Sep 18
As I was browsing the web today, I kept coming across R2-D2 merchandise, like this desktop USB hub. Out of curiosity, I set out to see how many different ways the likeness of the spunky little robot has been used to create collectibles and kitsch, beyond just the action figures.
Over the course of an hour I found over two-dozen products, ranging from wacky to way cool. It is a bit sad to see the depths to which our noble, metal hero has sunk, though. I mean really, a tissue dispenser and soy sauce bottle?! R2 deserves so much better.
R2-D2 roll tissue cover
Star Wars soysauce bottles
- USB computer hub
- USB humidifier
- Desktop waste basket
- Full size trash can
- Tissue dispenser
- Aquarium
- Computer speakers
- USB drive
- Web cam and VOIP phone
- Light-up key chain
- Alarm clock
- Lifesize statue
- Pepper mill
- Soy sauce bottle
- Piggy bank
- Interactive toy
- Laundry basket
- Belt buckle
- Ballpoint pen
- Halloween costume
- Artoo Potatoo Mr. Potato Head
- Deformed plush
- Back buddy
- Nut cracker
Personally, I could go for the full-size video/game projector.
Artoo-Potatoo Mr. Potato Head
R2-D2 wastebasket
R2-D2 Desktop Trash Can
R2-D2 back buddy
