# Story Behind the Mantis **URL:** \ **Category:** David Metz\ **Created:** [February 28, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/story-behind-the-mantis/299462 "2019-02-28T20:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/story-behind-the-mantis/299462/1 "2019-02-28T20:28:59Z")
So, the Mantis is one of my favorite models. What is the story behind it? Why was it only a short run? ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/story-behind-the-mantis/299462/2 "2019-02-28T20:57:55Z")
Mantis was one of two “blind boxes” that we have done. We have friends who own a toy store (Radar Toys) and we visited their warehouse one day and learned about blind box collectible toys and were blown away no one had sold a yoyo like that. We decided we needed to do it. By necessity that means it’s a one time run. We made the whole run at once, sealed them up and mixed them so no one knew what was in what box. That gets me thinking we should do it again . … ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/story-behind-the-mantis/299462/3 "2019-02-28T20:59:54Z")
> [@da5id](#): > > That gets me thinking we should do it again . … Please do! The blind boxes are super cool!