Littlest Pet Shop LPSO Virtual Pets - MONKEY

by Littlest Pet Shop

Product Features

• Cuddly monkey pet comes with a secret code
• Unlock a virtual world and join a fun and pet-lovin online community
• You can connect and play games with friends
• Make new virtual pets go on exciting adventures and much more
• It?s a super-special place that you can make all your own and it?s just for you and your pet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 10.8 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028Y5S3K
• Item model number: 92376
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,842 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This adorable monkey pet holds a special secret—and the key to a whole new “world”! Cuddle up with your new friend in front of the computer and use her secret code to unlock a special online community. You can connect and play games with friends, make new virtual pets, go on exciting adventures and much more! It’s a super-special place that you can make all your own and it’s just for you and your pet!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware! Don't get this crap., January 13, 2010

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DJD (MD) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Littlest Pet Shop LPSO Virtual Pets - MONKEY (Toy)

We have bought the VIP pets in the past for our daughter. Well, these LPS versions have their own world in which you are only allowed to play in for a total of 30 days total. Even if you buy several animals, unless you make new accounts for each of them, you are limited to 30 days. It took 10 days before I found out that they had changed this site so you made your own pet using some currency. So my daughter will only get to play for 20 days now with all her pets. After that you have to pay a subscription. The process of putting the animal online was so cumbersome that it took me over 30 minutes of my time. Do NOT buy these lame toys.

3.0 out of 5 stars Online experience could use improvement, January 7, 2010

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Noname - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Littlest Pet Shop LPSO Virtual Pets - MONKEY (Toy)

This Littlest Pet Shop Online monkey is about the size of a football. It's small, cute and my daughter loves it.

So far, my daughter has only been online once. That was enough for me. With this pet, she has a code that entitles her to two silver tickets and a 30 day premium membership. That's right -- 30 days. After that, there is a membership fee. Yes, the kids can play a more restricted game for free, but after 30 days, I'm sure they will be begging for their parents to buy premium. For the premium price parents pay to get online play included in a stuffed animal, we should get unlimited premium membership.

The kids get two silver tickets to make their own pets to play with. They don't just automatically get to see the pet they bought. This defeats the purpose of buying the pet to play with online. The kids like it better when they see the pet they own on screen. Why Littlest Pet Shop just couldn't do that, I don't know. Maybe some kids want to build something totally different, but I believe most buy this particular pet because they want this pet on the screen.

There are lots of different rooms (servers) which list how many buddies are in each room. You know what? All the rooms are empty. Looks like no one wants to play Littlest Pet Shop online. How fun is that to be the only kid online? If you plan on buying this toy, try out their online game, first. It has restricted access for free and you can see what you're missing . . . or not.

Security is another issue. Chatting is allowed. I am okay with preformed phrases, but there is freeform chat that is monitored. I do not want to trust my kindergartener to monitored chat, because I really don't know how well it is monitored. We cannot turn that on or off, it's just on. Parents are given the ability to report abuse. I'm sorry, I don't want abuse to even be possible.

PROS:
+ cute stuffed animal

CONS:
- must build your own pet, the pet you buy doesn't just show up on screen automatically
- only comes with 30 day premium membership
- freeform monitored chat allowed and cannot be turned off
- no on else online to play with

SUMMARY

My daughter takes her little monkey with her everywhere. She doesn't even care to get back online. I'm glad, because I don't want to pay for premium membership. This is really better as just a stuffed animal.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Littlest Pet Shop Virtual Pets, December 22, 2009

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Grammy "Grammy" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Littlest Pet Shop LPSO Virtual Pets - MONKEY (Toy)

Product was delivered as promised and was in great shape upon arrival. My granddaughter asked for this for Christmas. It is very cute and I am sure she will love it.