Last night was the press preview party for Small Gift L.A., a 10-day carnival full of Hello Kitty and Sanrio goodness in Santa Monica, Calif. Wow, was it a doozy! Hello Kitty goodness galore! From Kitty cars to Kitty art to a giant Kitty ferris wheel and miniature golf course. We gorged ourselves on free Pink’s hotdogs and Beard Papa’s cream puffs, played free Ms. Pac-man and Galaga, and got gussied up with Hello Kitty’s new makeup line launching at Sephora in January. I felt like I was 8 again (and in a very, very good way).
Don’t worry if you missed it. Not only is the carnival free until November 21, they’re having a special nerd party this Saturday the 13th.
You may not have been able to attend the fat press preview party, but we snagged three extra gift bags just for our readers! It includes Small Gift, Sanrio’s exclusive 50th Anniversary book, and a whole slew of the cutest, happiest, cutest (did I mention cutest?) happy-goodness I’ve seen in a long time.
To win:
1) Look through our previous posts and comment on three of them.
2) On the comments section below THIS post, tell us which three posts you commented on AND tell me who your favorite Sanrio character was growing up (mine were Keroppi, Little Twin Stars, and of course, My Melody — I’m old school that way)
We will select the best comments to win. An @audreymagazine tweet will also count as a comment! Giveaway submissions end Wednesday, November 17, 11:59 pm. As usual, a U.S. mailing address is required.
Good luck! (And more info on carnival here and on the nerd party below.)
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This is such a wonderful giveaway, I love Sanrio!
1) Hello Kitty, Take A Bow
2) Style Watching at Small Gift L.A.
3) K-Pop Anyone?
Hm, my favorite Sanrio character? That’s a tough choice, I like almost all of the characters, they are so cute! I think my favorite would have to be, of course, Hello Kitty. Her character design is a bit bland, but I just cant escape the cuteness that is Hello Kitty! I also adore TuxedoSam, he’s so adorable! I love his little bow tie and sailor hat. My final favorites would have to be Badtz-Maru and Cinnamoroll. Badtz-Maru always looks so annoyed, but he’s still so cute! Plus he has a cute pet alligator named Pochi. Pet alligator equals awesomeness in my book. Cinnamoroll would have to be my favorite character design, I love the big cute ears and the fluffy tail. I was really surprised when I found out that Cinnamoroll was a boy though, for all these years I thought he was a girl, haha.
Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway! <3
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2. Chinese Singles Day
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Little Twin Stars are my favorite characters (: I used to buy little pencils from the Sanrio store all the time !!
My three comments were made on these three posts:
1) A Writer’s Life: Teflon for Languages,
2) Chinese Singles Day, and
3) Fall Issue Extra: Harry Shum, Jr.
When I was little, my so to Sanrio character was Pochacco, while my sister’s was Hello Kitty.
1. Dessert Tourist Visits Frosted Cupcakery
2. Kelly Nishimoto’s Red Carpet Winter/Holiday 2010 Fashion Show
3. Style Watching at Small Gift L.A.
My ALL TIME favourite has to be my girl, Hello Kitty. It’s cliché and all that but it’s something about that red bow and little yellow button nose that just gets me everytime. I have a shelf full of Hello Kitty things (even toilet paper) and I can’t get enough. I still have a plush from when I was 5! :3
My three posts are:
1. Dessert Tourist Takes on Cupcakes & Co.
2. A Writer’s Life: Teflon for Languages
3. Dress for Success with Kimora Lee
My favorite characters growing up were the Little Twin Stars, in fact I still have my stamp set that I used on every single paper I could get my hands on back then.
The 3 posts I commented on are:
1. TGIFree Friday Giveaway: Sanrio’s Small Gift Goody Bag | Audrey Magazine
2. More of KPS Fashion Show @ Red Zebra
3. Jay Park can’t be friends (cover) fan meets
My favorite characters are Pochacco and Hello Kitty…….
1. Day in the Life: 11th Annual San Diego Asian American Film Festival
2. Kelly Nishimoto’s Red Carpet Winter/Holiday 2010 Fashion Show
3. Dessert Tourist Takes On Cupcakes & Co.
I will forever be a 5-year-old at heart. I love love love Hello Kitty.
1. Summer Issue Extra: Slash Dance- if I was there, I’d def go there!
2. Kelly Nishimoto’s Red Carpet Winter/Holiday 2010 Fashion Show- Too bad I’m all the way in Hawaii. I would def. be there if I was there.
3. Dessert Tourist Takes On Cupcakes & Co. – Again, I wish I was there. =)
My favorite character is Hello Kitty. When I was a kid, I used to buy a lot of Hello Kitty stuff. lol.
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my favorite was keroppi! I had a big plush keroppi doll when I was a kid and I accidentally ( or maybe it wasn’t accidentally) cut holes in his eyes and realized what I did a little to late. I attempted to show him back up … didn’t work too well.
The three posts I commented on are as follows:
1. Summer Issue Extra: Slash Dance
2. Kelly Nishimoto’s Red Carpet Winter/Holiday 2010 Fashion Show
3. Dessert Tourist Takes On Cupcakes & Co.
Favorite Sanrio character growing up was PEKKLE!!! I have 3 sisters and I wasn’t allowed to like Hello Kitty or Keroppi. Later on, I started loving Badtzmaru!