what you'd like to ego@aokmankind.com and Gloria will take it from there. (The eBay storefront is coming — that's where the one-of-a-kind lots will live. AOK Man is building it. Slowly. With help from Hal Digi.)

In the meantime, tell us what caught your eye and Gloria will call you back: