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Have a break with... Kit Kat postcards!

In a partnership with Japan Post, Nestlé Kit Kat and advertising agency JWT have come up with a clever and innovative concept: the Kit Kat postcards!

Kit Kat Edible Postcards

As the name suggests, these are small boxes of Kit Kat, that can be mailed as if they were a postcard. The product launch was timed with the university exams season, so that friends and relatives could wish students good luck in their studies with a chocolate break :)

Here's the product presentation:

The Kit Kat postcards won the Media Grand Prix this year at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, so we wonder... how long until it is available at other postal services around the world? *hint hint* :)


Posted by Rose on 29 Jun, 2009
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36 comments so far

sonataca, United States of America
I would love to receive one! Kit Kat is great!
Posted by sonataca on 29 Jun, 2009


chankljp, United Kingdom
This seems to be very interesting. But how do they prevent the chocolate from melting or going bad in the delievering process?
Posted by chankljp on 29 Jun, 2009


geminiscp, Portugal
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Posted by geminiscp on 29 Jun, 2009


Treksek, Estonia
Similar chocolate cards are in Estonia many years in use.
http://epluspost.post.ee/epost/cards.asp
Posted by Treksek on 29 Jun, 2009


lucyjellies, Ireland
wow i want one!
Posted by lucyjellies on 29 Jun, 2009


meiadeleite, Germany
it's not just the fact that there are services like this, it's also how they've done it. they've made it so easy for people to just get a pack and send it through the mail with a personal note... and that's what's really neat! if they were available here, i'd go get a dozen to send to my friends :)
Posted by meiadeleite Rose on 29 Jun, 2009


GlitterLover, United Kingdom
I would just like to point people to the information about Nestle's methods of marketing that is not so cute and yummy. http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html
Posted by GlitterLover Rose on 29 Jun, 2009


janet000, Taiwan
Wow!! It's soooo cool! I hope that I can receive one pack.
Posted by janet000 on 29 Jun, 2009


varjosiili, Finland
Check GlitterLover's link - this might be cool if it wasn't Nestle, which has for decades disregarded UN rules and made a habit of killing babies.
Posted by varjosiili Rose on 29 Jun, 2009


Hawwa, Spain
I sent some cute chocolate cards from Switzerland last month (not from Kit Kat). They reached their destinations without problems!
Posted by Hawwa on 29 Jun, 2009


Lori45P, Canada
Very neat idea. But, like Chankljp, I'd like to know how it survives delivery in a hot climate.
Posted by Lori45P on 29 Jun, 2009


heyjude, United States of America
Yummy!!! I'm a choc-a-holic so I too would LOVE to get cards like this!!
Posted by heyjude on 29 Jun, 2009


jp33, Brazil
I want one...please:)
Posted by jp33 on 29 Jun, 2009


9teen87, United States of America
It would be wonderful, but here in Sunny, Hot, Florida, I'd get a gooey mess :(
Posted by 9teen87 Rose on 30 Jun, 2009


Mascot, Russia
why i'm not in Japan? :-( i would want one Kit Kat postcard...
Posted by Mascot on 30 Jun, 2009


toonoomens, Netherlands
hey Postcrossers from Japan, send me this Kit/Kat as your postcard!
Posted by toonoomens on 30 Jun, 2009


rommirusina, Finland
Hey, come on!! We have sent different kind of chocolate bars trhough mail for years (e.g. Fazer chocolates). This is nothing new..
Posted by rommirusina on 30 Jun, 2009


kela79, Finland
These KitKat chocolate cards are great!!I know because I was the lucky winner to win one of that in a lottery at Postcrossing Forum!!!I felt sooooooo lucky!!And I hope more people will get the chance to try it too!!!:)

Of course,we have some similar products here in Finland too but it feel different to try chocolates from other countries too!!
Posted by kela79 on 30 Jun, 2009


becky_torno, Singapore
i want this one as well.. :)
Posted by becky_torno on 1 Jul, 2009


Sharin, China
I want to get one! ^_^
Posted by Sharin on 1 Jul, 2009


SusaTiina, Estonia
Yes, this is great idea. We have these kinds of "chococards" in Estonia already years and I love to send them in Christmastime or just for a little surprise to my friends :)
Posted by SusaTiina on 1 Jul, 2009


zihmin, Taiwan
I want one too!!
^^
Posted by zihmin on 2 Jul, 2009


indianfriendszone, India
wowow
i wish i can get it too :)
is there someone who can send me in exchange of Indian cards? :)
Posted by indianfriendszone on 2 Jul, 2009


champuru, United States of America
hmm... I live in Japan but I have never heard of this! I will have to check into it! If it's available, I will post again here and anyone may swap with me for a KitKat card.
Posted by champuru on 2 Jul, 2009


hope97, United States of America
I live in Japan. These cards are limited edition items - only available during final exam times (late February to March). The Japanese translation of Kit Kat — Kitto Katso means “surely win” and that is why it's popular during exam season. It costs about 5x a normal postcard to send this to an overseas location. So if you really want one - hit up a Japan Postcrosser next spring (^_^)b.
Posted by hope97 on 3 Jul, 2009


iamnuchy, Thailand
I love the idea!
Posted by iamnuchy on 3 Jul, 2009


scrutiny, Hong Kong
Yummy, chocolate! And mail! Two of my favorite things! :)
Posted by scrutiny Rose on 4 Jul, 2009


Girasola, Netherlands
Only fair chocolate this way, please! So I guess no Nestlé.
Posted by Girasola on 4 Jul, 2009


GreenBlue, Switzerland
Cool!
i want one too! :D
i love kitkat!!
Posted by GreenBlue on 4 Jul, 2009


Comoli, Russia
Please, tell me the name of singer and song in the second part of this video.
Posted by Comoli on 5 Jul, 2009


Iruniks, Russia
mmm, who would be so nice to send me one?? :)
Posted by Iruniks on 5 Jul, 2009


wunderland, Canada
This reminds me of small boxed chocolate gifts available at Valentine's Day with space to write a message ... ideas, ideas ... now someone's bound to receive chocolate mail from me next February!
Posted by wunderland on 8 Jul, 2009


ProudlyScarlet, Russia
Wow! )) that's a really cool idea! Japanese, as creative as always =)
Posted by ProudlyScarlet on 18 Jul, 2009


Twoey, Canada
I wonder how long it will be until these things arrive in Canada, or at least tbe States. I can't wait to send them out! (and get some, mmmmm!)
Posted by Twoey on 30 Jul, 2009


Lalita, United Kingdom
I want one!
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease
Posted by Lalita on 22 Sep, 2009


Lalita, United Kingdom
I want one!
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease
Posted by Lalita on 22 Sep, 2009