Hello Webkinz fans!
As many of you may have noticed, we have not retired any Webkinz plush pets in some time. Yet many of our plush pets have become very hard to find in stores. This is because we have a large number of Webkinz pets that are completely sold out from Ganz. Yes, we’ve fallen behind on our retirements and have made a plan to get all caught up!
Starting on July 27th, we will be retiring a new pet every weekend! Owners of these pets will get extra activities with bonus chances to win virtual prizes. A different activity will be made available on Saturday and Sunday.
To get the process started, we have gone ahead and retired all pets that were Holiday, Chase or made especially for a retail partner (such as Justice or Cracker Barrel). These pets will not be part of the retirement events.
Our new styles of Webkinz plush are now more collectible than ever. If you want a specific pet, let your favorite Webkinz retailer know, as new styles won’t last long. You can also find new Webkinz for purchase online at ToysRUs.com, Amazon.com and other fine retailers.
To keep you better informed, we will be posting articles here on Webkinz Newz when pets sell out, so you don’t miss your chance.
For our Webkinz Signature series fans, we will be releasing our final Signature plush this December. We can’t say exactly which pet it is, but it will be a fan-favorite dog that we haven’t made yet in Signature form. We’d like to thank all of our Signature collectors for supporting this great line since 2009.
So thank you again for being such great fans. We have some amazing new pets coming in the second half of 2013 that we really hope you enjoy.
Have fun!
- Your furry friends in Webkinz World.
I hope the signature dog will be a collie, there’re awesome! :D
I love the yorkie he is soooo cute !!!! I really love the signature pups it is a real shame
My favourite webkinz was the * drum roll please * all of them!!
me too and i can do a drum roll in real life and im a girl and sammyzozo is me my friend spent all my money
:) you are right ! :)
Sad that they are going, but I have a question are the pets in the picture the ones that are retiring? Please let us know.
One more question, I’m kinda confuse about the retail partner thing (such as Justice or Cracker Barrel) does that mean if I go to one of their store I Can or Can’t buy Webkinz their? Just have to ask cause that where we get most of are Webkinz at (Cracker Barrel).
I think it just means that they retired any pet that was sold EXCLUSIVELY at one of those stores. Like my Justice Guinea Pig. It doesn’t really say anything about those stores not carrying Webkinz anymore.
You can still get pets there, but let’s say there was a cat that they only sold in that store. That cat is retired. But if they sell all kinds of other pets too, you can get those.
Some are so far, and some aren’t. The pets that have been retired or will soon retire are the Dodo Bird, Cuddly Koala, Razzle Dazzle Dog, Red Panda, Beaver, and the Patchy Puppy.
will there be no new pets after 2013?
Of course there is!
Retiring a pet means that they stop making that particular pet, some stores will have them if you are lucky to find them. I usually get retired pets from ebay, amazon, cracker barrel, and even this little antique store that is local called Vivian’s. If you are lucky enough sometimes the pet that you wanted will come back.
Until when will they stop retiring pets every weekend?!
no please dont make me think of webkinz ending
my life would be over if webkinz ended
same :(
since im collecting late iv been looking around for some older ones i want sadly some are retired and i was looking fowerd to a clover puppy … i will probly get her online
I have a clover puppy! she is so cute! her name is Clovu ( and no, I did not misspell the name) I got her at a place I don’t even remember! Btw clover puppies r VERY hard to find now so get it online
what why
Hopefully they retire the pets that I have or don’t want. Want activities to we get to do. Can you release a list of which pets are going to retire so we know.
they are “retired” because they are sold out
So far the Cuddly Koala, Red Panda, Razzle Dazzle Puppy, Patchy Puppy, and Dodo Bird are considered low stock or retired. I bet the Cuddly Koala June’s POTM will retire because members got it for the extra games. The beaver is next. I don’t have any of those. So far it is pretty much following the picture!!!!
I have 87 or 88 Webkinz now! I just got a Budgie.
Don’t they mean “the second half of 2013?”
why are new pets being retired as well and why is the signature pet line ending?
Newer pets are being retired because they were very popular and Ganz ran out. For example, the strawberry cloud leopard was popular even before it was released, as it was announced in a Pet of the Month video.
