SHARPER IMAGE CORP
10-Q, 1996-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q



(Mark One)
[ X ]    Quarterly  report  pursuant  to Section  13 or  15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange  Act of 1934  for the quarterly period ended April 30, 1996 or

[   ]    Transition  report  pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities
         Exchange  Act of 1934 for the transition period from __________________
         to __________________


Commission File Number:  0-15827



                            SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                                        94-2493558
  (State of Incorporation)                               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                        Identification No.)


                650 Davis Street, San Francisco, California 94111
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 445-6000



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports)  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.           Yes  X   No
                                                -----   -----



Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 8,260,480 shares as of June 13, 1996


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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>

SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                                April 30,       January 31,       April 30,
Dollars in thousands, except per share amount                       1996            1996             1995
                                                                ----------      -----------        ---------
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>              <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets:
   Cash and equivalent                                              $ 858         $ 12,476          $12,610
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
    accounts of $331, $461 and $401                                 4,296            4,436            5,007
   Merchandise inventories                                         32,516           24,313           27,108
   Deferred catalog costs                                           4,501            4,135            5,823
   Prepaid expenses and other                                       4,103            2,576            3,107
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
Total Current Assets                                               46,274           47,936           53,655
Property and Equipment, Net                                        21,141           20,726           12,952
Deferred taxes and other assets                                     1,802            1,794              947
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
  Total Assets                                                   $ 69,217         $ 70,456         $ 67,554
                                                                 ========         ========         ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                         $ 26,677         $ 25,224         $ 27,718
   Deferred revenue                                                 4,861            4,893            4,173
   Income taxes payable                                                 -              363                -
   Current portion of notes payable                                   246              223              152
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
Total Current Liabilities                                          31,784           30,703           32,043
Notes Payable                                                       3,274            3,355              799
Other Liabilities                                                   3,613            3,640            3,321
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
Total Liabilities                                                  38,671           37,698           36,163
                                                                 --------         --------         --------

Stockholders' Equity:
 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:
  Authorized 3,000,000 shares: Issued and outstanding, none             -                -                -
 Common stock, $0.01 par value:
  Authorized 25,000,000 shares: Issued and outstanding,
  8,255,480, 8,250,980 and 8,217,380 shares                            83               82               83
 Additional paid-in capital                                         9,563            9,555            9,564
 Retained earnings                                                 20,900           23,121           21,744
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
Total Stockholders' Equity                                         30,546           32,758           31,391
                                                                 --------         --------         --------
  Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                     $ 69,217         $ 70,456         $ 67,554
                                                                 ========         ========         ========
</TABLE>
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SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

                                                         Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts                 April 30,
                                                               ---------
                                                           1996           1995
                                                           ----           ----

REVENUES:
   Sales                                               $  40,730      $  42,639
   Less: returns and allowances                            5,104          5,695
                                                       ---------      ---------
  Net Sales                                               35,626         36,944
   Other revenue                                             875            752
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                          36,501         37,696
                                                       ---------      ---------
COST AND EXPENSES:
   Cost of products                                       19,245         19,166
   Buying and occupancy                                    5,601          4,903
   Advertising and promotion                               4,726          5,604
   General, selling, and administrative                   10,651          9,791
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                          40,223         39,464
                                                       ---------      ---------
OPERATING LOSS                                            (3,722)        (1,768)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
   Interest income-net                                         8            216
   Other-net                                                  13             (3)
                                                       ---------       ---------
                                                              21            213
                                                       ---------       ---------

Loss Before Income Tax Benefit                            (3,701)        (1,555)

Income Tax Benefit                                        (1,480)          (622)
                                                       ----------      ---------

Net Loss                                               $  (2,221)      $   (933)
                                                       ==========      =========

Weighted Average Number of Shares                      8,252,124      8,250,157

Net Loss Per Share                                     $   (0.27)     $   (0.11)
                                                       ==========     =========


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SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                                  April 30,
Dollars in thousands                                           1996        1995
                                                               ----        ----

Cash was Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:
   Net loss                                                $ (2,221)    $  (933)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   provided by (used for) operations:
     Depreciation and amortization                              978         823
     Deferred rent expense                                        5          21
     Deferred income taxes                                   (1,481)       (622)
  Changes in:
     Merchandise inventories                                 (8,203)     (3,553)
     Accounts receivable                                        140      (1,773)
     Deferred catalog costs, prepaid expenses and other        (420)     (2,895)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                    1,453       6,635
     Deferred revenue and other liabilities                    (427)     (1,701)
                                                            --------    --------
Cash Used for Operating Activities                          (10,176)     (3,998)
                                                            --------    --------

Cash was Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities:
   Property and equipment expenditures                       (1,418)     (1,081)
   Disposal of equipment                                         25           -
                                                            -------     -------
Cash Used for Investing Activities                           (1,393)     (1,081)
                                                            --------    --------

Cash was Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities:
   Issuance of common stock for stock options                     9          19
   Repurchase of common stock                                     -        (487)
   Principal payments on notes payable                          (58)        (36)
                                                           ---------    --------
Cash Used for Financing Activities                              (49)       (504)
                                                           ---------    --------

Net Decrease in Cash and Equivalents                        (11,618)     (5,583)
                                                           ---------    --------
Cash and Equivalents at Beginning of Period                  12,476      18,193
                                                           --------     -------

Cash and Equivalents at End of Period                      $    858     $12,610
                                                           ========     =======



Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Paid for:
   Interest                                                $    106     $    34
   Income Taxes                                            $    459     $ 1,845

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                            SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                Three-month periods ended April 30, 1996 and 1995

                                   (Unaudited)
NOTE A- Financial Statements

The balance  sheets at April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the statements of operations
and cash flows for the  three-month  periods  ended April 30, 1996 and 1995 have
been prepared by the Company,  without audit. In the opinion of management,  all
adjustments  (which  include  only normal  recurring  adjustments)  necessary to
present fairly the financial  position,  results of operations and cash flows at
April 30, 1996 and 1995,  and for all  periods  presented,  have been made.  The
Company's  business is seasonal in nature and the results of operations  for the
interim periods presented are not necessarily  indicative of the results for the
full fiscal year.

The balance sheet at January 31, 1996,  presented herein,  has been derived from
the audited balance sheet of the Company.

Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosures  normally  included  in  annual
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles  have been omitted from these  interim  financial  statements.  It is
suggested  that  these  financial  statements  be read in  conjunction  with the
financial  statements  and notes thereto  included in the Company's  1995 Annual
Report.

NOTE B- Revolving Loan and Notes Payable

In September 1994, the Company entered into a five-year revolving secured credit
facility with The CIT Group/Business  Credit, Inc. ("CIT").  The credit facility
allows the Company to borrow funds and issue letters of credit up to $20 million
based upon  inventory  levels.  The credit  facility is secured by the Company's
inventory,  accounts  receivable,  general intangibles and certain other assets.
Borrowings  under the credit  facility  bear interest at either prime plus 0.75%
per  annum,  or at LIBOR plus 2.75% per  annum.  The  credit  facility  contains
certain financial covenants pertaining to fixed charge coverage ratio,  leverage
ratio,  working  capital and net worth.  The credit  facility has limitations on
operating leases, other borrowings, dividend payments and stock repurchases.

In May 1996, an amendment to the secured credit  facility was completed with CIT
to provide for term loans for capital expenditures ("CAPEX Term Loans") up to an
aggregate  amount  of $4.5  million.  As a result  of the  amendment,  the total
secured  credit  facility was increased to $24.5 million and the  expiration has
been  extended for an  additional  two years to September  2001.  The CAPEX Term
Loans  allow the  Company  to borrow  amounts  for the  acquisition  of  capital
improvements.  Amounts  borrowed  under the CAPEX Term Loans  bear  interest  at
either prime plus 1% per annum, or at LIBOR plus 3% per annum.

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NOTE B - Revolving Loan and Notes Payable (continued)

Each CAPEX Term Loan is to be repaid in 36 equal monthly principal installments.
Certain  financial  covenants of the secured credit facility were revised in the
amendment. CIT received warrants for 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock
exercisable  at any time  within  five years at an  exercise  price of $6.00 per
share.

At April 30, 1996, the Company had no amounts  outstanding on its revolving loan
credit  facility.   Letters  of  credit  commitments  at  April  30,  1996  were
$2,174,000.

Notes payable included two mortgage loans collateralized by certain property and
equipment. In connection with the expansion of the Company's distribution center
which was completed in October 1995,  the Company  refinanced  the mortgage loan
collateralized  by the distribution  center and paid off the existing  mortgage.
The new note in the amount of $3  million  was funded in  December  1995,  bears
interest at a fixed rate of 8.40%,  provides  for monthly  payments of principal
and interest in the amount of $29,367,  and matures in January  2011.  The other
note bears  interest at a variable  rate equal to the rate on 30-day  commercial
paper plus 3.82%, provides for monthly payments of principal and interest in the
amount of $14,320, and matures in January 2000.

NOTE C- Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is party to various legal  proceedings  arising from normal business
activities.  Management  believes that the  resolution of these matters will not
have a material effect on the Company's financial condition.

