The full line of tokidoki for Hello Kitty clothing and tokidoki summer Nautical collection clothing is up now at Trendy Stars and The Giant Peach. These crab shorts are so cute!
Trendy Stars also just added some new tokidoki watches – the Solar Watch, the Pasta Mia watch, and this new one that I haven’t seen anywhere else yet:
And as some of you already noticed (thanks to nxdlamb & Lashonne for e-mailing me the heads up), the tokidoki.it store added this cute new Donutella t-shirt design:
Annnnnd – Tara let me know that the tokidoki.it store added the tokidoki for Onitsuka sneakers for pre-order too! There are 3 styles up so far:
shoes* XP
yeah! how do we pre-order the shoes??? no more buttons.
Jamie – i never recieved one email update @ the delays until i contacted you…. no one is hating, it’s just that people are giving you their $$$ & you are not keeping them in the loop, think @ how we feel… that cash doesn’t just come out of thin air.
japanlajamie – Just like lisa, i also didn’t get a email notification about the HK items being delayed. I found it out on my own from your responses on message boards. Then finally, a few weeks ago it was mentioned in the email announcement for the new TD x HK clothes. But that was being said in general to everyone on JapanLA’s mailing list, not specifically to the people who pre-ordered.
Jamie, I think most people are mad mainly because they were charged upfront more so than the shipment delay. Every place i’ve pre-ordered at works like tokidoki.it works… which is best explained the way Danielle from tokidoki.it put it a few comments above: “Our customers are not charged until the order ships out. Your bank has authorized your card but not charged you at this time.”
Having to pay upfront was not expected by most in turn was very upsetting.
(I didn’t skim through the comments above so I’m aware this may have already been pointed out.)
Jamie, they have a point. Why charge immediately on a pre-order and then not keep in touch in the customers if something happens like a delay? That’s very misleading.
I’m guessing I’m getting the shoes anyway, seeing that I asked to cancel on the very last minute thinking that tokidoki.it cancelled my order. Oh well then.
Danielle- it’s may 22nd!! have our shoes been shipped?
our online store automatically charges when you order on there and everyone knew they were getting charged right away…it wouldn’t have been an issue if the items arrived on time…the main issue is the stuff is not here yet…i apologize…i do the best i can answering everyone’s emails and sending updates and everything…it just bums me out to hear everyone attacking us on here…i understand you prepaid for the items and it is frustrating…but the only thing i know is the stuff is still coming…so please email or call me if you would like a refund…thanks…jamie
i am paranoid i wont get my shoes. i preordered, it said may 22nd.when are they shipping? i havent been charged yet. please take my money! take it! i want my shoes haha
lol i want the shoes too! but i haven’t preordered yet…..and i can’t find the add to cart button…does it mean it’s sold out already?! (i’m pretty sure 500 aren’t all gone i hope) and will there be normal ordering soon? ok thanks
J D – if you didn’t preorder between two weeks ago and I think this week, the shoes have been sold out and they’re only available to preorder, so you missed out.
Has anyone gotten any shipping notification on the shoes yet? I keep checking my email and my bank account (to see if I’ve been charged yet)… *impatient dance*
I didn’t get any notification either. :\ Maybe they’re behind.
Hi guys,
My bf ordered the shoes for me and he told me he called yesterday and they told him shipping was delayed because of a typhoon. It probably effected the shoes getting to tokidoki.it. At first I thought he was messing with me, but he swears its true. He even asked the person he talked to if they were serious. (Secretly, I still think he is messing with me, but I see none of you have been charged, etc. so maybe its true…)
Also, I’m thinking that the shoes will be available elsewhere later on because on the tokidoki.it website it says “only 500 pairs available for sale on tokidoki.it!” Which would lead me to believe they will be available elsewhere…but who knows?
Hrmph. Knowing how Tokidoki isn’t sold into mainstream places like a Bob’s or Kohls, and if they were, only certain states got them — if you don’t get one of the 500 pairs of sneakers, you lose out.
The delays are getting ridiculous in any case. -_-;
For anyone that lives in DC/MD/VA area, Macy’s in the Fashion Center at Pentagon City is carrying LOTS of Tokidoki clothing. The hello kitty and nautical lines, as well as some Adios + Ciao Ciao stuff. ^_^
I’m fairly certain these shoes will be available elsewhere. They most probably won’t show up in other stores until later on. I was pleasantly surprised to have found the Fornarina shoes at a shoe store called “Stoneridge” here in Canada. Then again, prices in this country for American products are still sky-high despite the current exchange rate (and of course, there’s a very valid reason for it).
I may just wait for YOOX to get them in. They carry both Tokidoki and Onitsuka Tiger.
Aw man, leave it to natural disasters. That would explain why other places aren’t getting their shipments either.
As far as retail sale (other than the pre-order), a 5/15 post on the tokidoki blog says that the shoes will hit stores in June, so I’m assuming that 500 was for us die hards to get them early, not to mention generate hype.
