Every Little Thing

does anyone know if this place relocated anywhere??? It was the best place for everything! I haven’t found anywhere that compares to this. star music in chinatown doesn’t have half the stuff ELT had. :(

ugh I happened to wander by the area today and noticed that the store is gone :(there was a 50% off sign and most of the things were gone… so sad! I should ahve stocked up on those eyelashes!!! :(

This place is small, but loaded with cute options, but things in here were definitely overpriced… still fun to explore if you’re in the area and are a big kawaii stationery fan.

Hello Kitty overload!!! This place literally shits cute Japanese characters like it’s nobody’s business. Haha, I really shouldn’t use the word ‘literally’ so loosely.
Sure, some of the attempts at deep phrases are lost in translation and end up leaving you confused but hey, Chococat is on the cover so who cares?! I always stop by this store when I’m in the area and window shop. This place is a little pricey with some of their things, like their plush dolls. But I’ll indulge in a pencil or two when I can spare the money.
Great place to look for cute gifts! A his and her Pucca and Garu plush doll, perhaps? This place has such a wide variety of random stuff, it’s awesome! They have pens, pencils, cell phone charms, plush dolls, origami paper, notebooks, tissues that come in cute packaging (I’m guilty of buying these), and they even have stuff like hair accessories and face masks! Love it.
Back when Allston was a complete dump, this place was like a beacon of light on the street. But it’s still awesome today, regardless of the fact that Allston traded in their hoodlums for hipsters and college students, haha.

Never would expected to find a place like this! It is so cute! I also didn’t expect to find Kpop posters and little key chains! This store is very useful to to a friend a small birthday gift!

I’ve only been there once, but I love it! All my childhood dreams come true with little domo keychains, cute gel pens, and japanese bags. I bought a bag there for $ 30 on sale and I’ve been getting constant compliments. They have a lot of cute stuff and I’ll be sure to come back. The only down side is that it’s really small and can feel crowded with other ppl walking around.

Love Love Love this place! I could stay in this store forever. They have the cutest selection of affordable accessories around. The staff is always friendly and very helpful. I would certainly recommend taking a look especially if you are a Sanrio/​Hello Kitty junkie like myself.

I came here all the time and bought a lot stuff. One day I bought an iphone case for my sister and I did ask the girl who works there for the EXCHANGE if my sister doesnt like the color. She said YES. After 2 hours I came back with the unboxed case and wish I could Exchange but she said I cant because of smt that I couldnt even understand her assent. This is the 1^st time that I ever exchanged smt there and that was what happened to me.
Try to Exchange smt there and see if you COULD
I HATE this store now and I did really regret bcoz i already spent lost of $$$ there

I have a confession to make.
I’m 27 years old, but I love Every Little Thing because they sell Hello Kitty gel pens. Is there anything that makes taking notes more fun than pulling out a sparkly pen with cute Hello Kitty faces all over it? Confession #2: I also have a pink sparkly pen with a Hello Kitty face on the end that LIGHTS UP. I think it’s okay if my pens were made for a nine year-​old, don’t you?
I just can’t let my boss/​professors/​boyfriend see.

I absolutely love cute things and this place is fulllll of it! Lots of stationery, pencil cases, cute hair accessories, notebooks and cell phone charms. Unfortunately, they opened later than I hoped (since I was only visiting and have a fixed schedule) and the place is pretty small and uncomfortably warm. The surrounding neighborhood is not one to really enjoy either. lots of semi-​run down places.
But if you really like Sanrio, San-​X and other similar cute things, definitely make a stop here if you’re in the area.

