I haven’t
reviewed anything on my blog for a long time with having to cancel my Japanese
food subscriptions due to increased bills last part of 2017 but fear not I am
back with a new one-time subscription from the lovely Tokyo Kawaii Club.
I’ve followed
TKC (going to abbreviate it for the blog) over on they’re Instagram page since
it was originally set up because I loved seeing all the kawaii Japanese
merchandise that got shared on the page with myself heading to Tokyo in
November its always great to see what’s out there. Now with some spare money
this month and the boxes currently being $5 off I thought why not give it ago.
So, WHO are
Tokyo Kawaii Club?
Well TKC is a
one-man band ran by the lovely Michael Donahoe, he actually used to live in
America and moved to Tokyo to full fill his dream of living in Tokyo and
starting his own subscription business.
Subscriptions:
He currently
has 4 different subscriptions on his website along with someone off mailers
which are in and out of stock depending on when he has them available, but his
main subscriptions can be purchased monthly or as a one-time only order and can
be cancelled or skipped at any time which is great.
Magic Mailer
$57.99
- 5+ Mystery
Disney Japan items. Including 1-2 Tokyo Park Exclusives
- Free limited
mailer customization – where Michael emails you to ask your preferences for
your mail, but this won’t be around forever as I imagine as the company grows
the harder this will become to do.
- One entry
into the monthly Patreon giveaway
- Ships every
month
- 2 Shipping
Options: Free Standard (2-6 Weeks) or Expedited Shipping (1 Week and $10)
Mini Magic
Mailer $27.99
- 3-4+ Mystery
Disney Japan items
- Free limited
mailer customization – where Michael emails you to ask your preferences for
your mail, but this won’t be around forever as I imagine as the company grows
the harder this will become to do.
- One entry
into the monthly Patreon giveaway
- Ships every
month
- 2 Shipping
Options: Free Standard (2-6 Weeks) or Expedited Shipping (1 Week and $10)
Gacha Mailer
$52.99
- 7 – 8
Mystery Japanese Gachapon Vending Machine Capsule Toys
- Free limited
mailer customization – where Michael emails you to ask your preferences for
your mail, but this won’t be around forever as I imagine as the company grows
the harder this will become to do.
- One entry
into the monthly Patreon giveaway
- Ships every
month
- 2 Shipping
Options: Free Standard (2-6 Weeks) or Expedited Shipping (1 Week and $10)
Mini Gacha
Mailer $27.99
- 3 – 4
Mystery Japanese Gachapon Vending Machine Capsule Toys
- Free limited
mailer customization – where Michael emails you to ask your preferences for
your mail, but this won’t be around forever as I imagine as the company grows
the harder this will become to do.
- One entry
into the monthly Patreon giveaway
- Ships every
month
- 2 Shipping
Options: Free Standard (2-6 Weeks) or Expedited Shipping (1 Week and $10)
What did I
choose?
I opted for
the classic Magic Mailer costing me $52.99 with the $5 of making it £37.65
which is a great price for 5 plus items especially with 1 to 2 of them being
from the parks which is the main reason I opted for this mailer. Looking at a
lot of peoples unboxing videos they received between 6 and 7 items and I
received 6 in mine .
Not long
after purchasing my mailer I received an email from Michael asking what my
favourite characters are and to be honest I think I gave him more information
than I should but least it would help him choose the right things.
So, I told
him the following;
- Tangled/Rapunzel
- Chip and
Dale
- Donald Duck
- Tower of
Terror
- Pins
- Stationary
- Snacks that
come in collector’s tins
- Any Disney
items that have cute Disney Park food on them
- Key Rings
- Plush Toys
- NO Frozen
Items
After this
he responded very quickly to tell me it would take a week or so to get my items
and ship them out to me which from that point would take 2-4 weeks with the
longest being 2-6 weeks. But to my surprise 2 days after ordering the mailer
mine was shipped on the 19th February which meant he must have
already had or found the most perfect items for me. My mailer took exactly 2 weeks to come and arrived on the 5th March.
What’s
Inside:
Inside my mailer I got a variety of difference items suiting my preferences and he couldn't have picked better items. I got such a mix of things which was amazing, I'm glad I gave him lots of choice so there is more variety.
