I've been a fan of the Sanrio crew since I was a kiddo. Growing up in Southern California (I spent the first 9 years of my life there), I was surrounded by Hello Kitty and her pals (I'm very thankful to my young group of friends for introducing me to them). Between the ages of 5 and 7, I lived two blocks away from a shopping center that included a Japanese bakery called Mikawaya, a grocery store formerly called Meiji Market, and a Sanrio Surprise (oh yes, and I was also about a mile away from the King's Hawaiian Bread headquarters!). My grandma and I used to go there all the time for fresh fish; my mom and I used to bike ride there on sunny Saturday afternoons. We'd be sure to stop by the Sanrio store so I could pick up a grab bag, or some over priced (but seriously cute) My Melody or Little Twin Stars mechanical pencils, for my matching plastic and probably pink pencil case (with an equally cute Sanrio character featured on the lid).
So many positive associations with these fun characters which is why I can't seem to let them go, even though I'm pushing 27.
But I don't have an excuse for Calico Critters.
And I didn't discover these Sugar Bunnies until high school/college (part of the Sanrio crew, possibly San-X). Doesn't this video have an Amelie twist to it? :)
Now that I have a little girl, I can use her as my reason for purchasing over-the-top girlie/kiddish items like these that I (yep, that would be me) just can't seem to outgrow ;).
Are there any cartoons or collectible items from your childhood that you don't want to outgrow either?
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I kinda wanted to have a little girl to be able to share all the stuff I still have from when I was little... the baby crib my neighbors made, my Samantha doll, my care bears, etc. Oh well. Little boys are fun too, lots of fun in fact. I'd probably buy a lot more stuff if I had a little girl.
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