Hello!Project English Store

[Shoujo Q]

For those living under a rock, like Prinny Squad, JapanFiles is opening up a online American Hello!Project store.



Official Link: http://www.hellostoreusa.com/



[center]Store opens October 1st!

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Update from Japanfiles~ <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistling:' />

Over 1,000 individual pieces are in stock for over 250 items, including photo cards, books, towels, phone straps, fans, and T-shirts. Featured artists include Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Melon Kinenbi, Ongaku Gatas, Aya Matsuura, Natsumi Abe, and more. All items are in stock and ready to ship immediately.



HelloStoreUSA will ship items to fans in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Flat rate shipping is available for all orders.



The first stage of products featured in the HelloStoreUSA catalog will focus on tour goods from past and present Hello! Project and UFA artists. Additional tour items and non-tour goods are scheduled to be added in the coming months.



Fans are encouraged to give feedback on what artists and items they would like to see added to the store.

Contact information will be listed on the HelloStoreUSA website.

[AEUGNewtype]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss, Berryz, C-ute and Matsuura merchandise for cheap. This better be true.

[Prinny Squad]

Yay! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistling:' />



And don't call me out of the loop, I've been too busy looking for China Yell.

[eri]

Hooray! I hope they sell everything - like the fans and photos too, not just cds.

[EmEl]

It's been coming soon since July.



But, yeah, I did notice that new picture. At least that's a little more informative.

[kitaoji]

^like what EmEl said, they said it'd be running around August, and it's almost October...



But if it's cheaper than paying a 22% commission, I'll jump on it!



Interestingly, I believe Japanfiles said they weren't releasing any more H!P CDs (this came up in the Nanchatte Ren'ai thread in JPM, I think). Does anyone know how well received the CDs were? At AX all of the goods sold out like hotcakes, but maybe there were more CDs in stock or something.

[EmEl]

One time I poked around on their forums out of boredom, and (in response to how well the CDs sold) they said something like "fan support at the Expo was amazing." I guess this means they sold really, really well. I would have to assume that they probably wouldn't have sold so well if it were just online sales. I would guess that, without a convention driving sales, singles wouldn't sell very much because of the price, but I would hope they do any future albums as CDs.

[Shoujo Q]

Update from Japanfiles~ <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

Over 1,000 individual pieces are in stock for over 250 items, including photo cards, books, towels, phone straps, fans, and T-shirts. Featured artists include Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Melon Kinenbi, Ongaku Gatas, Aya Matsuura, Natsumi Abe, and more. All items are in stock and ready to ship immediately.



HelloStoreUSA will ship items to fans in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Flat rate shipping is available for all orders.



The first stage of products featured in the HelloStoreUSA catalog will focus on tour goods from past and present Hello! Project and UFA artists. Additional tour items and non-tour goods are scheduled to be added in the coming months.



Fans are encouraged to give feedback on what artists and items they would like to see added to the store.

Contact information will be listed on the HelloStoreUSA website.

The store is opening October 1st, get your credit cards ready! xD

[Ap2000]

[quote name='PQ' post='69251' date='Sep 22 2009, 11:01 PM']For those living under a rock[/quote]



Hey, just because I'm european and don't know about your fancy american store ! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... dammit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />



But thanks for informing me, this really does sound interesting. It'd be awesome if they'd send their stuff to Europe too, but I guess that's pretty much not going to happen. (Though I'm happy with my 5 JunJun fotos and 10th anniversary singles cd)



EDIT:

Oh gahd, I just read the thing with shipping to Europe.

[Joel]

[quote name='PQ' post='69292' date='Sep 23 2009, 11:38 AM']The store is opening October 1st, get your credit cards ready! xD[/quote]



That's the day I get paid! SWEET! Thanks for the info!



I wonder if this means they'll start selling shirts that are larger than large. That would be a dream come true. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Special Needs Tricycle]

I CAN FINALLY ADORN MY DS WITH AN AIRI STRAP!



Yeah, I wonder what they're going to do with T-shirts. I probably won't buy one unless they looked ridiculously awesome and weren't obviously about J-Pop or whatever (Like Pumo's shirts! I would wear that!), but if I did, I have a feeling Japanese size shirts won't fit people 6 feet+. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Shoujo Q]

From Hello!Blog (They got a sneek peek of the site before it goes live.) Prices! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />



$6.00 - £3.19 Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - 2L Photo Set 1 - Ai Takahashi



$17.00 - £9.04 Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Microfiber Mini-Towel - Ai Takahashi



$17.00 - £9.04 Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Mirror Ball Phone Strap - Ai Takahashi



$23.00 - £12.23 Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Muffler Towel - Aika Mitsui



$10.00 - £5.32 Resonant Live Autumn '08 Tour - L Photo Set A - Group



$39.00 - £20.74 Resonant Live Autumn '08 Tour - Microfiber Sports Towel - Ai Takahashi



$7.00 - £3.72 C-ute Spring Tour 2009 / ABC - Solo Fan - Chisato Okai



$17.00 - ££9.04 C-ute Spring Tour 2009 / ABC - Visual Book



$7.00 - £3.72 C-ute Summer Tour 2009 / Cutie JUMP! - L Limited Mail Order Photo Set (Group)

[Special Needs Tricycle]

Prices from the original tours:



500yen - Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - 2L Photo Set 1 - Ai Takahashi



