Saturday, May 19, 2007

Webkinz. Haven't You Ever Heard of It?

Come with me on a journey. A voyage if you will, to a magical place. A world full of awe, and excitement... And fluffy little stuffed animals that you can adopt, name, feed, build houses for, and maintain their emotional and physical health. Yes, that's right, I am speaking of Webkinz World. In case you have never heard of it I will attempt, to the best of my ability using my rudimentary knowledge on this subject, explain this magnificent paradise.

Webkinz is essentially Ty Beanie Babies, and Tamagotchi melded into one slightly larger, and much more cuddly, stuffed animal. Only, they come with way more than a boring little poem to describe who they are, or a stupid key chain. No, no, no my friend. They come with so much more indeed. "Like what?" you ask. How about a secret code, like the one on my cousin Denver's tree frog he adopted today; HYX8DCF...... really? Did you seriously think I would promote identity theft? Do you know how many people are victimized by that a year? How many lives are ruined!!! Well, maybe you should read up, educate yourself.

Now, where was I? Right, Webkinz adoption. You can adopt a Webkinz pet at your local toy store. The animal comes with a tag, a social security number of sorts, which allows you to finalize the adoption process online at www.webkinz.com. Once you have chosen your pets name you get a certificate of adoption. Now you are ready to enter Webkinz World, and start building a house for your Webkinz. Of course, being the parent of an adopted pet is not all fun and games. You have to provide for their physical and emotional needs. To do this, you must have money, Kinz Cash, which of course requires getting a job. Or playing arcade games, whichever you prefer.

The best part is the fact that you are not alone in Webkinz World. You can make friends there, and invite them over to you Webkinz's house to play. You can also play arcade games against them, and chat with them using a super scaled down wannabe AIM type program. Don't worry, the Chat software is set so you can only use pre programmed statements. No personal information can be shared, remember, identity theft is no laughing matter.

So, that is Webkinz. I would like to thank Denver for the very thorough education I received today, he was my sole source for all information concerning Webkinz.