Hi guys

I am happy to report that Kinz-Land is back!!

We had a major crash and have lost a lot of the work, posts and even members who joined after September 2007.

With your help, we can make Kinz-Land bigger and better than it was before!

Please spread the word and tell your friends and family that KINZ-LAND IS BACK!!!!

I look forward to chatting with you all soon!!

Enjoy!

Kellykinz

Thanks to Cuddleyone for finding these pictures of the new Salon Theme(Found on another site)! I’ll get to the pictures, but first, let me give you some information on the products.

 Both Webkinz LipGloss and Webkinz BodySpritz come with a special webkinz feature code. With each feature code you get to pick 1 piece of furniture from the salon theme out of a whole collection! That will be a LOT of lip gloss and bodyspritz to collect the whole theme! (I wonder how much it will cost!) Anyway, here are the pictures I promised:

Wow! Those are amazing! I love them! I can’t wait to get my hands on those new products, how about you?

See you on the forum! Pixie Out!

Webkinzare growing in numbers. It’s as if they are multiplying, it seems - with more and more Webkinz being bought and produced, it’s made me wonder about an underlying fact about Webkinz.

Ganz are releasing TONS of new Webkinz stuff in time for Christmas, which is great for us… however there is also another more alarming point that arises with the recent surge in Webkinz sales.

What happens when Ganz run out of ideas and exhaust all possibilities that Webkinz can handle? What happens if Ganz cannot think of any new features to add to Webkinz World? 

You see - the people at Ganz all have to come up with ideas and features which the company Ganz can then make into Webkinz World features. This form of brainstorming can only, under all circumstances, add a certain amount of features and ideas to Webkinz World.

It’s these ideas and features that we, the Webkinz World players, pick up and enjoy with our Webkinz in their own little virtual Webkinz World. This means that the ideas and features in Webkinz World have to also be liked and enjoyed by us, the Webkinz World player, in order for the Webkinz Ideas to work.

Think about all of the Webkinz World features that we have now - no-one dislikes any of the features, however many new features and ideas will simply be not to the tastes of some Webkinz World players.

All I am trying to say is that Webkinz World is growing, but for how much longer can Ganz give us the feautres and ideas that we want in Webkinz World?

What Will Come Next?

Tags: Webkinz, World, Features, Ideas, New

The Webkinz scavenger hunt contest has been raging on for 11 days and today the winner of the Webkinz Contest will be announced. Webkinz World has been awash with many rumors, hints and tips about the clues of the Webkinz Scavenger Hunt, and several Webkinz Blogs have been following the Webkinz Contest Clues.

One of these blogs is Webkinzmom and yesterday they featured a whole article about the latest Webkinz contest.

Webkinzmom tells us that the webkinz Contest is run by getting us to look for certain items in order to uncover aspects of the Webkinz Contest. Those items were:

• The Exact Location In Webkinz World
• How many steps to the left and to the right
• Equipment
• 3 pieces of clothing
• A Snack for you
• Treat to stop the opponent
• Friend to take along

This article has been inspired by the one on Webkinzmom and we give our applause to that website for making such a comprehensive blog about Webkinz!

If you can remember the announcement of the Webkinz Contest, Mr Fluffinton the St Bernard was standing outside what appeared to be the Barking Mad Mine. Fluffinton was wearing what appeared to be blue jeans, black shoes and a black shirt. This Webkinz Contest announcement referred us to the Webkinz Contest pages where we were told that we would have to find certain pieces of Webkinz Information in order to uncovert the Webkinz Scavenger Hunt Prize of $10,000 KC!

The Webkinz Clues were given to us in an order which appeared to hold no pattern, but the Webkinz Clues I will be explaining here should be in chronological order, from the time we were given the Webkinz Clue.

In Plumpy’s article, accoring to WebkinzMom, “Four your information, they could be hidden anywhere” is said. This stresses the number 4 and gives us our first webkinz “Clue”.

On August 23, we were given another Webkinz clue that states that to get four kinzcash, “Go Forth and figure it out”

Considering the first thing we have to find in the Webkinz scavenger hunt is the exact location, we need to be able to relate the number four, which has been so popular already in our Webkinz Clues, to the exact location in Webkinz World.

The next clue we are given, which is presumably given for how many steps to the left we do, is Click here for 3 KinzCash: “Three wrongs don’t make a right”.

This clue is slightly confusing as the two clues given to us are both numbers, which suggests the steps to the left and right have been given to us already. 

The next big Webkinz Clue is that the Wheel Of Wow mysteriously added a few more items. These included:

• Webkinz Blue jeans - “These will come in handy”
• Webkinz Worker boots- “Never know when you might need these”
• Webkinz Chocolate bar- The perfect food to share with a chum” - food for us or our opponent?
• Webkinz Dogbeard’s sofa

 On August 24, we were given yet another Webkinz Clue. This clue said Click here for six KinzCash: “I’ve said it six times, don’t get left behind!” Several people have already said that they think this might mean six steps to the left, but currently we are not sure.

