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Last Gift Gate store in PH is closing

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:28.10185185185185% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUJalbvD9iI/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Julius Babao (@juliusbabao)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-05-16T08:49:36+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 16, 2017 at 1:49am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>In the window of Gift Gate in San Juan, a sign with bold letters read: &quot;CLOSING OUT SALE. EVERYTHING MUST GO.&quot; </p><p>It was big enough to hide from onlookers the barely stocked shelves and cabinets inside the store, which was once a favorite of Filipino kids who were looking for cute bags, pencil cases, and other pink-colored school stuff. </p><p>Established in 1976, Gift Gate was the go-to destination for those fans of Sanrio staples Hello Kitty, My Melody, and Little Twin Stars. But once the popularity of those cartoon characters waned, apparently so did sales. </p><p>According to one of the store&#x27;s clerks, the San Juan branch was the first to open its doors for Pinoys. It will also be the last one to close them, she said. </p><p>ABS-CBN News anchor Julius Babao and his wife visited the branch recently and posted a short video (above) of what they saw. He said the store will close on May 31.</p>

<p>In the window of Gift Gate in San Juan, a sign with bold letters read: ''CLOSING OUT SALE. EVERYTHING MUST GO.''</p>

In the window of Gift Gate in San Juan, a sign with bold letters read: ''CLOSING OUT SALE. EVERYTHING MUST GO.''