Sad [Signature] end of an era :( I have enjoyed the entire line of Signature pets! I do hope your final Signature will be the long awaited, highly anticipated Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier <3
OOh A Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier would be so cute!!
Sounds like a really cute pet! I hope the final Signature would be a Border Collie c:
I only hav endangered sig. red wolf i need to get more signatures
I am devastated that they will not be doing any more signatures. I have bought pretty much most of the signatures, and I bought most of the small signatures and endangered signatures before they stopped making those. I will hold out hope that a signature peacock is one of the few they will be making, I hope I’m not let down!!
they don’t have a webkinz peacock, sorry :( but if you like peacocks, look for a blufadoodle. >~pop~<
I know sad that they are going but some of them are expensive, I only have the Signature Barn Owl and she is so cute ( her name is Sydney). I hope to get the Signature Fox I just love the PSI.
what?? does this mean that ganz is not ever making any more webkinz pets??
what does it mean for a webkinz to retire?
I think that you cant get them anymore so they dont sell in shops
kiley, thealphafog6578, 458233, KASSUZY, cutteepie1, and robbie4evr thanks so much for telling me what it means. thealphadog6578 you did help me, but im sad there retireing agian. :(
Aww your welcome lombo I wish they never did retire why don’t they just make more makes sence LOL
mattyboo1, thats what i thought, i love webkinz, especially the bunnies….. ganz please don’t stop!
For a webkinz to retire is that they don’t get sold in stores any more. If you want a retired pet buy it on amazon or eBay! Hope I helped
Yes you helped! :)
Aw your welcome guys friend me same user!
Thank you for explaining that. I was very confused. :)
I aways get retired pets on amazon! I love it! I just want to know what is the new signature webkin look like?
when they retire a webkinz, they just won’t be producing it anymore. If you already have one of these pets on your webkinz account, they will still be there, but you won’t be able to get more of that kind of pet. hope this helps!
What!! Retire a webkinz EVERY SINGLE weekend!?!? That’s out of control. Soon we will have NO webkinz plushies! Then what will happen to the children of the world who still sleep with stuffed toys?”hint hint” I really dont like this idea. “fallen behind.” pish posh!
Ganz won’t make them anymore ex. the beaver is retired and you won’t be able to get it anymore.
It means you can’t buy them at the E-store I think
bad news
it means they are not going to make any more stuffed animals of that kind and you will not get to buy any in the estore.
same question here. are they making any more I’m confused?
yes
Oh no . . . . That’s sad. I hope they make more!
does a retired pet mean that they are not making them any more?
Retired means stops making
Don’t worry guys, retiring pets is a pretty common process. It basically means that they are going to stop making certain pets (for example, the Basset Hound and Cheeky cat). After ganz chooses to do this, stores sell the pets until they run out, at which point there won’t be any more sold. Still, pet retirement is kind of exciting because doing this makes room for all sorts of new pets that Ganz wouldn’t have room for otherwise. Retirement is actually a pretty good thing and does NOT mean that Ganz will stop making Webkinz. :)
Ok, good, Thank you DalekSouffle!
it means that Ganz is going to quit making the pets they have run out of in their warehouses.
ok way to sum it up
yeah. if its retired than they r not making them anymore. and y r they stopping the signatures?!!!?? i literally put my hand over my mouth when i read that part in the article. i dont want them to stop! i have four signatures (i think) and signatures r so cool!!!!!
it just means the older webkinz pets are not sold is store anymore
They’re still making more webkinz, but in order to do that they have to stop making older ones so they have room to make the new ones.
thanks 4 your help
No More sigs This is insane! I didnt even get one ! Ive always wanted one but i never got one :( ! PLZ BRING THEM BACK !!!!!!
I’m wondering the same thing. Is Webkinz going out of business? I’m not saying I think they are; just asking the question.
They will continue to make pets, they just will retire older ones to make way for newer ones in stores, i hope this helps!
No ! It means that they do not carry or have that Webkin in stock :( Sorry !!!
NO! I’ve had an account since 2009!
Ganz are still making webkinz but after Christmas…..no more signatures :,,,(
I really hope not
*Sighs* No, they still will be making Webkinz pets, but they’ll just retire some pets because they are out of the warehouse and because it takes expensive material to make some of them, and so on.