Japan took gachapon [toy vending machine] one-step ahead of America, instead of putting candies and stickers they reconstructed it into a toy gachapon, consisting of collectible figurines and accessories inside a plastic capsule. I remember being in Japan and there were rows and rows of Gachapon appearing in bookstores, video stores and convenient stores. Here in the states you can only find them at Asian markets or shops.

Gachapon toys usually come in a set, so while I was done grocery shopping at a local Asian super market. I saw a few gachapon machines and one of them was a Hello Kitty Mobile Mirror Set – Collect all 6! I fell in love with it and decided to get a few…

Hello Kitty Mobile Mirror Collection 1 – Collect all 6!

Gacha-Gacha-Gachapon! Pon Pon :]

What’s inside the capsule?

Hello Kitty Mobile Mirror Collection 1 – Front Side Instruction

Hello Kitty Mobile Mirror Collection 1 – Back Side Instruction

Definitely Collect all 6! <3 So I got 5 in six tries :] LUCKY ME! I got double in one of the capsules! But sadly it took many more tries to get the last one :[ My favorite one is definitely my last and only one <3 Hello Kitty with an apple on top of her head <3

A FEW HELLO KITTY GACHAPON SERIES:

For more information about gacha or where you can obtain them, you can check out their official website at www.gachausa.com

GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:

TO ENTER: Part 1 – Go to the GachaUSA webpage and and tell me which Hello Kitty Gachapon Series you like and also tell me which Hello Kitty Mobile Mirror you like and comment in one single post.

ADDITION ENTRIES

Follow me on Twitter, let me know your twitter name in a SEPARATE COMMENT POST HERE and tweet this: ”Enter to win Hello Kitty Gachapon Mobile Mirror from @ihearthellokt: http://tinyurl.com/ybe3wwl”

Join i <3 Hello Kitty Facebook group and make a comment in the discussion board.

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GIVEAWAY DEADLINE:

December 30th, 2009 at 11:59pm PST, winners will be randomly selected by www.random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond from the initial email. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO EVERYONE!

THERE WILL BE 5 WINNERS AND EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE A RANDOM HELLO KITTY GACHAPON MOBILE MIRROR! GOOD LUCK!