Archive for September, 2008

Webkinz Bat: My new very own Webkinz pet

Monday, September 29th, 2008

I got my own Webkinz bat today.  I have been playing Webkinz with my daughter’s account for over a year but today I decided to get my own account so I could keep up with the latest in Webkinz world better, experience care of a pet first hand and not have to worry about messing up my daughter’s webkinz world. 

The bat is so cute.  Here is a photo:

webkinz bat

We are thinking of names for him.  Here is our brainstorm list for Webkinz Bat names:

  • Velvet
  • Darky
  • Blood Dorcula
  • Midnight
  • Weeny (Short for Halloween)
  • Bloody
  • Fruity
  • Smiley
  • Toothy
  • Bob
  • Fuzzy
  • Blacky
  • Fang
  • Dracula
  • Count
  • Night Shade
  • Demon
  • Obsidian
  • Black Hole
  • Godzilla

I decided to go with Fang since it reminds me of a Jack London book I like. 

My daughter has decided that she wants the bat, so I made an agreement with her that if she finished a book I want her to read by the end of the week, she can have the bat and I will get a different new Webkinz pet.

I saw the Cocoa DInosaur webkinz at the store today and I think that may be my next choice.  Here is a photo:

webkinz cocoa dinosaur

Some names we thought of for the Webkinz Cocoa dinosaur are:

  • Cocoa
  • Chocolate
  • Dino
  • Deeno
  • Raspberry
  • Little Foot
  • Spots
  • Scales

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Webkinz Manatee is now available for sale!

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

The Webkinz Manatee is Soooo cute and is now available for sale by some sellers.  They are going for about $11 not including shipping.  You can get them for less if you bid and win!

Here is more info about him from Webkinz World:
Manatee Webkinz Info

As you can see, he is grayish white, has cute little whiskers sticking out and has soleful black eyes.  You know you want one! Why not get one today?

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Webkinz Of The Month for October: Hippo Webkinz

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

In October the webkinz of the month is the Hippo Webkinz.  The Hippo Webkinz is still available for sale on Ebay.  These lovable blue hippos will get special treatment this month in Webkinz World. 

Here is info about the pet of the month from the Ganz Webkinz site, in case you are not familiar with it:

When you finish adopting your Pet of the Month, and you go to your pet’s room, you will receive a Loot Bag. Click on the Loot Bag and it will open to reveal your prizes! You will receive:

  • One random Pet of the Month Item not available anywhere else!
  • One of our latest special recipe foods. Many of these recipes are still undiscovered!
  • A W-Shop Coupon to use however you’d like
  • Between 500 and 1000 KinzCash as a special bonus!

If you choose to adopt the Webkinz Pet of the Month during their featured month, your adoption will include special online gifts, including bonus Kinzcash and one of the new special Pet of the Month virtual items. The Webkinz Pet of the Month items are hard to find after their month is over, so they do become quite exclusive in local stores.

 

Other Webkinz Pet of the Months are:

August: Bullfrog

September: Pug

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Webkinz Travel Agency: Parent Inspired?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

New in Webkinz World this week is a travel agency and spa that allows you to buy trips and spa retreats for your virtual Ganz Webkinz pets.  My first reaction to this news is that the inventor of this feature must have had a long summer entertaining kids, like I have, and felt a need to celebrate back to school.

The first week back to school, stay home parents often take a “staycation” and even treat themselves to a spa retreat.  I know I have been relishing the relative calm that surrounds my house during this week.  Even when my daughter is at overnight camp, life is not as calm feeling as when she is in the regular rhythm of school. 

Here is a nice article about the feature: http://www.kinzblog.com/50226711/webkinz_travel_agent_tropical_island_vacation.php

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New Webkinz Marketing Plan: Buy Virtual Stuff With Real Money

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Ganz Webkinz has done it again and set up an online store where Webkinz stuffed animal owners can buy virtual items for thier online pet with real money.  Here is an example of a type of item from the eStore:

Animated Items

To use these items you must have an account in Webkinz World. These items cannot be sold back to the W Shop, traded or sent via KinzPost.

The items for sale cost a whopping $4 to $10…almost as much as a Lil Kinz.  Previously, Ganz has made purchases of Webkinz items a way to get extra kinz cash and bonus virtual items: you had to buy real Webkinz stuffed animal clothes, Webkinz trading cards and Webkinz charms that come with a code that unlocks extra kinzcash and bonus items.  Now they have made it even faster for Webkinz owners to spend extra real cash to buy special items that other owners cannot buy by earning Kinzcash by playing games.

My daughter, of course, wants to buy the special items, but so far has not used any of her allowance to do so.  Since she plays Webkinz with her friends often, having a special item online is almost as good as having a real item in terms of envy rights.

I guess the purchases go to good use paying for more fun games at Webkinz world.  I know my daughter often loves these games more than any other she plays online or off.

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Webkinz Parakeet: New pet for November 2008

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I just learned that the Webkinz Parakeet is due out in November.  You can buy a Webkinz Parakeet here when they are available.

The Parakeet is an example of another type of pet that you can actually get at the  real pet store.  My daughter and I were discussing yesterday which was better, exotic Webkinz or “regular pet” Webkinz.  She said the regular pet Webkinz, such as dogs, cats, and birds, were boring.  She preferred the exotic pets, like manatee, bat and toucan. 

I pointed out that regular pets were good since they allowed kids to get the feel of having a kind of pet they wanted that their family did not have.  She agreed and realized she wanted a Webkinz cat.

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Give your Webkinz virtual pets an eternal life

Monday, September 1st, 2008

I just found out the way to make your pets live online for more than a year.  The key is to only make one Webkinz account and keep adding new Webkinz adoptees to your account over time.  At the minimum, you need to add a new one before a year is up on your first one. 

My daughter found this out accidently by creating two accounts with her first two pets.  She was inconsolable when it first happened and now I can see why.  Her pink pony Webkinz has moved on to virtual pet heaven.  I guess she can buy a new Pink Pony Webkinz  and add it to her collection of 9 animals.  One more and she gets a bonus for having 10.  Someone at Ganz is a marketing genius!!

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