NOTE D- Reclassifications

Certain  reclassifications  have been made to prior periods financial statements
in order to conform with current period classifications.



                        REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The  financial  statements  at April 30,  1996 and 1995 and for the  three-month
periods then ended have been reviewed by the Company's independent  accountants,
Deloitte & Touche LLP,  whose  report  covering  their  review of the  financial
statements is presented herein.


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                              Deloitte & Touche LLP
                         Independent Accountants' Report




INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT

Board of Directors
Sharper Image Corporation
San Francisco, California

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed balance sheets of Sharper Image
Corporation as of April 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related condensed statements
of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods then ended. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim
financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to
financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and
accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which
is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the accompanying condensed financial statements for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the balance sheet of Sharper Image Corporation as of January 31,
1996, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated
March 22, 1996, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial
statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying
condensed balance sheet as of January 31, 1996 is fairly stated, in all material
respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.


May 22, 1996

Deloitte & Touche LLP

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 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION




RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following  table is derived from the Company's  Statements of Operations and
shows the results of  operations  for the periods  indicated as a percentage  of
total revenues.


                                                   Percentage of Total Revenues
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                             April 30,
                                                    1996     ---------    1995
                                                    ----                  ----
Revenues:
     Net store sales                                71.5%                 70.8%
     Net catalog sales                              26.1                  27.2
     Other revenue                                   2.4                   2.0
                                                ---------            ----------
Total Revenues                                     100.0%                100.0%

Costs and Expenses:
     Cost of products                               52.7                  50.8
     Buying and occupancy                           15.3                  13.0
     Advertising and promotion                      12.9                  14.9
     General, selling
      and administrative                            29.2                  26.0

Other income                                         0.0                   0.6
                                               ----------             ---------

Loss Before Income Tax Benefit                     (10.1)                 (4.1)

Income Tax Benefit                                  (4.0)                 (1.6)
                                               ----------             ---------

Net Loss                                            (6.1)%                (2.5)%
                                               ==========             ==========


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Revenues

Net sales for the three-month period ended April 30, 1996, decreased $1,318,000,
or 3.6% from the comparable period of the prior year. Returns and allowances for
the  three-month  period ended April 30, 1996,  were 12.5% of sales, as compared
with 13.4% of sales for the comparable  prior year period.  For the  three-month
period ended April 30,  1996,  as compared  with the same period last year,  net
store sales decreased $590,000,  or 2.2%, with comparable store sales decreasing
by 5.6%,  partially  offset by new store sales and net catalog  sales  decreased
$728,000, or 5.7%.

The decrease in net store sales for the three-month  period ended April 30, 1996
as  compared  with the same prior  year  period  reflects a decrease  in average
revenue per transaction  from $106 to $100,  partially offset by a 4.0% increase
in total store  transactions.  The net catalog sales for the three-month  period
ended April 30,  1996  reflects a decrease  of 8.0% in total  catalog  orders as
compared  to the same prior year  period,  partially  offset by an  increase  in
average  revenue  per order from $126 to $127.  The  Company  believes  that the
decrease in net store sales,  comparable  store sales and net catalog  sales for
the three-month  period ended April 30, 1996 is primarily due to the decrease in
the number of catalogs mailed and pages circulated for The Sharper Image catalog
in the effort to partially  offset high paper costs. The decrease in net catalog
sales was  partially  offset by the increase in sales from the test  mailings of
The Sharper Image SPA catalog and The Sharper Image Home Collection catalog.

Cost of Products
Cost of products  for the  three-month  period  ended  April 30, 1996  increased
slightly from the  comparable  prior year period.  The gross margin rate for the
three-month  period  ended April 30, 1996 was 46.5%,  or 2.0  percentage  points
lower than the gross margin rate of 48.5% for the same period of the prior year.
The decrease in the gross margin rate is partially  attributable  to the changes
in the Company's  merchandise  mix, which reflects an increase in sales of lower
margin  products,  such  as  certain  state-of-the-art  electronic  items  and a
decrease  in sales of certain  higher  margin  products,  such as the  Company's
proprietary products and fitness equipment.

Store  occupancy  expense  for the  three-month  period  ended  April  30,  1996
increased $643,000 or 13.7%, from the comparable prior year period. The increase
primarily  reflected  the  occupancy  costs  associated  with the ten new stores
opened  during  the  prior  fiscal  year,  which  was  partially  offset  by the
elimination of the occupancy costs of the two stores closed during fiscal 1995.

Advertising and Promotion Expenses

Advertising and promotion  expenses for the  three-month  period ended April 30,
1996 decreased  $878,000,  or 15.7%, from the comparable prior year period.  The
decrease in advertising and promotion  expenses for the three-month period ended
April 30,  1996  reflects  primarily  the  Company's  planned  program to reduce
advertising  and  promotion  expenses  by reducing  the number of  catalogs  and
catalog pages mailed.  This resulted in a 7% decrease in the catalog circulation
and a 37%  decrease  in the  number of pages  circulated  of The  Sharper  Image
Catalog,  as well as a 5% decrease in the catalog circulation and a 25% decrease
in the number of pages circulated of the Sharper Image SPA Catalog. The decrease
was  partially  offset by the rate  increases  in paper  costs  which have had a
significant adverse effect on the Company.  The Company has implemented measures
in an effort to partially  offset the impact of the rate  increases in paper and
postage costs,  which  includes  reducing the catalog  dimensions,  reducing the
number of pages per catalog,  as well as using a lighter  weight of paper.  Also
contributing  to the  decrease in  advertising  and  promotion  expenses for the
three-month  

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period ended April 30, 1996 was a reduction in the amount of in-flight and other
magazine and newspaper advertising.

The planned reduction in advertising and promotion expense,  which was primarily
catalog costs, was made in the Company's  efforts to partially offset escalating
paper prices.  Paper prices were sharply higher during the first quarter of this
year as compared with last year's same period. Management also believed that the
reduced number of catalog and catalog pages would generate  higher  productivity
and that the planned  decrease in advertising and promotion  expenses would more
than  offset the  effect of the  possible  decrease  in  revenues  caused by the
reduced advertising on a full fiscal year basis.

Based on actual sales and  statistical  data from the first quarter,  management
now believes that the reduction in catalog  circulation was excessive,  and that
certain  profitable sales were missed.  The Company currently plans on adjusting
the  circulation  upward for the balance of the year in the continual  effort to
maximize the productivity and effectiveness of its advertising program.

General, Selling and Administrative Expenses

General,  selling and  administrative  expenses for the three-month period ended
April 30, 1996  increased  $860,000,  or 8.8%,  from the  comparable  prior year
period.  The  increase  was  primarily  attributable  to the  increase  in store
expenses associated with the ten new stores opened during the prior fiscal year,
an increase in corporate personnel expenses to support the additional stores and
to  support  the new  Sharper  Image SPA  catalog  and The  Sharper  Image  Home
Collection catalog concepts,  and an increase in net delivery expense related to
mail-order shipments.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company met its short-term  liquidity needs and its capital  requirements in
the  three-month  period  ended  April 30,  1996 with  available  cash and trade
credit.  During the three-month  period ended April 30, 1996, the Company's cash
decreased  by  $11,618,000  to  $858,000  primarily  due  to  the  increases  in
merchandise   inventory,   deferred   catalog  costs,   property  and  equipment
expenditures and the net loss for the period.

In September 1994, the Company entered into a five-year revolving secured credit
facility with The CIT Group/Business  Credit, Inc., ("CIT"). The credit facility
allows the Company to borrow funds and issue letters of credit up to $20 million
based upon  inventory  levels.  The credit  facility is secured by the Company's
inventory,  accounts  receivable,  general intangibles and certain other assets.
Borrowings  under the credit  facility  bear interest at either prime plus 0.75%
per annum, or LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum.  The credit facility  contains certain
financial covenants  pertaining to fixed charge coverage ratio,  leverage ratio,
working capital and net worth.  The credit facility has limitations on operating
leases, other borrowings, dividend payments and stock repurchases.

In May 1996, an amendment to the secured credit  facility was completed with CIT
to provide for term loans for capital expenditures ("CAPEX Term Loans") up to an
aggregate  amount  of $4.5  million.  As a result  of the  amendment,  the total
secured  credit  facility was increased to $24.5 million and the  expiration has
been  extended for an  additional  two years to September  2001.  The CAPEX Term
Loans  allow the  Company  to borrow  amounts  for the  acquisition  of  capital
improvements.  Amounts  borrowed  under the CAPEX Term Loans  bear  interest  at
either prime plus 1% per annum,  or at LIBOR plus 3% per annum.  Each CAPEX Term
Loan  is to be  repaid  in 36  equal  monthly  principal  

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installments.  Certain  financial  covenants of the secured credit facility were
revised  in the  amendment.  CIT  received  warrants  for  25,000  shares of the
Company's common stock  exercisable at any time within five years at an exercise
price of $6.00 per share.

At April 30,  1996,  there  were no  borrowings  outstanding  under  the  credit
facility. Letters of credit commitments at April 30, 1996 were $2,174,000.

