Star Wars R2-R9 WastebasketÂ

NCS Preorder Synopsis
«©NCSX» Last year, Japanese manufacturer Heart released an R2-D2 Wastebasket that sold well despite the high cost of procurement. Heart is at it again next month with a Japan-exclusive Star Wars R2-R9 Wastebasket where the red and silver droid accepts refuse.

   To pop R2-R9's top, step on the foot-lever at the base of the robot just like any conventional wastebasket equipped with a foot powered mechanism. When the dome flips open, simply dump your garbage into the receptacle inside and remove your foot from the lever. It's that easy.

      Heart will only produce a total of 400 R2-R9 Wastebaskets for the market but we have a suspicion that they won't sell as well as the R2-D2 model. Trash-Can-R2-R9 measures 60cm or 23.62" tall which is about a foot shorter than the actual droids used in the Star Wars movies.

   Pricing is set at JPY17000 but the shipping costs from overseas are expected to be onerous. The fuel surcharge for UPS international shipping is currently 25.00%. Sad but true.

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