Saturday, June 9, 2007

Hello Kitty meets Finding Nemo

How come a store that calls itself the '$.98 Only' has many items that cost upwards of $40? I'm a cheerleader for the $.99 store because they never break that rule, AND I can get candy 3 for a dollar, talk about undercutting the competition!

So while walking around a $.98 store last week, I was even more astonished to find that they were selling knockoff Hello Kitty and Finding Nemo bath items. Ironically enough the Hello Kitty soap dispenser and soap dish said 'Made In China' on the underside, Sanrio are you listening? Your beloved copyrighted icon is being exploited for reasonable price. Japan is losing money because these are obviously "well crafted" items at a price we Americans can't turn down. Needless to say, no purchases were made that day.

And for anyone who remembers the movie, here is Finding Nemo, a few years too late. Notice that the soap dish has the dual purpose of also being a soap dispenser! For when you just can't decide. Both items also sport a tragically placed pump right on Nemo's face.

2 comments:

Jenn Maruska said...

Poor Nemo : (

Like he hasn't suffered enough.

And those "Smello Kitties" are terrible!

Anonymous said...

lol that is really quite a find! I'm loving the flexibility of that soap dish for an extra mode of cleansing choice each day.