Notes payable included two mortgage loans collateralized by certain property and
equipment. In connection with the expansion of the Company's distribution center
which was completed in October 1995,  the Company  refinanced  the mortgage loan
collateralized  by the distribution  center and paid off the existing  mortgage.
The new note in the amount of $3  million  was funded in  December  1995,  bears
interest at a fixed rate of 8.40%,  provides  for monthly  payments of principal
and interest in the amount of $29,367,  and matures in January  2011.  The other
note bears  interest at a variable  rate equal to the rate on 30-day  commercial
paper plus 3.82%, provides for monthly payments of principal and interest in the
amount of $14,320, and matures in January 2000.

The  Company's  merchandise  inventory at April 30, 1996 was  approximately  20%
higher than that of April 30, 1995. The Company's inventory reflects incremental
amounts for the support of the ten new stores  opened  during  fiscal year 1995,
the new Sharper Image SPA catalog concept and the expanding  wholesale business.
The Company's goal is to lower the inventory  level to a more moderate  increase
as compared with the prior year's inventory.

During the  three-month  period ended April 30, 1996, the Company  remodeled two
Sharper Image stores located in Redondo Beach, California and Chicago, Illinois.
The Company also closed a Sharper Image Design store  located in Lahaina,  Maui,
Hawaii. The Company is currently planning to open six to eight new stores during
fiscal  1996.  Total  capital  expenditures  estimated  for the new and existing
stores, including the remodel and the relocation of a number of existing stores,
corporate headquarters,  and the distribution center for fiscal 1996 are between
$6.0 million to 8.0 million.

The Company  believes it can fund its cash needs for the remainder of the fiscal
year through  internally  generated  cash,  trade credit and the secured  credit
facility.

General

The  forward  looking  statements  contained  in  this  document  are  only  our
predictions and objectives.  Actual events or results may differ materially.  We
refer you to the documents that the Company files with the SEC. These  documents
identify  important  factors that could cause our actual  results to differ from
our current  expectations and the forward looking  statements  contained in this
document.


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                                     PART II

                                OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)         Exhibits

10.1     Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.  (Incorporated  by reference to
         Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8  filed  on  January  19,  1996
         (Registration No. 33-3327).)

10.2     1994  Non-Employee  Director  Stock Option Plan dated  October 7, 1994.
         (Incorporated by reference to Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed
         on January 19, 1996 (Registration No. 33-3327).)

10.3     Cash or Deferred  Profit  Sharing  Plan, as amended.  (Incorporated  by
         reference  to  Exhibit10.2  to  Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-1
         (Registration No. 33-12755).)

10.4     Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan Amendment No. 3.  (Incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit  10.15 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended  January
         31, 1988.)

10.5     Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan Amendment No. 4.  (Incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit  10.16 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended  January
         31, 1988.)

10.6     Form of Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 26, 1985 relating to shares
         of Common  Stock  purchased  pursuant to  exercise  of  employee  stock
         options.  (Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit 10.3 to  Registration
         Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33- 12755).)

10.7     Form of Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated December 13, 1985 relating to
         shares of Common Stock purchase  pursuant to exercise of employee stock
         options.  (Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit 10.4 to  Registration
         Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33- 12755).)

10.8     Form of Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated November 10, 1986 relating to
         shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to exercise of employee stock
         options.  (Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit 10.5 to  Registration
         Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33- 12755).)

10.9     Form of Director Indemnification Agreement.  (Incorporated by reference
         to Exhibit 10.42 to  Registration  Statement on Form S-1  (Registration
         No. 33-12755).)

10.10    Real Estate  Installment  Note and Mortgage dated October 4, 1993 among
         the Company and Lee Thalheimer,  Trustee for the Alan Thalheimer Trust.
         (Incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  10.20 to Form 10-K for fiscal
         year ended January 31, 1994)

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10.11    Financing  Agreement  dated  September 21, 1994 between the Company and
         CIT  Group/Business  Credit Inc.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
         10.12 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 1994)

10.12    The Sharper  Image  401(K)Savings  Plan  (Incorporated  by reference to
         Exhibit 10.21 to Registration  Statement of Form S-8  (Registration No.
         33-80504) dated June 21, 1994))

10.15    Form of Chief  Executive  Officer  Compensation  Plan dated February 3,
         1995.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Form 10-K for
         the fiscal year ended January 31, 1995.)

10.16    Form of  Annual  Report  for the  Sharper  Image  401(K)  Savings  Plan
         (incorporated by reference to Form 11-K (Registration No. 33-80504) for
         the plan year ended December 31, 1995.)

10.17    Form  of  Split-Dollar   Agreement  between  the  Company  and  Mr.  R.
         Thalheimer,  its  Chief  Executive  Officer  dated  October  13,  1995,
         effective  as of May 17,  1995.  (Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit
         10.17 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1996.)

10.18    Form of Assignments of Life Insurance Policy as Collateral,  both dated
         October 13, 1995, effective May 17, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to
         Exhibit  10.18 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  January 31,
         1996.)

10.19    Form of Amendment to the Financing Agreement dated May 15, 1996 between
         the Company and The CIT Group/Business Credit Inc.

10.20    Form of Warrant to Purchase  Common Stock  Agreement dated May 15, 1996
         between the Company and The CIT Group/Business Credit Inc.

11.1        Statement Re:  Computation of Earnings per Share.

15.0        Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information.

27.0        Financial Data Schedule.


(b)         Reports on Form 8-K

            The  Company  has not  filed any  reports  on Form 8-K for the three
months ended April 30, 1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                            SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION



Date:     June 14, 1996                    by:/s/  Craig P. Womack
          -------------                       -----------------------------
                                                    Craig P. Womack
                                                    President
                                                    Chief Operating Officer



                                           by:/s/   Tracy Y. Wan
                                              ------------------------------
                                                    Tracy Y. Wan
                                                    Senior Vice President
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                                                      Exhibit 11
                                   Exhibit 11

SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                              April 30,
Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts        1996    ---------   1995
                                                      ----                ----


Net Loss                                      $      (2,221)        $      (933)


Average shares of common stock
  outstanding during the period                   8,252,124           8,250,157

Add:
Incremental shares from assumed
  exercise of stock options (Primary)                     *                   *
                                                  8,252,124           8,250,157
                                               =============        ============


Primary loss per share                         $      (0.27)        $     (0.11)
                                               =============        ============




Average shares of common stock
   outstanding during the period                   8,252,124          8,250,157

Add:
Incremental shares from assumed
  exercise of stock options (Fully-diluted)               *                   *
                                                  8,252,124           8,250,157
                                               =============        ============


Fully-diluted loss per share                    $     (0.27)         $    (0.11)
                                               =============        ============





*Incremental shares from assumed  exercise of stock options are antidilutive for
 primary and fully diluted loss per share, and therefore not presented.


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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19


                                                                    May 15, 1996


Sharper Image Corporation
650 Davis Street
San Francisco, CA 94111


Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the  Financing  Agreement  between us dated  September  21,
1994,  as amended (the  "Financing  Agreement").  Capitalized  terms used herein
shall have the same  meanings as specified  in the  Financing  Agreement  unless
otherwise specifically defined herein.

Effective immediately, pursuant to mutual understanding, the Financing Agreement
shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

(A) Section 1 of the Financing Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended by the
addition thereto of the following new definitions:

         "Additional  Availability  Reserve shall mean, without  duplication (x)
         for the period from January 1 to March 1 of each year,  an amount equal
         to the  outstanding  and unpaid balance of all CAPEX Term Loans and (y)
         upon the  occurrence  of a Default  and/or  Event of Default  hereunder
         (other  than a Default  or Event of  Default  which  has been  cured to
         CITBC's  reasonable  satisfaction or waived in writing by CITBC) and at
         all times  thereafter,  an amount equal to the  outstanding  and unpaid
         balance  of  all  CAPEX  Term  Loans   hereunder,   provided  that  the
         establishment  of such  Additional  Availability  Reserve  under clause
         "(y)"  hereof  shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies of
         CITBC arising as a result of such Default and/or Event of Default.

         "CAPEX  Term Loans shall mean the term loans made and to be made to the
         Company by CITBC in the aggregate  principal amount of up to $4,500,000
         as more fully described in Section 3A of this Financing Agreement."

         "CAPEX Term Loan Line of Credit shall mean the  commitment  of CITBC to
         make  CAPEX Term Loans to the  Company  pursuant  to Section 3A of this
         Financing  Agreement in the aggregate  amount of  $4,500,000,  provided
         that such amount shall be automatically  and without any further act by
         CITBC or the Company reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate amount
         of all  drawdowns  of CAPEX  Term  Loans  made by CITBC to the  Company
         hereunder."

         "CAPEX Term Loan Promissory  Note shall mean the promissory  notes each
         in the form of Exhibit A attached  hereto executed and delivered by the
         Company to CITBC to evidence a CAPEX Term Loan  extended  pursuant  to,
         and repayable in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3A hereof."

         "Capital  Improvements  shall mean  operating  Equipment and facilities
         (including leasehold improvements thereto but excluding the purchase of
         new  Real  Estate)  acquired  or  installed  for  use in the  Company's
         business operations on or after February 1, 1996."

