This is the message that came with the photos:

Got sucked into this store not one, but TWICE with my wife while on vacation in Verona, Italy. Every possible piece of junk they could stick the face onto was there, for sale, and 4x the price in Euros that it should cost. Worst of all, there were THREE floors to this joint. — RT

I know exactly how this poor soul feels because that is exactly what happens every time my wife and I take a trip. Actually it is even worse these days because most of our trips are planned around actually going to see some Hello Kitty event so there is no “chance” in the equation.

I can tell you that there is nothing more disheartening than visiting a country and spending most of your time in Hello Kitty themed shops rather than the historic places that it offers. Just another reason why you never want to find yourself living in Hello Kitty Hell…

Sent in by RT who has already suffered more than I could ever wish upon him as punishment for sending me these photos and getting my wife excited about her next Hello Kitty adventure since he had to spend two afternoons in that ungodly place…

Sent in by Helen

I warned you. I basically wanted to slice my head open — and pour my brains out as well — after wasting a half hour of my life watching that, but then again, that’s a far too common feeling when you live in Hello Kitty Hell…

Sent in by Danny who should have to spend several hours a day listening to Hello Kitty lectures as punishment for ever thinking that sending this video to me could ever produce something positive…

I find it to be most appropriate that there’s a needle stuck inside Hello Kitty’s head and the result of this is to produce a cloud with a bow on it (actually, I thought there was even less up there than water vapor, so I need to apologize and I stand corrected). Beyond that, however, things take a turn for the worse. Hello Kitty Evolution connects her to four main launching points: Strawberry Hospital, Daniel Travel, Mrs. Ribbon Salon and Kitty Cafe.

Of course, the evolution doesn’t stop there and the future expansion doesn’t look pretty. Hello Kitty has targeted Kitty College, Star Museum, Hello Tower, Kuromi Cinema, KT Formula, KT Company Ltd., Kitty Police Station, Badtz Maru Playground, Nekosen Station and Kitty Boutique. Welcome to the world that Hello Kitty envisions for all of you.

We then learn about Kitty’s Experimental City (click on image to enlarge):

Sanrio actually lets it slip that there is such thing as an evil Hello Kitty and I’m pretty sure we all know that she is the one attribute that dominates the people at Sanrio. Kitty’s Experimental City doesn’t do anything to alleviate that concern:

Innocent Kitty, Explorer Kitty, Wise Kitty, Material Kitty, Evil Kitty… which kind of Kitty character will you create? To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Sanrio brings you a brand new adventure collaboration. A mysterious lab is hidden at the back door of the concept store where an experimental city built by Dr. Kitty is located. While you enter the city and venture to get a Kitty ID, Kitty’s evolution will instantly initiate the Nurture project. Each decision you make is going to determine the personality of Hello Kitty and the Laws of Evolution are going to constantly change.

What they conveniently fail to mention is that no matter what evolutionary track takes place, the end result is always world domination by Hello Kitty and you under her watchful eye tagged with the Hello Kitty ID she conveniently microchipped you with. Maybe that Hello Kitty Hell paranoia I have isn’t as far off base from reality as I sometimes imagined…

Sent in by helenkt who should have to submit to the new Hello Kitty world order and be “nurtured” by Hello Kitty for the rest of her life as punishment for sending these to me and confirming that my previous paranoia is actually the truth (at least with the paranoia, I had the hope I could be wrong…).

While my wife likes the Medion S1211 (shown above) which comes in both black and white, the one she really thinks that I need is the Hello Kitty Sotec netbook:

There must be something in the Hello Kitty fanatic brain that just doesn’t get the fact that grown men with Hello Kitty gadgets is not only creepy to anyone that sees them, but also greatly increases the chances that they will be spending the night in jail. It certainly looks like I may be facing this unfortunate situation in the near future if my wife has her way — just one more tragedy waiting to become reality in Hello Kitty Hell…

