Strapya World Roomy Room

March 24, 2010

Hi all! Elite 8 here. I had a great time in Odawara, but I am back in Dallas, TX... for now. I'm hoping that the Japanese Embassy will grant me a work visa so I can return and see my co-workers again!

But in the meantime, my co-workers have been doing a FANTASTIC job developing new kawaii products for your enjoyment! Have you been visiting the Strapya website lately? If not, here's some of what you've missed!!

Did you ever think you'd see the day when someone plugged a Mickey Mouse Speaker into a Hello Kitty MP3 Player? This is now a possibility with two of Strapya's newest products from it's spring line. An icon from the east meets a legend from the west. This is one interesting game of cat-and mouse!!

Also, coming out very soon, is Strapya's Itazura Coin Bank, which is currently available via pre-order. This money-grabbing dog or cat will help you save your hard-earned change in no time!

Until next time!!
Elite 8

Drew "Elite 8" Waggoner Arrives to Strapya World

Yo! Drew here, the newest addition to the StrapyaNext International Team! I will be helping contribute to this blog for the foreseeable future, so let me fill you in on some of my first experiences in Japan!!

It would have been a daunting task to try and navigate the complex train systems of Japan by myself. I've never left the United States before, but fortunately, my translator and guide, Kosuke Fujii-san helped me make it to the city of Odawara (StrapyaNext's base of operations) safe and sound!

Everything has been fantastic here! The food is awesome, the people are extremely kind, and I have never seen cleaner streets among major business districts in my lifetime. From tall buildings to bright lights to an amazing ocean view, Japan has many things that I would love to get used to!

There was a tsunami that hit Japan on Friday night! Fortunately my location in Odawara was largely unaffected. However, I sincerely hope that there weren't any casualties and hope for the well being of everyone in the area.

On Saturday night, Fujii-san took me to Shinjyuku, a part of the greater Tokyo area. There were more lights and sounds around than I had ever experienced in the states! The buildings were lit up everywhere, and I didn't see a structure shorter than 10 stories anywhere! One arcade had 5 stories of a huge building dedicated to a multitude of games. Maybe I'm just used to the simpler life.

Once I got used to the vertical nature of the structures of Japan, I got to see some differences in the functionality of different places of business. For example, the hotel room I was allowed to stay in has one faucet that controls the water in both the sink and the shower! What a space saver!! Then on Saturday morning, Kobayashi-san, Mihirogi-san, and Fujii-san took me to a driving range. I personally am used to a cart driving around to pick up the used golf balls, but here in Japan, the range was located on a large slope, to the point where golf balls rolled back down a hill, and no one had to drive around to collect the excess!

Today was my first day on the job, and I'm extremely fortunate to have co-workers that are being very helpful and kind to me! Fortunately, I am learning things that I can do to contribute to the well-being of the company.

But ANYWAYS, enough about me. What about you? Do you have any ideas that you would like to have in a cell phone case or accessory, like maybe this one??
http://www.strapya-world.com/categories/12_34_4791_5042.html
Feel free to provide your feedback!!!

Sincerely,
Drew.

Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu~~~

(It is a pleasure to work with you!)

Strapya World Finally Invades Facebook!!

Hello Strapya fans!

I hope you had a great Valentine's Day!

Anyway, I wanted to write about the fact Strapya World finally has a group in Facebook! It is open to anybody with an Facebook account, so please find our group and join us! I will make sure you will receive some special news that would only be notified to the Strapya World Facebook Group members! Go to Facebook, and type in "Strapya World", and I am pretty sure you can find our group on it! Join Us!!!!

Also, I wanted to talk about some of our new products. The Game & Watch Keychains are out as an pre-order item, which would be released in April. If you are a fan of classic and vintage video games, you should pre-order these asap!

Also, we have lots of new products, such as the Sakura Kitty straps, SEGA GENESIS Card Case (my personal fave!!), and Doraemon Darake, so please go to www.strapya-world.com and check out all of the coolest cell phone goods, toys, and gadgets from Japan!!

Have a great day!

