Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ----------------------------------------- The Board of Directors Household Direct. Com, Inc. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 31,2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Household Direct, Inc. which appear in Household Direct, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000. /s/ Bloom & Co., LLP Hempstead, New York February 7, 2002