What do you get a cat who has everything? The world's cutest airline, of course! Hello Kitty (which scored over $1 billion in sales every year outside of Japan, to which the NeatoShop duly contributed) has added another way for you to spend your money: the Hello Kitty Jet.
Hiufu Wong of CNN Go has the story:
The carrier has recently launched three Hello Kitty-themed aircraft [Chinese language], on which everything from the fuselage to the flight attendants to the food is kitted out in the kawaii cat brand's images.
Passengers have been purring with delight, according to Anna Wong, an EVA Air public relations officer in Hong Kong. [...]
The new Taipei-based Hello Kitty jets -- called Apple Jet, Global Jet and Magic Jet -- will operate for at least a year on different routes originating from Taipei. [...]
Passengers can also purchase limited edition duty-free products, such as Hello Kitty-shaped pasta, from flight attendants wearing Hello Kitty aprons.
View more pics and details at CNN Go: Link - Thanks Tiffany!
I lived in southeast Asia. HK swag was kind of a special treat to get. Back then, her face was not plastered on every thing you could imagine. I remember coin purses and little plastic toiletry kits. The most prized of my possessions is the toiletry kit. It had HK soap and toothpaste. I still have it, minus the soap and toothpaste. But it was special because that was a reward.
Now you can find her face on just about anything.
Check out Hello Kitty Hell blog to see one guys frustration.
I am happy that the rest of the world has caught up to HK. But I am burned out on her face everywhere.
These days Hello Kitty is everywhere...and I'm an adult so I'm not allowed to like that stuff anymore (even though its from MY childhood). Part of me is happy Hello Kitty went on to be such a huge success... part of me is annoyed that its freakin' everywhere now.
Really... there is a point where everything becomes too much.