But, if this delay is correct, it won’t be June until we get ours either. 
If we really do have to wait til June, that kills the whole point of pre-ordering. Tokidoki.it should have at least posted the delay on their website in that case.
Typhoon approaches eastern Japan
by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) May 13, 2008
A strong typhoon was churning in the Pacific Ocean towards Japan on Tuesday, whipping up high waves and packing powerful winds in the Tokyo area, the weather agency said.
Typhoon Rammasun, which means “god of thunder” in Thai, was causing winds of up to 111 kilometres (69 miles) per hour in the ocean off Tokyo Bay, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
But the season’s second typhoon was moving northeast at 35 kilometres an hour and as expected to dissipate in the Pacific Ocean without making landfall.
The typhoon comes 10 days after a devastating cyclone hit Myanmar, which says 62,000 people are dead or missing.
Wow, listen to us bitching about not getting a pair of shoes when there are over 60,000 people dead. I’m going to shut up now. Thanks for posting alli.
60 000 in Burma and 50 000 in China to be exact. Cyclone, earthquake, and now a typhoon?
-_-; I feel like such a prick now that I think about that.
I ordered a pair of the yellow MTs, but now in my order under the item it says Currently unavailable….. is this because of the delay?
Dolly – yes, it’s because of the delay. I asked tokidoki.it about it and they said the shoes wouldn’t ship til between 6/1-6/5.
sanrio.com now has tokidoki x hello kitty clothing/ necklace online =)
Sorry if this question has already been addressed, but I’ve already spent a couple of hours googling this with no luck finding an answer. I’ve read that only 15 US stores will carry the tokidoki for onitsuka tiger shoes. Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, what stores they are? I’m not going to be able to sleep until I have an answer for this. I’d hate to think they’re selling out right now as I sit here just trying to figure out where to find them!
i want to know too…….maybe ebay? (when people get theres) i’m surprised 500 has been sold already though… will they be releasing this in the tokidoki store again bcuz i really want the black and yellow lowcut shoes heh
I emailed my question to tokidoki.it and got this response:
“Thank you for your interest. Please check with your local Nordstrom for the exact availability date but it is due in June.”
Did anyone get their orders processed yet? I emailed and they said the shoes wouldn’t be in til between 6/1-6/5. Today’s 6/6 and I have an inkling something else happened…
…still waiting, and i have emailed tokidoki 3 times total and never gotten a response.anyone else? new dates? since 6/6 has come and gone. im so impatient
x_X I just requested to cancel my order. Though I understand about the delay, but waiting another week or so is just too much!
My bf called them today and they said that they shoes *should* be arriving at tokidoki today. Of course, that’s not a guarantee.
I’m still just waiting. At least they don’t charge you until they ship.
I figure if they get them, they’ll ship by the end of the week…?
Also, there is a short list found here for where the shoes will be sold: http://www.asicsamerica.com/onitsukatiger/tokidoki/
did you try this?
http://www.eilatan.com/m-11-asics-onitsuka-tiger.aspx
Also I heard that Bloomingdales and Barneys co-op will have the shoes..but not sure which location.
Hunty…reading your responses brought back frustrations I had with waitng (impatiently) for the TD/Onitsuja Shoes. I was totally on the same boat with you waiting for a message on TD site atleast but none. Danielle was so patient with my emails though but I finally cancelled the order just yesterday. So whoever was on the waiting list for a womens size 5 can now get a pair. I hope they will be shipped out spon to those who pre-ordered.
Tara – The last response I got was last week asking if the shoes had came in. I emailed them to cancel the order yesterday as well. After the dates that the shoes didn’t arrive, they could have at least contacted me and anyone else who had waited impatiently. :/ So anyone who was waiting on a size 6.5 can get a pair as well.
at least you guys got a response! haha, i dont think they like me.
Actually, I didn’t get a response either after that.
I’m still hanging in there with my order. I emailed Danielle and got the same response as Hunty about when they thought the shoes would arrive, which was last week at this point. I agree that a little better communication is in order. That’s plain old good customer service and PR if they want to keep customers. Still, I don’t want to cancel my order because I still want my shoes!!
Agreed, especially when you’re making them wait 4+ weeks! >_o
I think the shoes shipping today or tomorrow, cause they charged my bf’s card today.
Yay!
I just got a response. The orders are in the process of getting shipped now.
If I was only patient! I see some already on Ebay selling for more!!
I still might get the shoes after all, seeing that danielle said over 100 orders had been processed today. I can only imagine how much people on ebay want them for.
and sure enough, my shoes got shipped too!
My shoes were shipped today as well!! wooo
Mine were shipped too!! Oh joy. I can’t wait the get them.
yay mine shipped too! they will be here on monday it says!
i just got my shoes today! they are so cute! but i’m kinda disappointed they didn’t come with that stuffed tiger keychain i thought we were going to get
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