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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: Oct. 2007 ~ Dec. 2007: Free Expressions: Advice please....: Archive through December 10, 2007 users admin

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Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Give them to someone else....stuff happens

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Well, I don't have anyone that it makes sense to give them to. (For instance, I have 4 nieces in the same family, so can't give them to them without having to buy 2 more.) These particular webkinz are very girly and I don't have many girls I buy for.

Guess I'll look for one of those charities that look for specific gifts. Though how many needy kids would have access to a computer?

I know it is not the biggest deal, just so aggravating!

(Also these do not come in a box and the policy across the board at Hallmark stores seems to be no exceptions. Guess too many people steal the codes that are on these animals.)

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
ebay?

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Sell them on www.craigslist.org I sell tons of stuff that way & its sooooooo easy!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Hmmm, there ya go. Those are two good ideas! Actually one of them (I think) is kind of hard to find. Thanks. Like I said, not the biggest deal at all, but ticks me off nonetheless!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I think Ebay is a great idea. Make sure you advertise and guarantee that the codes are unused.

Better yet, wait until they are discontinued, and *then* sell them on ebay!

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Ask your friends if they would like to buy them from you for gifts?

ETA: Maybe a TVCHer would buy them?

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
One other possibility, when my friend John died from AIDS I donated his collection of Walt Disney classic VCR tapes, never used, to an outfit here in Seattle called

Rise n' Shine
"provides emotional support to children and teens affected by HIV/AIDS. " http://www.risenshine.org/home.htm

They work with kids who have HIV/AIDS or have parents struggling with the disease. They were delighted to receive!

Frankly, I took a tax writeoff after getting an appraisal from a video collector. I hadn't expected that kids might have access to VCRs which were more expensive back then, but a lot of times friends and family might have supplied one in the home. Rise n' Shine had a library, where the kids could borrow the Disney tapes for free, they sure didn't have money for luxuries such a movie rental fees. It gave me such pleasure that I later bought more tapes (especially my own favorite movies, as a kid) and donated more over the years.

So, even though many kids might not have a computer at home, sometimes the organization might have one in place for kids to play on during their activity days. Don't know if you might have such a charity in your vicinity, but just thought I might toss the idea into the ring. Bisc

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
What is a webkins and what does it do? Which ones do you have?

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 10:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I looked on ebay. There are over 1,000 listed for sale right now. I looked at the already closed auctions to see if they were selling well and most are not. These are almost the only ones I saw that went for over $15 but I only looked at the first four or five pages and those auctions all ended today. It might pay to post them a little closer to Christmas.

2 Sherbet Bunny - one for $41.53 and one for $46.00

Collie Dog - $29.00

Black Lab - $22.58

Pegasus (retired) - $30.03

Unicorn (retired) - $25.29

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Or wait until after Christmas for the people that couldn't find them before Christmas.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 5:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
HERE is a thread on this board on them.

You can get them in stores. Here in Ontario we get them at a store called Bonnie Toggs. We pay approx. $15 pre animal.

They come with their own secret code and you have your child log on to a very safe website that they can play and earn points/cash to buy things for this pet.

If you go to webkinz.com you can read more about it there. It basically is a safe internet place for you child to play.

right now our kids have a cat and frog. Each one is unique and cute.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 4:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
For those who are interested in whatever happened to that Runaway I was talking about a few pages ago.....

I dont know HOW, but it seems she is with her mother. The mother who emotionally (and occ'ly physically IMHO ) abused her. This is the mother who abandoned her children....well sort of. It is more like they came home from school and the doors were locked and she was gone.

Thank goodness their dad lived nearby!!

anyways, I am very perplexed as to HOW this girl, with serious emotional issues, has ended up with the woman who CAUSED the issues. Mom has serious depression problems and from what I've heard, has finally been diagnosed with a mental illness.

She is shacked up with a terrible alcoholic who has actually peed on the floor in the livingroom (this was told to me by the ten yr old and six yr old!!) .
No one has heard seen mom for months...she basically disappeared off the face of the earth. We were actually wondering if she had tried to commit suicide again.

SIGH, I would almost rather see this girl on the streets then live in the situation I know she is now embedded.

At least on the streets she would have come to her senses and made up with her dad IMHO. (who spoils her rotten)

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 6:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
I'm not sure if you are just posting an update or wanting advice, but since it's in this thread....

I would suggest contacting your area's child protective services agency, give them all the information and history you have, let them know your aren't sure if the situation is something they would investigate, but you wanted to give the information to a professional to make that decision as you are no longer comfortable acting in that role. Then I would step back from your involvement with the family and let an outside professional agency act or not act based on their view of the situation. JMHO.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
For those who are interested in whatever happened----- from a few pages ago


It is up to her dad as to how to proceed. I'm staying out of it as per advice given here a few pages back.

I feel bad for him. IF he gives custody back to the mother, it is like saying that she IS a good mom and DIDNT abuse everyone,...including him. He is the most easygoing marshmallow of a guy thx to years of emotional abuse.

he has FEAR of this woman and what she might do.

