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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Fake 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 Google 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: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 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... Hugs and Purrs, Mark > http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 Am I the only person who thinks that looks like a ... device with an entirely different purpose?  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Mark Edwards penned: >> http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 No cluons were harmed when "Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote: >Am I the only person who thinks that looks like a ... device with an >entirely different purpose? Well,it has claws, so it's not a recommended use... You're obviously thinking of a portable massager *cough*... Mark Edwards SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request > Mark Edwards penned: >>> http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Well,it has claws, so it's not a recommended use... You're obviously > thinking of a portable massager *cough*... It could be a back scratcher! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Mark Edwards penned: > >>> http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Well,it has claws, so it's not a recommended use... You're obviously > > thinking of a portable massager *cough*... > It could be a back scratcher! I thought that's what it *was*. At least, on another website, that was one of its suggested uses. Joyce > > On 2006-08-19, Mark Edwards penned: > > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce The website Tak. bought it from says "This item is a completed toy designed for children." SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 > Am I the only person who thinks that looks like a ... device with an > entirely different purpose? NOPE! <eg> But in that case, let's just hope the little kitty paw keeps its little kitty claws IN. Joyce >> http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 > > Am I the only person who thinks that looks like a ... device with an > entirely different purpose? Yes, you are. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > 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 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > updated (big grin). I hope they don't look like sticks of explosives > on postal scanners... I've always been slightly puzzled but intrigued by the Japanese fondness for the just plain silly. Hello Kitty is still popular if I'm not mistaken. Jo > I've always been slightly puzzled but intrigued by the Japanese fondness for > the just plain silly. Especially if it involves cuteness. *Especially* kitty cuteness! > Hello Kitty is still popular if I'm not mistaken. There you go. Joyce > > I've always been slightly puzzled but intrigued by the Japanese fondness for > > the just plain silly. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >There you go. And, to link this with the other subthread, there is the famous Hello Kitty vibrator (which claimed to be for shoulder massages): http://www.jmate.com/features/article_3.html SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria "Mark Edwards" <Mark-Edwards@comcast.net> wrote: >> Well, I couldn't resist this silly toy, called the Neko-Nyanbou. >> >> Here's a picture from the HLJ site where I ordered them: >>http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN938592 >I've always been slightly puzzled but intrigued by the Japanese > fondness for the just plain silly. 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. Then there is the Hello Vader costume that made it to some gaming convention: http://tinyurl.com/onxdn Hugs and Purrs, Mark SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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