December Signature Opinions & Reactions Rant?

Hey guys, what's up? I'm still on hiatus from posting daily, as I am still working on Outstanding Kinztubers, however today I have a bit of a rant, because I just want to get something out that has been bothering me a little.

Some of you may have seen the new Webkinz Signature revealed on Webkinz Newz yesterday. For those who do not know, it is the Webkinz Signature English Bulldog, the "fan favourite" dog that Ganz has been planning for a while now. Personally my opinions of this pet is that it is extremely cute, and a good choice on the part of Ganz. It is really nice to see some diversity. The new webkinz pets are great, and I really commend ganz on some of their beautiful new Signatures they have been bringing out for their fans. 

Some fans have not been seeing it this way however, and it annoys me how hostile people act when talking about this subject. I have some genuine reasons why I am surprised by the way some people are acting. 

Let me just point this out Ganz is not forcing you to buy their products, so if you don't like it... guess what? DON'T BUY IT! (Ok... shouty rant over hehe) 

But seriously guys, do you really want to live up to the stereotype of being rowdy teenagers? Because some of the behaviour i've seen has been absolutely shocking, and I never expected it from some people. I am not hating on those who do not like the pet, this is not what this rant is at all, but to list the reasons why you hate something and then continue to bully people into hating it too, is not in the true spirit of kinztube, and down right rude!

Yes I understand that some of you guys wanted the black wolf... but seriously? Another wolf? I know that wolves are very popular in America, and that many people are completely obsessed with wolves, but coming from another culture, I just don't understand it. Wolves, from what I have researched, are from North America, so I guess some of you guys see them a lot, and love them, but us English folk really don't know much about them, and honestly don't care. It's just been really nice to see a couple of different pets out there, the moose being one of them. This to me sort of symbolises Canada and what type of animals live there, same with the English Bulldog, were you aware at all that the English bulldog practically represents an entire nation? I just love how ganz is including other cultures and geographical areas, it makes us international fans feel noticed, even though their demographic may be mainly North America. To me this is kind of special, and so I feel very strongly about it.

Another thing that gets on my nerves is how many people will become aggravated if they don't always get what they WANT, this word especially annoys me. Guess what guys? Life isn't fair, and you don't always get what you want, you can't live your whole lives in a bubble. For goodness sake! Step into the real world, I cannot believe how spoilt and down right snobby people can be about this stuff. Instead of buying a million webkinz, donate the money to charity, spend it on something more useful, start a new hobby, I don't know. It's ok to buy them of course, but don't feel like you are entitled to everything and ganz has to follow what you say! I highly doubt ganz is going to listen to a bunch of whining 11 years old, when they have a more mature fan base too.

Rant over.

But seriously...

Temporary Hiatus!

Hey guys, I've literally got so much work to do for the Outstanding Kinztubers award show, so i'm not going to post on here until I've got that all done. :)

See you soon :)

Kinztube Spotlight: SummerAngelKinz

What is Kinztuber Spotlight?

Kinztube Spotlight is a weekly segment here on the blog where I talk about some of my favourite kinztubers, and what makes them special, and awesome!

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This Weeks Kinztuber is SummerAngelKinz!

Youtube | Instagram

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SummerAngelKinz, also known as Jane, or Janeypoo to me, is a kind, considerate kinztuber, with many amazing talents. I met Jane back on her old account littlelovelywebkinz when she joined kinztube and we've been great friends since. She is amazing at singing, and never fails to share her story with others. Her "confessions of a teenage kinztuber" video touched us all, as she came out about her depression, and how she decided to take a stand. She now continues to make entertaining videos that will brighten anyone's day, and still continues with her dare devil... ish? ways!

Here is one of her singing videos, this just goes to show how talented she is! (This is actually my favourite one)

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Now, go give her some love and subscribe!

Emma :)

Inactivity

Hey guys! Sorry for the inactivity the last two days! I've been working on outstanding kinztubers so I've been busy, however I will try and get my kinztuber spotlight up today! Thanks!

Emma :)

My School Experience (So far...)

Hey guys, what's up? It's me Emma, and today I kind of just wanted to post an additional blog to my scheduled blog, because... "why not!". Anyway! I've been at school almost a month now, and I've been wanting to talk to you guys for a while about my whole... secondary school experience, and moving on to Sixth Form. I don't know why, but I kind of want to tell you guys what happened to me, how things get better, and how in the end, school isn't as bad as it seems!

