By Sparky Fact
Introduction
One of the buildings that I wanted to write about for my report on Kinzville is the Curio Shop. That’s not just because it’s owned by my Uncle Arte (although to be honest that is a big part of it!)
I love the Curio Shop because Uncle Arte has so many rare and unusual items for sale. In fact he has so many that he has to keep most of them in his storage room. He can only display a small portion of his actual inventory in the shop – that’s why it’s changing all the time. Every time I go into the Curio Shop it seems like a different store.
The History of the Curio Shop
The Curio Shop began when my Uncle Arte, who used to be an archaeologist, discovered the Kinzville Mines with his friend, Doug. That was kind of a bad time for Uncle Arte because he and his friend had a fight over whether they should let the residents of Kinzville in on the secret of the mines or not. But it was a good thing for Kinzville because, even though he and Doug didn’t agree, Uncle Arte opened to the mines to the town anyway. When he first opened the mines Arte was worried that if there was a run on gems, there wouldn’t be enough to go around so that everyone could enjoy them. So he decided to limit visits to one per day so that there would always be enough gems for everybody. Uncle Arte decided to build a small shop at the entrance of the mines to monitor the ‘Kinz coming and going.
The thing is, once the residents started mining, Arte realized that they were often looking for somewhere to trade in their gems for KinzCash. Some of the ‘Kinz used to go to Fluffington St. Bernard, but Uncle Arte could see that Fluffington wasn’t always offering a fair price for the gems and he didn’t want ‘Kinz being taken advantage of. Uncle Arte wasn’t a rich guy or anything, so he decided that to raise money he would sell some of the stuff he had collected over the years. He had lots of rare items that people were interested in. He also made a deal with the W Shop to buy some of their items when they were overstocked so he could sell them at a discount in the shop too. Even though he just started the shop to be able to buy gems, he soon found he had a bustling business and he was able to purchase lots more stock. So now, whenever you go into Uncle Arte’s shop there’s something new and interesting to buy.
About the Curio Shop
The Curio Shop is located in the shopping area of Kinzville right next to the Wish Factory and the W Shop. It’s built in an old warehouse and there are exposed brick walls and a beautiful old marble floor. When you walk in the first thing you see is all these epic items on display. Uncle Arte has a couple of tables set up to display some of his smaller pieces. He sits at a counter right in the middle, and just to the right of that are the doors leading out to the mines, just behind those gold curtains.
The Curio Shop is open every day – Uncle Arte never stops working. He loves talking to customers about some of his rare items. He also has a tip jar sitting on the counter so his customers can let him know how much they appreciate his help. The residents of Kinzville really seem to like Uncle Arte – he makes a lot of money on tips, which also helps him buy more cool stuff to offer his clients.
Conclusion
I love the Curio Shop. There is always something new to see and every day I get an opportunity to explore the mines and take my chances at finding another awesome gem. I am so glad that my Uncle opened such a neat shop in Kinzville and I hope that you’ll visit the Curio Shop soon.
I love Arte Fact he always tells me “There you are. Always great to see you. My shop is your shop.”
Does this happen to anyone else?
GOGIRLZ9
No, it doesn’t say that for me… All Arte says is ” How ya’ doin’?” Something like that…
LOL. This is supposed to be a shop that sells rare items, and yet the majority of the items in the picture are eStore.
You are right. I’ve been a Webkinz player for several years now and have accumulated quite a lot of the rares from several different themes (not “all” of any theme, but still a lot) and when I look at the picture over half of the items are all eStore and have never been offered in the Curio Shop. Maybe Ganz ought to edit better or be more consistent. If you’re gonig to the Curio Shop for the Gypsy Vanner fire pit, the Premium Organic Juice, the Cranky Fortune Teller, the Professional Pizza Maker or the Golden Drapes they’ll be looking forever…and not finding any of them.
Thanks, Sparky, for a great report! The Curio Shop is a fun place to visit everyday!
why wont it let me go on to webkinz word
This is 1 amazing Store!!! It looks kinda cool!
