Is this a good or bad addiction... you decide! *UPDATED*

How would you classify my "addiction" to Webkinz?

It's good as long as you don't put your self into debt!

 

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Isn't Webkinz for kids?

 

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You could get out of hand if you're not careful!

 

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I read you're blog & I still don't know.

 

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I didn't read your blog & I have no clue as to what is a Webkinz & I don't care.

 

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Whatever floats your boat... as long as your happy.

 

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Someone call the men with the white coats... LH has gone off the deep end!

 

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I'd rather not say one way or the other.

 

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I have my own addiction / collection of Webkinz.

 

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My kids have Webkinz... I thinks it's cute but don't have the time to play.

 

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ALL ABOARD... Today's destination: Webkinz World.
Wow, I haven't done a poll in a long time... I think it's a good time for it... Well, I never did take that nap! LOL... I was busy catching up on a couple good friend's blogs... Now I have Tuna Helper (which my hubby just recently told me he's not fond of... So, I'll enjoy it without his muttering about having to eat it! LOL) simmering, so I figured this was the best time to get the blog started about my Webkinz.

As mentioned in my previous blog I have just received my 5th one... I already know what you're going to say... "but I see 7 in that picture!?" ... yeah... true... however... the big turtle (Travis) is a "Traveling Kinz" (made up by me... like the movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! LOL) between a friend & me.

The other one NOT included in the count is that yellow banana looking one... That's the Wacky Zingoz that I thought was like adopting a regular pet... but nope... it was just something that gets you access to the Wacky Zingoz EXTREME... which that in its self is fun & hilarious before it becomes extreme!! (If needed I can explain that later... maybe in a reply below this blog.)

Beep beep... timer is going off... Tuna Helper is done... YUM YUM!! It's even better when all you've had since 7:00 a.m. is a couple Pop Tarts & a banana. Hmmm... I could swear I've had something else.

Ok, back on track here... I'm going to hurry up & finish about my Webkinz babies while it cools! As for that yellow one... I'm keeping his name as Wacky for now... if they ever make it to where we can adopt it as a "virtual pet" I may come up with another name.

Oh... my collection is all girls (except Travis the Traveling Turtle & Wacky) ... so far that is! & No exception to my newest addition! (Well, hold on... let me tell you about the others 1st...)

The 1st to start off this crazy addiction / collection is Cola the Koala... She is actually a "Lil' Kinz"... a smaller version, but just as cute as the originals! When Autumn & Maegan talked me into Webkinz... I said my 1st one would have to be a Koala! Don't really know why I thought of Cola for the name... it's the name I gave my virtual Koala on SL. (Side note: I haven't logged on to SL in so long... had to remove the program from $hiba for a time... long story... but yes, Mama... I'll be back soon!!) :)

After I got used to the site & the fun it offers... I decided to get "The Pet of the Month"  (POM) in May, which was a Panda... (With the POM, you get bonuses of all kinds... too many to explain here.) This one was hard for me to name, until I looked up Panda names in zoos around the world... I saw one that was named Mei Lan from the Atlanta Zoo... & then I saw her picture here... & I just loved the name! (She's the last one on the page... Be sure to check out her family tree just below her.)

(*Stops & has a few bites of Tuna Helper... hubby doesn't know what he's missing! LOL) So, anyway... I thought of how my hubby & I are fans of the show LOST... & how I like the one character's name is Sun... so... I named the panda, SunMei (yeah, one word).

I know, I know,... you see TWO Panda's there... I'll explain in a moment...

The next one I looked for was June's POTM, which is an elephant... (side note: I picked up Wacky & SunMei at the "Richland Carousel" here in town... cheapest in town... but the rest have come from eBay... cheaper yet, even with shipping!) ... Anyhoo... I found Pella the Elephant at the same time I found the other Panda... & found out that the Lil' Kinz Panda is retired... & thought... "Oh, I just have to get the little one!!" & so then I thought of a name for one if I "won" it... LilMei... SunMei's sister! LOL ... that's before I even was had a successful bid!!

I ended up winning LilMei AND Pella & received them both on the same day (from different sellers). So, when I say I've been playing on Webkinz... I've been taking care of my pets in a "virtual" way... kind of like NeoPets, but online... It's a VERY SAFE site for children to learn responsibility AND they have education games. They also have daily questions for you to answer that teaches even an ol' lady like me!

How did Pella get her name? Well, when I was little I used to look at the the manufacturing tags for ideas for names... Since I hadn't figured out a name when she arrived, I looked at her tag... & the first word that stood out to me was "pellets"... she along with all the other Webkinz & Lil' Kinz have plastic pellets inside them. (Yeah, they're like the Beanie Babies) ... so, I just kept trying different versions of the word until I felt like it was the right name.

Which now leads me to my latest acquisition... I was looking for a good deal on August's POM (which is a "Cheeky Monkey") when I saw a picture of a Cocker Spaniel Lil' Kinz & absolutely fell in love with it... I even thought of a name as I placed my bid... Cookie!! No clue as to why... but it just seem to fit & hoped I wouldn't have to go too much to win her. I couldn't believe I won her for just under $2... but then I went to pay & forgot about shipping... but STILL... it was cheaper than what it was at any local store!!

I've even looked at some of the auctions on eBay that is selling lots of the pets... so that I could resell them & maybe make a couple bucks & help others get in on the fun at a cheap cost.

Then I saw one seller is selling just the codes & donating the plush pets to charity... which I thought was a good idea... So... I may end up donating some of mine to our local "Toy Time"... I said MAYBE... each one I get I think will be the one I will donate... but then it arrives & I think they're just TOO cute to give away!! ... I think my collection of coffee mugs may go by the way side to make room for my new found passion! ... again, I said MAY!!! LOL!!!

So... now... is this a good or bad "addiction"?

The picture above is of their temporary home, the corner in the living room... I may end up putting them some where else as my collection grows. Who's the other two beside them? The big white bear with the pink ribbon is called Mr. Icy... Because my son gave him to me for my birthday this year & he goes by ICYPARADOX on his video games.

The other little white bear with the red, white, & blue sweater, I call Mr. O' Patrick... for obvious reasons! He's a "March of Dimes Bear". He was in my stuff from my desk at my job at Embarq / Sprint, that was sent to my home without warning. (This is the job I had when I lost 10 years of my memory... Then over a year ago they shipped all my belongings to me... even before there was any decision on my LTD... (long term disability))... sorry just a sore subject for me!

Well, that does it for this ride... hope you've enjoyed your trip aboard "The Rambling Train"! :)

Future destination... Tribute to Princess Diana.

**UPDATE**... I forgot to mention that with each pet you adopt, you receive (in Webkinz World) an adoption certificate... here's Cookie's :)