The "Hello Kitty" craze.... - Page 5

tott · 12-01-2004

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Originally posted by chanel_girl@Jan 12th, 2004 - 2:37 am
What's hello kity?

Hello Kitty is a Japanese cartoony character. Afaik, it's just something to put on products.

The way I understood it, the Japanese are crazy about cutesy cartoon characters, and they're used to push everything. Sort of.

Plumour · 12-01-2004

I totally hate it

Gobi · 12-01-2004

I love Hello Kitty and they have this huge store in Ginza (Tokyo) which is filled with all these cute pink products. They also sell lots of stuff you can't buy in Europe or US, collecting items that looks very Japanese :P

crazyfordior · 12-01-2004

Hi I liked Hello Kitty when I was young...and I've still many stationery and so on, and I've bought a cute Tarina Tarantino Hello Kitty hair pin, but bags .......no, thanks, I prefer others

tealady · 12-01-2004

I'm ready to say Goodbye Kitty!

strawberry daiquiri · 12-01-2004

She was one of my favourite cats in my early years but ive long since let her go. Still enjoy seeing her around, but I wouldn't want her with me if you catch my drift.

HBoogie · 12-01-2004

My favorite Sanrio character is Baby Cinnamon:

I prefer San-X to Sanrio, though. They have really cool anthropomorphic food characters:

Yogurt Kun...

Cheese Family...

Beer Chan...

strawberry daiquiri · 12-01-2004

Oh stop im too old

lele · 12-01-2004

hate it and actually grown women wearing it and being into it creeps me out. i liked hello kitty ummm hello??? 20 years ago... i do think it is adorable for little girls just not women or even teens. my two cents...

Spacemiu · 12-01-2004

There is an interview with the creator of Hello Kitty and Sanrio in Tokion magazine this month.

TrailerCouture · 12-01-2004

i think its fine to carry a yummy smelling pen or two, maybe a little phonebook, but thats about it. There is something about the plasticy smell that drifts from the hellokitty store in the mall that makes you yearn to pop in. but i dont, i keep walking.

pointup · 15-01-2004

i still like this jewelry!

oceanharlot · 15-01-2004

two hundred bucks for a pendent with plastic flowers on it? I dont think so.

Girl54 · 15-01-2004

I grew up with Hello Kitty and the other characters when I was little...my parents raised me on it...
But as an adult it is kind of nostolgic and that is about it. I have some stationary and a bandana that I wear when I am bumming around the house but that is about it...I think it is a little silly when grown women wear it....just my opinion.

pinkmonkey · 15-01-2004

I love toys of any kind, and I grew up with Hello Kitty. I like the Tarantino jewellery, but I don't think I'd carry a bag, but I don't mind seeing others carry them. But I used to work in China and Taiwan a lot and it was totally normal to have a meeting with a high powered businessman and when he got his pens and notebook out to take notes they'd be Hello Kitty!
Its completely accepted for adults to tout this stuff in The Orient.

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Gobi front row Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 328	I love Hello Kitty and they have this huge store in Ginza (Tokyo) which is filled with all these cute pink products. They also sell lots of stuff you can't buy in Europe or US, collecting items that looks very Japanese :P

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crazyfordior rising star Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 129	Hi I liked Hello Kitty when I was young...and I've still many stationery and so on, and I've bought a cute Tarina Tarantino Hello Kitty hair pin, but bags .......no, thanks, I prefer others

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strawberry daiquiri seagreen serenades Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Montreal/Dublin Gender: femme Posts: 13,712	She was one of my favourite cats in my early years but ive long since let her go. Still enjoy seeing her around, but I wouldn't want her with me if you catch my drift.

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lele fashion insider Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,037	hate it and actually grown women wearing it and being into it creeps me out. i liked hello kitty ummm hello??? 20 years ago... i do think it is adorable for little girls just not women or even teens. my two cents...

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TrailerCouture front row Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: california Posts: 258	i think its fine to carry a yummy smelling pen or two, maybe a little phonebook, but thats about it. There is something about the plasticy smell that drifts from the hellokitty store in the mall that makes you yearn to pop in. but i dont, i keep walking.

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Girl54 rising star Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CHICAGO IL Gender: femme Posts: 174	I grew up with Hello Kitty and the other characters when I was little...my parents raised me on it... But as an adult it is kind of nostolgic and that is about it. I have some stationary and a bandana that I wear when I am bumming around the house but that is about it...I think it is a little silly when grown women wear it....just my opinion.

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pinkmonkey rising star Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London Posts: 155	I love toys of any kind, and I grew up with Hello Kitty. I like the Tarantino jewellery, but I don't think I'd carry a bag, but I don't mind seeing others carry them. But I used to work in China and Taiwan a lot and it was totally normal to have a meeting with a high powered businessman and when he got his pens and notebook out to take notes they'd be Hello Kitty! Its completely accepted for adults to tout this stuff in The Orient.

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