What a great idea. Stands up on its own. Good for cooling your food down before tasting it while cooking without it spilling all over your kitchen-top and looks cool too.
There is a cheaper seller listed here ($1.54 aud)- http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016-New-Spoons-Nessie-Soup-L…
but does not meet the 500 feedback required for the posting guidelines.
I've previously purchased one from this seller for AUD$1.51 delivered: http://s.aliexpress.com/imQbyMfM