Webkinz Have Arrived!

So if you haven't heard about Webkinz, then maybe you are toothpaste. Webkinz have been flying, running, charging and prancing of our shelves in limited quantities for the last couple monthes. Then a couple days ago, the Webkinz fairy came to Planet and gifted us with a HUGE shipment. Chaos ensued. Little girl screams and hyperbreathing filled the store from open to close for a couple days. So to all you Webkinz fans, who are prolly on your computer right now, thank you and may your rooms be beautiful and your animals athletic. We'll see you soon.

Are you Ugly?

Let us re-phrase that...hmm...Do you like Ugly Dolls? Yes? So do we. Do you like taking pictures? Yes? So do we..but, we like seeing yours more.

After the super success of the Webkinz contest, we are challenging you to another. The contest is called: The "We Think You're Ugly" Contest. All the rules and stuff will be posted on Tuesday in the contest section. The winners will get an Ugly Doll in the mail to photoshoot....sound weird..just wait....

We Want You, Pikachu!

We are currently hiring energetic Planeteers for the summer. If you were considering auditioning for a job at Planet Toys, please download an application here, and fill it out. Drop it off at any Planet location, and we'll set up your audition.

And for you regular Blog Checkers, we got in a pile of Webkinz Thursday April 19th, 2007. They will be here while supplies last.......

What a Hoot!

So, first off this week we would like to thank the Samoset for hosting us and and our bugs for The BEST OF THE BEST GALA. We had alot of fun, and we hope you did too.

As a result of featuring our little blog at the event, we were flooded with entries for our Webkins contest. So really quick, if you have any more silly names in you, today is the last day to enter your silly name. Go to the contest page for more info on this crazy contest.
So much to cover, and so little time. We just got tons of stuff in. And not just silly stuff like kazoos and rubber band balls. Cranium arrived in a big way, bringing with it one of the coolest games at Toy Fair this year. It's called Zooreeka, and we're just a little excited about it.....







GAME OF THE WEEK





Zooreka: (pron Zooooo reeeeee kaaaa) n: wicked fun game (aka Game of the Year 07)
Here at Planet Toys we have never played a Cranium game that we don't like, scratch that, love. Notorious for there sense of humor and making games that are rediculously simple to learn (one page instructions, with pictures)

The basis of the game zooreka is to be the first to build your own zoo. If you want a zoo full of naked mole rats and octapi, be our guest. Players get animals for there zoo by getting food, habitats, and animal cards through inventive gameplay. Sometimes to get more cards you have to work together with your teamates, in a gamble that is advantageous for both players. This game is just dandy, we would say, but don't take our word for it. Come on in and check it out yourself. We'll so take you on...

New contest starts in ONE DAY. Check the contest section tomorrow to see a new chance to get free toys. Oh boy.

We are kinda a big deal.

So we don't mean to brag. But, yeah, we're kinda a big deal. Humbled by very little, and still kinda, in some ways, still in grade school, we at Planet Toys, are proud to be the BEST OF THE BEST in Knox county. We snagged Best Toystore for the third year in a row, or is it forth? We take pride in opening our doors everyday, putting the batteries in our remotes, and playing every day...and then getting an award for it. Not a bad job...

Though we play down our job just a bit, we are really busy right now. We haven't played a good boardgame all the way through in weeks! We have some huge events coming up, tons of new toys coming in by the truck load, and some really cool things on the Blog coming up. He're a preview of what's coming up this month:
Planet Plays: A little frustrated with reading all those game instructions, well, we're gonna give you a short cut. Skip reading, and start watching. Each month, we'll take you through a couple games that are kinda intimidating. We plan to tackle Settlers of Catan and Risk as the first two games. Mostly, cause these games are awesome, and we think that everyone and there little brother should play them. If you have suggestions or want to see us walk you through a specific game, contact us via the contact page and your game could be the next game we take on.

Wow what a Awesome Toy!: Featuring some of the coolest toys out there. This summer, we will be welcoming our friends from UNKL with open arms. They represent just a small portion of toys, that you may have never seen, or don't know we have. So look forward to seeing toys that make you smile or maybe hyperventilate.