FKO

Strapya's Kawaii Model:: AYA chan

tomo writes::

Hiya~ "\(^o^*) I'd been in Shanghai, China for the last two months.

Sorry for my loooooooooooong absense and even not to give you any update in the blog!

The problem is that the Typebad Blog, as other major worlds-famous blog services, was unavailable there (;___;), anwy, please forgive me this belated new post m(u _ u;)m

So while I was out for the trip, what did you find in the strapya-world.com store??

Didn't you see any big change made since Jan?

Yes, we're so proud that we finally had our own private model, AYA (aya chan)!

She's been everywhere in the store already. So I was quite hesitant cuz we hadn't introduced her to you, to all your strapya pals.

Here is quick bio and introduction of hers::

 

Name:: AYA 

Sex:: female

Height:: 162cm (5"3)

Weight:: equivalent to that of 6 apples

Blood Type:: Type O (<--- amazingly same as tomo, lucky her!)

AGE:: born in 1988

Favorite Character:: DORAEMON

Language:: JAPANESE (wanna learn and speak English someday...)

Favorite Game:: Final Fantasy (any series)

Favorite Singer:: No Doubt (underneath it all)

Cell Phone Charm bought most recently:: Mameshiba Cell Phone Charm

An Item wanna buy in the next:: Disney Hand Linker Neck Cell Phone Strap

Product Page loves the most with her:: Hello Kitty Year Phone , YKK Zipper Phone Charm

Dream:: News Reporter, Interviewer

Favorite Food:: Curry with Rice with some Coconut Flavor but not hot one!

Brands loves the most:: Strapya World (YAY!!), Marc Jacobs

Cosmetics:: Shiseido, MAC and Fancl

Next Trip (would be...):: Hong Kong, San Francisco or London to Paris

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and here are some off-recorded backstage photos!!

Kosuke secretly took her photos, yeah! he did such a sneaky great job, thanks Kosuke!!

 

Photoshoot, the Day I:: MP3 CARD Player 

She was a bit nervous and the weather was chilly cold.

And we were also kinda odd as it was our first time to do such a thing but it was full of fun!

She did really well in the end~ ;)
 

 

Photoshoot, the Day I:: Doraemon Key Chain

We were not supposed to give her that Doraemon Plush key chain but did it.

Weather was cold, we were all nervous as we didn't know what to do to do things well.

While we were in such a mood, wow! she suddenly started smiling and stroking the doraemon :D) So we thought we should take some photos of her with Doraemon (*^o^*)

Through such an experience, we learened how to keep up with photoshoot in a good mood to take awesome photos!

 

Photoshoot, the Day II:: after photoshoot

Look! yeah, it seemed like she was totally relaxed and became professional for photos!

AYA is still pretty young and she might need more improvements to be professional.

But please cheer her up and expect new her listed in the site every once in a while.

You'll see how she grow up fast as a model and please expect the next photoshoot, see ya!

- tomo

Strapya Holiday Sale 2009!!

What's up, everybody?

Alright, before I write about anything, you really need to tell me to post more blogs on this thing...I tell you what...If I do not write for 1 week straight, go ahead and email me at kosuke@strapya.com and tell me to write more stuff! I need your help!!

Let's get into the topic of this blog. This time I would like to write about the Strapya Holiday Sale 2009!! To make sure we help you make things easy for this year's holiday season, we have picked some of our best-selling items, and some of the products that we think would make the perfect holiday presents for your friends and loved ones. Also, to make sure we save your wallet a little bit, we have a secret code which you can type in when you place an order that would save you 10% from your order! What is that secret code!? Go to www.strapya-world.com to find out!! 

We didn't stop there! We are also offering 3 times the amount of Strapya Points for all purchases you make during the Strapya Holiday Sale 2009! We are offering all of these awesome things to each and every single one of you because we would like for all of you to have the best holiday season of your life this year! The sales will be going on until December 27th, so don't miss out!

On behalf of the entire Strapya World staff, I hope you have the greatest and blessed holiday this year! As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at world@strapya.com!

Have a great day!!

FKO