I know I have been a bit absent on this blog. I promise I have tons of awesome Hello Kitty stuff to share, I've just been busy with life and then was ill for a bit. I also have some great collectibles to share and some awesome blog posts about my collecting adventure on my toy blog, Glittery Toy Box, which you can check out sometime and it's a little bit more updated since it's not just about one subject.
The other night I had to drop someone off and it was already pretty late. On those kind of nights it's time to cut my losses and realize I'm not going to get to cook or eat healthy. So, eating out was the fastest option. I had to fill my gas tank and so I was pretty close to Panda Express at that point. I couldn't help but go indulge! - I had been to Panda Express a couple of months ago and they had a limited edition Kikkoman soy sauce bottle with Hello Kitty on it! It was so adorable. I wanted it so bad! However, I wasn't paying for the meal at that time so I didn't have the option of buying it. Apparently, you have to make a minimum purchase of $10 and then you get the bottle for $4. There was no option to buy it if you're not making making a purchase. The next time I went in there they didn't have the bottles. Well, this time I was paying and my purchase just happened to come to slightly over $10 and they just happened to have the Hello Kitty bottles back in stock!
Like I said before, they are $4 a bottle and I was told you had to spend a minimum of $10 beforehand in order to purchase it. The Panda Express I purchased mine from has the bottles outside of their box and displayed for everyone to see. I felt that was a good move to sell bottles, because you can see the adorable bottle! However, for a customer it's a bit annoying. The cashier didn't offer me any help with taking my purchase or food with me and so I was left with trying to handle my change, takeout order, and my Hello Kitty bottle. Panda Express is always busy too, so they didn't pause to keep taking orders, so it was kind of a complicated situation.
Here's the back of the bottle and I apologize for using flash, but it was at night and it was the only way to get a good view of it. My pictures are not the best here, but I was hungry and I took the pictures fast so I could eat!
I think the bottle is adorable. It's cute and re-usable. However, the image is printed on and there's no barrier, so washing the bottle several times will most likely rub the printing off. For best preservation, I'd recommend not using it and placing it on display.
Update: You can buy the bottle for $3.75 + tax & shipping at Sanrio's website.
