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Old 04-16-2007, 02:00 PM   #1
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Smile Webkinz?

Does anyone else have a problem trying to find these little animals? In case you don't know what they are:

Small stuffed animals with a "secret code" on a card attached to them that allows the child to go to the Webkinz website and interact with other animals. It's like a sort of virtual pet. My niece got one in her Easter basket and now wants to buy another one but they're all sold out in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Apparently it is becoming as popular as the Beanie Babie crazy, God help us all! I spent this morning running around trying to find out without success so I bought a couple on Ebay.
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They are all sold out here. One of the stores had a sign up saying that Ganz (the makers of Webkinz) told them they would be sending out the new shipments at the end of May. Apparently they haven't been able to keep up with demand - hence the price increase on them by 25%.

I have a few tucked away and just picked up a couple on ebay over the weekend.
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I have never heard of them. I'll have to check them out!!
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I wanted one for my DD's Easter basket, so I went on the hunt for them. I tried several stores and there was always someone in front of me asking if the store had any. I got lucky at the mall one day because they had got a few that morning. There was only one type, a monkey, so I snatched him up quickly. My DD loves her new friend, Norbert.
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I know they were sold out up at my parent's house in MA. My DSIL/DMIL got one each for the kids and put them in their Easter baskets. They got their's in VA, but not sure where. DD and DS could care less about the "web" part and frankly I'm not going to push it. They just like playing with the stuffed animal. DNiece already had one, and while we were there, spent quite a bit of time on the computer playing with/for it. I don't want to start that here :
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By us the Hallmark stores carry them. You might want to try there.
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There is a link on the Webkinz where you can find stores in your area that sell them.
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My DS9 and DD6 love their Webkinz! We have had them since the fall, when you could still find them in the stores. Now, they are next to impossible to find. I used their website to call stores, finally finding one that had some. The next day, we walked into a Hallmark store, and there sat at least 6 different animals - of course we had to get another! We have been disappointed recently with all of their server problems, though. Often we are not able to get onto the website, or are thrown off. Try explaining that to an eager 6 year old!

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We have been disappointed recently with all of their server problems, though. Often we are not able to get onto the website, or are thrown off. Try explaining that to an eager 6 year old!
I don't think their servers can keep up with the volume of kids that got their animals for Easter. You would think that they'd know if they sold all the animals they put out that more people would be on their website. Weird thing is last night I could log on Tyler but not Caroline.
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My DD11 just got one from her friend this weekend. The friend's mom had to go all over town to get this critter and made several calls. One store had 13 left but when she got there someone from NY (we are in TN) had just bought them up over the phone! It is getting really crazy. When I checked Ebay earlier today I could not believe there were over 11,000 hits for these little guys. They are cute but holy cow! They are a lot more expensive than Beanie Babies so I do not think we will be getting full fledge into this particular craze.
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Demand + Christmas holiday (Ganz closes) + railway strike in Canada + scalpers scooping them all up for eBay = shortage. My DDs were disappointed this Easter, but they have 6 between them...
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There are several specialty boutiques around here that sell them. All the kids are talking about them and have been since the fall. Macy has about 25 of them and loves them. She got most of them from her friends at her birthday party and from my mom and sister.
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My DD just started collecting them and is up to 5. They are very difficult to find here, too. I managed to find a bunch before Easter, and picked up 2 large ones for her basket, and 2 mini ones. I decided to hold the mini ones until she loses a tooth or some other special occasion comes up. I'm trying really hard not to get crazy like the Beany Babies--my older DD and DS have zillions of those that are now just sitting on the shelf in their rooms.
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DD Jamie has 9 of them - they are very cute (and I even become addicted to the website!). They can be VERY hard to find as the Hallmark stores do not know if they will receive any in their shipment ahead of time. There's also a store on the Plymouth waterfront that has them sometimes.
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