I don’t have deluxe…..sadly………or eStore. I love the curio shop, it’s really cool and i’ve gotten some awesome rare items there. I also like to gem hunt. I have decided to save my gems for the webkinz crown of wonder. I still wonder what it looks like. Peace and love, FTPG
As much as I LOVE the rare items that I have gotten from Arte’s Curio Shop, I “rarely” go there. There just aren’t enough rare items for sale. I have been at Webkinz for 2 years now and still don’t have more than 3 or 4 of any Rare Room Items. So I have all of these incomplete rooms that I don’t go to cause no bed or chairs… I really like the Gem Mining but again, have been here for 2 years, the first 9 months we played every day, and still no Crown of Wonder. Not to mention that the Wshop items are not sold for a good deal at all, usually overpriced or just 5 bucks under regular price. When we joined Webkinz there was a page somewhere that showed all the different Rare Room themes. There were a ton, and I never see them. I love the Persian Theme most of all and wish Arte would carry more so I can complete a room. He should get way more Rare stuff cause I would buy it ! I just payed 10,000 for a Rare Rug a few days ago and Love It!!! Now I have to go play games for a week so I can save more money, just in case Arte gets in more cool rare stuff !! Also, I think Sparky is biased. We were sooo excited about the Victorian Garden theme this summer and went every day to the Curio shop and never once did we see any of it :( ! I guess the only way you can get good stuff more than twice a year is if you are related to Arte or are a Deluxe member… sad for the rest of us loyal fans who love Webkinz
I’m deluxe and have been plying more then 2 years, but even with the extra curio shop selection, i haven’t gotten much either. and half the time when I DO see the rares they are WAAAAAAAAAAAY more kinzcash then i ever have!!! a few weeks ago a rare bed was in there for like a zillion coins! I really wanted to get it but i only had about 10,000 kinzcash and there was no way I could play any game in an hour to make up the difference :( I get that the stuff is rare but thats too much :( i can’t play webkinz long enough in a week to earn that much kinzcash!!
I love the curio shop too and arte. I get a kick out of the way he says ‘Thanks’, when you don’t tip him well. I wish there was more varity and that he would sell different Retired items like say the winter fireplace, the white and yellow tennis shoes. Just wish he had more stuff and didn’t show the same items over and over.. The curio shop is one of the first things I do cause I like arte so much. I’d like him to change it up some more.. More retired and rare items especially for the delux members. I mean were paying for the privilge and I think this is one area where they can REALLY reward us for our delux member fees.. Thanks to all who comment and to Ganz..
um,i think Deluxe cost alot,non-members should be able too. well i guess they would not get money then,o well =(
I have an idea for Deluxe Membership gift cards, they’d be kinda like those gift cards for premium stuff for Xbox Live and Farmville and things like that. And the gift cards wouldn’t be so expensive. I know about 1-month Deluxe (one of my friends just got it), but 500 eStore points doesn’t get you anything in the eStore unless you got 1-month Deluxe with automatic renewal (imagine how long it’d take to get an eStore pet with 1-month Deluxe!), plus you don’t get the cool monthly gift box.
Awesome idea! My cuz has deluxe, it’s awesome she got a golden dragon and named after me! I wish i had deluxe, i’d get a golden dragon and name it after her, then i’d get awesome estore points, and get an adventure park pet, which were getting one for an acount we share called applesandmushrooms. Hey guys if you want to know my username is suzybubblebear no caps.
good idea. I don’t have Deluxe, so it would be a good idea.
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sonicshadow
ps do you like sonic 2? or is that a coinsidence?
Yay! I was hoping they’d do the Curioshop! Very interesting… One question; what’s that thing with the fire in the nearest corner?
~~O~~SapphireSea~*~*~
I think that it’s a Aztec fire place
Yes, gymdog, it’s the Aztec Fire Pit. I’ve seen it offered to me in trades.
I’ve seen the Aztec fire pit, and unless they changed what it looks like, that can’t be it. I actually HAD the fire pit once, (until I traded it) and the picture doesn’t look a thing like mine. But I guess, since I haven’t seen it in a while, they could have changed it. Either that, or it’s probably an eStore item. Who knows? I’ll investigate sometime.
~~O~~SapphireSea~*~*~
I think it may be the special gift you got when you bought the Gypsy Vanner Horse. The Roamer something,can’t remember it’s name. But, it was also some kind of fire pit. It was smaller than the Aztec and very ornate.
I LOVE THE CURIO SHOP TOO!! Thx Arte!
The Curio Shop is awesome; I love rare items! Thank you Sparky! You’re awesome!
I knew Sparky would do the one on the curio shop, but it still is a cool place to go.
Nice report Sparky! The Curio Shop is really awesome.
~*~*~SwedishLatte~*~*~
Yeah I knew he would do this too. It looks neat. :)
~(*)sparklegirlLT(*)
cool! a tad cluttered, but cool!
The curio shop is just awesome! ;-)
I love the curio shop. When ever I go on to webkinz I always go to the curio shop. I like trying ti find rare items. :)
The *~Webkinz Wizard~* :)