Spongebob in the US?

Ahnko Honu · Oct 20, 2009

I can only find these awesome Spongebob pineapples sold online by vendors in the UK. Does anyone here know of a US vendor that carries these.
Longtime pineapple & Spongebob fan here.

bunnyflower · Oct 20, 2009

That is reeeeeallllly cool! I haven't ever seen one like that. Though even with shipping, it's not insanely priced on ebay from the UK... But, not in the US. =/

I hope that someday I can find a Hello Kitty ukulele.

Ahnko Honu · Oct 20, 2009

bunnyflower said:
That is reeeeeallllly cool! I haven't ever seen one like that. Though even with shipping, it's not insanely priced on ebay from the UK... But, not in the US. =/

I hope that someday I can find a Hello Kitty ukulele.

That Hello Kitty Hell blog is hilarious! Thanks for sharing.

hoosierhiver · Oct 20, 2009

Maybe someone in the Kingdom can help you out with the logistics.

thisnthat · Oct 20, 2009

http://www.karacha.com/SpongeBob-Squarepants-Pinapple-Ukulele-Outfit
Uk site but they ship to the US. They use DHL shipping and the price might not be as bad as you assume seeing as this item is pretty light.
They suggest that you put the item in your basket and start the buying process so you can see what the shipping price is. You can always change your mind.

Ahnko Honu · Oct 20, 2009

thisnthat said:
http://www.karacha.com/SpongeBob-Squarepants-Pinapple-Ukulele-Outfit
Uk site but they ship to the US. They use DHL shipping and the price might not be as bad as you assume seeing as this item is pretty light.
They suggest that you put the item in your basket and start the buying process so you can see what the shipping price is. You can always change your mind.

I appreciate your help.

40.00 UK Pounds for shipping = $65.34 US

I don't want one THAT bad.

Thank you though.

Matt Clara · Oct 20, 2009

I went ahead and put one in a cart and went through the checkout (but didn't buy). Converted to US dollars it comes to $98.38, including shipping to Michigan.

Blrfl · Oct 20, 2009

There was one place in the UK that had pretty reasonable shipping to the U.S., but I'll be darned if I can find it now. I do remember that it was in the first few pages of search results for "sponge bob pineapple ukulele" on Google.

--Mark

thisnthat · Oct 20, 2009

Ahnko Honu said:
I appreciate your help.
40.00 UK Pounds for shipping = $65.34 US
I don't want one THAT bad.

Wowsers, that seems very high. It would be cheaper by royal mail. lol
Probably be better to compare prices on eBay then and see if anyone has a decent rate.

jinny · Oct 20, 2009

I love it.

I would totally rock that pineapple! and maybe get some respect for once from the younger gens when I pull out my "little guitar"

heck, while I don't think my ego would let me take it out in public, I think a small part of me wouldn't mind rocking that Hello kitty one either. My daughter would love it! She'd like both. they look pretty nice. Screwed down plastic bridge, and painted... and possibly fractional sized... but still looks playable. Wait, is that a rosewood fretboard on the Hello Kitty?

bunnyflower · Oct 20, 2009

The one I saw on ebay is $36.04 "buy it now" (21.99GBP) and $21.40 shipping (13GPB). here 'tis

Ahnko Honu · Oct 20, 2009

bunnyflower said:
The one I saw on ebay is $36.04 "buy it now" (21.00GBP) and $21.40 shipping (13GPB). here 'tis

I saw that one too, and saved it. I emailed them to verify shipping cost, and any VAT charges to be removed. Thank you!

anniekate76 · Oct 20, 2009

Toys R Us has a SpongeBob ukulele, totally different design and not a pineapple but if it's just the character you want...

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3150739

bunnyflower · Oct 20, 2009

Ahnko Honu said:
That Hello Kitty Hell blog is hilarious! Thanks for sharing.

(I have to admit I'd be a lot like that Hello Kitty crazy-lady if I could be!!)

jinny · Oct 20, 2009

ugh. this thread is dangerous... it made me order one.

i'm excited.

this youtube vid goes thru a bunch of spongebob branded instruments including the standard soprano uke, flying V uke, and pineapple uke...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMstnOg0wk

no sound sample for the pineapple uke tho.
I am sorta toying with the idea of getting the spongebob half-size guitar and switching out the nut and bridge and making a rocking six string uke... classic headstock for the win!

edit: for Sponge Bob purchase update.
I also got the Toys R Us one to hold me over while I wait for the Pineapple... and it sucks mightily. It was $27... Dirt cheap! but still not worth it. I'm gonna return it. Too many issues. they've updated it with geared tuners... although they are the suckiest geared tuners ever. Intonation problems worsen as you head up the neck... must be that bridge placement problem. and neck too skinny. and all graphics are vinyl stickers... which kinda acts as a pick guard around the sound hole... although the uke isn't nice enough to guard.

WhenDogsSing · Oct 20, 2009

I got one of those SpongeBob sopranos at Toys R Us (Sp?) and the intonation was way off...they're pretty chintzy instruments but make cool wall hangers...

jinny · Oct 20, 2009

WhenDogsSing said:
I got one of those SpongeBob sopranos at Toys R Us (Sp?) and the intonation was way off...they're pretty chintzy instruments but make cool wall hangers...

yeah, they didn't look so good.

although this dude rocks it in a UU MVOW...

http://ukuleleunderground.com/2009/03/16/member-video-of-the-week-31609

the pineapple looks way better than the Toys-R-Us ones.

RevWill · Oct 20, 2009

WhenDogsSing said:
I got one of those SpongeBob sopranos at Toys R Us (Sp?) and the intonation was way off...they're pretty chintzy instruments but make cool wall hangers...

Did you see JT's fix for that?

WhenDogsSing · Oct 20, 2009

RevWill said:
Did you see JT's fix for that?

Thanks RevWill...I'll get right on it and see what I can do with it...

Ahnko Honu · Oct 20, 2009

anniekate76 said:
Toys R Us has a SpongeBob ukulele, totally different design and not a pineapple but if it's just the character you want...

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3150739

I'm a pineapple addict.

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