6/26/2008

At $500/50,000 yen, it’s a steal!

MDN-Mainichi, June 24, 2008 / SAPPORO — An 18-carat gold Hello Kitty mobile phone strap costing 50,000 yen has gone on sale at …Sapporo’s Gold and Jewelry Tamaya has started accepting orders for the popular Sanrio Co. character.　”It’s a reasonable price,” a Tamaya spokesman said…more…

In case you didn’t notice the traditional red hair ribbon of Hello Kitty has been replaced with a lavender-colored one. The key point of this ribbon change is that in the language of flowers, the color lavender means that, “I’m waiting for your call.”