The mailbox man

Posted December 4, 2009 by Leah Hoffmann
in Cabinet of Curiosities | 5 comments »

I rediscovered this cute little guy while I was home last week for Thanksgiving. I got him when I was living in Germany; he came in the belly of a Kinder Surprise egg and stayed with me for a couple of years.

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I don’t write or receive as many letters as I did them, but I couldn’t resist bringing him back to New York and giving him a place on my desk. I love how pouty he looks with his mouth closed — here’s what happens when it’s open:

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5 Comments

  1. Sam

    12/04/2009   13:06PM  

    Aww, he’s cute! I remember those Kinder egg toys well – never had anything as fun as him out of mine.

     
     
  2. Gentian

    12/04/2009   14:01PM  

    I love Kinder Surprise! My sister used to buy them at Christmas time for us.

     
     
  3. Speedmaster

    12/04/2009   16:44PM  

    Kinder Surprise are cool. ;-)

     
     
  4. Leah Hoffmann

    12/04/2009   18:35PM  

    I rarely see Kinder Surprise in the U.S. except at specialty stores, where they’re generally too expensive to justify, but I get them every time I’m in Europe or Canada. Nothing tastes as good as nostalgia…

     
     
  5. B Irwin

    12/05/2009   21:45PM  

    I LOVE Kinder Eggs. Used to buy them all the time when I lived in the UK. You never knew what you’d get…

     
     

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