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By Denise Van Patten, About.com Guide to Doll Collecting since 1999

It's a Webkinz World!

Thursday February 8, 2007
Cocker Spaniel WebkinzHave you heard about Webkinz plush animals? If you haven't yet you will soon...and you'll probably hear quite a bit about them! A Beanie Babie-like craze for Webkinz is sweeping the East Coast of the United States right now. Webkinz are little stuffed animals that generally retail between $7.50 and $12.00. But, these are not just ordinary stuffed animals...these are stuffed animals with a twist! Ganz promotes them as "the stuffed animal that comes alive online in Webkinz World!" Each animal comes with a secret code that gives one year of play in Webkinz World online, where the animals can play games, build and decorate an online home (like a little virtual doll house), visit their friends' Webkinz and much more. Find out more about Webkinz in It's Teddy Bear, Version 2.0 from MSNBC and The Washington Post.

Comments

March 8, 2007 at 2:25 pm
(1) Gladys Miller says:

I have been buying Webkinz for my granddaughters since they came out and I have purchased some for my neices also. When you put out limited editions like the Valentine Bear and the Sherbert Bunny, I cannot find them becuase it seems the store personnel and other greedy adults keep them and put them on ebay for more than twice their price. This is totally unfair to the children that I beleive you want to be happy. I have a very unhappy granddaughter because of this.
Sincerely Gladys Miller

April 4, 2007 at 6:54 am
(2) Helen DeMartini says:

I can’t get on to the site. When the screen comes up there is no START area at the middle bottom of the page.

April 4, 2007 at 1:43 pm
(3) collectdolls says:

Hi, Gladys! I’m just reporting on the phenomena here – try to find a store that limits the Webkinz to 1 or 2 per family (or child) per day. It is very, very hard to find Love Puppy and Sherbert Bunny. Also, let the retailers who do allow eBayers to buy all the limited editions up know how you feel.

April 4, 2007 at 2:32 pm
(4) collectdolls says:

Hi, Helen! This is a defect on some computers, including one of my own. What you can do is click on FAQs, and then there is a log in box in the upper left hand side. Hve fun; which Webkinz did you get? I really enjoy decorating my Webkinz house and dressing my Webkinz–it’s like a little paper doll and virtual dollhouse!

July 12, 2007 at 11:13 am
(5) Emma says:

i have a tree frog webkin and when i bought I was happy but when i tried to register it it didn’t have it’s tag so i couldn’t register it and play with like i wanted to

January 23, 2008 at 7:26 am
(6) Ashleigh says:

Have you seen the new Webkinz Love Frog , he is adorable. I want one so bad. Does anyone have one yet?

July 15, 2008 at 4:40 pm
(7) zoey says:

how come u dont have secret cheat codes online?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

July 18, 2008 at 11:05 am
(8) maddy alexander says:

hi everyone have hirty four webkinz and trust me u will get tiered of them now i collect ty girlz u can dress them shop give the makeovers buy them a house and give them furniture i have to remember ty girlz is in proving so try a ty girlz i luv them they r even making ty boyz for boyz again trust me u will get triered of webkinz so give ty girlz a shot ttyl oh u can evern chat around the world

July 18, 2008 at 11:07 am
(9) maddy alexander says:

hi everyone webkinz drools ty girlz rule

September 14, 2008 at 10:03 am
(10) Dylan says says:

webxinz are so dum its just a lame animal wifh fur there so ugly i you two do webxinz but i hate it ty girls are good there not bad but i no everthing about webxinz is dum!!!!!!!! so dont bye a stupied webxinz toy I HATE WEBXINZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 14, 2008 at 10:18 am
(11) Morgan says:

I love webkinz but I like the site on TY but I hate the animals of TYs.I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOve webkinz! its the best but my brother HATES!webkinz his name is Dylan Bayler and he might of left a bad comet about you gies. Bt dont worry i anm your bigist fan!
love,
Morgan Beyler!
PS hope you make more webkinz! and dont stop selling them good luck!

September 15, 2008 at 9:43 am
(12) Morgan says:

Hey its me agin morgan beyler I love leving coments for you gies and did you no that I sendeda letter too you gies twice and I love webkinz and I love TYs there pritty cool you should check them out! just go to http://www.ty.com and you will see ty and ty girls OK? so thanks a lot your biggist fan!
Moran,
Beyler
PS emall me at:thebeylers@girffinproperties.org

September 18, 2008 at 1:03 am
(13) Sarah says:

Has anyone picked up the Webkinz Deer? I’m wondering if it actually stands up. I know they show it standing up in the picture…is that reality?

September 21, 2008 at 10:40 am
(14) Dylan says:

I Dont get why people sent in nastey letters to ty girls well i sented in a bad commet i only heared that 3 people like ty girls and 11 like webxinz so vote for ty girls so they can get alot of good commets i feel so sorry for ty girls i dont feel sorry for webxinz becuse i dont like it well i still go on the site somtimes well i have 30 webxinz and i log on my user and password and it takes so long to load so go to http://www.Ty Girls.com your fan Dylan Beyler

October 15, 2008 at 7:50 pm
(15) caitlin says:

hey webkinz are that best and ty girls suck. webkinz take ten seconts to load ty girls take ten minutes and when i tryed to log on to ty girls they said my pass word was wrong and i did it like ten times so i went on webkinz instead and they let me in i was happy i had a website to count on i hate hate ty girls and to you dylan who ever you are this is to you tys suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they suck worser than the slowest computer on eath your biggest fan caitlin

October 18, 2008 at 9:22 am
(16) Hannah says:

I know! I love webkinz!!! I have 32 of them and I have a friend who has 72 of them! Im only getting up to 40. People are also coppying webkinz. Like the stupid beanie babie animals. Ty toys suck!! Im with caitlin. Can someone figure out why webkinz isnt letting be log on? Your friend, Hannah. :)

October 22, 2008 at 6:37 am
(17) laurre says:

The Webkinz Deer does stand up and is adorable. I made it a crocheted skirt and ruff because the webkinz clothes do not fit. Its eyes are sweet and follow you around the room. You would love it.

May 13, 2009 at 9:10 am
(18) Dylan Beyler says:

i just voted for ty girls so they get MORE votes but know I hate ty girls pile of crap! & webxinz so their hate webxinz & ty girls OKAY! happy

July 22, 2009 at 3:06 pm
(19) Lizzy says:

maddy alexander is soooooooooooooooooooooo wrong it’s the other way around so ha

July 22, 2009 at 3:22 pm
(20) lizzys #1 fan says:

beat that maddy alexander and dylan bayler get a life!

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