Webkinz

It is a great game for children that is very appropriate and safe. Many hours of my life have been spent on this website, playing arcade games, buying items for by pets, and taking care of my pets. However, it is upsetting to me that the game has become more and more focused around money. Half the things on the game you can't even play unless you have a Deluxe Membership. Also, they try to get kids to buy more Webkinz because if you haven't bought a new pet in 1 year, you pretty much can't do anything on the game. Also, it is SO SLOW! It slows down the whole computer and is incredibly frustrating for kids when something just won't load. Also, sometimes I will break my high score on a game and the site will stop working before I can claim my money. I joined in 2009 and it has always been a special part of my childhood, however, over the years Webkinz has gotten worse.

Webkinz used to be so much fun but now it's like you can't do anything if your not a deluxe member. It's so annoying! Almost all the games you can't even play not if your not a deluxe member. The site constantly freezes and ads pop up like every minute. Also I find it weird that after awhile they won't let you log into Webkinz until you adopt another Webkinz Pet or become a Deluxe Member. All they want is your money. Webkinz had really changed over the years, and not in a good way.

Been a long-time member since 2008 and was happy to come back after the flash discontinued its services after i lost everything on my old account and had to make a new one after i downloaded the game back to my desktop, so i could return and enjoy webkinz, only to find its been turned into a deluxe membership only fun experience pay wall cash grab game, I remember when you can buy any items you wanted, do anything you wanted to do with your hearts content in this game, now a days it's a let down and tbh its going To be Ganz's downfall for ruining such a great game that was built on good times good memories and dedicated real workers of making this game, and not all about deluxe! This game made everyone special without deluxe don't understand why they would have changed it things were fine the way they were :/

I only recently started playing Webkinz as an adult, and I love it: there is tons to do and I love creating my own rooms that the pets can walk through and interact with. I know people are complaining about the deluxe feature, but it's really not bad; I had to buy an Xbox live membership to play some video games, and that costs more than three times what the Webkinz deluxe membership is per month. I know it's supposed to be for kids, but I still find a lot of enjoyment in it, I would definitely recommend men's this game to kids and adults alike.

I was gifted a Webkinz pet for Christmas that came with a full year of Deluxe Membership. Unfortunately when I added my new pet- I was not given my membership. I tried everything and nothing worked, so I eventually contacted Ganz Support. After being ignored for weeks- I was finally responded to letting me know that they're not going to help me but that they're going to keep the money paid for the membership. Disgusting customer service. Horrible people who clearly don't want to help anyone.

I purchased coins for my granddaughter and they charged me 7 times for one purchase. When I went to purchase it kept saying the problem with the transaction will not go through then they charged me for all of them. When I went to talk about refund for there mistake they told me no refunds but they would refund me 2 of the 7 because she spent the
Untrue, I bought addition on another card and my daughter bought additional which would have covered the 4000 they say she spent. Bad Business Be Careful I have notified my bank

My son Andrew found this game after an excitement of Animal Jam. Unlike Animal Jam, I heard this game is beyond educational and is target at a young age. When we register our account, he decided to adopt a wolf with a very cool house! In Webkinz, you have to feed your pet. I am betting this is a live version of Andrew reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid as Greg adopting a chihuahua in a online game. My son experiences most of the game and this game makes him pretty much smarter than any of it. It even has a school, but on the burger part, he got a little trouble in it. After a week, he decided to not play it anymore completely, probably due to a lack of playing, i guess? But, I recommend you people not to play this if you are a hands-on reviewer.

Stay safe,
John Nymous

I joined in 2006 when I adopted my first pet, and played until 2011 when I pretty much outgrew it and moved onto other games.
I even had a deluxe membership when I had a little bit of allowance left over.
I recently visited the website and I was very disappointed in just how much it has changed.
Before, a deluxe membership would only ADD things to your account such as skins for your phone, special chat bubble boarders and awesome backgrounds for where your pet was displayed.
But now it seems that you have to be a deluxe member just to trade and chat and adopting a pet that you purchased seems to do little to nothing anymore.
All of the good clothes are off limits unless you have a deluxe membership and the game is just completely loaded with ads.
The fashion shows have always been rigged.
I had to turn on my adBlocker just to be able to enter the site.
The game definitely isn't nearly as fun as it used to be.

