Sydney Shopper - Take 2

I'm so horrible with my blogging, my updates are so 'blah' and untimely :(

Anyways, must rant about my Sydney trip .. again! Picture heavy to make up for my absence.

As usual, hit Paddy's Markets on a Sunday to see what goodies I could snap up.

I picked up this 'roly poly' inflatable thing for $10, it came flat. The bottom has sand/beans (not sure) to weigh it down so it stands up, when you try and push it over it just kinda rolls around.


That was the ONLY thing I picked up from Paddy's markets! (I know, even I was shocked).

Headed upstairs to Market City though and scanned the stalls, one was having a '10% off' sale so I picked up these:

1. Hello Kitty padlock - not entirely sure when or why I'd use one, but it looks cool, hey? $6, minus 10% = $5.40. Comes with 2 keys and the lock seems fairly sturdy :)



2. Hello Kitty mini drawer/container - in love with this! Picked it up for $12, initially I thought I'd use it to replace my blue Hello Kitty desk organizer (you know, cause it's blue) but I found a much better, satisfying use for it :) (second photo)



3. Hello Kitty foldable USB keyboard - down to $22.50! I actually needed one, my laptop backspace key is broken and my 'E' and 'O' have popped off. Thing is, I'm not sure how to get a USB keyboard working on my laptop :/ Hence why it's not plugged in in the photo below but eh, I'll figure it out soon :)


Found this part of the packaging amusing:

'Dustproof: Can be used in sandstorm'

*keep reading ..*

Also got this bag of Hello Kitty cookies from a small store in Market City. TBH they don't taste that great, but they're so cute to look at ^_^



Visited some store in World Square that was filled with imported goodies! They had a heap of Hello Kitty lollies and other sweets, unfortunately at about $5-$6 each :( I wanted all but settled with this bag of lollies:


Heh, they taste nice too!

Oh oh, I'm adding a little bit 'on the side'. I super LOVE arcades, especially the one in Sydney that has Hello Kitty toys! I won a few phone charms last time and was going for the new HK phone charms this time, but no such luck. I did, however, get these from the skill testers:


I spent $10 trying to win that pink phone holder in the middle! That included moving other toys in order to reach that one. But it's so worth it and SO CUTE, chucked my phone in it and it looks adorable ^_^:


Anyways, I'm departing Adelaide again tomorrow. This time to MELBOURNE! Will be back in 6 days with hopefully more reasonably-spaced posts :)

Toodles!

Hello Kitty Clutch

I was in desperate need for a clutch bag for outings, I only own one silver Review one with a bow - silver doesn't match with everything, unfortunately :(

Went for a hunt on eBay - I snapped up a simple black one for $5 and proceeded to check the seller's other items. They had another of the bags in white. I considered that, until I found this:

HELLO KITTY CLUTCH/SLING BAG!

Optional shoulder strap and I like the zipper :)

It was $12, I'm a fan of buying items from one seller to save on shipping. I figured, I purchased the black one anyway, I might as well fork out that extra $12 for this super adorable pink bag :) It matches with my pink heels and I can take it out when I don't want to use a massive tote bag.

Shipping was super fast too, came in 2 days after I ordered and paid for it!

Speaking of shipping, if you look at my past blogs you'll notice I blogged about Hello Kitty Bows. I ordered the ring and it came in within a week, however I also purchased the red bow clip on the 8th of December (it's now the 9th of January) and no sign of it :( I'll blog about both when the clip comes in!

2010 Calendar

Belated Happy 2010 :)

My workplace is next to this balcony bit in the mall and on the floor below is a calendar stand. It's only temporary though, they set it up around early November for the Christmas rush/new year.

I checked it out around then and found a Hello Kitty calendar for AU$25.99. I mean, it was cute and all .. but I wasn't willing to fork out that much just for a calendar. I don't even use calendars. They also had a 2010 organizer/diary for around AU$27-$28. It was adorable - hard cover, tabs separating the weekly/monthly dates from the notes and address book and it was all in PASTEL COLOURS! I would have considered it, if I didn't already have an organizer/diary lined up for my 2010 schooling :)

Anyways, at work the other day I glanced down and noticed big, red '40% OFF ALL STOCK' signs around the stand. I crept a bit closer to the edge and spotted the Hello Kitty calendar still in stock. SCORE!

I was feeling a bit under the weather that day too. Needless to say, I bounded downstairs after work and purchased it for a more reasonable AU$15. It's an American calendar (more discussion after images) - US$13.99 and CAN$17.99, as printed on the back. I swear, if you converted US$13.99 to Australian dollars, in this economic state it surely wouldn't be $26 here? I'd say roughly $20, maybe a bit under.

