<![CDATA[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.]]>This will be the longest of long shots, but: a decade ago, I backed the 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.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4b89f04c-c74e-4ecf-a841-b7e26d99dcbf/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.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 14:46:32 GMTWed, 25 Mar 2026 05:13:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:14:07 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116293294341681469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116293294341681469Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:14:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:44:58 GMT]]>@gloriouscow @timixretroplays Yeah, I'm not going to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116292943745819654https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116292943745819654Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:44:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:44:18 GMT]]>@APBBlue @timixretroplays

it looks like a filiform wart (don't google that)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116292941155411547https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116292941155411547Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:44:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:36:10 GMT]]>@gloriouscow @timixretroplays lemme guess: Trypophobia? (I had the same reaction.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116292909175495572https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116292909175495572Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:36:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:27:18 GMT]]>@ajroach42 dunno, it doesn't say - but they're obviously flexible, the kickstarter says they're injection-molded, BPA free and dishwasher safe, and not 3D printed, and whatever it is hasn't degraded and started smelling strongly of anything in a decade, if that helps narrow it down.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116292874309674027https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116292874309674027Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:21:42 GMT]]>@timixretroplays Those are cute. What kind of material were they made out of?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ajroach42/statuses/116292852256053237https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ajroach42/statuses/116292852256053237Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:21:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:42:16 GMT]]>@timixretroplays It’s kind of culturally revealing how surprised I was at the request in this post, but this is exactly what we should be doing - redistributing surplus goods to the people most eager to have them. Far better to land things in the hands of collectors than landfill. I hope you can adopt many turtles out of nonuse.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/cwicseolfor/statuses/116289866072325202https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/cwicseolfor/statuses/116289866072325202Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:42:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:31:09 GMT]]>@timixretroplays I bet someone more clever than myself could make a print in place model of that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/EddiKat/statuses/116289822335330118https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/EddiKat/statuses/116289822335330118Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:31:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:28:58 GMT]]>@rotopenguin you made me go look - there's ones that lift up and look surprised when you put a cup on them, but this design doesn't appear to be on there

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116288398172676171https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116288398172676171Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:28:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:25:37 GMT]]>@timixretroplays you would think that the molds are still in use somewhere, some aliexpress mfr would be knocking those out instead of yet-another fidet-pop-toy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rotopenguin/statuses/116288385000757525https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rotopenguin/statuses/116288385000757525Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:25:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:29:45 GMT]]>@gloriouscow dunno what you're talking about, they're adorable πŸ˜‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116288165326318017https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116288165326318017Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:25:30 GMT]]>@timixretroplays i went from 'aww cute' to 'oh god no' real fast

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116288148624789401https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/gloriouscow/statuses/116288148624789401Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:25:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:19:48 GMT]]>Obligatory photo of one of the last 3 surviving Coostrs in my house.

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