So Do I!!! I had her over to my place for an overnighter years ago...never again. Scared the crap out of me. I used to the psych ward as part of my job. She had the same look in her eyes and would get really strange while ranting. It was very disturbing.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
midsized/ lg Sedans? SUVs?

Any advice as to my next vehicle?

What do you have experience in as good? What do you know is a lemon?

my eye has been caught by Chev Impala, Subaru Forester, Hyundai Sonata/ Tucson

BUT i really feel i'd be best with a van!

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I have Jeep Grand Cherokee 99, and it has been fantastic. We have to have 4WD, so a gas-guzzler was almost inevitable. I've got over 160,000 miles on it and other than regular tune-ups, brakes, radiator flush, and tires, nothing "major" has gone wrong. I'd love to get a smaller, hybrid car, but until they start plowing our dirt road in the winter, we'll be stuck with some sort of 4WD!

My family has always had excellent luck w/Nissans too -- they last forever, and my first Sentra went through me, my two brothers AND a friend before it was taken to the junk pile. That thing could go anywhere, it got decent gas mileage and it was a great little car.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I had a Chrysler Town and Country van. I LOVED it. I'd give anything to have it back. I totalled it and couldn't find another so had to get something else. I want to sell my current car as soon as I can find another T&C.

Before that I had a Nissan Xterra. It was the worst car I ever owned. I only had it 8 months but that was about 5 months too long. It sat here for about 3 months because I was afraid to drive it. The steering was jerky and it would bounce all over the road. That is too dangerous on icy roads with kids in the car. Nissan says this is the way they are supposed to be. No Nissans ever again for me.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Wow, thats crappy Chili. I had a Nissan Pathfinder for 10 years and LOVED it. Wish I didn't have to give it up.

I now drive a Ford Escape and really like it...but I rather be driving my pathfinder.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Sunsh...my DH recently got a Chevrolet HHR. He got a panel, but there are ones with back seats and windows, too. It has turned out to be a great car for us, what with evacuations and bad weather and such. He got it for fun, for its looks, but it's ended up being a really fun car which operates and holds up well. And it's not terribly expensive. Great gas mileage.

I, myself, prefer my Towncar. But I like driving a big old boat. Makes me feel safer. But speed and good gas mileage are not options with it.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
We are in the market for a new car too, and Bigdog, the consummate automobile consumer, has been researching furiously - safety, reliability, price, features, resale, handling, acceleration (he likes a lot of power), and I want somewhat good gas mileage.

We have a 2002 Toyota Highlander now, a smallish SUV, and really love it, but it is getting some miles and age on it (of course, it is in pristine, immaculate, condition). I was thinking we were going to go with a 2008 Highlander, but they don't seem to be as highly rated vs. others this year.

We were looking at Hyundai Santa Fe and Vera Cruz, Subaru Outback and Forrester, Saturn Vue, Toyota Rav4. We are a bit of an odd fit in cars. We are both about six feet tall, but all of my height is in my legs, and all of Bigdod's height is in his torso, so between us, we need a car that will fit a man 6'7" tall. The Subarus and the Saturn just did not fit us, and we were very disappointed, as we were pretty sure we would be leaving in a Subaru.

We finally settled on the RAV4, but they don't routinely carry them in 4 wheel drives in Texas where we are right now.

Sunshyne, everybody and their dog has a Subaru in our town, which is almost identical terrain and weather to where you are now. I have an idea they are onto something. Look closely at the Subarus.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 10:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Most everyone and their dog here has Yukons or Tahoes or a mini-van of some kind.

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Suburus are awesome- my mom put 250,000 on her 1996 Legacy Outback wagon- she just replaced it with a 2006 and still loves it. And it's heated seats, defrosting mirrors, etc). They're big- plenty of room for two large dogs, groceries, etc- she likes that it's lower so it's easier to get a canoe or kayaks on and off the top of it. Also, the AWD is def. nice to have.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
thx for your input. it is quite mind boggling.

I am 5'2 with short arms and legs (long body) so finding a vehicle that is comfortable to get in and out of is tough.

I tried to get into a Hyundai santa fe and It was about two inches too high for me LOL

once again, thx for your input. I am hoping that something will basically fall into my lap.

Of course, I've decided to pull money out of my mortgage to buy it and the bank is completely irritating the HECK out of me. For petes sake, it ISNT their money. The house is worth ten times more than any vehicle....and they hold the mortgage. I really dont understand their issues.

Actually, I should be in the Gripe thread LOL My real complaint is that the bank NOW wont match my previous interest rate. I was told on the phone that they would, now they wont. It is a difference of around 1400 a year in interest.


I refuse to lose that kind of money just for the benefit of a new car.

I may buy used and when my mortgage is due and I'm forced to change interest rates...THen i'll get the new vehicle. SIGH

Tess
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04-13-2001

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 1:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
DH and I both have Subaru Foresters. DH is 6'4" and every bit as leggy as Juju. I'm am 5'4" and just as comfortable as DH is. My Subaru has gone from MN to CA and back and from MN to VA and back as well as countless other places. DH hauls his camper with his Forester and has no problem.