Back in July I asked all of you to comment on a post to help me get rid of 200 Hello Kitty items by leaving a comment on the post. The deal was that if the thread got over 1000 comments, my wife would donate 200 of her Hello Kitty items to a local orphanage that I collect presents for here in Japan. If the thread failed to reach 1000, I had to take my wife on a Hello Kitty trip without complaining. Luckily, you all came through and there were a total of 1,219 comments left.
Last weekend we ended up gathering up all the items for the orphanage. We asked what the kids wanted most and the request was for plush and for small items like pencils, notebooks and key-chain holders that they could use at school. We ended up giving more than 300 Hello Kitty plush away along with 200 of the smaller items that the kids had requested meaning that over 500 Hello Kitty themed goods left my house!!
The sad part? It didn’t even leave a dent in the amount of Hello Kitty crap that exists here. You would figure that if 500 items of anything left a house, you would be able to notice the difference, but that simply is not the case when you live in Hello Kitty Hell…
I’d just like to take a quick moment to thank everyone who took the time to comment to help out the kids. It’s very much appreciated. Their Christmas show will be on the 22nd of this month which both my wife and I will attend and when they will be presented with big bags from Santa filled with the toys that we and others have donated. Your effort will surely bring smiles to all their faces…
What a great thing ur doing. U should “donate” away all ur other Hello Kitty stuff…
What a wonderful thing you have done!
I’m sorry it didn’t make a bigger dent in her stash!
Perhaps you could “challenge” her to another give-away!
Holy poop, that’s a ton of kitty crap! Glad you were able to donate it to a good cause and I’m sorry that it didn’t make a big dent. Maybe your wife will be willing to make another donation to an orphanage or school again soon.
Heck, donate more junk as holiday gifts!
Every once in a while I’d wonder if everything you’ve been saying about your wife’s HK obsession was entirely true…I don’t wonder any more! In all seriousness, that is a great thing you guys have done. Happy Holidays!
Maybe you can set up donations for Martin Luther King Day, Valentines Day, Presidents Day, Flag Day, Arbor Day… you’ll be free of HK by the end of the year, yes? 🙂
pictures please. that the evil feline can bring real joy is a sure sign that there is rightness somewhere in the world.
That’s wonderful!!
Yeah, MrHKH!
Wow, I’m so glad those are going to the kids! It’s very sweet that you’re choosing to donate to them. I find that really heartwarming, particularly at this time. I think I am reminded of “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
However, for some reason the devil in me wants me to set all those little bags alight for some reason.
I think it’s a wonderful cause that she was willing to donate to.
Merry Christmas to both of you. Despite your hate of Hello Kitty, you’re probably a big softy. :3
@Acton: look up ‘store’ in his archives… he wrote about it once…
I’ve been to her store…she’s got some cute stuff!
Anyway, I was proud to help the cause!
I hope all those little kids appreciate the hell you had to go through worrying about losing and having to take her on a trip!
(looking a picture and thinking to myself…’I could use some of those!’….I need help….)
Merry Christmas, Mr.HKH!
Great job both of you!
Perhaps I can help her to “Get rid”of some more hell kitty stuff. I think she ships to the US.
I would buy from her if I can find her store, any help here.
MR HkH I know you would submit your self to water boarding at Gitmo before revealing the location.
i am glad your wife was able to part with so many items to make other kids happy…. and even if the dent was not put in her merch that you thought would be put at least you dont have to go on a HK trip.
take pics of xmas show 🙂
That is terrific, what a lovely thing to do. Loving your blog, makes me laugh like a drain. Merry Christmas to you and Mrs Hell!
that makes me happy knowing my one comment will make a difference in one child’s life.
That’s really awesome of her to donate all that stuff!
That was really kind of your wife!
that’s really wonderful, and good for your wife for staying true to her word. merry christmas to all the kids at the orphanage!!
Yay, I’m so happy you posted pictures of the departing goods! Heheheheh.
that is absolutely amazing! and you say that THIS didn’t make a dent?!
anyhoo, it’s a win-win:
– win for you because that’s 500 fewer HK pieces in your house.
– win for the kids because they’re all getting a little piece of HK love.
It’s really awesome that you two are helping those kids…
But aren’t you scarring their fragile little minds? ;p
Well at least thats 500 less HK items for you! But the evil shall now be spread to our youth…yay?
