Rhench will buy you a reserve slot!

[rhench]

...if you do him a favor first. So, the internet has failed me. I'm looking for a gift for a friend of mine, and I just can't seem to locate it. So I'm resorting to bribery, or if you prefer, contracting out my search.

I need to find a mouse (USB preferred, but not necessary) that is shaped like a mouse. Like, a computer accessory shaped like the animal. I've found penguins, frogs and some other stuff, but I can't find a mouse. The cartoonier the better, and if you can get it to look like the mouse the girl uses at 0:24 in this video, I may hug you (unless you don't want me to). Whoever finds one that I actually buy as a gift, I will personally pay for your reserve slot. If you find it in August, I'll take advantage of Faded's special and get you both August and September. Otherwise, it'll just be one month. Now go find it, damn you, what are you still reading this for?

[Whatsit]

This is the first thing I found; usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00338
It's only vaguely mouse-shaped though. There must be something better out there, I can't believe there's no market for mouse-shaped mice.

Oh, and I take no responsibility for the reputation of that vendor. Just the first thing I found, so don't blame me if you get a virus or something.

[probie]

www.shinyshiny.tv/2007/08/usb_mouse_mouse.html How about this one?

[probie]

I suck at this game, I just realized it was the same one that whatsit sent!

[Billy, Angel of Wrath]

Something like this: craziestgadgets.com/2009/04/08/stuffed-taxidermied-mouse-computer-mouse/
Or is that the opposite of what you want?

How about this?
www.ecvv.com/selling-lead/1813979.html

[rhench]

Whatsit's is pretty good, and Billy's second one is decent. Neither are quite perfect, so I'll wait around and see if anyone else finds one, but one of those might work. And the taxidermied one is in fact the opposite of what I want.

[pneuma08]

Wow, this is harder than it probably should be. I mean, they have tons of mice shaped like these: www.sz-wholesale.com/p/Gift-Mouse/Gift-Mouse-43231.html; just a paint job from there ought to suffice, but nooo. I guess you can get out your minis paints and have at it but that's not exactly in the spirit of the game.

So anyway, I found this one: www.sz-wholesale.com/p/Wireless-Optical-Mouse/Wireless-Mini-Optical-Gift-Mouse-30550.html

~ Edits Galore! ~

The mouse on this page is the kind of mouse you're looking for, isn't it? pixelperfectwebdesign.com/blue/contact.html You might want to contact them about where they got the picture, although it's not the only place I've seen it so it may be just a stock-type photo. Might be worth an inquiry, however.

Finally, you may also want to try contacting a company like so: www.mousenvy.com/ as there's a very good chance they'll cater to your custom orders. (Holy crap they have a $23k diamond-studded mouse...)

[rhench]

I'm leaning towards Billy's second one at this point. Unless someone posts something in the next week, I think I'm going to give it some more thought and maybe talk to that mouseenvy company, and then close this little scavenger hunt. One week for free reserve slot! You know you want one!

[scrambles]

Aww screw the Interwebs, buy a cheap mouse and make it yourself! All you need is felt and googlie eyes. Don't give those decadent capitalist pig-dog mouse cooperations your monies!

[rhench]

Billy wins, btw. Paying for his month of Oct.