My wife blew a fuse for the front power outlet on our 06 Civic because of a faulty phone charger. I yanked the fuse out, and noticed that it is much smaller than any fuse that I have seen before. I got a similar reaction from folks at several automotive super stores. I looked online and have not found these fuses as well. Has anyone found a replacement source besides the dealer? Did Honda develop their own 'mini' fuse to save weight or something?

They are called "low profile mini". I have not found any at the stores. Search for "low profile mini" on the internet and there are some sites selling them.

I blew my dash panel cigarette lighter fuse when the accessory plug unscrewed and shorted the outlet. I also had a hard time finding the exact same fuse. The prong spacing of an "off the shelf" fuse will fit (even though its taller). Fortunately, there is no cover over the fuse box so that a low profile fuse is not necessary.

There is a replacement fuse stored under the hood, under the lid of the main fuse box with a fuse puller on the '06.