Enough rambling:

Oh, did I mention it comes with STICKERS?!

As an Aussie, I found a lot of the American holidays listed in my calendar to be pretty interesting:

Feb. 2: Groundhog Day - man, I wish we had that here.
Mar. 20: First Day of Spring - now this is different. Flicking through, I noticed the 'first' day of each season starts around the 20-22nd of the month. Ours is just the first of the month.
Apr. 22: Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day - How cool would that be?

Ending this post with pictures of my 2010 organizer that came with my Hello Kitty showbag:

Toodles :)

Bow Kitty

Apologies for the lack of updates!

My friend just linked me to a YouTube video (I'm not sure why a 20 y/o male is looking this up, but hey):



Cute, hey? The transformation of Hello Kitty from when it began in 1974, up until now.

Anyways, the point of this blog was to show you this video:



To celebrate 35 years of Hello Kitty, Sanrio linked 5 different coloured bows with a meaning.

Red - friendship
Pink - cute
Yellow - heartful
Green - wish
Lavender - sweet

"These colours for the heart flow throughout the world, and into our own hearts, to brighten this home of ours". - kitty35.com

Seeing all those bows made me want some of my own!

I went for a hunt on Etsy and it didn't take me long before I found many sellers who made 'Hello Kitty bows':

The first one I found was this by ThePinkNinja. It's a simple little 3D hair clip, which I immediately fell in love with!


These are from Cinnamoroll Cafe. I think this seller just has purple and red, but I came across a few others that had a whole heap of different colour combinations. Go have a search :)


I recently purchased a pink bow ring from HimeHood. A few weeks before that my boyfriend got me a small bow ring I had my eye on .. and then about a month before that I brought another pink bow ring in Chinatown. THEY'RE BECOMING AN ADDICTION! But you know what I don't have yet? A Hello Kitty bow ring ;) The one above from DestinationDesign is adorable, there's many other sellers that have also made similar bow rings.


And to top it all off, Hello Kitty bow earrings! By xSweetAsCandyx, I think I may get some. They come in a variety of colours too!

That sums up my bow search for now, just have a look around Etsy and see what you can find!

Sanrio Official Store

They only ship to the US and Canada. Any ideas on getting items to Australia? :(

Awesome Sneakers

Quick post. I was just surfing eBay for some new sneakers and came across this:


Awwww! And they don't look that dodgey either! Might consider them ;)

Sydney Shopper

Apologies for the delay in blogging! I know I should post up my Hello Kitty showbag images from three weeks ago but I misplaced the images and as it is 10pm, really can't be bothered re-taking them at the moment.

So, I'll fill you in about the shopping I did in SYDNEY!

Our hotel was near Chinatown and Paddy's markets = guaranteed cheap Hello Kitty goodies!

Sticker Book x3 - 3 for $5

I was in desperate need of a new sticker book, my old one's running out. Why do I need stickers, you say? As if my pink folders aren't scary enough, they need to be covered in Hello Kitty. Same with my friends' stuff. You shouldn't be around me when I have my sticker book. Or now, books.

Playing Cards - $2

My last set of playing cards featured the cast of Meteor Garden. The cast of Meteor Garden = F4. Now when you play cards with me, instead of looking at Vanness Wu's sexy figure, you can look at Hello Kitty.

Bath Mat - $15

Yeah, it's a 'bath' mat, but I chucked it in my room. At least I'll be prepared for when I have my own place. I managed to haggle this down from $18 to $15 because the whole stand was HELLO KITTY! And I looked at the mat like a kid in a candy store. The nice woman asked if I really wanted it, and agreed to give it to me for $3 less :)

MAC Concealer - $10

Go ahead. Doubt the authenticity of this item. Because I know I do, HAHA! But it was $10 and makes a nifty addition to my collection.

Pillow Case - $6

Why NOT buy a pillow case? I had to add another pillow to my bed setting just to display my pillow case, bringing my pillow total to 7.

Drink Bottle - $6

While in Sydney, my friend had to go visit the gift fair so we all tagged along. It's where businesses order their products, so everything was at wholesale price. I got my friend to bring this back for me but it broke in her luggage :( Still, cute hey?