This is seriously the cutest store in Boston. I can’t go in there and NOT drop $ 100, which is probably why I try to avoid going more than once a month. It has everything from cute notebooks with cutesy nonsensical sayings, Sanrio plush toys, pencil sharpers, lunchboxes, clothes, and random Asian beauty products. I just adore this store. It’s a little pricey, but Sanrio products usually are. You can find cheap pencils and notebooks though. It’s the plush toys that are crazy expensive, and even then, I can’t resist a huge stuffed Chocolat toy. I got a Hello Kitty waffle maker and toaster here, and you know what, if loving it is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

«Simplism: Continuous efforts resulted in a good success. Give it the old college try.» So dictates the cute little notebook I picked up at Every Little Thing the other night. I am a sucker for Engrish, particularly that of the inspirational variety.
When I lived in Taiwan, stores like ELT were a dime a dozen. One could never have enough stationery, clothing, bags, toys, or accessories depicting bizarre English phrases and unbearably cute little characters. This store doesn’t pull any punches on that front – you will be assaulted by adorableness the second you walk in the store. Hello Kitty is here of course, but there are also more fun and perverse little cuties like Moshimoro with the plunger on his head and Afro Ken with his psychadelic afro.
In addition to the bevy of cartoon-​adorned items, there are also some cute little accessories and beauty products of Asian origin. This store takes me right back to Fengchia night market in Taichung; stop by here for a true taste of Asian culture and all the Sanrio products you can carry.

I really loathe this store. Everything about it screams barf bag and cheesy dumb broads. My sister drags me here every once in a while… I think maybe I love her less than my other siblings for that… lol.

My girlfriend is a Hello Kitty addict. And when I found that there was a store that had a huge assortment of anything HK I drove her to Allston. WOW! She was in Hello Kitty heaven circling the store at least 3 times before taking her time to pick out her latest HK accessory.
The store is very colorful, neatly arranged and very well organized. Most of the items in this store are Japanese imports and will not be found at your local mall (I’m guessing). Even if you are not a huge HK fan you’ll be amazed how much this little kitty has an impact on pop culture.
Anything you want it’s here. Hello Kitty: toaster, rice cooker, waffle maker, plates, toy banks, lunch boxes, bags, BIG pillows, chewing gum, pencils, pencil cases, cell phone chains, stationary, jewelery and much, much more! Things that I didn’t think could be made into anything Hello Kitty were looking you right in the face.
For a small little shop the wall are packed with anything a Hello Kitty fan could ever want/​need. Talk about overload!

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE Hello Kitty and I LOVE cell phone charms.
When I walked into E.L.T. I died and gone to heaven. This place is paradise!
I could stare and look at every little thing in here for hours. Now the decision whether I buy it is a totally different question.
Do I really need another cell phone charm on my phone??? yes… i mean nooo…
How about some HK stationary, even tho i hardly write letters. cute but «lap sap» (trash in chinese)
anyway, this is a awesome store. great if you are getting gifts for ppl or that special Hello Kitty fan.

Back in Christmas 2002, my parents surprised my little sister and me with a ton of little Sanrio and San-​X gifts. The next day, we demanded to know where they got all of this loot [knowing that it couldn’t have been the Cute Shop or any of the stores in Chinatown]. They brought us to Every Little Thing in Allston that afternoon, and ever since, I’ve been rather fond of this store.
The store is small, but filled with lots of little gifts. My friends have aptly referred to it as the «cute store» or the «pink store». The front of the store contains some Asian beauty products [their selection of faux eyelashes are fantastic — I’ve acquired the perfect pair of mod, Clockwork Orange-​esque eyelashes for only $ 3!]. They also have a growing selection of scarves, hats, and sparkly jewelry [Chanel/​Juicy/​Burberry/​LV knock-​offs galore!].
My favorite part of the store however is the Sanrio/​San-​X/​Morning Glory selection. Their Hello Kitty items are fairly recent and plentiful. My one complaint however is that there isn’t more of a variety of merchandise, in regards to the characters [Badtz Maru & My Melody, anyone??]. They have a fair portion of the wall devoted to cell phone accessories & stickers — the stickers usually range from $ 0.99−1.99, while the cell phone charms range anywhere from $ 3 – 10. Again, the stickers and cell phone charms are usually Sanrio/​San-​X/​Morning Glory characters [although the occasional Disney character, i.e. Stitch, Jack Skellington, Eeyore, have appeared in the past].
The middle of the store is mostly Sanrio/​San-​X/​Morning Glory school/​office supplies: notebooks, pens/​pencils, pencil cases, organizers. Many of these items feature Engrish gems. For less than $ 2, you too can own a notebook with an Engrish phrase emblazoned across its cover. The prices of these products are probably the cheapest you’ll find in the area, considering that ELT is the only supplier with the best variety of items, now that both Kam Man Marketplace and Chinatown are lacking in gift shops.
Near the register, there is a fair selection of origami paper and star paper, some cute plastic hair accessories [usually featuring Hello Kitty], rings, little gift tags, Sanrio gum, and erasers. There are also some candy wands — little star-​shaped lollipops on really long plastic sticks, and lots of tiny gift items, like mini-​cross-​stitching kits and bracelet kits. In the back of the store, they have glass vases in various novelty shapes [presumably for paper stars], umbrellas with Sanrio/​San-​X/​MG characters on them, a small selection of stationary, kitchenware [mostly bento boxes and some plasticware], and some expensive stuffed animals.
Back when I first went to the store, they used to have a couple of print-​shop photobooths [sticker photobooths] in the back of the store, which I kind of wish they still had, but considering that all of the other print-​shop booths in the city are usually broken, I figured that ELT couldn’t maintain the booths in that tiny store.
Also, an important note is that the store has a $ 10 minimum credit card limit.
Although I’ve come across a pretty decent amount of Sanrio-​centered gift shops in both Massachusetts and New York, ELT is still on the top of the list for me. I always make a point to stop by whenever I’m in Allston, and it’s a great spot to pick up small gifts for friends. It’s definitely no Kitty House, but I feel that this tiny shop succeeds in capturing Sanrio’s trademark slogan — «small gift, big smile».

