Beanie Babies 2.0 take on Webkinz
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Ty, the company responsible for the Beanie Baby fad in the 1990s, is trying to steal 15 more minutes of fame. It has recently released new Beanie Baby 2.0 dolls and an accompanying online environment to compete with Ganz’s Webkinz dolls and game. Like Webkinz, each Beanie Baby 2.0 toy comes with a secret code which allows the owner to go online and play with the virtual pet in a virtual, flash-based world.
Its too little, too late Ty. The Beanie Babies 2.0 site has only just launched, and Webkinz has been around for over a year. Also there are only 13 initial Beanie Babie 2.0 toys available, while there are tons of Webkinz, the Webkinz spin-off Lil’Kinz, Webkinz trading cards, Webkinz carriers, Webkinz cosmetics, Webkinz school supplies, Webkinz mousepads, Webkinz jewelry and Webkinz figurines. Sure, the Beanie Baby 2.0 dolls will be cheaper than Webkinz, at $6.99 versus the $9.99 Lil’Kinz and $12.99 Webkinz, but price doesn’t matter to throngs of children desperate for the hottest toy. Instead of setting up for failure, Ty should just chalk this up as defeat and start brainstorming the next big thing..
I have to admit that I almost feel bad for Ty. I had a couple Beanie Babies when I was younger. The company really needs to know when its moment in the spotlight is over. Good effort, nice try, but the company’s best just wasn’t good enough. We’ll always have the 1990s.
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ALLRIGHT WHO SAID WEBKINZ COPIED TY??!!
on July 28, 2008 at 02:10 PM - LINKWEBKINZ IS GETTING COPIED SO MUCH I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM!!!!!!! SHINING STARS, TY GIRLZ, YOU NAME IT! I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT TY 2.0’S CAME OUT 1 YEAR A-F-T-E-R WEBKINZ! HAHA, SO THERE!! TY 2.0 IS SO MUCH MORE BORING THAN WEBKINZ!! I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DONT UNDERSTAND THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they upgraded 2.0s and it is way better than boring webkinz I am also a member of ty girlz and I love them so much i litterly have half the colection. I fave 13 ty girlz and 7 beanie babies 2.0s
on January 7, 2009 at 05:05 PM - LINKI love my ty products and take them everywhere with me. webkinz na who need s them when you have softer ty products
I HAVE 59 WEBKINZ!!!
on February 28, 2009 at 06:55 PM - LINKwebkinz rock!!!! webkinz rule!!! love webkinz!!! love to get new webkinz!!!
on February 28, 2009 at 07:01 PM - LINKi put my code in even my mom tried my dad tried my sister tried and i tried we cheked the code 17 times and it was right but it did not work can you please help me when you resieve my important message good bye By:netanya Asmaro
on April 1, 2009 at 03:00 PM - LINKi have one beanie baby right now and i am going to get another one
on April 13, 2009 at 07:11 PM - LINKwebkinz rocks lol i have over 100 and i went on beanie babys today its a disaster iwish they just stuck with stuffed animal
on June 15, 2009 at 06:41 PM - LINKanyone want my beanie account i bout one last week it was a dissaster email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
on June 15, 2009 at 06:47 PM - LINKI love WEBKINZ way more than 2.0’s because WEBKINZ has mail,vacations,more variety of pets,and YOU ACTULLY GET TO NAME YOUR PET!!! Also i have 16 WEBKINZ and 1 2.0!
on June 19, 2009 at 09:10 PM - LINKany body got a webkinz account they dont want anymore i only have one and my mom says thats enuff so please i need one becouse i only have one week befor it dys so PLEASE email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and give me the pass and user. thanx!
on June 21, 2009 at 08:00 PM - LINKif someone gives me a webkinz skunk code,ill give UNUSED webkinz codes.DEAL????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on August 6, 2009 at 06:02 PM - LINKThey are lying if you go to Target Lil’Kinz are only $4.99 so ha!
on August 11, 2009 at 06:21 PM - LINKDoes anyone know if you can create more than one room on TY and how?
on August 15, 2009 at 03:16 PM - LINKYou can name beanie babies too ya know! And beanie babies are cheaper! HA HA!
on August 25, 2009 at 07:33 PM - LINK