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INTEREST: Two Hatsune Miku Shops Open in Tokyo's Haneda Airport




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acetatsujin



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 4:37 pm Reply with quote
Omg ... someone tell me where I can purchase the socks and scarf. I NEED A SCARF!! PLEASE SOMEONE?!
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 5:08 pm Reply with quote
OK, that's kinda cool to see. Nice way to attract the foreign fans, wish they had these stores in the US (and around the world).
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:29 pm Reply with quote
Sigh why do I have to go to an airport to get that stuff
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ParaChomp



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:53 pm Reply with quote
acetatsujin wrote:
I NEED A SCARF!! PLEASE SOMEONE?!
Make yourself one if you're so desperate.

Still don't see the hype of Vocaloid characters. A little shop in the airport? That's a start but it just seems odd regardless of my opinion on the franchise's fans.
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Tiggyz



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:06 pm Reply with quote
I wish they have this kind of stuff in North American airports Sad
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Toester_Strudel



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:09 pm Reply with quote
I guess it was bound to happen for Hatsune Miku or the Vocaloid to have their own shop. Also I think it's just me but a couple of items, like the shirts, seems to be a bit over priced. :/
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:12 pm Reply with quote
Toester_Strudel wrote:
I guess it was bound to happen for Hatsune Miku or the Vocaloid to have their own shop. Also I think it's just me but a couple of items, like the shirts, seems to be a bit over priced. :/


It's Japan, what do you expect?? A lot of thing in Japan are ridiculously overpriced (and expensive). I know CDs in Japan can cost over 40 US dollars, and it just mind-boggling. A lot of thing in Japan are not cheap I can tell you that.
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EricJ



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:21 pm Reply with quote
firedragon54738 wrote:
Sigh why do I have to go to an airport to get that stuff


I could say the same thing about that great used bookstore in the Milwaukee airport, if it's still there. Sad
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:18 am Reply with quote
Toester_Strudel wrote:
I guess it was bound to happen for Hatsune Miku or the Vocaloid to have their own shop. Also I think it's just me but a couple of items, like the shirts, seems to be a bit over priced. :/
So you haven't been through an international airport then? Everything's expensive even in "Duty Free" which is a joke when I can purchase nearly anything in a duty free zone, cheaply outside including tax. I 'd love that wheeley carry on though. I'll get one next time I'm flying out of Hanada. Laughing
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gwdone



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:38 pm Reply with quote
That shop would cause great financial difficulties. So, I wanna go!!! Crying or Very sad
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:45 pm Reply with quote
Everything, including food, is expensive in the airport. Think it is great that they have it at the airport. Not everyone can get to Akihabara, but many pass through the airport.
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CRUZINFORIT



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:29 pm Reply with quote
Goddammit Japan, why can't we get cool stuff like that here. >Neutral
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EricJ



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:11 pm Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:
Everything, including food, is expensive in the airport. Think it is great that they have it at the airport. Not everyone can get to Akihabara, but many pass through the airport.


Also, airport shops aren't particularly BIG--and how much merchandise is there anyway?--so a here-today storefront for one of the hot trending topics for Japanese travelers and Western tourists isn't really that big of a deal--
Walk through Orlando, FL's airport, there's no shortage of quick Disney/Universal/Sea World stores in the main lobby.

(And yeah, I wanna shop there, too. I don't need cellphone cases or cosplay black socks, but it's Miku, darnit.)
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