Phone Charms - 200 points

I love going to arcades interstate (because lame Adelaide doesn't have one anymore) and spending my nights gaming away :) Due to my slight gambling addiction, I always play the Deal or No Deal arcade game. The first time I ever played it was with my boyfriend (before we started dating) and due to beginners luck (or something else), I played until the end and opened my case to reveal 200 POINTS! - the maximum you can win in the game. I played it twice in Sydney - $3 per game. I won 5 points from my first try. For my second try, I picked my lucky number - 8. When it got down to crunch time, I was left with the 20 point case, the 200 point case or a 110 point deal. For me, NO DEAL! = 200 points :) I went to the counter to exchange my points for prizes and the guy pointed at the shelf with 200 point prizes. I thought I'd grab a Mario keyring for my boyfriend, until I looked at the shelf below and spotted a bunch of Hello Kitty phone charms for 50 points each .. my inner Hello Kitty lover took over and I walked away with 4 phone charms. YAY! The Mario keyring was ugly anyway =P

Plastic Curtain - $16

This is my THIRD ONE! I've owned two of these in the past, both the same design, both broken. Figured it was time to get a new and different design. I paid over $30 for the ones I got here in Adelaide, I found these in Morning Glory in Sydney for half the price! It was such a hassle bringing back but it was so cheap!


I'll end this blog with an image of my breakfast ..


Yes, it's a Krispy Kreme doughtnut. We don't have them in Adelaide :)

Show Update

2 DAYS TO GO!

I went to the showgrounds today to fill out some forms, grab my uniform etc.

It was filled with people setting up. I mean, I've always known someone had to set up the show .. actually, it never really crossed my mind, I just kinda go there and assume it popped out of nowhere, haha!

But yeah, into the showbag pavillion I went. I got there 30 minutes early (+ brownie points to me) and got told to walk around and have a look. No surprise that I checked out the Hello Kitty showbags first (sneak peak!) ;)

.. they're crap.

Yep, sorry to kill it for ya'. I blogged yesterday about the 'fake' Hello Kitty items. You see, the bag itself and the display board is the 'real' Hello Kitty image. The items are a tad weird .. actually just Hello Kitty's face looks weird. The bag's fine, the items = *thumbs down*

I just Googled the Hello Kitty showbag, this is the display I saw today (haven't seen the second one yet).

Images from showbags.com.au

Trinket Box

Hand Towel

Photo Frame

Bag

Diary

Wall Clock

Opinions on the showbag? Would you buy it? :)

SHOW SHOW SHOW

3 days to go until *dum dum dum* THE ADELAIDE SHOOOOOOOOW!

It's this once a year carnival thing that happens in Adelaide (probably the only decent thing to happen in Adelaide) with rides, games, showbags etc.

Why am I blogging about it on here? Well, a few years ago (three, I think) they released Hello Kitty showbags! There were 2 different bags filled with different items. I went on the second day (out of 9 days) and one was already SOLD OUT! Grrr. So I got the other one. Last year there was only one showbag that contained the exact same items as the one I got the year before. I brought it anyway, haha.

THIS YEAR, there's 2! Both with completely different items to the previous years, and both sound so good!

Info from theshow.com.au

Hello Kitty #1 - $22 (valued at $62.60)
1 Hello Kitty Handbag
1 Hello Kitty Cap
1 Hello Kitty Diary
1 Hello Kitty Watch
1 Hello Kitty Stickers
1 Hello Kitty Head Band
1 Hello Kitty Highlighter Pen Set
1 Hello Kitty Cosmetic Pouch

Hello Kitty #2 - $22 (valued at $54.70)
1 Hello Kitty Wall Clock
1 Hello Kitty Trinket Box
1 Hello Kitty Cosmetic Bag
1 Hello Kitty Hand Towel
1 Hello Kitty Photo Frame
1 Hello Kitty Address Book

$22 each, not bad! The site didn't have images of the items so I guess we'll have to wait and see what they look like. I'd photograph my old showbags, some of the items are still unused but they aren't the greatest.

Shoot me if I don't get my hands on one this year :(

I should though, I'm working at the show! In the SHOWBAG PAVILLION! Unfortunately not for the Hello Kitty showbags, I think I'll be doing more the chocolate/lolly showbags.

Woop, 3 days to go! =D

Additions to the MAC family

Proudly presenting ..

MAC x Hello Kitty MASCARA & EYELINER!

I doubt it's authenticity for some reason. When the MAC x Hello Kitty collection was released, I jumped straight onto eBay and the MAC website to check it out. I'm not sure about the website, but I'm about 80% sure I don't remember seeing the mascara/eyeliner ANYWHERE on eBay. Same with stores, I checked some department stores here and interstate and don't recall any eyeliner/mascara. It's only started popping up on my eBay searches recently, hence I have good reason to believe it may be a fake. But there's so many sellers offering it on eBay, who knows!

I picked this up at an insane 'buy it now' price on eBay, $15.99 + free postage!

Anyway, fake or not (it looks 95% real), it's an awesome addition to my little MAC family :)