On August 25, the Webkinz Clue was Click here for a free pineapple: “Don’t you think pineapples make most days brighter?”. This clue probably refers directly to the Webkinz pineapple lamp.

Another clue was given to us on August 25, too. This clue was Click here for 9 KinzCash: Ad it up and you’ll find a clue.

This was compounded with advertisements on Webkinz World that day, picturing Arte decorating, fruits and veg and the W shop. This was coupled with the pineapple lamp, a Webkinz rare, being available in the W shop - something that doesn’t normall happen. With the pineapple lamp, this could be the piece of equipment we have to find.

August 26 shows us that Nefaria is going to get the money. She has most of the webkinz clues and so is the opponent we need to stop in the webkinz contest. We need a treat to give her, but what could taht treat be?

August 26 gave us another clue, this one saying Click here for eight KinzCash: “Let me level with you, it shouldn’t be Two hard”.

Another Webkinz clue appeared on August 27, Free ice cream cone: “If it’s a sunny day, don’t get in a flap. Share some ice cream.” This could be for our opponent.

August 28 gave us this Webkinz Clue: Quizzy’s Bonus question- 3+1+5+5=? A = 14 : Sometimes numbers are used four codes two convey hidden messages!

August 29 gave us this clue: Aug 29th clue-Click here for a free chocolate bar! : “Gotta keep your energy up for this crazy search”

August 30: Click here for a free toy digger: “Get it right and you never know what you’ll dig up”  - this could be seen as the actual piece of equipment or it could even be seen as a  “decoy” clue.

August 31 saw this webkinz clue: Click here for six KinzCash: “So important that it was featured……yesterday”. Zacky’s Quest was featured then, so maybe it’s got something to do with that?

September 1 saw this clue: Sept 1 clue- Click here for fifty one KinzCash: ” ACK! you need two more letters”. This could be translated as Black or Zacky.

September 2’s webkinz clue was: Click here for a free Black t-shirt: “Don’t get left in the dark” - One more reason to bring the pineapple lamp instead of the digger?

Those are a tons of clues here which point to various different items. Again, big Kudos to WebkinzMom since they wrote a huge blog post about this, which we based this on.

Good luck with the Webkinz Contest!!

Tags: Webkinz, Scavenger, Contest, Clues

Everyone knows the story of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” whereby a fictional character named Willy Wonka has a chocolate factory filled with chocolate lakes and chocolate waterfalls. He has many little helpers who run around and make all the chocolate bars that the factory makes.

The Willy Wonka chocolate factory is a factory which no “normal” person has seen inside or even heard about what happens within. The factory is kept an utter secret and is the source of huge debate within the community it serves.

If you can remember the story, the Chocolate factory is one which so many people want to get into that Willy Wonka holds a “golden ticket” contest whereby he put several golden tickets into his chocolate bars, which could then be won by kids all over the country.

Well, for those of you who are intuitive, I guess you know where this is headed… but look at what we have on our hands with Webkinz:

We have kids all over the country looking for Webkinz and are buying them by the handful. They are so popular that shortages are sometimes a problem, but not so much now. Ganz, the parent company of Webkinz, are keeping all their Webkinz statistics a secret, in that they will not reveal how many Webkinz have been sold, etc.

This has created a sense of mystery and wonder with Ganz and what they do. This, in turn has made many Webkinz lovers actually want to see where all the Webkinz are made and where they come from - purely out of interest.

Now Ganz are in Canada and are a pretty “shy” company to put it one way. Especially with their Webkinz Stuffed Animals Toys, Ganz are looking more and more like the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory which is so alike the Webkinz factory.

This has lead me to come up with a great idea for Ganz! Willy Wonka realized that kids everywhere want to see the Chocolate factory and gave out a select few Golden Tickets in order to make that dream come true for a few kids.

Ganz have a similar situation right now. They have a product which kids LOVE and are buying lots of and have a factory which almost none of their market have seen. Hey? You know what - why don’t Ganz offer a secret Ticket Contest to go and see their factory!?

Ganz could include 5 special secret Webkinz codes with their stuff animals or Webkinz Charms, or whatever and then when those secret codes are registered on Webkinz World - the winner is notified with a message on screen!!

The contest could be an expenses paid trip for the winner and their parents / family to visit the Webkinz Factory at Ganz’s headquarters and see how Ganz operate and Webkinz are made!

Ganz could even give the winners every single Webkinz for free on their contest winning visit - which would be extremely generous of them!

I personally think it would be a greatidea. Webkinz lovers everywhere will be snapping up the cute stuffed animal toys like wild fire, thus creating more Webkinz World players, as well as giving 5 lucky Webkinz fans the chance to meet the people who make Webkinz!

What do you think?

 Tags: Webkinz, Ganz, Willy, Wonka, Contest

Webkinz World has been in high spirits the past week with a Webkinz World Scavenger Contest that is making many Webkinz fans into little Sherlock Holmes’s. The Webkinz World Scavenger Hunt was announced on the 23rd August and is now one of the largest Webkinz Contests in Webkinz World, with a single winner being announced on September 3rd (5 days!)