For me, I've basically been going to public school since I was around... 4 or 5... I don't know? Whatever age you start nursery I guess. Anyway! My family are Catholic so I go to a special Catholic school which happens to be the best in the area, so in some ways I am lucky. When I hear about other people's experiences I really think to myself about how lucky I am to be in such an amazing school, with such inspirational, and hard working people. But it wasn't always super amazing or anything, I had my bad times too.

Sometimes it's better not to give up, and see through things because in the end things do get better. I put my change of perspective down to religious experience, but i'll explain that later. 

Anyway. In year 9 I had a few problems with what I used to call "bullying", I guess it was in a way, but now i'm older I just call it "hormones". Me and my friends were 13 years old, and just getting used to becoming the teenage, miscreants that are the exact product of us growing up. We were touchy, and to be fair, a little over the top with everything. Everything was dramatic, everything was so important that our lives would depend on it, and we were basically very very immature. Anyway, there was an argument that meant I came home crying every night for almost 3 months maybe? I don't know, it was a long time ago now. My so called "friends" had abandoned me, leaving me to walk the school alone. But this all sounds so dramatic, and it was actually that big a deal... it just seemed like it. You see, everyone was at that stage where things happen! I see it all the time in 13 year olds, and it's not their fault. They are not used to the hormones, and so become the teenagers that are stereotypically frowned upon by modern society, some can prevent it, others can't, and I was just one of those teenagers who couldn't prevent it. We held a grudge for like a year, so the entire of year 10 we didn't speak, at that point I sincerely missed them. I was just too scared to make things right, so the feud went on until the beginning of Year 11. At the start of Year 11, I believe, 62 people from our year group went on retreat. The place we went to is basically a religous place, where you generally have this feeling that god is there, it's strange I know, but true. It's a breath taking place, and the place where all our good memories are! Anyway, we decided there that the feud would be over, and we would be friends again, because we all matured. It just took that final push to become friends again.

A year later, I cannot imagine not being friends with them, my best friends are literally the best people in the world and make me smile each and every day! We laugh together, share similar interests, and have our own little perks! I wouldn't trade them for the world, and I forgive them for anything they did wrong, because that is all in the past.

I hope you guys take something from my story, because everything gets better! You just have to take the first step!

Thank you. :)

Emma :)

PS: I love you guys :0

Webkinz Spotlight: Signature Golden Retriever

Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to the very first Webkinz Spotlight! This week's segment we will be reviewing the Webkinz Signature Golden Retriever. I thought we should start off with my favourite webkinz, however I will review affordable pets too!

Overall Look

Overall the Signature Golden Retriever is a fantastic plush, with some really distinct features. The fur is a lovely golden colour, and even though mine came in a condition where I could not judge the original quality of the fur, the fur still feels nice and soft, and it has a good thickness to it. In terms of other features, the nose is large, and solid, and the face is generally adorable! (Obviously this varies from webkinz to webkinz)

This signatures measures in at an average 8" tall, which is the average size of any signature, however it is rather floppy so may seem smaller then it's equine counterparts.

Pricing

In terms of pricing. The signature golden retriever is certainly in the higher range for webkinz toys, so is fairly expensive. Unless you get it second hand you can expect to pay up to $200, or £120.

So many people ask if it is actually worth paying that kind of the money for the plush. My advice is to look on ebay at second hand offers which are sold for slightly cheaper first, and if you really want it, I believe the $200 is well worth it for such a magnificent plush!

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I hope I helped some of you guys. Comment below what webkinz I should review next :)

Emma :)

Blast from the Past!

Hey guys, so today I wanted to make a post some of my old videos, since i've just recently reached 3 years on kinztube! I'm kind of feeling a bit nostalgic, but I only want to really show these videos on my blog, so it's exclusive to you guys who read it!

Credit to Kinztwinz for the idea:

"Can you when you get 2000 subscribers, make them public again for 1 day or maybe show one of them in a video? That would be so cool"

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The first video I am going to show you is my first unpacking video. The Duck and the Golden Retriever were my 2nd and 3rd Webkinz! This video got to 3881 views before I made it private :)

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The second video I am going to show you guys is my very first stop motion. Me and Webkiinzkitty (formerly known as hubblehomeboy) made it together!

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I hope you guys enjoyed this little look into my old videos, if you want to see more tell me and i'll post some of my old videos. If you want I can even make this a segment every Monday.

Bye for now!

Emma :)