But on a serious note, that was very kind of your wife
Wow, good job! I’m sure it won’t only put a smile on the kids’ faces, I’m thinking it would put a big evil grin on YOUR face… before you get to thinking about how much more HK stuff there is in your house that you want to get rid of, that is. 😉
But it was really nice of you and your wife, I know a lot of collectors who wouldn’t even THINK of doing such a thing.
Happy Holidays (hopefully without more Hello Kitty)!
Kudos, Mr. Hello Kitty Hell!
omg so much hello kitty!
That is awesome!
You know you could start giving away the duplicates, pretending you are taking them to work with you, but are really giving it away to some little kid or charity etc…
Then again your wife would want a picture of all the hello kitties with you in it. @.@ So better yet, just sneak them out.
Congratulations on making so many kids happy, and getting rid of a ton of HK crap!
Acton:
//stores.ebay.com/Sugar-Land-Japan
but it’s empty…
Mr. HKH: Oooohhhh, does this mean she’s closing down the store????
250 new fan of the Kitty yes,
oh my gosh! so smexi!
Yay! especially for the kiddos! =]
wow! congratulations!!
One small step for mankind is all I can say. Perhaps you make this a monthly challenge
I’m so glad everyone could help! YAY to you! your wife, and us!
That’s great that you’re donating all that to the orphanage, and I’m sure the kids will like it, (maybe not the boys…). You must be happy to have gotten rid of it, even if it didn’t make a difference, though. 1 small step at a time… maybe next year, you could make her give up 1 item for every comment, instead.
awesome! i was wondering what had happened with the donating thing. i think this is great! i’m glad when i left a comment it helped the kids AND you have a little less hello kitty hell.
What a super thing to do!
I think what you did was really cool and those kids are going to love it!
how come you survived all of this?! i just spent over 5 hours reading the stuff you wrote and posted, and merely reading it almost made me vomit in the hello kitty barf bag! 🙁 you poor thing. i’d not be as tolerant and made your hello kitty führer sign the hello kitty divorce papers and sleep in the hello kitty hotel. but that’s just me, i suppose. i have a similar problem with my friend, that’s how i got to your page…
sending support, Ania from Croatia
::Drools:: I would do disgusting, despicable things in order to obtain those bags filled with Hello Kitty items.
Aww thats so sweet of you guys!
Now poor orphans are going to live in Hello Kitty Hell too °;;°… Mwahaha.
Just kidding. It’s a good idea. When do you do a “2000 comments and we burn all our HK stuff” post? 😀
Awesome! ^_^ I admire your wife for her generosity, even though she is horribly obsessed, this was very sweet of her.
That’s really wonderful. 🙂 There’s nothing like getting something unexpected when you’re little, and even though it’s hello kitty, no doubt they’ll be very happy. 🙂
I hope your wife feels as happy about this as I do!
send it all to me, i a huge fan of hello kitty but I’m on a tiny budget cause my mom we must have food and a roof over our our head.
@Xupz….. Diabolical I say!
Yay! MR. HKH! Good deed done.
I only have one question, Mr. HKH.
What kinds of keys do orphans have to put on their keychains?
Dude, is your wife a hoarder or what?
What a great thing to do!!! Maybe next year you can do it again 🙂 (to help diminish your hell, of course)
mhkitty06: I need to try to contact her, I suspect many sellers are going to abandon the store model because changes EBay made, many of the are not popular like only accepting PayPal.
What kinds of keys do orphans have to put on their keychains?
They use them as decorations for their school bags…
It’s fabulous that you two gave it away 🙂
Thank you for what you did. Thats wonderful, I wish I could see all of those happy kids when they recieved the gifts! Lucky you that you get to experience that. Honestly its a wonderful thing you have done!
Take care!
TheYoungMother
@emily
“smexi”?
This is not attacking you, is this some sort of new slang? I don’t know what country you are from, as I remember you are not a native English speaker.
@Hello Kitty Hell
My kind regards to you and your wife. It’s an absolutely lovely thing that you guys did. 😀
Hell, I feel like we all had a part in this. 😉
/applauds wildly
Wow, interesting idea! I hope that they enjoyed them.
*applauds* You did a good thing, helping those kids.
…JUST WONDERING, but does she sell Chococat stuff too?
😀
So…are you saying the letter my daughter wrote to Santa this year is the start of something that could go terribly, terribly wrong? 😀
//bethtastic.com/2008/12/19/taras-christmas-letter-to-santa/
That’s fantastic 🙂
I hope it becomes an annual event (but then maybe she’ll buy more with it in mind that she’ll be giving a bunch of stuff away)
Have a great kitty free christmas 🙂
here is my take if you are interested.