Now, although the Webkinz World Scavenger Contest is being held and many kids are getting involved with the Webkinz competition, Kinz-Land want’s to ask a pretty important question.

Is $10,000Kc Enough for one contest in Webkinz World?

10,000 is a nice number - it’s round, simple and relatively large. However, is it enough for a Webkinz World Contest?

Is $10,000Kc enough for Ganz to give away on Webkinz World?

 Well, as ever, Kinz-Land have the answers and are here to give you them. You see, Webkinz World is now awash with many kids. Recent estimates place the number of Webkinz World players to be around the 3-4 million mark!

This means that possibly, in Webkinz World, there could be millionsof investigators rushing around to find the answers to the Webkinz Contest Clues.

Now, with so many kids (and adults) rushing around to find the clues and complete the Webkinz Contest, we here have been struggling to see how the Webkinz World Contest is worth a measily $10,000KC.

Our point is that there are so many Webkinz Lovers competing for the Webkinz World Contest Prize that $10,000 just isn’t enough for a single winner. Getting the 10,000 KC prize could have odds of over 1,000,000:1!!!

At Kinz-Land, we have been discussing and have come to the conclusion that there should be a special exclusive item crafted out especially for the Webkinz World Scavenger Contest.

Tags: Webkinz, World, Contest, Scavenger, Hunt, Clue

Webkinz have become a blinding success in the two and a bit years that they’ve been around us. Now that Webkinz are a huge hit - just like most famous things, they are starting to get… errrm… similar coutnerparts.

Webkinz were created by Ganz in 2005 and have now taken America and Canada by storm! The latest Webkinz, the Black Cat Webkinz has been snapped up almost instantaneously. The Black Cat Webkinz was meant to come out for Halloween, but, as with most commercial products now, the Black Cat Webkinz has found its way onto our shelves and Webkinz Stores two months prior to Halloween. If you’ve already got a webkinz black cat, then you might want to name it with our 40 Names For Your Webkinz Black Cat article.

Because Webkinz have become so popular, many people are trying their best to take some of that “thunder” and use the now powerful Webkinz brand to their advantage. Many Webkinz sites online now have been a culpret of this, but are changing now.

One of the biggest reasons why Webkinz has become so popular is not only because of their amazingly high quality, or their extra cute designs, but because of how many people actually use and play on Webkinz World. Webkinz now has an estimated 4 million players. With that many other people has potential “friends”, many kids across the country are tuning in to Webkinz as a passtime they can enjoy with the majority of their friends.

4 Million people playing Webkinz World means that at least 4 million Webkinz have been sold, which acts as tasty bait for Webkinz rivals & competitors. One of the most well known Webkinz competitors is Shining Stars, which has been the source of a large debate in Our Webkinz Forum.

Shining Stars are, admittedly, almost a carbon copy of most Webkinz. With the same animal designs and the same idea of having secret codes used on a virtual Internet world, much like Webkinz World.

The only real difference that can be deduced between Shining Stars & Webkinz is the fact that Webkinz are generally better designed, with more elaborate and exotic materials being used on the Webkinz Animals.

Although Shining Stars are O.K, they are nothing special in my view. Their descriptions and prices all seem to suggest a weaker competitor to Webkinz and Webkinz World. Webkinz pride themselves on quality Webkinz Stuffed Animals at a price which reflects both the popularity of the Webkinz toys and the quality of the products.

Shining Stars, although they do look cute and adorable, don’t seem to be up to standard as far as quality is concerned. Webkinz also boast a bigger fanbase which is always going to win fans over to the Webkinz camp.

The biggest selling point for the Shining Stars is the fact that whenever you purchase a Shining Star, you get to name your own star, as well as have some proceeds automatically donated to charity - something that Webkinz currently does not do.

However the big sticking point with this, as any charitible business venture, is the fact that people buy a product such as Webkinz or Shining Stars because they like the product. If they wanted to doate to charity, I am sure they will take the time to do that seperately. The same goes for naming a star; whereby the star naming probably costs a fee for the Shining Stars company, which could be saved and passed onto the end user.

However you look at it - Shining Stars have performed a sure-fire marketing trait: Sell what’s already selling. Webkinz are currently HUGE and are also big business… something that Russ Berrie have seen and taken hold of with some pretty good results.

Shining Stars look to have started to advertise on TV, whilst Webkinz currently don’t need to delve into the depths of mass advertising just yet, with the huge popularity surge they are currently experiencing.

Personally - Webkinz are more appealing to me. Webkinz offers a more friendly, focused and popular Webkinz World to us, the Webkinz fans… whilst Shining Stars currently seems like a “gamble” to buy. By this, I mean they are the type of toy that you would probably buy once to check them out and see if you liked them… if you didn’t then it would be ony $15 down the drain.

Webkinz are the only stuffed animals for me - Shining Stars isn’t popular enough for me yet but still I will give them 10/10 for effort!

Tags: Webkinz, World, Shining, Stars