(B)  Section 1 of the  Financing  Agreement  shall be, and  hereby  is,  further
amended  by  amending  the  definitions  of  "Early  Termination  Date",  "Early
Termination Fee", "Line of Credit" and "Line of Credit Fee" in their entirety to
read as follows:

         "Early  Termination  Date  shall  mean the date on  which  the  Company
         terminates this Financing Agreement or the Line of Credit which date is
         prior to the fourth Anniversary Date."

         "Early  Termination  Fee shall:  i) mean the fee CITBC is  entitled  to
         charge the  Company  in the event the  Company  terminates  the Line of
         Credit  or this  Financing  Agreement  on a date  prior  to the  fourth
         Anniversary  Date (except as  otherwise  provided in Section 10 of this
         Financing  Agreement);  and ii) be determined by calculating the sum of
         (a) the average  daily  balance of the  Revolving  Loans for the period
         from the date of this  Financing  Agreement  to the  Early  Termination
         Date,  (b) the  average  daily  undrawn  face  amount of the Letters of
         Credit  outstanding  from the date of this  Financing  Agreement to the
         Early  Termination Date and (c) the average daily balance of CAPEX Term
         Loans for the  period  from the  effective  date of the CAPEX Term Loan
         Line of Credit to the Early  Termination  Date and multiplying that sum
         by (i) one percent (1%) per annum if the Early  Termination Date occurs
         prior  to the  second  Anniversary  Date;  (ii)  three-quarters  of one
         percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum if the Early  Termination  Date occurs on
         or after the second Anniversary Date but prior to the third Anniversary
         Date;  and (iii)  one-half of one percent  (1/2 of 1%) per annum if the
         Early  Termination  Date occurs on or after the third  Anniversary Date
         but prior to the fourth  Anniversary  Date, in each case for the number
         of days  from the  Early  Termination  Date to the  fourth  Anniversary
         Date."

         "Line of Credit shall mean the  commitment  of CITBC to make  Revolving
         Loans under  Sections 3 hereof,  make CAPEX Term Loans under Section 3A
         hereof and issue Letter of Credit  Guaranties  under  Section 4 hereof,
         all  pursuant to and in  accordance  with  Sections 3, 3A and 4 of this
         Financing Agreement,  in the aggregate amount of $24,500,000,  provided
         that such amount shall be automatically  and without any further act by
         CITBC or the Company reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate amount
         of all  drawdowns  of CAPEX  Term  Loans  made by CITBC to the  Company
         hereunder."

         "Line of Credit Fee shall: i) mean the fee due CITBC at the end of each
         month for the Line of Credit,  and ii) be determined by  multiplying x)
         the difference between the Line of Credit at the end of such month less
         the sum of a) the average daily Revolving Loans outstanding during such
         month,  and b) the average daily undrawn face amount of all outstanding
         Letters of Credit for said month by y) one-half of one percent  (1/2 of
         1%) per annum for the  number of days in said month  during  which this
         Financing Agreement was in effect."

(C) The definition of "Availability  Reserve" shall be, and hereby is amended by
the addition thereto of a new clause "c)" at the end thereof  immediately  prior
to the period to read as follows:  "and c) the Additional  Availability Reserve,
if applicable".

(D) The following new Section 3A shall be, and hereby is, added to the Financing
Agreement between Sections 3 and 4 thereof:

         "Section 3A.  CAPEX Term Loans

         1. Within the  available  and unused CAPEX Term Loan Line of Credit and
         upon  receipt  of a CAPEX  Term  Loan  Promissory  Note in the  form of
         Exhibit A attached  hereto  from the Company in the amount of the CAPEX
         Term Loan, so long as this Financing Agreement remains in effect, CITBC
         will extend to the Company a CAPEX Term Loan,  provided:  a) no Default
         or Event of Default has occurred or would occur after giving  effect to
         such  CAPEX  Term  Loan,  b) all of the  conditions  listed  below  are
         fulfilled to the sole but reasonable satisfaction of CITBC.

         2. CAPEX Term Loan proceeds:  x) are to be used exclusively to pay for,
         or reimburse the Company for, the  acquisition  by the Company of newly
         acquired Capital  Improvements  which are not subject to Purchase Money
         Liens;  and y) will  be  disbursed  upon  completion  of the  delivery,
         assembly and installation of such Capital Improvement.

         3. The Company must give CITBC fifteen (15) days prior  written  notice
         of its intention to enter into a CAPEX Term Loan.

         4. The  Company  shall be  entitled  to six (6)  CAPEX  Term  Loans per
         calendar  year but no more than two (2) CAPEX  Term Loans in any Fiscal
         Quarter.

         5. No CAPEX  Term Loan may  exceed  seventy-five  percent  (75%) of the
         total acquisition costs of the Capital Improvements for which the CAPEX
         Term Loan is sought.

         6. Each CAPEX Term Loan must be in a minimum  amount of  $350,000.00 or
         $10,000 increments thereof.

         7. Each  CAPEX  Term Loan  will be  repaid to CITBC by the  Company  in
         thirty-six (36) equal monthly  installments of principal  commencing on
         the first Business Day of next month after initial funding thereof.  To
         the extent  repaid,  CAPEX Term Loans may not be reborrowed  under this
         Section 3A of this Financing Agreement.

         8. In the  event  this  Financing  Agreement  or the Line of  Credit is
         terminated  by either  CITBC or the Company for any reason  whatsoever,
         the CAPEX Term Loans shall become due and payable on the effective date
         of such  termination  notwithstanding  any provision to the contrary in
         the CAPEX Term Loan Promissory Notes or this Financing Agreement.

         9. The  Company may prepay at any time,  at its option,  in whole or in
         part,  the CAPEX Term Loans without  penalty or premium,  provided that
         (i) on each such prepayment,  the Company shall pay accrued interest on
         the  principal  so  prepaid  to the  date of such  prepayment  and (ii)
         notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  upon any prepayment of the CAPEX Term
         Loans in conjunction  with the termination of the Financing  Agreement,
         the Company shall pay the Early Termination Fee, if applicable.

         10.  Each  prepayment  shall  be  applied  to the  then  last  maturing
         installments of principal of the CAPEX Term Loans.

         11. The Company  hereby  authorizes  CITBC to charge its Revolving Loan
         Account  with the amount of all  amounts  due under this  Section 3A as
         such amounts  become due. The Company  confirms  that any charges which
         CITBC may so make to its account as herein  provided will be made as an
         accommodation to the Company and solely at CITBC's discretion."

(E) Section 6, Paragraphs 8, 10 and 11 of the Financing  Agreement shall be, and
each hereby is, amended as follows:

         (i) The Net Worth  covenant set forth in Paragraph 8 of Section 6 shall
         be, and hereby is,  amended by  amending  the Net Worth  amount for all
         fiscal quarters ending on or after April 30, 1996 to be "$27,000,000";

         (ii) The Working Capital  Covenant set forth in Paragraph 10 of Section
         6 shall be, and hereby is, amended in its entirety to read as follows:

         "10. The Company shall have as at the end of each fiscal quarter during
         the  periods  below a Working  Capital  of not less than the amount set
         forth below for the applicable period:

         Period                                                  Working Capital

         For the fiscal quarter ending
          April 30, 1996                                           $14,000,000

         For the fiscal quarter ending
          July 31, 1996 and each
          fiscal quarter thereafter                                $11,500,000

         (iii) The Fixed  Charge  Coverage  Ratio set forth in  Paragraph  11 of
         Section 6 shall be, and hereby is, amended by amending the Ratio solely
         for the four (4)  consecutive  quarters  ending  October 31, 1996 to be
         ".55 to 1",  provided  that such  Ratio  shall  remain 1.0 to 1 for all
         other  periods  computed  for the four (4)  consecutive  quarters  then
         ending, all as more fully provided in said Paragraph 11 of Section 6.

(F) Section 7 of the Financing Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

         (a) Interest on the Revolving  Loans shall be payable monthly as of the
         end of  each  month  and  shall  be an  amount  equal  to i) the sum of
         three-quarters  of one percent (.75%) plus the Chemical Bank Rate, on a
         per annum basis,  on the average of the net balances  (other than Libor
         Loans) owing by the Company to CITBC in the  Company's  Revolving  Loan
         Account at the close of each day  during  such month and ii) the sum of
         two and three quarters  percent (2 3/4%) plus the  applicable  Libor on
         any then  outstanding  Revolving  Loans which are Libor Loans, on a per
         annum basis, on the average of the net balances owing by the Company to
         CITBC in the Company's  Revolving Loan Account at the close of each day
         during such  month.  In the event of any change in said  Chemical  Bank
         Rate,  the rate  hereunder  shall change,  as of the first of the month
         following  any change,  so as to remain  three-quarters  of one percent
         (.75%)  above the  Chemical  Bank Rate.  The rates  hereunder  shall be
         calculated  based on a 360-day year.  CITBC shall be entitled to charge
         the  Company's  Revolving  Loan Account at the rate provided for herein
         when due until all Obligations have been paid in full.

