Neopets Merch!

[pulpfreeoj]

Today, I scored a Disco Chomby keyquest plush in really good shape WITH INTACT TAGS/PROBABLY UNUSED CODE (because of the way the tags are set up). For 50 cents. I don't even particularly like Chombies but I couldn't pass it up, it's too cute. 

Way back when McDonald's had their Neopets promotion, I used to have a few of the plush and the cards that came with them. I don't even remember when/how I got rid of them.  So this Chomby is the only IRL piece of Neopets merch that I have. 

I did see a CD book with a Cloud Gelert theme at a different thrift store a couple years back, but I passed on it. Probably should have picked it up!

Did you have any of the IRL Neopets plush or merch? Which one's your favorite? Any pets/petpets/other that you WISH got official merch?

What about unofficial merch? I have to admit that I'm definitely going to make a few Neopets amigurumi for myself when I get around to it. 

[nicoley13]

I have a ton of Neopets merchandise, mostly plush. According to my spreadsheet (), I have 96 new KeyQuest plush (I entered the codes), 20 used KeyQuest plush (these came without codes), 129 new "old"-style plush (including 47 Petpets, 20 key rings, a couple door hangers, a pillow), and 12 used "old"-style plush (without tags).

Below are some pictures of the new ones. I have the used ones stored away and a few, like the key rings, elsewhere. The pictures are also from about a year ago, so they are a bit outdated, but I am far too lazy to take any new ones. You can also see a tiny portion of my DVD collection behind the Petpets, haha.

I also have McDonald's/Burger King plush, a collection of plastic figures, some collectible cards, and probably other assorted items I can't recall at the moment. I bought almost everything on eBay. I am afraid to think about how much I spent on all of this. 

[pulpfreeoj]

4 minutes ago, nicoley13 said:

I have a ton of Neopets merchandise, mostly plush. According to my spreadsheet (), I have 96 new KeyQuest plush (I entered the codes), 20 used KeyQuest plush (these came without codes), 129 new "old"-style plush (including 47 Petpets, 20 key rings, a couple door hangers, a pillow), and 12 used "old"-style plush (without tags).

I am completely speechless. Your collection is so beautiful! I especially adore your petpets! I would also go to eBay and look for maybe a few key favorites but I'm afraid once I started I wouldn't be able to stop. So I'm limiting my Neopets searching to my usual thrill of the chase pastime- thrifting at Goodwill and other secondhand shops. 

[Rometus]

Actually, it's funny for me that you bring this up right now because I finally got into merch!  I literally bought a sweet yellow ixi last week to match my boy Elkara, and he just got here.  He's so adorable.  Then funnily, my family was at a flea market and none of them even know what a neopet is, but they saw a bunch of the little mcdonalds stuffies and somehow knew they were neopets lol

My mom said "they just LOOK like a neopet," and they bought them all.  Only $1 each!

So within a week i suddenly have a lot more cuties in my life ;w;

[Nielo]

Cute stuff!

I always felt like the merch was mostly an American thing though - I never saw any of it in Holland; although I have to admit that I never actively searched for it, so there might've been some stuff out there. (I have no idea about other countries though, so my assumption might be way off.)

[jellysundae]

The merch never made it to the UK, either. I had some of the Mcplushies, a larger spotted gelert plush and a red plastic interactive gelert, but those were sent to me by a Neofriend in the US. I got rid of them a few years ago, and OFC I regret that now.

[nicoley13]

Yeah I think the merchandise was pretty US-centric. Of course you could get them on eBay, same as I do, except not the same, because you'd probably be buying from someone in the US, so expensive shipping.

21 hours ago, pulpfreeoj said:

I am completely speechless. Your collection is so beautiful! I especially adore your petpets! I would also go to eBay and look for maybe a few key favorites but I'm afraid once I started I wouldn't be able to stop. So I'm limiting my Neopets searching to my usual thrill of the chase pastime- thrifting at Goodwill and other secondhand shops. 

Thank you! I agree about the little Petpets - they're some of my favorites! Yeah I had a handful of non-KQ plush which I got from Limited Too when I was into Neopets back in the day. When I became interested in the site again I decided I needed to have one KQ plush. That's how it all started - it spiraled out of control from there. 

[pulpfreeoj]

I found a yellow Wocky happy meal plush at a school benefit garage sale thing yesterday. Still in great shape! Hard to believe these guys came out 13 years ago...I remember those days like it was yesterday.

[GillyTook]

Nicoley13, your collection is awesome!

I used to have some of the talking plastic neopets, but I lost them at some point during a move :(  All I've got now is a little faellie plushie who sits in part of my bookshelf.  I'd really love to collect some of the pet plushes at some point, though, since I love a few species.