Way Too Expensive

[evlangelfire89]

i totally agree... i also think it ***** that you have to add a minimum of $10 at a time... last night i was buyin the go kart track and i only need like $3 more dollars on my account but since i had to add ten i have enough to pretty much buy a whole extra one... such a waste of money that will probably just sit there for a month or so... at least give us a $5 bracket since there's a lot that is only $5

[Lampshade]

I agree that some of the eStore prices are a bit too high. I can understand $5.00 USD for 10,000 credits, but really? 10 dollars? Like said before, it's virtual and not even close to the worth of a real plush toy you can hug and love on for as long as you need to. I find this also hard for kids who want to get these eStore pets; being they are adorable and attract more attention in the Clubhouse, etc. who's parents or even themselves if old enough to buy one. I hope this will be changed soon and maybe have the feature to use PayPal.

[cindyscottage]

Originally Posted by ButterflyFlower

I think it's too expensive. Everything should be really cheap, since all you're getting is a picture on the internet. I can get REAL plush Webkinz for less $$$ than what they charge for a PICTURE.

I THINK THE THINGS FROM ESTORE SHOULD BE CHEAPER SINCE YOU ARE NOT GETTING AN ACTUAL PET.

About half of my pets are from the estore because not many places near me sell Webkinz and those that do have the same thing all of the time.... and only 4 or 5 to choose from.

I do think that too many things come out too close together - and that makes it hard on the budget to keep up or to even consider getting everything.

I like the idea of limiting it to ONE pet per month! and for estore prices to be a lot more affordable!!

[labsrock]

ii agree! the estore is to expensieve! the pets should not be the same price as normal pets, they should be maybe $5.00. i don't like the estore

[IrishEyes]

Yeah - I'm surprised at how much many things are, too, considering you're not getting an actual, physical item. Also, I live in Canada and am charged Canadian taxes - 12%. Does this mean Ganz is passing those taxes along to my provincial and federal government or is Ganz just pocketing the difference that I'm paying?

[ConchyJane]

Originally Posted by IrishEyes

Yeah - I'm surprised at how much many things are, too, considering you're not getting an actual, physical item. Also, I live in Canada and am charged Canadian taxes - 12%. Does this mean Ganz is passing those taxes along to my provincial and federal government or is Ganz just pocketing the difference that I'm paying?

Hi IrishEyes, how are you? I'm sure they're passing them along. Depending on the province you're in, come July those taxes will be climbing with the new Harmonized tax coming to ON and BC. Eek, it will be even more expensive!!! CJ

[BSW44]

I’m not crazy about the estore pets at all, they are usually something weird and imaginative, not anything close to a real animal, like cats, dogs, and other plush pets.
We shop the estore often for other things, like the go kart track, special seeds, tree swings, they have plenty of cute stuff like that, but the pets aren’t all that cute, the only one we have is the Fire Fawn. And it still sticks out like a sore thumb, amongst the “normal” pets.
If they did the real animals once in a while like the plushies, we’d probably buy them all.

ALL of it is to expensive though, considering you are only buying pixels!!!!

[kittyhub54]

It would be nice if the pets were nine dollars-it seems like they should since there is no plush. Also, I am UNSATIDFIED with the christmas tree I bought from the Estore. It is very big and makes my christmas theme room look crowded. I just wish that they would slow down the price-sometimes 8 dollars seems a little cheep for 1 virtual item.

[coolio101]

I agree! I really want something from the estore, but it's all way too expensive. Even my mom agrees, and that's the reason why I can't get anything. Ganz should lower the prices!!!

[KLDKinzMom]

Boy, Ganz is making money hand over fist! If a person was to buy every $5 sale item, they'd spend $120 on just that. Then if you are a deluxe member, it's $17 for the snow fort and last I looked, it didn't include the snowball thrower so that is another $4. Then there's the ornaments/decorations which are $20 for a set. Then add in the pets, mouse, zircon pup, saber tooth tiger, maybe the ice fawn of pets from the past. If parents aren't careful, they coul really drop a load on a website that doesn't even guarantee it will be around in the future. Oh, then there is the new theme, too. And you never know how long you have to buy these things so people are forced into making a choice they maybe normally wouldn't make if they would just keep these things available for purchase when people can afford them.

Personally, I think they should have made a clubhouse room with the snowfort instead of selling it separately. It's much more fun to play on something like that with other people. Did they fix it so you can invite someone over and play without the house getting stuck or people getting sent home?

Yes, I think their updates have been great for the normal ww people and am glad they have variety in the estore, but their prices are too high and the pressure of "buy this now" is really a big turnoff for me.