1,500yen - Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Microfiber Mini-Towel - Ai Takahashi



1,500yen - Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Mirror Ball Phone Strap - Ai Takahashi



2,000yen - Platinum 9 DISCO Summer '09 Tour - Muffler Towel - Aika Mitsui



900yen - Resonant Live Autumn '08 Tour - L Photo Set A - Group



3,500yen - Resonant Live Autumn '08 Tour - Microfiber Sports Towel - Ai Takahashi



600yen - C-ute Spring Tour 2009 / ABC - Solo Fan - Chisato Okai



1,500yen - C-ute Spring Tour 2009 / ABC - Visual Book



500yen - C-ute Summer Tour 2009 / Cutie JUMP! - L Limited Mail Order Photo Set (Group)



So prices are hiked up, but not more than 1-5-ish dollars. Not too bad.

[furuya]

Credit card at the ready!

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='69296' date='Sep 23 2009, 01:26 PM']I CAN FINALLY ADORN MY DS WITH AN AIRI STRAP!



Yeah, I wonder what they're going to do with T-shirts. I probably won't buy one unless they looked ridiculously awesome and weren't obviously about J-Pop or whatever (Like Pumo's shirts! I would wear that!), but if I did, I have a feeling Japanese size shirts won't fit people 6 feet+. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



They're actually pretty huge because they're made for big fat wota. There was a shirt with the Risa set that I got from Rainbow 7, and it was enormous on me - Pi said her Miki shirt was huge too, and she's much taller than me xD As for how ridiculous they look, I think it depends on the tour and the girl you like. My Risa shirt was lime green and had a big tour logo + her name on it in white. They were SUPPOSED to also include a big picture of each girl's drawing of a rainbow which would have been really cute, but the first set ran out so I just had Risa's rainbow drawing as a tiny ass logo on the sleeve sewn on with itchy plastic thread <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /sleep.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lmfao:' /> So here's hoping for some JunJun stuff with a less obnoxious color. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> My credit card is ready too! I hope they don't sell out of everyting too fast, 1000ish pieces for 250 items doesn't sound like much, especially considering they'll be shipping to so many countries.

[Pucchi-Mo]

[quote name='TnB' post='69310' date='Sep 23 2009, 09:16 PM']My Risa shirt was lime green and had a big tour logo + her name on it in white. They were SUPPOSED to also include a big picture of each girl's drawing of a rainbow which would have been really cute, but the first set ran out so I just had Risa's rainbow drawing as a tiny ass logo on the sleeve sewn on with itchy plastic thread <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /sleep.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lmfao:' /> So here's hoping for some JunJun stuff with a less obnoxious color. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> My credit card is ready too! I hope they don't sell out of everyting too fast, 1000ish pieces for 250 items doesn't sound like much, especially considering they'll be shipping to so many countries.[/quote]

JunJun is dark blue.

[EmEl]

Yeah, my Mano shirt is one-size-fits-all-wota. Sure, I'm not near 6 feet, but it was way too big.

[freezingkiss]

Post this to 4 years ago. This would have been awesome then.

[Special Needs Tricycle]

[quote name='freezingkiss' post='69324' date='Sep 24 2009, 10:59 AM']Post this to 4 years ago. This would have been awesome then.[/quote]

Actually, no, it's awesome now.

[Shoujo Q]

Considering you can purchase items from H!P past, I'll have to agree 100% and say yes, this is pretty damn awesome.

[Melon]

They better have some MKB merch too! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />

[Joel]

Is there a specific time it opens tomorrow? Because I'll be ready at midnight. XD Would this be midnight eastern? PLEASE GOD DON'T LET IT BE MIDNIGHT PACIFIC.

[furuya]

Store's been open for a little while now!

[Shoujo Q]

It's... so beautiful! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... pyeyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' />



They need more photo albums though. All I found was one for Aya. :<

[stoveroad]

I'm compelled to buy a photo set of Melon Kinenbi dressed as Holsteins, but at the same time I know most of this crap I would be embarrassed to own even privately. I'll just hold on to my money and hope for some worthwhile DVD's.

[EmEl]

[quote name='Peking Duck' post='69670' date='Oct 1 2009, 07:15 AM']I'm compelled to buy a photo set of Melon Kinenbi dressed as Holsteins, but at the same time I know most of this crap I would be embarrassed to own even privately. I'll just hold on to my money and hope for some worthwhile DVD's.[/quote]

Yeah, I was looking at things and suddenly though to myself "Wait, why am I even thinking about spending 6 dollars on two photographs?" <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' /> Although, I was thinking about buying a wristband, but I couldn't find a single one on the site.

[Vikitty]

23 DOLLARS FOR SHIPPING. FUCK THAT. A fucking keychain and photos can EASILY go first-class.



What a joke!

[Shoujo Q]

[quote name='Valerie' post='69678' date='Oct 1 2009, 11:27 AM']23 DOLLARS FOR SHIPPING. FUCK THAT. A fucking keychain and photos can EASILY go first-class.



What a joke![/quote]



They also have flat-rate shipping. Which is much cheaper. Only oversized items cost more.

[Vikitty]

Apparently internationally, that is the only choice. Bullshit.



EMS right from Japan costs half that much!

[EmEl]

There seems to be both options for international shipping. The shipping info page says international flat rate is $14.00. Which is still sort of ridiculous for Canada.