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It’s 10 minutes into the last day of Hello Kitty Con 2014, and the line at the Hello Kitty Friendship Station Pop-Up Shop is so long it’ll be at least a two-to-three hour wait before you can gain entry and purchase items emblazoned with the character celebrating her 40th anniversary.

The Hello Kitty Tattoo Shop (providing real, permanent tattoos) is at capacity; there’s no line yet at the booth offering temporary tattoos, but there soon will be. The penny stretcher also stands alone at the moment. But eventually the crowds will come, and a staffer will be dispatched to hold up a sign helpfully reading “Line Ends Here,” as everyone patiently awaits their chance to place two quarters and a penny in the machine, turn a crank, and receive an elongated penny with an “exclusive” Hello Kitty Con design stamped on it.

There are four different designs, and everyone wants one of each, so the line moves slowly.

“Exclusive” is one of the ke