The size of the doll house is about 6x8 inches. It is a very small doll house, but is very well detailed design. Although it is labelled as +4 ages, I would wait until at least 6 years old. The parts are very small. The mini figures are about 0.25x0.5 inches.
It is a kid bag. The dimensions are about 12x8 inches. There are two compartments inside. The material is khaki color jean and is durable. It is labelled as 'made in Germany.' I bought two of them since they are 50% off of the ticket price at the Sanrio store.
I like the design and color. The backpack was somewhat dis-satisfying because it cannot stand like a luggage. It kept falling to the front if it is put up right. The lunch pack is more satisfying. The design, shpe and size is exactly the way I wanted. Quality is just usuable. With the price that I paid for, I shouldn't complain much.
I bought this one from Tokyo 100 yen stores in 2003. At that time, 1$ was exchange is 122 yen, so this is like less than one dollar and is relatively cheap.
A lot of people love hello kitty --- it's a mystery why the little cat capture the attention of love. I think sometimes that hello kitty does not have a mouth, and naturally the character does not have much expression other than looking quiet, innocent, and may be passive, and that attracts people who have been tired of noises, deception, and may be aggressiveness of the human nature. Pink and purple is the color of love, and may be that's why, hello kitty looks the best in those colors and is the most appealing colors of hello kitty in the marketing history. The little cat never reminds of of a cat, strangely, she has some sort of personality. In a way, I think of my hello kitty collection as my memory tribute to my pet cats whom I had to leave them when I decided to start my life again in a foreign country.
