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newbie friendly kawaii swap #1

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newbie friendly kawaii  swap #1
Swap Coordinator:nanetteyf (contact)
Swap categories: Kawaii 
Number of people in swap:9
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:September 2, 2012
Date items must be sent by:September 8, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

this swap is for people who are interested in swapping kawaii but maybe new to kawaii or swapping.

you will have one partner, and you will send them 10 kawaii branded sticker flakes and 10 kawaii branded mini memo sheets in a card or small envelope/ ziplock so they are not floating around loose and get bent up in shipping.

kawaii brands that are acceptable are crux, kamio, san-x, sanrio, mindwave, & pool cool. absolutely NO diddle, disney, spongebob, my little pony, dora, or knock off $1 store/aisle hello kitty.

this is a newbie friendly swap, but you will still need to have a well filled out profile, and logged on within the a reasonable amount of time.

i will be able to angel this swap, but hopefully i wont need to.

Discussion

JunkJubilee 08/27/2012 #

I have no idea of where to even find those brands except for sanrio. Do they sell those brands in regular craft stores and in the US?

candigirl 08/27/2012 #

Well, the "Hello Kitty" items I buy at Target have ."Sanrio" brand on all the items...so how are they knock-offs, exactly.? Target would not be allowed to sell Sanrio counterfeit items, so they are not "knock-offs".

nanetteyf 08/27/2012 #

@ junkjubilee you can buy kawaii items at kawaiidepot.com they have very fast shipping, kawaiiya.com they've got great prices not quite so fast shipping, also look up "kawaii shops online" . Most people in America do not have local kawaii places that sell kawaii branded items, a lot of times you need to go online for these. Hope that helps :-)

nanetteyf 08/27/2012 #

@ candigirl- kawaii items can tend to be pricey, thats why most kawaii collectors do not want to trade for Sanrio items much less dollar store or dollar aisle items. Most things that you see at target have bought the license to make hello kitty items for cheap, most of these cheap things are made in china, and are not the quality items that you would find In an official Sanrio store. I hope that helps :).

candigirl 08/28/2012 #

I guess I don't really understand how a pad of post it notes, or a set of stationary, or other paper items are "less quality" when they come from Target. I have a Sanrio store here in Orlando, at the Millenia Mall, and I buy things there as well as at Target, and I can tell you definitively that the stationary items and pens, etc., are NOT of lesser quality. I have both. I don't buy people the $60 tote bags at the Sanrio store for swaps, although I buy them for myself, so I still have a problem with not being able to swap the little tins and magnetic pads with HK from Target. I will have to respectfully disagree with the opinion of the quality here, so I will bow out of the swap..but hope you all enjoy!!

nanetteyf 08/28/2012 #

It takes some time to figure out the differences between the two, but a memo sheet is not a post it. People in kawaii swaps just don't like getting hk from target, sorry if that upsets you. Kawaii swaps are based around collecting different designs, characters, and brands, hk dollar items are to widely available, and not desirable. If you would like to know more the group Founder for the I love kawaii group here on swap bot made a little kawaii 101 presentation here's a link to it. http://prezi.com/w6zutm7n7bst/kawaii-101/

CupcakeSprinkles 09/ 2/2012 #

I think I will join this swap =p and I have to agree with @nanetteyf about the Target license Sanrio items vs the "Official Sanrio" items from the Sanrio store. The quality and designs are very different between the two.

ju671ne 09/ 3/2012 #

this will be my very first swap and i hope all goes well~ (:

ju671ne 09/ 3/2012 #

it's already the 3rd and partners haven't been assigned yet though the date for sending out the items is on the 8th. i'm getting quite antsy. d:

ju671ne 09/27/2012 #

what happens if someone doesn't rate you yet you sent the package weeks ago?

darkxangel84 10/18/2012 #

Hello, I'm new to this site. I would like to do this swap can someone explain to me how we do this please. ;3 Thank you

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