So i dont know if someone bought out webkinz or something i just know that use to play webkinz for hours and hours just a few years ago but now there is a bunch of ads and Deluxe stuff which is dumb because you should not have to pay real money to have fun on a game im giving it 5 stars because it use to be the best best best best game ever but now i wouldnt recommend that anyone plays it also i have question because i told me that I was mayor and gave me the belt and everything so i was wondering if it did that to everyone or just people who have a very old account or i dont know

As of October 2019, the user agreement changed (for the millionth time?!) and my account with well over $300 worth of webkinz products and 15 years in tbe making was deleted because I had not bought a new webkinz plush in 6 months.

My account was well over 15 years old and had countless memories from my childhood and teens. I come from a very low income family, it was a miracle we got a pet at all, let alone one every two years. I have kept up this tradition and would play webkinz when I needed something simpler and innoccent in my life. Putting a new pet in every two years. I had been a loyal costumer since my childhood and without warning or compassion they deleted my account. I have been playing on webkinz for 15 years and I will not be starting over with nothing. Goodbye webkinz.

This game is the best game on the internet. It has helped me learn about so much things in life, I have become 10x smarter playing this educational game. This game is the most underrated game on the internet.

I will admit we have spent about 300 dollars buying these stuffed animals but it is worth it. The pure joy my daughter gets when the POTM (pet of the month) virtual gift arrives is worth every penny. It also teaches her to do things like feed her pet and does teach responsibility. No fear of online predators while she is on this site as well. If you are new to webkinz, I would recommend going to their site and starting with the pet of the month for the extra goodies, the kids seem to love them.

I remember playing this game when I was a little kid, and I could spend hours on it! My mother would have to yell at me to get off the computer because I had too much screen time. Now, when I visit the site for nostalgia's sake, I'm finding that there is really not much to do. This isn't simply because I'm older now, but because you have to pay for most things on the site. I remember when I played as a little kid, you bought the stuffed animal and had access to pretty much everything on the site. Now Ganz wants you to pay for a membership to do things you used to be able to do for a one-time fee or even for free! Arcade games I used to love are now only for members (looking at you, Quizzie's!). Want cool clothing items to dress up your pet? Become a Deluxe Member! Don't want to become a Deluxe member? That's alright. You can always buy cool things with coins... which you have to pay for. *sigh* Ganz has taken what was once both a fun game and smart business strategy to just an obvious grab for money. Way to go. You've successfully ruined one of the simplicities of my childhood.

I will explain the whole "paying" thing to anybody who doesn't understand it

They changed the rules so Webkinz accounts never expire. And they also changed it so if you didn't buy a Webkinz within a year, instead of your account closing, you just don't have a full membership.

Love the idea of challenges for Webkinz, great idea. Not really original, but a great, used idea(:

Some of the games are the opposite of educational, like Hungry Hog where you eat junk food and get fat, but when you eat the vegetables, you loose 50 points. But quizzy's corner is a great way to learn interesting facts, and brush up on skills expecially over the summer!

I can only tell you that in the beginning it was great. The last few months have been awful. We can no long see the dock it is out of the screen and no way to make it smaller. The ads that they have on the Webkinz site are covering up the icons that allow you to move from screen to screen. I have sent emails by using the comments and suggestion icon. I have sent emails everyday for the last 3 weeks with no change. Can someone tell me if I can reach them by phone so this can be corrected.

I am a mother to a 7 year old child. When I purchased a 2 webkinz for my daughter, I was expecting that those webkinz would be the last payments towards this company. However, I find I'm have to pay to be a "deluxe" member in Oder to play most games. I am not paying a monthly fee so my daughter can be on a totally glitchy website that barely ever works just so she can play a couple of extra games. The website is always running slow, or skipping, and is not worth a penny! Webkinz company should seriously consider a redo of everything and get back to the original 2000's decade webkinz.

IF YOU LIVE IN CANADA DO NOT MAKE PURCHASES FROM WEBKINZ/EGANZ. I tried to buy a membership. To which it failed so they ended up charging my credit card 7x over and my debit 3x. When I emailed eganz the customer service I received was disgusting. They blamed the issue on me for using my debit! Even tho I used credit as well and told me to just wait and the money will eventually be returned. On top of this they did not apologize or help me get a membership. Now I have to wait to be refunded 660$

I remember playing it when I was a little kid and I loved it! I always begged my parents for new webkinz and had deluxe until I grew out of it and moved onto different games. I can remember i was trying to get the full set of the donut costume and was asking people if they had the shoes, I got banned for a month from chatting and trading just for asking that. After that I lost interest. I logged in today and see that you have to have deluxe to chat, trade, etc. All of the good clothes are off limits to free players. A game where I have to pay to talk to people is not one I would like to play. I was excited to see the games I used to enjoy. But guess what? They're all deluxe now. Webkinz is just looking for money now. I really wish it was back to what it was like years ago.