I went in this store because it was one of the few stores I haven’t gone in on this street. I thought they sold like dorm-​room stuff, based on the name.
It’s hard for me to recall a more awkward moment than when I entered this store. Within the first 5 seconds I simultaneously felt embarrassment, shame and a whole lot of confusion as the dozen or so early-​teen girls stared at me sensing error in judgment. I had no business in this store and they all knew it. I thought about cruising right over to a display like I had purposely came in here to buy a gift for my niece or something, but quickly realized no one would buy that.
I ran out and took shelter in the familiar grounds of TruVal.
Every time I walk by this store, I blush a little bit.

This is the place for cute stickers, notebooks, cell phone charms, and other Sanrio items. They even had bento boxes (unfortunately, they were for little kids. I may be juvenile, but I draw the line at Disney princesses and Thomas the Tank).
If there’s a specific household item you’re looking for that absolutely needs a cute little animal on it, this is the first place to look for it in Boston.

Oh, I love ELT. In addition to being an avid Pucca/​Sanrio/​etc fan, I am also a high school teacher. Every time I find myself on Harvard Ave, I have to make a stop to stock up on all of their tremendously cute stickers so I can reward my highest-​performing students with cool stickers on their tests and quizzes. In fact, I have developed quite a reputation for having the awesomest cache of stickers in the school. You might not think that high school students would be so motivated by the prospect of a mere sticker, but that would mean that you don’t understand the degree to which ELT’s stickers are cool. And they really are cool.

Oh. My. I love this place. I was biking down Harvard St. and literally braked mid-​traffic to see what was inside this little store. Wow, am I glad I did. This place is a treasure trove of lost-​in-​translation amusement. I ended up buying all my school supplies here – and had to hold back when it came to buying presents for all my friends. The slogans on everything made each product so unique and awesome. Some samples:
(on a notebook with a tourist shop cover)
«A walking tour: Sunshine. Wind. Kindly.»
(on a notebook featuring strawberries)
«Feel refreshed… you help me through all the bad times, and watch over me like a hawk. You are my conscience when I am lost, and always get me back on track.»
(on a notebook featuring a green apple nuzzled puzzlingly on a downy-​fresh pile of towels)
«I like a green apple and a warm feeling.»
Is this a Korean tradition I don’t know about?
Another score at this store was a notebook with Positano on the cover – this is my favorite place in Italy and in all of Europe. The glittery cover reads «Romantic place/​How you got me blind is still a mystery/​I can’t get you out of my head.» I think that’s a pop song? It sounds strangely familiar.
Oh, and I bought another notebook which features a smiley face printed onto every object in a refrigerator: smiley Best Foods Mayo, smiley Baby Dill Pickles, smiley Coors, and of course, Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup.
What more are you waiting for, Allston hipster!!! Get off your bike and come in!