Tokyo Disneyland Resort Chip, Dale and Donald Candy
With mentioning I love Chip and Dale and Donald I was really surprised to pull out a bag of soft candies with these three on the front. The packaging is just so amazing especially as it includes both Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland on the front. These are soft candies that taste like soda and cola which are two of my favourite flavours of Japanese candies.
Donald Slipper Socks
I didn't actually mention I LOVE socks but when I saw these inside they were an immediate win. Over in Japan they have a lot of clothes are this style where it just includes lots of the same character but doing different expressions or poses. I love that these are also bed socks which actually are really fluffy on the inside which I didn't notice right away.
Chip and Dale Memo Pad
STATIONARY!!! Another thing I mentioned and big hit with me, as I work in an office I am always using notebooks and memo pads to make lists and leave notes so I'm super excited to receive these.
Chip and Dale Ufufy
I hadn't actually jumped on the Ufufy band wagon yet because I was worried it would go the same way my Tsum Tsum collection did out of control although funnily enough I did nearly actually buy these two little guys as they were the only ones out of the whole collection I really wanted so I'm glad I didn't now as I think these are more special coming from Japan.
Rapunzel Notebook
How beautiful is this notebook? I love this scene from the movie and all the added star consolations on the front as well are such a great added extra especially the one of Pascal. Inside is simple lined paper with a space to write the date which will be perfect for making notes in meetings or making lists.
Rapunzel Sweet Tin
I think this has to be one of my favourite items in the whole mail, I mentioned that I loved souvenir tins and when I felt one inside I was so excited. I had seen on his page a cute Mickey and Minnie one so my first instinct was that was what I had gotten but when I saw that it was purple and I pulled it out the bag to see this I squealed with excitement as I had never seen anything like this before. The design on the front is super cute and from another one of my favourite bits in the movie.
I knew inside there would be some sort of chocolate or candy and I expected them to all be Rapunzel but here came another squeal as I saw there were mixed packets featuring Cinderella, Belle and Ariel in the same cute designs, the packaging is just adorable. I have only tried the Punzie candy at the moment and it was a small purple heart that tasted of grape another one of my favourite flavours.
Overall
Opinion:
During my mini unboxing video which you can check out on my highlights on my Instagram I couldn't stop saying cute or super cute which is exactly what I wanted. Honestly this is one of my favourite subscriptions at the moment and I want to start getting this regularly because the effort Michael has put in to making this is incredible he couldn't have got my mailer more spot on if he tried, I loved every item inside and I think these will make the most amazing presents.
Everything in this mailer put a massive smile on my face and I recommend this everyone who loves Disney and wants to experience the amazing Japanese merchandise available.
Whether he keeps customisation free all the time who knows but I would actually pay for this service if he was to give it as an extra option. I can't thank him enough for all my goodies they are amazing and getting me even more excited for November!
Thank you
for reading. I purchased my Magic Mailer with my own money and was NOT paid to
review this by Tokyo Kawaii Club.
So this is the tin I could feel when I had a squish of my mailer and the item that when I took a sneak peak I saw first. I love the range of tins they have to offer in Tokyo so when I was lucky enough to receive another one and in this amazing Chip and Dale style I was so excited. Inside are really cute Chip and Dale cookies and both taste slightly different.
I actually saw somebody get this in they're mailer the other day so to find this inside mine to I was super excited. I love that its in a different style to the usual Rapunzel merchandise you can get and that she is sleeping or relaxing. The purple bow is a nice added bonus but I probably wont use the Key Chain as I don't want it to get scratched or ruined.
Camp Woodchuck is actually on one of my lists for somewhere I may eat when I visit Tokyo Disneyland in November as its based on my favourite family. When I saw this at first I though the pen was separate but on closer inspection I realised it was a post card and pen set which is really cool and I love that the pen is off the same scene.
Another item I was hoping would be in my mailer! Every so often Michael puts out a post on Instagram showing some of the cool merch he is picking up and asks which people would choose and I did comment on this one. Whether he makes a note of what people say who knows but I love this button and design and will be adding it to my button for when I visit DLP in October.
I'm so in love with these little guys, I actually prefer the smaller two sets to the bigger ones you can get. I'm not sure why but the mini ones just look super cute so two have these in my collection is brilliant.
How adorable are these? Like the attention to detail even down to the strawberries and cream on the little plate backing card. I love stationary and things that are just so handy when you work in an office.