         (b) Interest on the CAPEX Term Loans shall be payable monthly as of the
         end of each month on the unpaid  balance or on payment in full prior to
         maturity in an amount  equal to (x) one percent  (1%) plus the Chemical
         Bank Rate, on a per annum basis, on balances other than Libor Loans and
         (y)  three  percent  (3%)  plus  the  applicable   Libor  on  any  then
         outstanding  CAPEX Term  Loans  which are Libor  Loans,  on a per annum
         basis,  on the average of the net balance of the CAPEX Term Loans owing
         by the Company to CITBC at the close of each day during such month.  In
         the event of any  change in said  Chemical  Bank  Rate,  the rate under
         clause (x) of this  sub-paragraph  (b) shall change, as of the first of
         the month following any change,  so as to remain one percent (1%) above
         the Chemical Bank Rate. The rates hereunder  shall be calculated  based
         on a 360 day year.  CITBC  shall be  entitled  to charge the  Company's
         Revolving  Loan Account at the rate  provided for herein when due until
         all Obligations have been paid in full.

         (c)  The  Company  may  elect  to  use  Libor  as to any  new  or  then
         outstanding  Revolving  Loans or CAPEX Term Loans  provided x) there is
         then no Default or Event of Default,  and y) the Company has so advised
         CITBC of its  election  to use Libor and the Libor  Period  selected no
         later than five (5) Business  Days prior to (A) the proposed  borrowing
         or,  (B) in  the  case  of a  Libor  election  with  respect  to a then
         outstanding  Revolving Loan or CAPEX Term Loans, the conversion date of
         any then outstanding Revolving Loans to Libor Loans and z) the election
         and Libor  shall be  effective,  provided  there is then no  Default or
         Event of Default,  on the sixth  Business  Day  following  said notice.
         There  shall be no more than five (5) Libor  Loans  outstanding  at any
         time  and  each  Libor  election  must  be  for  a  minimum  amount  of
         $100,000.00 or whole multiples thereof.  If such election is not timely
         made or can not be made,  or if the Libor  rate can not be  determined,
         then CITBC shall use the Chemical Bank Rate to compute interest."

(G) Section 10 of the Financing  Agreement  shall be, and hereby is,  amended as
follows:

         (i) the reference to the "fifth or any subsequent  Anniversary Date" as
         contained in the first sentence thereof shall be, and hereby is amended
         to read "seventh or any subsequent Anniversary Date"; and

         
         (ii) the  reference  to "third  Anniversary  Date" as  contained in the
         proviso at the end of the fourth sentence  thereof shall be, and hereby
         is, amended to read "fourth Anniversary Date".


(H) In addition it is hereby agreed that:

         (i) the term  "Obligations"  as used in the Financing  Agreement  shall
         also include,  without  limitation,  all indebtedness,  obligations and
         liabilities  of the  Company to CITBC  pursuant to the CAPEX Term Loans
         and/or  arising  under the CAPEX Term Loan Line of Credit  (herein  the
         "CAPEX Term Loan Obligations"), provided that the term "Obligations" as
         used in the definition of  "Availability"  shall (unless the Additional
         Availability  Reserve  is  applicable)  exclude  all  CAPEX  Term  Loan
         Obligations  and  Availability  shall be determined  by excluding  such
         CAPEX Term Loan Obligations from such determination; and

         (ii) the form of CAPEX Term Loan  Promissory Note attached hereto shall
         be attached to the Financing Agreement as Exhibit A; and

         (iii) all CAPEX Term Loan Obligations shall be, and hereby are, secured
         by  a  lien  upon,  and  security  interest  in,  all  Collateral.   In
         furtherance  thereof, the Company shall deliver to CITBC in conjunction
         with  each  notice  of an  election  to  draw  down a CAPEX  Term  Loan
         hereunder,  a detailed  description of the Capital  Improvements  to be
         made (including,  without  limitation,  any fixtures to be installed in
         connection  therewith  and the location  thereof) and shall (x) execute
         and  deliver all  documents  reasonably  requested  by CITBC to validly
         perfect  a first  lien  upon  and  security  interest  in such  Capital
         Improvements (including,  without limitation, fixture filings under the
         U.C.C.) and (y) take any and all other actions reasonably  requested by
         CITBC in connection therewith.

(I) The Effectiveness of all of the amendments set forth above and the extension
of the CAPEX Term Loans  under the CAPEX Term Loan Line of Credit  shall be, and
hereby is,  subject to the  fulfillment to CITBC's  satisfaction  of each of the
Conditions Precedent. The "Conditions Precedent" shall mean:

         (i) the Company shall pay (x) all  Out-of-Pocket  Expenses  incurred by
         CITBC in  connection  with this  agreement  and all the  documents  and
         transactions  contemplated  hereby and (y) an Additional  Loan Facility
         and  Documentation  Fee in the amount of $32,000 which shall be due and
         payable in full on the date hereof.  All such amounts may be charged to
         your Revolving Loan Account on the respective due dates thereof.

         (ii) CITBC's receipt of a secretary's  certificate  certifying Board of
         Directors   Resolutions   authorizing   the  execution,   delivery  and
         performance  by the Company of this  agreement  and all  documents  and
         transactions contemplated hereby.

         (iii) the  Company  shall enter into a warrant  agreement  (in form and
         substance  satisfactory to CITBC) and take all other actions  necessary
         to grant to CITBC or its  assigns a warrant  to  purchase  up to 25,000
         shares of its voting common stock for a price of $6.00 per share.




Except to the  extent  set forth  herein,  no other  change in any of the terms,
provisions or conditions of the Financing  Agreement is intended or implied.  If
the foregoing is in accordance with your  understanding  of our agreement kindly
so indicate by signing and returning the enclosed copy of this letter.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS
                                           CREDIT, INC.


                                           By:    Bonnie Schain
                                           Title: Assistant Vice President

Read and Agreed to:

SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION


By:    Craig P. Womack
Title: President
       Chief Operating Officer


By:    Tracy Y. Wan
Title: Sr. Vice President
       Chief Financial Officer


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                                                                       Exhibit A


                         CAPEX Term Loan Promissory Note





                                                        _________________, 199__


$


FOR VALUE  RECEIVED,  the  undersigned,  Sharper Image  Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation  (the  "Company"),   promises  to  pay  to  the  order  of  THE  CIT
GROUP/BUSINESS  CREDIT,  INC. (herein "CITBC") at is office located at 300 South
Grand  Avenue,  Los Angeles,  CA 90071,  in lawful money of the United States of
America and in  immediately  available  funds,  the principal  amount of _______
($_______ ) in thirty-six (36) equal consecutive monthly  installments,  whereof
the first such installment shall be due and payable on__________________________
____________________, 19___ and subsequent installments shall be due and payable
on the first  Business Day of each month  thereafter  until this Note is paid in
full.

The Company further agrees to pay interest at said office, in like money, on the
unpaid  principal  amount owing hereunder from time to time from the date hereof
on the  date and at the rate  specified  in  Section  7,  Paragraph  1(b) of the
Financing Agreement dated September 21, 1994, as amended between the Company and
CITBC (the "Financing Agreement").  Capitalized terms used herein and defined in
the Financing Agreement shall have the same meanings as set forth therein unless
otherwise specifically defined herein.

If any  payment  on this Note  becomes  due and  payable  on a day other  than a
Business  Day, the  maturity  thereof  shall be extended to the next  succeeding
Business Day, and with respect to payments of principal,  interest thereon shall
be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

This Note is one of the CAPEX  Term Loan  Promissory  Notes  referred  to in the
Financing Agreement,  evidences a CAPEX Term Loan thereunder, and is subject to,
and entitled to, all provisions and benefits  thereof and is subject to optional
and mandatory prepayment, in whole or in part, as provided therein.

Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the
Financing Agreement or upon termination of the Financing Agreement,  all amounts
then remaining unpaid on this Note may become, or be declared to be, at the sole
election of CITBC,  immediately  due and  payable as  provided in the  Financing
Agreement.


                                                     SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION



                                                     By:
                                                     Title:


                                                     By:
                                                     Title:




                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20


THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES  ISSUABLE UPON ITS EXERCISE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE  "SECURITIES  ACT"),  OR THE
SECURITIES  LAWS OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE  UPON  EXEMPTIONS  PROVIDED  UNDER THE
SECURITIES  ACT.  ACCORDINGLY,  THIS  WARRANT  MAY NOT BE SOLD,  TRANSFERRED  OR
HYPOTHECATED  IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  UNDER THE
SECURITIES  ACT OR AN  OPINION  OF COUNSEL  SATISFACTORY  TO THE  COMPANY TO THE
EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, THIS WARRANT MAY NOT
BE SOLD,  TRANSFERRED,  ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN. THE
SHARES  ISSUABLE  UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT ARE SUBJECT TO REPURCHASE BY THE
COMPANY ON THE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.


                            SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION

                        WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

                               Dated May 15, 1996


                  SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION (the "Company")  certifies that, for
valuable consideration,  receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,  the Holder is
entitled to purchase from the Company a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock set forth in Section 1(h) hereof (the  "Shares") at the purchase price set
forth in Section 1(e) hereof.

