Our March 9th News Letter

Hey, everybody. This is a new project here at Let's Talk Webkinz: a Newsletter! A new one will be posted every Friday, so keep on the lookout! It's a collaborative work between myself, Carmen, and Keikei, but at the end, you'll find a form to submit your own stories, poems, and Webkinz pictures!

Table of Contents

• Hottest News of the Week

 In which Carmen will recap and talk about the most important, exciting, and/or Webkinz-World changing events of the week.

• Outfit Modeling 

In which Keikei and her fashionable Webkinz will help you decide what to wear in Webkinz World.

• Poems and Short Stories

In which Carmen will share with you some prose about the peppy little pets, and the World where they live.

• Trading Hall News

In which Keikei will discuss what's "in" at the Trading Hall, along with some tips and advice.
 

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 Hottest News of the Week
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Click-To-Win Failures
Webkinz fans that stop by Webkinz Newz may be pleasantly surprised to find a floating, spinning dial wandering about the page. According to the WKN article, clicking on this dial should give you a piece of Zodiac clothing.
However, fans who have tried may instead respond to this dial with a sigh of irritation and an attempt to ignore it. Why is this?
The answer is simple: Because the event is not working.
 Upon clicking on the dial, WKN appears to struggle with finding the page. When it does, all you find there is a message that blatantly states:

Warning: Page has Expired
This page is no longer available.

Refreshing the page; going back, finding the dial, and clicking on it again; waiting for a few hours and coming back; going to another page on the site--none of these work. Do not take this as the official reason, but my suspicion is that one department wrote the article announcing the event, another set it up so the dial would fly on the days it was supposed to, but then the department that was supposed to tell the site to [click dial>go to page with form on it>send item to account] had their computer break or something of the like. 3 days into the event, and absolutely nothing has been announced about attempts to solve this being made. 

Fans are frustrated, impatient, and annoyed with this unfortunate series of events. 

Customer Service Issues
Especially considering the Click-To-Win issues, Customer Service at Ganz has been tied up all week, with most folks reporting that they can't even get on the phone with them. If you have an issue with your Webkinz World account and would like to try your luck with the lines, the phone number for Webkinz Customer Service is 1-866-932-5469. 

In other news... 
The Pet of the Month for April is confirmed to be the Hedgehog, and the POTM for May is the Wombat.  
The Leprechaun will be running about the Clubhouse starting March 7, and ending on March 17. Read the WKN and Let's Talk Webkinz articles for more details.


And congratulations to Casey, Cammi, Carlie, Maddy, and Robynn on winning the "My Great Webkinz Collection" contest at WKN! You can check out their entries here. They have each been given a free code for any Webkinz of their choice, within certain limitations.



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Outfit Modeling:
Do you look at all the other Webkinz in Webkinz World and think: "Wow, how do they turn these drab clothes into fab clothes?"? Well Guinevere (my Webkinz Dreamy Sheep) is here to help; she knows all about fashion. Guinevere has some great tips, outfits, and some shopping secrets, she would like to share.
Outfit Tips:  
When shopping always remember these tips:
                                 #1: "Look at the Color" It's all about color, never ever buy a bright color anything unless you have an outfit that  you need it for.
                                #2: "New does not mean better" When new clothes come out every one wants to buy them, but the pricey pieces aren't always the best idea. They often don't look good with anything else.
Cute And Cool Outfits:  

This outfit cost $455 

      Guinevere has some great outfits for your pet! 

Here is a better look.

Now time for a look you'll love! 

If it is cold in Webkinz World, bundle up with this wintery outfit!

This outfit cost $565

Here is a better look at this outfit:

That is my fashionable Guinevere!

If your pet goes to a slumber party, what does she wear? 

Well Guinevere is here to help. She went to a slumber party yesterday and her PJ's were SO cute.

Time to pop some popcorn!

                                                       Here is a better look at this bed time outfit:

Who's ready for ghost stories?

