This will be the longest of long shots, but: a decade ago, I backed the #Coostr on Kickstarter - it's a funny little drink coaster in the shape of a turtle and you can pop the shell up when it's not got a drink on it.
If you did the same, and still have them collecting dust somewhere - could I have them? I bought a bunch but have lost most of them through multiple house moves and a breakup, and it looks like the website went down permanently in late 2024.
@whybird it does, but hasn't been posted to since 2015, and that last post has someone asking 6 and a half years ago where to buy them (with no response).
The guy does have a LinkedIn, a small part of me wants to message him and ask if he'd sell the equipment and IP... I know just enough about injection moulding to be able to say roughly how these were made, but if he'd want thousands of dollars to start there's no chance it's something I could realistically consider doing.
Tim 🎮
Mark Whybird