Born Rich

Hello Kitty, the mouthless cat turned global icon of cuteness, is all the rage these days among children and pretty young women. The cute Hello Kitty has always been a symbol of friendship and happiness. But now, after we have seen so many luxury Hello Kitty products on the shelves, it looks like they have become more of a fashion statement. Here is a list of the most cherished Hello Kitty products meant for uber-rich only.

Hello Kitty Platinum Miniature

Priced at $163,000, the 590-g platinum miniature of the feminine feline has seven hair ribbons made of gems including diamond, ruby, pink sapphire, amethyst and blue topaz. This is the most expensive Hello Kitty thing in the world till date.

Hello Kitty Doghouse

Luxury has its own meaning for everyone. If you are an uber-rich fashion-conscious pet owner and looking forth to some exclusive treatment for your beloved dog, you really need to take a look at the crystal-studded Hello Kitty doghouse. The magnificent fancy residence offers enough space to fit a small lapdog like a chihuahua or terrier. Festooned with 7,600 crystal beads, this fancy residence has a pillow in the shape of Hello Kitty’s face. Priced at $31,660.

Hello Kitty ‘Maneki Neko’ doll

The centerpiece at a Hello Kitty Selection event at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Tokyo was a Hello Kitty doll made of 62,000 Swarovski crystals. Posed as a maneki neko (a good money fortune symbol in Japan), the dazzling doll was being showcased along with around 800 unique Hello Kitty products, including the crystal-studded Hello Kitty doghouse. Priced at 8 million yen ($66,115).

Hello Kitty diamond convertible pendant

The “Hello Kitty Collection by Kimora Lee Simmons” makes abundant use of diamonds, precious and semi-precious stones. The nine-carat diamond convertible pendant/brooch is priced at more than $50,000.

Fender’s limited edition Hello Kitty Guitar

If you love to play guitar then get ready to roll out your treasured cash for getting yourself what is desirable for every music-lover, Fender’s limited edition Hello Kitty Guitar! The exclusive guitar was available for sale in Japan for a hefty $22,000.

Hello Kitty robot

For the price of this single Hello Kitty robot, you could buy a Hello Kitty guitar, Hello Kitty iPod mini, Hello Kitty gold business card, and some other Kitty stuff. But, tell me one thing, what could be the perfect companion to your kid other than a Hello Kitty robot? The beautiful Hello Kitty robot can communicate with you in Hello Kitty’s voice.

The adorable robot can chat with you in 3 different situations, as a close friend, with the family, and as a guessing game. The robot is intelligent too as it features face recognition through a CMOS sensor and voice recognition through a microphone so that it can keep your secrets. Priced at $6,299.

Hello Kitty diamond jewelry

From the pop-culture crazy company Sanrio, here is a new glossy Hello Kitty thing for you to spend your hard-earned money money on. It’s a $4250 pave diamond ring for all the Hello Kitty fans

Hello Kitty Gold Figures & Pendants

These gold figures and pendants have been specially made by Sanrio for the Hello Kitty lovers. A single figure will cost over $200 ($2400 for the set) plus another $1500 ($125 each) for the pendant set. So, the cost of whole set totals to $4000.

Pink Hello Kitty Laptop

This cute Hello Kitty laptop in glittering crystals is directly from the house of Japanese electronics maker NEC. The laptop was developed in collaboration with Sanrio and uses 299 Swarovski crystals to depict four hearts and the bubbly feline head wearing a pink bow and crown. The specs include Windows Vista operating system, 10GB hard disk drive and 1GB of memory. Available for $1650 by Internet order only in Japan.