                  This  Warrant  and the Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise
hereof are subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:

                  1.     Definitions.  As used in this  Warrant,  the  following
terms shall have the  following meanings:

                         (a)  "Common Stock" - Common Stock,  par value $.01 per
                              share, of the Company;

                         (b)  "Company" - Sharper Image Corporation,  a Delaware
                              corporation;

                         (c)  "Effective Date" - May 15, 1996;

                         (d)  "Holder" - The CIT Group/Business  Credit, Inc. or
                              any transferee thereof;


                                       1.

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                         (e)  "Purchase  Price" - $6.00 per  share,  subject  to
                              adjustments pursuant to Section 3 hereof;

                         (f)  "Subscription  Form" - the form  attached  to this
                              Warrant as Exhibit "A";

                         (g)  "Warrant"  -  this   Warrant   and  any   warrants
                              delivered in substitution or exchange  therefor as
                              provided herein;

                         (h)  "Shares"  -  up  to  25,000  Shares,   subject  to
                              adjustments pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

                         (i)  "Expiration  Date"  -  five  (5)  years  from  the
                              Effective Date.

                  2.     Exercise.

                         (a) Time of Exercise.  This Warrant may be exercised in
whole but not in part (and not as to a  fractional  share) at the  office of the
Company, at any time, commencing on the Effective Date; provided,  however, that
this Warrant  shall  expire and be null and void if not  exercised in the manner
herein provided by 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on the Expiration Date.

                         (b) Manner of Exercise.  This Warrant is exercisable at
the Purchase Price,  payable in cash or by certified check, payable to the order
of the  Company,  subject to  adjustment  as provided in Section 3 hereof.  Upon
surrender  of this  Warrant with the annexed  Subscription  Form duly  executed,
together with payment of the Purchase  Price for the Shares  purchased  (and any
applicable  transfer taxes) at the Company's  principal  executive offices,  the
Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate or certificates for the Shares
so purchased.

                         (c)  Delivery  of  Stock   Certificates.   As  soon  as
practicable,  but not exceeding 30 days,  after  exercise of this  Warrant,  the
Company, at its expense,  shall cause to be issued in the name of the Holder (or
upon  payment by the  Holder of any  applicable  transfer  taxes,  the  Holder's
assigns)  a  certificate  or  certificates  for the  number  of  fully  paid and
non-assessable  Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise,
together with such other stock or securities or property or combination  thereof
to which  the  Holder  shall be  entitled  upon  such  exercise,  determined  in
accordance with Section 3 hereof.

                         (d) Record Date of Transfer of Shares.  Irrespective of
the date of issuance and delivery of  certificates  for any stock or  securities
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, each person (including a corporation
or partnership) in whose name any such certificate is to be issued shall for all
purposes  be deemed to have  become  the  holder of record of the stock or other
securities represented thereby immediately prior to the close of business on the
date on  which  (i) a duly  executed  Subscription  Form  containing  notice  of
exercise of this  Warrant,  (ii)  payment of the Purchase  Price,  and (iii) the
opinion or certificate  required by Section 4(a)(ii) of this Warrant is received
by the Company.

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                  3. Adjustments.  Except as otherwise  provided in this Section
3, after each  adjustment of the Purchase  Price pursuant to this Section 3, the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall
be the number derived by dividing such adjusted Purchase Price into the Purchase
Price in effect  immediately prior to such adjustment.  The Purchase Price shall
be subject to adjustment as follows:

                         (a) In the  event,  prior  to the  expiration  of  this
Warrant by exercise or by its terms,  the Company  shall issue any shares of its
Common Stock as a share  dividend on its  outstanding  shares of Common Stock or
shall subdivide the number of outstanding  shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares,  then, in either of such events,  the Purchase Price per share
of Common  Stock  purchasable  pursuant to this Warrant in effect at the time of
such  action  shall  be  decreased  proportionately  and the  number  of  shares
purchasable  pursuant  to  this  Warrant  shall  be  increased  proportionately.
Conversely,  in the event the Company  shall  reduce the number of shares of its
outstanding  Common  Stock by  combining  such shares  into a smaller  number of
shares,  then, in such event, the Purchase Price per share purchasable  pursuant
to this  Warrant  in  effect  at the  time of such  action  shall  be  increased
proportionately  and  the  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock  at  that  time
purchasable  pursuant to this Warrant  shall be decreased  proportionately.  Any
dividend paid or distributed on the Common Stock in shares of any other class of
capital  stock of the Company or  securities  convertible  into shares of Common
Stock  shall be treated as a dividend  paid in Common  Stock to the extent  that
shares of Common Stock are issuable on the conversion thereof.

                         (b) In the  event,  prior  to the  expiration  of  this
Warrant by exercise or by its terms, the Company merges or consolidates  with or
into  another  person  or  entity  in which  the  Company  is not the  surviving
corporation  or entity or sells all or  substantially  all of its  property,  or
dissolves, liquidates or winds up its affairs, prompt, proportionate, equitable,
lawful  and  adequate  provision  shall be made as part of the terms of any such
merger,  consolidation,  sale, dissolution,  liquidation or winding up such that
the Holder of this Warrant may thereafter  receive, on exercise thereof, in lieu
of each share of Common  Stock of the Company  which the Holder  would have been
entitled to  receive,  the same kind and amount of any  shares,  securities,  or
assets  as may be  issuable,  distributable  or  payable  on  any  such  merger,
consolidation, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up with respect to each
share of Common Stock of the Company;  provided,  however, that, in the event of
any such merger,  consolidation,  sale, dissolution,  liquidation or winding up,
the right to  exercise  this  Warrant  shall  terminate  on a date  fixed by the
Company,  such date to be not earlier than 5:00 p.m.,  Pacific Standard Time, on
the 30th day next succeeding the date on which notice of such termination of the
right to exercise  this Warrant has been given by mail to the Holder  thereof at
such address as may appear on the books of the Company.

                         (c)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of this Section 3,
no adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be made whereby such Purchase Price is
adjusted in an amount less than $.001 or until the aggregate of such adjustments
shall equal or exceed $.001.

                         (d) In the  event,  prior  to the  expiration  of  this
Warrant by  exercise  or by its terms,  the Company  shall  determine  to take a
record of the  Holders of its Common  

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Stock for the purpose of determining  the  shareholders  entitled to receive any
share  dividend or other right which will cause any change or  adjustment in the
number,  amount,  price  or  nature  of the  shares  of  Common  Stock  or other
securities  or assets  deliverable  on exercise of this Warrant  pursuant to the
foregoing  provisions,  the Company shall give to the registered  Holder of this
Warrant at the  address  as may  appear on the books of the  Company at least 15
days' prior written notice to the effect that the Company intends to take such a
record.  Such notice shall specify (i) the date as of which such record is to be
taken,  (ii) the  purpose  for which such  record is to be taken,  (iii) and the
number,  amount,  price and nature of the Shares or other shares,  securities or
assets which will be  deliverable  on exercise of this Warrant  after the action
for which such record will be taken has been  completed.  Without  limiting  the
obligation  of the Company to provide  notice to the  registered  Holder of this
Warrant of any corporate  action  hereunder,  the failure of the Company to give
notice shall not invalidate such corporate action of the Company.

                         (e)  Before  taking  any action  which  would  cause an
adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below the then par value of the shares of
Common Stock  issuable upon exercise of this Warrant,  the Company will take any
corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order
that the Company may  validly  and  legally  issue fully paid and  nonassessable
shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Purchase Price.

                         (f) Upon any  adjustment of the Purchase Price required
to be made pursuant to this Section 3, the Company,  within 30 days  thereafter,
shall cause to be mailed to the registered Holder of this Warrant written notice
of such  adjustment  setting  forth  the  Purchase  Price in effect  after  such
adjustment  and the number of Shares or other  shares,  securities  or  property
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant,  and setting forth in reasonable  detail
the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.

                  4.     Restriction on Transfer.

                         (a) The Holder, by its acceptance  hereof,  represents,
warrants, covenants and agrees that:

                            (i) the Holder has  knowledge  of the  business  and
affairs of the Company;

                            (ii) this Warrant and the Shares  issuable  upon the
exercise of this Warrant are being  acquired for  investment and not with a view
to the distribution thereof and that, absent an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),  covering
the  disposition of the Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant,
such Shares will not be sold, transferred,  assigned,  hypothecated or otherwise
disposed  of without  first  providing  the  Company  with an opinion of counsel
(which may be counsel for the Company) or other evidence,  reasonably acceptable
to  the  Company,   to  the  effect  that  such  sale,   transfer,   assignment,
hypothecation  or  other  disposal  will be  exempt  from the  registration  and
prospectus  delivery  requirements 

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of the Securities Act and the registration or qualification  requirements of any
applicable state or foreign securities laws; and

                            (iii)  the  Holder  consents  to  the  making  of  a
notation in the Company's  books or giving to any transfer agent of this Warrant
or the  Shares  an order  to  implement  such  restrictions  on  transferability
described in subparagraph (ii) above.

