There’s no denying the enchantment of a cute whiskered face.
Good day Kitty acquired a celeb’s welcome Friday because the Sanrio character’s first branded namesake cafe in Northern California opened at Westfield Valley Honest.
By 9 a.m., no less than 500 folks — of all ages — had been already ready in line on the San Jose/Santa Clara mall. A whole bunch of others adopted all through the day. Extra lengthy traces are anticipated at the moment and Sunday for the meet-and-greets and selfies with Good day Kitty that may run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Followers are anticipated to line up once more at the moment and Sunday to satisfy and take selfies with Good day Kitty. Hours, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Shae Hammond/Bay Space Information Group)
By 9 a.m., no less than 500 folks — of all ages — had been already ready in line on the San Jose/Santa Clara mall. A whole bunch of others adopted all through the day. Extra lengthy traces are anticipated at the moment and Sunday for the meet-and-greets and selfies with Good day Kitty that may run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The primary in line was Mark Frye, 49, who confirmed up nearly a day early — at 2 p.m. Thursday — in hopes of scoring the “first customer” reward of a day tea expertise for his daughter and niece. “The HK manager was very awesome and welcoming. That was cool.”
He had taken Ashlyn and Emilia to the Good day Kitty pop-up store at Santana Row a couple of years in the past, “so they were both excited for this new permanent store to finally open.”
Attired in Good day Kitty trend, Emily Carrasco, of San Jose, arrived early sufficient to do some procuring. (Bay Space Information Group)
Valley Honest safety shooed him away round 10. “I came back into the mall around 6 a.m. when the doors were finally open again.”
Additionally exhibiting up early was Emily Carrasco, 19, who was decked out in Kitty gear she had bought throughout HK cafe truck visits to the Bay Space. She waited in line from 8:30 a.m. and managed to purchase a bag of goodies — macarons, a jumbo adorned cookie and extra — and get somewhat swag.
What’s the enchantment? As a result of her mom loves the character, “I grew up with Hello Kitty,” Carrasco defined.
Though creator Sanrio describes Good day Kitty as an 8-year-old third-grader, the character has been round for 50 years, which explains the enchantment to a number of generations.
At 2 months previous, Alaya Kamal might have been the youngest Good day Kitty fashionista at Friday’s grand opening. (Bay Space Information Group)
The youngest fan in attendance might have been Alaya Kamal, simply 2 months previous however already styling in her stroller. She was outfitted in a Good day Kitty onesie with Kitty barrettes in her wispy hair.
Mother and father Eli and Cianna Kamal arrived too late to beat the traces Friday. Nonetheless, they’ll be again quickly. “I just made reservations for The Bow Room for the 21st,” Eli mentioned.
As for Frye, he did rating the tea get together reward for Ashlyn, now 18, and Emilia, now 14, although the lengthy hours on Thursday and Friday dedicated to the duty left him fairly exhausted.
“But hearing I was a great dad about 10 to 15 times last night and this morning made it all worthwhile,”
Particulars: The hours for the Good day Kitty Cafe are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. The cafe is situated on the second flooring of Westfield Valley Honest, on the Bloomingdale’s finish of the mall. 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose. Reservations: www.sanrio.com/blogs/hellokittycafe/hello-kitty-cafe-santa-clara
From left to proper, Cassandra Manriquez enjoys a tea get together along with her sister Maria Manriquez and her mom, Yasmine Manriquez, all from Roseville, in The Bow Room on the Good day Kitty Cafe at Westfield Valley Honest in Friday, July 11.(Shae Hammond/Bay Space Information Group)
