While we are on the subject, my daughter got a Hello Kitty toaster from her boyfriend on her 17th birthday (just last month). This is the coolest toaster, ever. It even leaves a little section of the bread un-toasted in the shape of a Hello Kitty head. The kid and I have been pretty much using this toaster exclusively. My wife, on the other hand, sticks with the plain old boring non-Hello Kitty toaster. Oh well. No accounting for taste there, I guess...