                      Those are the three trendy outfits of the week, Guinevere can't wait for next week!

Do you think you have an eye for fashion? Comment a pic of your pet in trendy clothes, for a spot in the weekly newsletter. Include your pet's name, and your name (or what you'd like to be called) so we can give proper credit.

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Poems and Short Stories

 Nafaria: A set of haikus about her irritations

The Bad Fairy Queen

Visits Webkinz World, searching

For stars to collect.

Nafaria, she

Asks for the stars you've gathered

Will she trade, or steal?

Oh dear, look at that

She's flown off again, it seems!

And she stole your stars...

Wasn't that mean, now?

Guess there's nothing to be done

But to try again.

Nafaria, you

 Come back with my stars! Ah, I

Demand a refund!

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Trading Hall News:
The Trading Hall can be a bit scary, that's why Skylar Tune (My Harmony puppy)  is here to help. Skylar knows all about the trading hall and she would like to share some helpful tips and secrets, so let's get started.
Getting Started:
Before you go to the Trading Hall look at your dock, check to see if you have Rare, exclusive, Pet of the Month, Webkinz Care, Super Beds, trading card items, Charm Forest, Woodland Wonders, trophies, PSI, clothing, or Deluxe items. If you have that, then great, you are ready! If you don't have that, than look around your house for any items like that, that you would like to trade.
Going To The Trading Hall:
Before you go to the Trading Hall look at your pet, check to see what your pet is wearing and what pet  is going to the trading hall with you. When you go to the trading hall make sure you dress the best. Try to wear rare, Deluxe, eStore, or retired clothing. If you wear things like that then other Webkinz will think that you have rare, Deluxe, retired, or nice things to trade. Remember that cool, rare or eStore hats are always good. Now look at your pet: try to use the newest Webkinz you have or an eStore or signature. If they see you with a new pet with a good PSI than they will think you have good PSI's.
 Making A Trade:
When you are Trading always be kind, but also remember don't give things away for free. If someone says it's rare, but you're not sure, then:
                A. Tell them to hang on, and open another window and look up the items and see if it's rare.
B. You can be like me and have a list of rare things, and check to see if it's rare.
or
C. You can take their word on it and make the trade.

When you go to the Trading Hall you need to know the value of your items. Some items are in higher demand than others. Back in October of 2011 everyone wanted the Timber Wolf PSI so, because everyone wanted it, it made the value go up. If you have tips about the Trading Hall, pics of your pet in Trading Hall, or you know an Item that's in demand please tell us!
Items In Demand For This Week:
A popular item for this week is:
Clover Lion PSI (Hidden Clover Den)
What Does PSI  Mean?:
PSI: Pet Specific Item: That is the item that comes only when you adopt a certain pet.
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How to comment, or respond:

 Do you have something you'd like to share with Let's Talk Webkinz?
Wonderful! You can send it to us in 1 of 2 ways...

1. Write a comment. Anyone can do this, as you no longer need a Blogger account to post here!
2. Send it in an e-mail to letstalkwebkinz@live.com. (this is the way to go if what you're sending is pretty long)

 Guidelines for submissions:

• Profanity is very strictly forbidden and will render the submission invalid for publication.

• Personal opinions, rants, complaints, questions, sneak peeks for pets, and anything that WKN has already announced will not be considered for publication to the Hottest News of the Week section.

• Keep your poems and stories rated G. This means no violence, horror, romance, or mature themes. Harmless games, snowball fights, water guns, and whatnot are OK, and so are ordinary ghost stories and disagreements. Hospitalization, real weapons, evil ghosts, bloody scenarios, and kissing and everything beyond are not allowed--we're keeping this site family-friendly.

• Breaking the rules, using profanity, stealing your entry from somebody else, not using the form, having your submission consist mainly of text talk, or sending in something less than 10 words long will render the submission invalid for publication, and it will not be put in the newsletter. 

Have any questions? Just leave a comment below, and we will answer it--perhaps we'll even put it in the Q&A section.

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