                         (b) This  Warrant (and  any  successor  or  replacement
warrant)  shall  bear the  certificate  shown on the front  page  hereof and the
Shares  issuable  upon the  exercise of this  Warrant  shall bear the  following
legend or a legend of similar import; provided,  however, that such legend shall
be  removed  or not  placed  upon  this  Warrant  or the  certificate  or  other
instrument  representing  the  Shares,  as the case may be, if such legend is no
longer necessary to ensure compliance with the Securities Act:

         "THESE  SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF
         1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES  ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
         STATE IN  RELIANCE  UPON THE  EXEMPTION  UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT AND
         EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION  AVAILABLE UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES
         LAWS OF ANY STATE.  ACCORDINGLY,  SUCH  SHARES MAY BE OFFERED  AND SOLD
         ONLY IF  REGISTERED  AND QUALIFIED  PURSUANT TO RELEVANT  PROVISIONS OF
         FEDERAL  AND  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS  OR IF  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM  SUCH
         REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION IS APPLICABLE."

                         (c) This  Warrant  (and any  successor  or  replacement
Warrant)  may not be sold,  transferred,  assigned or  hypothecated  except to a
wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the  Holder  or to a parent  corporation  owning a
majority of the outstanding  securities of the Holder or to any successor of the
Holder in connection with a merger, sale or consolidation of the Holder in which
the Holder is not the surviving entity.

                  5.  Payment of Taxes.  All Shares  issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant  shall be validly  issued,  fully paid and  non-assessable  and the
Company shall pay all taxes and other  governmental  charges  (other than income
tax) that may be  imposed  in  respect  of the issue or  delivery  thereof.  The
Company shall not be required,  however,  to pay any tax or other charge imposed
in connection  with any transfer  involved in the issue of any  certificate  for
Shares in any name other than that of the Holder  surrendered in connection with
the purchase of such Shares,  and in such case the Company shall not be required
to issue or deliver  any stock  certificate  until such tax or other  charge has
been paid or it has been established to the Company's  satisfaction  that no tax
or other charge is due.

                  6.     Repurchase Right.

                         (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in
the event the Holder of this  Warrant  provides  notice of the  exercise of this
Warrant to the Company with respect to any of the Shares,  then,  in such event,
the Company shall have the right (the

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"Repurchase Right"), at its election,  by delivery to the Holder of this Warrant
of written  notice of the exercise of the  Repurchase  Right within  thirty (30)
days  following  the  receipt  by the  Company  of the  Repurchase  Notice  (the
"Repurchase  Notice"),  to repurchase  all (but not less than all) of the Shares
issued or to be issued in connection  with the exercise of this Warrant from the
Holder or Holders  thereof at a purchase  price per share of Shares equal to the
Current  Market  Price  (as  defined  below)  per  share of  Common  Stock  (the
"Repurchase  Price") determined as of the close of business on the date on which
such Shares are to be  repurchased as specified by the Company in the Repurchase
Notice  (which  date shall be not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days
from the date of the Repurchase Notice (the "Repurchase  Date").  The Repurchase
Price of the Shares to be repurchased by the Company  hereunder shall be payable
by the Company to the holder or holders of such Shares in immediately  available
funds on the Repurchase Date specified in the Repurchase Notice.

                         (b) The  "Current  Market  Price"  per  share of Common
Stock shall be determined as follows:

                           (i) if there  then  exists an active  public  trading
         market for the Company's  Common Stock,  the Current Market Price shall
         be the average of the daily  market  prices of the Common  Stock over a
         period of 20 consecutive trading days prior to the day on which Current
         Market  Price is being  determined.  The  market  price  for each  such
         trading day shall be the  average of the closing  prices on such day of
         the Common Stock on all domestic exchanges on which the Common Stock is
         then listed, or, if there shall have been no sales on any such exchange
         on such day,  the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices on
         all such  exchanges at the end of the such day, or, if the Common Stock
         shall not be so listed, the average of the representative bid and asked
         prices at the end of such trading day as reported by NASDAQ.

                           (ii) if there  then does not  exist an active  public
         trading  market or the Common Stock shall not be listed on any domestic
         exchange  or quoted on NASDAQ,  the Current  Market  Price shall be the
         Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the Common Stock based upon the
         Fair Market  Value of 100% of the Company if the Company were sold as a
         going concern and without  regard to any discount for lack of liquidity
         or as to whether the Company is then a public or a private company,  or
         on the basis that the relevant shares of Common Stock do not constitute
         a majority or  controlling  interest in the  Company and  assuming  the
         exercise  or  conversion  of  all  or  warrants,  options,  convertible
         securities  or other rights to subscribe  for or purchase any shares of
         Common  Stock  or  convertible  securities,  all  as  determined  by an
         independent financial expert (the "Expert"), which such Expert shall be
         mutually agreed upon by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree
         on an Expert,  then each party shall  nominate a nationally  recognized
         independent investment firm, which such nominees shall mutually appoint
         an Expert in their sole discretion.  "Fair Market Value" shall mean the
         value  obtainable  upon a sale in an  arm's  length  transaction  to an
         unaffiliated  third party under  usual and normal  circumstances,  with
         neither  the buyer nor the seller  under any  compulsion  to 

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         act, with equity to both. The determination of the Fair Market Value by
         the Expert shall be final,  binding,  and conclusive on the Company and
         the Holder of this Warrant.  All costs and expenses of the Expert shall
         be borne by the Company.

                  7.     Registration Rights.

                         (a)  Right  to Join in  Registration.  If,  at any time
prior to two years after the  Expiration  Date,  the Company  proposes to file a
Registration  Statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8, or similar or replacement forms) seeking  registration of any securities of
the  Company  for sale for cash to the public  either for its own account or for
the  account of any holder of  securities  of the  Company,  the  Company  shall
promptly  notify,  in  writing,  the  Holder  of  its  intention  to  file  such
Registration  Statement  and in  addition  to,  and  independent  of, the rights
afforded by subsection  (b), will afford the Holder the  opportunity  to request
inclusion  in such  Registration  Statement of all of the Shares  issuable  upon
exercise of this  Warrant.  If the Holder  desires to join in such  Registration
Statement, it shall, within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such notice by
the Company,  notify the Company, in writing, of the number of Shares it desires
to include in any such  Registration  Statement.  The Company  shall cause to be
registered  under the  Securities  Act all of the  Shares  that the  Holder  has
requested to be registered except as provided below.

                  If the  Holder  requests  inclusion  of  any  Shares  in  such
Registration  Statement and if such public offering is to be  underwritten,  the
Company will request the  underwriters of the offering to purchase and sell such
Shares.  The right of the Holder to  registration  pursuant  to this  subsection
shall be conditioned upon the Holder's  participation  in such  underwriting and
the inclusion of Shares in the  underwriting  unless  otherwise agreed to by the
Company. If the managing underwriter determines that marketing factors require a
limitation or complete exclusion of the number of shares to be underwritten, the
Company  shall so advise  the Holder and the other  persons  distributing  their
securities  through  such  underwriting,  and (i) Common Stock held (or issuable
upon conversion or exercise of securities  held) by any person who does not have
contractual  rights of  registration  shall first be excluded;  and (ii) if such
exclusion is not  sufficient,  Common Stock held (or issuable  upon  exercise of
securities  held) by any person  other  than the  Holder and Shares  held by the
Holder  shall be excluded to the extent  required to permit the number of Shares
held by the Holder and shares of Common  Stock held by such other  persons  that
may be included in the  registration  and underwriting to be allocated among the
Holder and such other persons in proportion,  as nearly as  practicable,  to the
number of Shares held by the Holder and shares of Common Stock held (or issuable
upon  conversion  or exercise of  securities  held) by such other persons at the
time of filing the Registration Statement.

                         (b) Form S-3  Registration.  In case the Company  shall
receive,  at any time prior to two years  after the  Expiration  Date,  from the
Holder a written  request that the Company effect a registration  of Shares on a
Form S-3 Registration Statement and any related qualification or compliance with
respect to all or a part of the Shares, the Company will:

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                            (i) as soon as practicable, effect such registration
and all such  qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would
permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all of such Holder's Shares as
are specified in such request; provided,  however, that the Company shall not be
obligated to effect any such registration,  qualification or compliance pursuant
to this  Section:  (i) if Form S-3 is not  available  for such  offering  by the
Holder;  (ii) if the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate signed by
the President of the Company  stating  that,  in the good faith  judgment of the
Board of Directors of the Company,  it would be  detrimental  to the Company and
its shareholders for such Form S-3 registration to be effective at such time, in
which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form S-3
Registration  Statement  for a period of not more than 120 days after receipt of
the  request  of the Holder  under this  Section;  provided,  however,  that the
Company  shall not utilize this right more than once in any twelve month period;
or (iii) if the Company has,  within the twelve (12) month period  preceding the
date  of  such  request,  already  effected  one  registration  on  a  Form  S-3
Registration Statement for the Holder pursuant to this Section.

                            (ii)  Subject to the  foregoing,  the Company  shall
file a Form S-3 Registration  Statement covering the Shares and other securities
so  requested  to be  registered  as soon as  practicable  after  receipt of the
request of the Holder.

