Caring Valley

The good news is that the Ameriwade pre-sale for the October 2011 products has begun!  The bad news is that, due to Ganz cutting retailer inventories short, Ameriwade is not able to sell all of the products scheduled for release.  At this time, Ameriwade is pre-selling the Signature Pot Bellied Pig, the Domino Cat (November's POTM), and the Orca Whale with Caring Valley Tag.  Ameriwade also has a large selection of Adventure Park pets for sale, several of which are ready to ship immediately.

 

Ameriwade features $5 flat-rate shipping to the USA and Canada, no matter how large your order is, and a portion of every sale made online at www.Ameriwade.com goes to supporting Webkinz Insider.

   

If you were hoping to add one of the September Webkinz to your collection, you may want to consider placing a pre-order with your local retailer.  The news has come in from our Retail Partner, Ameriwade, that Ganz has once again reduced the inventory of plushie pets.  Ganz is only allowing retailers to order a handful of each plushie per location.  This may not be as noticable at larger chains, who can shuffle their inventories around, but smaller chains, and single stores, are feeling the pinch.

 

As a result, Ameriwade will only be able to pre-sell three of the September plushies:  the Signature Black Footed Ferret, the Webkinz Black Cat (October POTM), and Caring Valley-tagged Webkinz Dachshunds.  The Ameriwade pre-sale is expected to begin later today.  Remember, Ameirwade features $5 flat-rate shipping, customers who pay with credit cards aren't charged until their orders ship, and a portion of every sale made online at www.Ameriwade.com goes to supporting Webkinz Insider.

 

Thank you to Webkinz Insider member Miss Willow for alerting us to a change in the graphics of the November 2010 Caring Valley Tree.  When the Healthy Harvest Hawthorne Tree was added to Webkinz World on Monday morning, it had three different bases for players to choose from: Scarecrow, Pumpkin Patch, and Farmer's Market (shown above).  

 

As of this morning, those three bases now all have the same Scarecrow (shown on the left).  At this point it is not clear why Ganz made the change, and it is unknown if they have any plans to change things back.  Some of you may remember that Ganz did the same thing in April 2010 with the Webkinz Willow Tree.

 

To learn more about the Caring Valley feature, and to see pictures of all of the Caring Valley trees, please visit the Webkinz Insider WIki's Caring Valley page.

As you will recall we had a bizarre event occur before the Peek-A-Newz challenge a couple of days ago. People were clicking on floating objects only to receive a notification that they had won the Midnight Magnolia Caring Valley tree or the recipe, Whirlawisk.

 

Today, that mystery was solved by Webkinz Newz. It is Caring Valley Weekend and they are honoring Ronald McDonald House Charities. Click on floating objects Sept. 11th 12:00am EST til Sept 12th 11:59pm EST to win either a Midnight Magnolia tree or a Recipe Whirlawisk.

 

Ronald McDonald House provides a great place for parents and family to stay while they have sick family members in the hospital. It keeps them closer to their family.  Ronald McDonald Care Mobile(tm) programs ensure that children get oral and medical attention to keep them healthy.

 

Click here for the contest rules.

 

UPDATE, Sept 11, 12:20am:  Thank you to Webkinz Insider member dizzydessi for this picture of a floating tree she spotted on her computer.

 

 

 

 

 

It's nearly the first of the month in Webkinz World, and a new month means new activities: