# The $480 mousepad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128 "2006-06-25T23:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/21 "2006-06-27T05:44:33Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > The link doesn’t suggest that anyone is paying $480 for a mouse pad. They would be paying $480 for a mouse mat. what’s the difference? come on, it’s the perfect setup, someone take it - $465 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/22 "2006-06-27T05:54:02Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > what’s the difference? > come on, it’s the perfect setup, someone take it - $465 Judging by the price? Acreage. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/23 "2006-06-27T06:07:35Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > Bob: “Hey, check these out. World’s smallest set of dice.” > Jim: “What? Where? I don’t see them.” > Bob: “Closer, look closer. Right there. See them?” > Jim: “Eh? You mean those little dust specks there?” > Bob: “Yeah. See 'em? Here, look through this magnifying glass.” > Jim: \ “Oh yeah. They have itty bitty pips on them. **snort** ” > Bob: “Aaagh! You just inhaled them!” Later at the Casino… “New shooter!” aaah-chooo!! ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/24 "2006-06-27T07:01:59Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > what’s the difference? > come on, it’s the perfect setup, someone take it - $465 About $465. What? You gave me the perfect setup. 😛 Well 'ello there! ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/25 "2006-06-27T20:45:06Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > Later at the Casino… > > “New shooter!” aaah-chooo!! Suddenly, the ninjas rush in throwing titanium shogi pieces like shuriken… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/26 "2006-06-30T22:50:53Z")
> [@mike1dog](#): > > What kind of person buys a [$480 mousepad?](http://f1store.formula1.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=155) Someone who has a [$300 mouse](http://www.burnnetworks.com/rcathompson-go24ghz-wireless-optical-p-6849.html). ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/27 "2006-06-30T23:42:24Z")
Rather than shell out $480 for a mousepad, why wouldn’t someone lay down $25 for an optical mouse and forgo the mousepad completely? ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/28 "2006-07-01T15:10:37Z")
> [@merhouse](#): > > I was thinking of a luxurious home for a celebrity rodent. I was wrong 🙂 > [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > I was thinking I’d be the first one to make that joke. I, too, was wrong. ☹😉 Darn it, beaten to the punch not once, but _twice_! I was going to say something like, “Well if the mouse likes it and can afford it, why would anyone care?” ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/29 "2006-07-01T17:31:24Z")
> [@CaveMike](#): > > Rather than shell out $480 for a mousepad, why wouldn’t someone lay down $25 for an optical mouse and forgo the mousepad completely? Because you can´t use a non-existant mousepad as a symbol of status? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/30 "2006-07-01T21:34:21Z")
> [@CaveMike](#): > > why wouldn’t someone lay down $25 for an optical mouse and forgo the mousepad completely? I tried that with my optical mouse and wore the finish off my desk! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/31 "2006-07-01T22:09:26Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > [Smallest dice in the world](http://www.tanomi.com/limited/html/00048.html), 0.3mm size (1/100 inch), $950 each. Actually, the link says “The Minimum Dice in the World.” ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128/32 "2006-07-02T19:34:52Z")
Well, some rodents are willing to pay a little extra to avoid Toxic Shock Synd… I’ll stop now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-480-mousepad/362128.md?page=1)