While this should have been a warning to the general public that the evil feline’s goal of taking over everything on earth is progressing as planned, I have no doubt that Sanrio was giggling the entire week with the portrayal of Hello Kitty as a perfect example of credit card abuse and mass consumption gone mad. They know that while normal people will look at this and shake their head in disbelief, Hello Kitty fanatics will only have frozen smiles on their faces of as drool seeps out the side of their mouths knowing that they must have it. As my wife so eloquently summed it up upon seeing the video, “Now every Hello Kitty fan in the US is going to have a Hello Kitty credit card.” Hello Kitty Hell never ends…

Sent in by Deborah who should have Hello Kitty credit card nightmares each night for the rest of her life for thinking that passing this along to me could ever be a good idea…

Imagine having to look at that desk every day you come into work. Now imagine that kind of Hello Kitty coverage over your entire house and having to live there 24/7/365. That is what I live with. My wife calls it Hello Kitty Heaven (and after seeing this photo has decided that we just may need some more Hello Kitty in our house), but I imagine that if you are part of the population that hasn’t been served the Hello Kitty Kool Aid, you get an inkling of what Hello Kitty Hell is like…

Sent in by Cinomed who should have to work at a desk like this for the rest of her life as punishment for thinking for even a split second that showing me something like this could ever be a good idea…

Instead of a regular hole punch, this hole punch stamps out Hello Kitty’s face (yes, it made me gag too). While this may at first appear to be only mildly annoying, in the hands of a Hello Kitty fanatic it is non stop torture. Every single celebration of any kind, bags full of Hello Kitty face confetti get thrown all over the house. Even with the Hello Kitty vacuum cleaner, the Hello Kitty confetti finds its way into nooks and crevices so that it continues to show up for the entire week. Of course, within that week, another event worth celebrating (at least in the Hello Kitty fanatic’s mind) has occurred meaning there is a never ending supply of Hello Kitty confetti that is found in our house. Just one more aspect of living in Hello Kitty Hell…

Sent in by Lilavati (via HelloKittyMuseum) who should have to suffer Hello Kitty hole punches all over her body for thinking even for a split second that sending me this photo could ever be a good idea…

The pocket calendar card is covered with 0.6 grams of 99.99% gold – who else but Hello Kitty would charge $57 (6,300 yen) for you to find out the date? Of course, you probably already know why this scares the hell out of me. With Sanrio’s current quest to cover everything you put into your purse with 99.99% gold, it shouldn’t be long before they apply this to the Hello Kitty condom and make a special set of them as well – and that really would be Hello Kitty Hell…

While it isn’t too hard to see the irony of a savings account created by a character whose sole purpose is to separate you from your money, it still will likely be a grand success since Hello Kitty fanatics can’t resist anything that’s Hello Kitty. The banking account does seem to me to come with the perfectly appropriate logo for a Hello Kitty bank account: A big Hello Kitty in blue flipping you off.

Yes, I realize that this is merely the “classic” Hello Kitty style, but it seems to me that the creators at Sanrio knew where things were going and planted a little humor into her design (or reality in the case of those of us living in Hello Kitty Hell).

So what exactly do you get for opening a Hello Kitty bank account?

Dah Sing Bank brings to you the first Hello Kitty Consolidated Account. This Hello Kitty account integrates the benefits of both a savings & checking account and you will receive all the associated Hello Kitty stationery: a unique Hello Kitty monthly statement, and an ATM card & cheque book, so you can enjoy managing your finances with Hello Kitty.

Upon opening a Hello Kitty Consolidated Account, you can enjoy a Hello Kitty statement, ATM Card and Cheque Book specially designed for fans of Hello Kitty. The ATM card will also be provided free of charge so that you can enjoy yourself while managing your finances with this adorable Hello Kitty stationery.

I’m sure that Hello Kitty will be the one enjoying herself as you manage your finances with her as she subliminally sends you messages to spend all your money on her. Of course, my wife thinks this is a wonderful idea and wishes that she could get an account like this at a bank near us which means they will likely be sprouting up left and right in the years to come. Just one more thing to look forward to in Hello Kitty Hell…

Sent in by several readers including Jennifer, hksings, dmorph and ley (via dah sing bank) who all should just turn all your money over to the evil feline right now for even thinking that showing something like this to my wife would be a good idea.