                            (iii)  If  the   Company   is  unable  to  effect  a
registration  pursuant to subsection (i) of this Section 7(b), the Company shall
be obligated,  upon 120 days' prior written  notice to the Company by the Holder
of this  Warrant,  to  repurchase  this Warrant (the "Put Option") at a purchase
price per share of Common Stock  issuable  upon exercise of the Warrant equal to
the then existing Current Market Price, as determined in accordance with Section
6(b)(i)  and (ii)  hereof.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the Holder of this
Warrant shall be entitled to a determination of the then existing Current Market
Price (the "Put Option  Price") prior to an election to exercise its Put Option;
provided,  however, that the Holder shall only be entitled to a determination of
the Put Option Price under this Section 7 once during the Term of this  Warrant.
Nothing  herein  shall  obligate  the Holder of this Warrant to exercise its Put
Option.

                         (c)  Indemnification.  In  the  event  any  Shares  are
included in a registration statement under this Section:

                            (i) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will
indemnify  and hold  harmless  the Holder,  any  underwriter  (as defined in the
Securities Act) for the Holder and each person,  if any, who controls the Holder
or  underwriter  within the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act or the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  against any losses,
claims,  damages,  or  liabilities  (joint or  several) to which they may become
subject under the  Securities  Act or the Exchange Act or other federal or state
law,  insofar as such losses,  claims,  damages,  or liabilities  (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements,
omissions or violations  (collectively a "Violation"):  (i) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue  statement of a material fact  contained in such  registration
statement,  including any preliminary  prospectus or final prospectus  contained
therein or any amendments or supplements  thereto,  (ii) the omission 

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or alleged  omission  to state  therein a material  fact  required  to be stated
therein,  or necessary to make the statements  therein not misleading,  or (iii)
any  violation or alleged  violation by the Company of the  Securities  Act, the
Exchange Act, any state  securities  law or any rule or  regulation  promulgated
under the  Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any state  securities  law; and
the Company will pay to the Holder,  underwriter or controlling person any legal
or other expenses  reasonably incurred by one law firm retained by them (or such
additional law firms retained by the Holder if such Holder  reasonably  believes
there exists a conflict of interest among them) in connection with investigating
or defending  any such loss,  claim,  damage,  liability,  or action;  provided,
however,  that the indemnity  agreement  contained in this subsection  shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,  liability,
or action if such  settlement  is  effected  without  the consent of the Company
(which  consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld),  nor shall the Company be
liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage,  liability,  or action
to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for
use in connection  with such  registration  by any such Holder,  underwriter  or
controlling person.

                            (ii) To the extent permitted by law, the Holder will
indemnify  and hold  harmless the Company,  each of its  directors,  each of its
officers who has signed the  registration  statement,  each person,  if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any  underwriter,
any other investor  selling  securities in such  registration  statement and any
controlling  person  of any such  underwriter  or other  investor,  against  any
losses,  claims,  damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the
foregoing  persons may become  subject under the  Securities Act or the Exchange
Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses,  claims,  damages, or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereto) arise out of or are based upon any
Violation,  in each  case to the  extent  (and  only to the  extent)  that  such
Violation  occurs in reliance  upon and in conformity  with written  information
furnished by the Holder expressly for use in connection with such  registration;
and the Holder will pay, as  incurred,  any legal or other  expenses  reasonably
incurred by any person intended to be indemnified  pursuant to this  subsection,
in connection with  investigating  or defending any such loss,  claims,  damage,
liability, or action; provided,  however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this  subsection  shall not apply to amounts paid in  settlement  of any such
loss, claim, damage,  liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the Holder,  which  consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld;
provided,  further,  however,  that in no event shall any  indemnity  under this
subsection exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by the Holder.

                            (iii) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
under this Section of notice of the  commencement  of any action  (including any
governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against any  indemnifying  party,  provide a written notice of the
commencement  thereof to the indemnifying party and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the  indemnifying  party so
desires,  jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided,
however, that any indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties
which may be represented  without  conflict by one counsel) shall have the right
to

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retain  one  separate  counsel,  with the fees  and  expenses  to be paid by the
indemnifying  party,  if  representation  of such  indemnified  party  would  be
inappropriate  due to actual  or  potential  differing  interests  between  such
indemnified  party and any  other  party  represented  by such  counsel  in such
proceeding.  The failure to deliver  written  notice to the  indemnifying  party
within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action,  if prejudicial
to its ability to defend such action,  shall relieve such indemnifying  party of
any liability to the indemnified  party under this Section,  but the omission so
to deliver written notice to the  indemnifying  party will not relieve it of any
liability that it may have to any  indemnified  party  otherwise than under this
Section.

                            (iv) The  obligations  of the Company and the Holder
under this Section shall  survive the  completion of any offering of Shares in a
registration statement under this Section, and otherwise.

                         (d)  Expenses.  The  Company  shall  bear all  expenses
incurred in connection with all registrations of the Shares effected pursuant to
Section 7(a) hereof and in connection with one registration effected pursuant to
Section  7(b)  hereof,  in each case  excluding  any  underwriting  discounts or
commissions.

                  8. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available out of its  authorized but unissued  shares of Common
Stock,  solely for the purpose of issuance  upon the  exercise of this  Warrant,
such  number of shares of Common  Stock as shall be issuable  upon the  exercise
hereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of this Warrant and
payment of the Purchase  Price  thereof  pursuant to Section  2(b)  hereof,  all
Shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon such  exercise  shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

                  9. Rights; Notices. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be
construed as  conferring  upon the Holder hereof the right to vote or to consent
or to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any meetings of shareholders
for the  election  of  directors  or any other  matter  or as  having  any right
whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. All notices, requests,  consents and
other  communications  hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly made when delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested:

                         (a) if to the Holder,  to the address of such Holder as
shown on the books of the Company; or

                         (b)  if to the  Company,  to  its  principal  executive
office.

                  10.   Replacement   of  Warrant.   Upon  receipt  of  evidence
reasonably  satisfactory to the Company of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction  or  mutilation  of this  Warrant  and (in  case of  loss,  theft or
destruction)  upon  delivery of an indemnity  agreement in an amount  reasonably
satisfactory to the Company,  or (in the case of mutilation)  upon surrender and
cancellation of the mutilated Warrant,  the Company will execute and deliver, in
lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.


                                      10.

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                  11. Successors. All the covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties  contained in this Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit  of  the  parties  hereto  and  their   respective   heirs,   executors,
administrators, distributees, successors and assigns.

                  12. Change;  Waiver.  Neither this Warrant nor any term hereof
may  be  changed,  waived,  discharged  or  terminated  orally  but  only  by an
instrument  in writing  signed by the party  against  which  enforcement  of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

                  13.  Headings.  The  section  headings  in  this  Warrant  are
inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall have no substantive effect.




                                      11.

<PAGE>


                  14. Law  Governing.  This  Warrant  shall for all  purposes be
construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of
the State of  California,  without  giving  effect to  principles of conflict of
laws.


                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Warrant to be
signed by its duly  authorized  officer  and this  Warrant to be dated as of the
date first above written.



                                           SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION



                                           By: Craig P. Womack
                                               -----------------------------
                                               Name:  Craig P. Womack
                                               Title: President, Chief
                                                      Operating Officer


                                           By: Tracy Y. Wan
                                               -----------------------------
                                               Name:   Tracy Y. Wan
                                               Title:  Sr. Vice President
                                                       Chief Financial Officer



ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.

          Bonnie Schain
- -------------------------------------
Name:  Bonnie Schain
Title: Assistant Vice President


                                      12.



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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                SUBSCRIPTION FORM

                    (To be Executed by the Registered Holder
                     if it Desires to Exercise this Warrant)


To Sharper Image Corporation:

                  The  undersigned  hereby  irrevocably  elects to exercise  the
right to purchase ___________ of the Shares covered by this Warrant according to
the  conditions  hereof and herewith makes payment of the Purchase Price in full
in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Warrant.

                  The undersigned  requests that certificates for such Shares be
issued in the name of:

                                                   PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
                                                   OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print name and address)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Dated:                    Signature:
      -------------------            -------------------------------------------

NOTICE:           The above  signature must  correspond with the name as written
                  within the Warrant in every particular,  without alteration or
                  enlargement or any change  whatsoever,  and if the certificate
                  representing  the Shares is to be  registered  in a name other
                  than that in which the Warrant is registered, the signature of
                  the Holder hereof must be guaranteed.

Signature Guaranteed:
                     -----------------------------------------------------------


SIGNATURE  MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL  BANK OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING  STOCK  EXCHANGES:  NEW  YORK  STOCK  EXCHANGE,  PACIFIC  COAST  STOCK
EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, OR MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.





                                                                      EXHIBIT 15





Board of Directors
Sharper Image Corporation
San Francisco, California

We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial
information of Sharper Image Corporation for the periods ended April 30, 1996
and 1995, as indicated in our report dated May 22, 1996; because we did not
perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 1996, is 
incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-12755 and
Registration Statement No. 33-80504 on Forms S-8 of Sharper Image Corporation.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration 
Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.



May 22, 1996


Deloitte & Touche LLP

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