It is a great thing that you are donating toys for children to love given that they are lonely and need something to really give their love to.
Children are our future and if you can bring a smile to their faces it is all worth it. the down side is that you will be training a whole new generation to join the church of Sanrio. Their motto has always been leave your donations at the cash register.
never the less, well done
** yes you can be shocked… Silent bob said something good about the Evil K**
Merry Christmas to all
Aww! Two good things with one comment! Yay everybody!
as a big HK fan myself, i can see that your wife is truly a lovely and generous person.
make sure you look after her!
Awesome.
Not only is getting all that crap out of your house a good thing, but giving it to those kids makes it great.
I agree with a few of those other comments though… what do we have to do to convince your wife to donate everything to charity?
That is amazing.
Hope you get a HK-free room with a giant TV and a minibar for Christmas!
This is why people need to stop telling HKH to get a divorce. You’re wife minus HK obsession of DEATH = Pretty epic, it seems.
Ah thats a beautiful site…demon kitties on their way out ^_^ *though if THAT didn’t leave a dent I’d seriously hate to see the rest of your house dude D= *
There’s no point telling him to get a divorce…anyone who still sticks around despite practically swiming in that crap for even a day clearly deaply loves his wife
Good god that is alot of hello kitty. I would have gotten rid of it all already, which makes you a much better person.
I say you two should *always* make a donation on every special occasion.. for sure the HK items will eventually lessen around your home.
So, when are you going to do it again?
I think you just created some more Hello Kitty addicts…
You took 500 of my books and DVDs and donated them to charity, anyone who’d visited my house “before and after” would notice, and since I don’t live in Japan I probably have more house for them to occupy!
@ando
smexi means like super sexi or mega sexi yes indeed it is slang. I happen to like the word a lot……
for a non feline loving horror that was an extremely nice thing for you to do… and your wife as well- it must have been a bit gut wrenching for her.
kudos to you both. nice to hear about people making a difference in their areas.
Bx
that’s awesome
You know all this time I rather thought you were exaggerating. I thought perhaps you just lumped together the HK items for that pic in your bathroom. Now I realize that it was just a defense mechanism because looking into your actual HKH would cause my mind to collapse. I’m sorry for doubting you, you poor soul.
now i finally understand y u hate hello kitty so much
happiness shld be share, tell ur wife to share ur hello kitty happiness every yr so everyone will be happy:p
I’m a hello kitty fan….but i try to keep it to a min for the sake of my bf. the sad thing is that she ONLY got rid of stuffed animals. My bf read this and tried to get me to make a similar deal, sayin i had over 100 items, but we could only come up with about 50 items overall (a few he gave me and most are small). I have to say, as a girl, that hello kitty is very appealing to us, and so it really is hard to not love her.
Donate for me !
I dont have :.((
Why don’t you do this every year? It would be a great idea for both the children and yourself
I think most of these kids won’t associate HK with happiness, but with the few stuff they ever had in their lives when they were little.
And associate this with the crappy life they had.
I think you’ll get more people for your cause.
You should point out to your wife how hello kitty LOVES children, and just how generous hello kitty is! So “full of love, compassion, an generosity” that hello kitty herself would donate ALL the hello kitty items to the orphanage! To help those poor unfortunate children!! ((And you!!))
OMG! I would have cried IF my husband made me donate my stuffs. I would donate other things but not my Hello Kitty… BUT it was a wonderful thing you did for the childrens! ^.^
For gods sake you have FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR too much hello kitty stuff. ya know, you should have given them all to ME
Maybe somebody tell me.
Where do you get those dolls?
I live in the Netherlands so I’m not sure where to look.
I hope so you have answers for my.
i can help ya get rid of them. does your wife ship to the U.S? 😀
WOW, thats alot of Helly Kitty!!! I love Helly Kitty & i have like over 200 items of Helly Kitty!!! 🙂
How does your wife afford all this hello kitty merchandise?
Thats so nice of your wife and you, especially of your wife
but aren’t you making MORE hello kitty fans with the donations?
it’s Christmas time once again. perhaps you might want to do a repeat this generous feat. 😉
Aw! What a great thing you guys did! I’m proud to see your wife actually went through with it. You know, you could set up a museum and have people pay to come see your house. (snicker, giggle). Next year maybe you could do two orphanages and a relief donation. Some country this year will need it. Oh !! Or, you could donate them to the sheriff’s office, they need toys when they have to comfort kids when they take them and something has happened??? That would be cool too!!!