When I was old enough to go to the mall unaccompanied by an adult but not old enough to know any better I used to love, love, love going to the ridiculously filled tchotke store, "Hello Kitty" and spend hours perusing their wares. Seriously this is a store that is very akin to the ridiculous store that they opened on "Facts of Life" when Edna's Edible's was burned down which they appropriately titled, "In Over Our Heads." I mean really - "Hello Kitty" is just full of junk. But I loved it. The best part of the store? The grab-bags. I loved looking at those opaque sacks and feeling them with my hands trying to identify what could possibly be found inside. Sometimes I would win big and pay $3 and find a wondrous world of stickers and pencils and erasers that was worth far more than $3. And sometimes I would lose - I would buy a grab bag that was full of just crap. Anyway. Now that I am an adult I find that I still love the excitement that a "grab-bag" brings. I recently paid slightly more than $3 bucks for the promise of a grab-bag of sun and skin care products from either Shape or Self magazine (I forget which one I just found the deal on the internet and impulsively purchased). In this grab-bag, however, I won big. Just check out all the fantastic surprises that they sent me (see pic). I never would have purchased these things on my own but much to my delight - I'm using all of them (not all at the same time). I guess even though I've grown out of the Hello Kitty stylings that are offered - I still haven't grown out of the fact that I love myself a good grab-bag.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
tchotkes and whatnot
When I was old enough to go to the mall unaccompanied by an adult but not old enough to know any better I used to love, love, love going to the ridiculously filled tchotke store, "Hello Kitty" and spend hours perusing their wares. Seriously this is a store that is very akin to the ridiculous store that they opened on "Facts of Life" when Edna's Edible's was burned down which they appropriately titled, "In Over Our Heads." I mean really - "Hello Kitty" is just full of junk. But I loved it. The best part of the store? The grab-bags. I loved looking at those opaque sacks and feeling them with my hands trying to identify what could possibly be found inside. Sometimes I would win big and pay $3 and find a wondrous world of stickers and pencils and erasers that was worth far more than $3. And sometimes I would lose - I would buy a grab bag that was full of just crap. Anyway. Now that I am an adult I find that I still love the excitement that a "grab-bag" brings. I recently paid slightly more than $3 bucks for the promise of a grab-bag of sun and skin care products from either Shape or Self magazine (I forget which one I just found the deal on the internet and impulsively purchased). In this grab-bag, however, I won big. Just check out all the fantastic surprises that they sent me (see pic). I never would have purchased these things on my own but much to my delight - I'm using all of them (not all at the same time). I guess even though I've grown out of the Hello Kitty stylings that are offered - I still haven't grown out of the fact that I love myself a good grab-bag.
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You really did score with that grab bag. I recently received an unsolicted grab bag myself with an even better surprise in it: a VHS tape of Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves (hyped as "a personal plan for fitness and well-being at any age"). I feel selfish keeping this amazing prize all to myself so I am making it avaiable to all of you for check out if you send me a security deposit of $100.
Also, the name of the hip and chic store on the Facts of Life was actually "Over Our Heads". Perhaps they could not afford to add the "In" on their sign. Here is how one website describes the shop: "It was was a kitchy 1980's soda fountain hangout, the many items they sold was from ice Cream, to records, t-shirts, blow-up palm trees, greeting cards and crazy gadgets."
Now, I remember things like blow-up palm trees and pens in the shape of fish, but where were the soda fountain and ice cream? Maybe those girls should have taken a course or two in markenting at Langley College.
Those girls were too busy flirting with George, the fantastic handy-man. Who eventually rose to fame -George was, after all, played by "George Clooney." But he had a mullet at the time and kind of looked ridiculous in those overalls.
Does that mean I can buy some Lego grab bags?
I'm telling George you said he looked ridiculous. How hurtful! I told me that he wanted to get together with you and Jo and Blair next week, but I have a hard time believing he'll want to now...
I LOVED the Hello Kitty store. I am still passing some of the Sanrio treasures down to my daughter.
You scored big time. Congrats.
I love the grab bag--wow! Lottery! I also enjoy a good Facts of Life yarn. I'm so glad you discovered a way to weave it into your blog. That memory of yours is a lottery win in itself.
Hello Kitty=childhood bliss.
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