Fake Cat Paw: On order

Well, I couldn't resist this silly toy, so I went looking around for a
place to buy it. There are NO places in my part of the worl that carry
it. It is made by Bandai, and is called the Neko-Nyanbou.

So I checked the Bandai site to find out what the heck it was called.
After using web-search to search for Neko-Nyanbou, I found a Japanese
hobby shop that carries them, called "Hobby Link Japan".

The prices are 900 Yen apiece (almost US $8.00), and 1200 Yen (a
little over US $10.00) shipping (up to 300g - these are 40g each), so
3000 Yen total. I ordered two of the Brown Tora model (orange tabby
with white paw), so it should cost me about US $25.00.

Here's a picture from the HLJ site where I ordered them:

I have no idea how long the order will take to get from Japan to
Texas, but I ordered them on Thursday the 17th. I'll keep y'all
updated (big grin). I hope they don't look like sticks of explosives
on postal scanners...

Jo Firey...

I've always been slightly puzzled but intrigued by the Japanese fondness for
the just plain silly.

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Especially if it involves cuteness. *Especially* kitty cuteness!

Mark Edwards...

I went to Toys R Us, and tried to describe it to one of the clerks,
and he told me, "We don't have *anything* like *that*." When I brought
up a picture on my handheld, he looked at me funny and asked, "Who
would buy such a thing?" before stopping, looking at me again and
saying, "Oh."

Then he just... walked away.

Hello Kitty is still popular if I'm not mistaken.

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There you go.

John F. Eldredge...

And, to link this with the other subthread, there is the famous Hello
Kitty vibrator (which claimed to be for shoulder massages):

Mark Edwards...

Then there is the Hello Vader costume that made it to some gaming
convention:

Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

Hugs and Purrs,
Mark