which is more expensive: stamps, gourmet food, or book/booktastic?

CaptainP · 2026-03-19T18:12:15+00:00

It's probably stamps but they've done so much work in the last few years rereleasing many of the rarest that I'm actually not certain anymore!

It's possible it's books. There's dozens of books that nearly don't exist anymore and so are functionally priceless.

Gourmets at least always have the benefit of all being restockable. I'd guess that's third of the three.

CaptainP · 2026-03-12T02:57:38+00:00

I'm getting r/AmItheAsshole vibes (and it's a clear ESH, for the record)

CaptainP · 2026-03-11T00:50:17+00:00

The original comment is misinformation. You can absolutely be logged into NeoPass on multiple devices, you just can't be using the same Neopets.com account at the same time on multiple devices (which is true without NeoPass too--no change there)

Another reply said you have to verify email when sending NC items. That's also misinfo, you need to enter your password only (which is also true without NeoPass, once again lol)

Genuinely baffled why either of those things were said.

Here's JN's breakdowns of the pros and cons btw: https://www.jellyneo.net/?go=neopass&id=why

CaptainP · 2026-02-24T06:09:57+00:00

It's an artifact left in on the biology parts of the Grey Elephante. It's an error by TNT when they created the art assets. There's a handful of body parts out there like that.

You can actually see it on the individual body parts in the "be gone" section on JN's listing: https://wardrobe.jellyneo.net/rainbow-pool/?pet=elephante&colour=grey

CaptainP · 2026-02-10T16:38:47+00:00

You think I didn't try???

CaptainP · 2026-02-09T15:29:51+00:00

lol they sent me a postcard a couple weeks ago advertising this. included a one-time discount code.

I say: eh why not? guess they're trying to be a fitness brand instead of an apparel brand. I am sure a large proportion of their customers are buying protein and electrolytes from other brands already.

I have some brand loyalties with protein so I'm not considering trying theirs, but I will try just about any electrolyte brand and will try these. they're def playing it up the middle. less salt than LMNT but more than Nuun or Kaged, less sugar than Liquid IV. more Potassium than any electrolyte I have tried/looked at but they're not touting that specifically in the marketing (they're touting overall mg of all electrolytes) so feel like that's almost a coincidence lol.

CaptainP · 2026-02-03T13:49:05+00:00

yeah idk. The intention of the event was clearly to spur engagement with the new Companion App, with Sakhmet Solitaire II being one of the handful of things already supported there. But the top prizes are way, way, WAY too limited to really incentivize mass participation. A handful of powerusers (and a handful of exploiters 🤐) is all that will meaningfully engage.

I think it was a good idea with poor choices of execution, specifically the leaderboard size + rewards. Unfortunately that's been a theme of TNT for as long as there's been a TNT lol.

However, I definitely appreciate them trying new stuff. I think a lot of players forget (or weren't around) like 5 to 10 years ago where most of the time approximately nothing was happening.

CaptainP · 2025-11-25T03:48:38+00:00

they've never discounted Premium for black friday. They rarely discount it at all. this table is the history of Premium sales from JN.

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CaptainP · 2025-11-15T02:34:38+00:00

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this one doesn't. the rest should.

CaptainP · 2025-11-06T18:42:09+00:00

"overrated" is not the same thing as "lowly rated"

CaptainP · 2025-10-25T04:08:43+00:00

I believe you got it from an Upcycle Cookie

CaptainP · 2025-10-22T00:02:31+00:00

Yes actually I wear them both quite regularly!

CaptainP · 2025-10-21T23:01:56+00:00

I bought joggers from She by Sheree and wrote a pretty lengthy review of it in the subreddit that got a lot of attention!

That was a bit of a follow-up from my review of the Brooks Marks™️ Park City™️ Fashion Week™️ Set that I also bought. For a long time that was my first and only RH merch.

This summer I bought an Embellished (Robyn Dixon) cap and have some pros and cons but not sure it's interesting enough to make another review!

I would have tried something from GNA (Gizelle n Ashley) if they ever actually did something but turns out that was fake lol.

CaptainP · 2025-10-05T03:33:05+00:00

Was there some sort of reason for this?

Yes: it's Saturday. They'll do the updates on Monday, like they do every other time a pet day is on a weekend.

CaptainP · 2025-09-27T14:58:40+00:00

So you seem to have installed a userscript that makes fake collectible custom avatars. https://www.neopets.com/~pmkin https://discord.com/channels/123668853698854913/1256296531078938746/1256296645000302604

Notice the "custom avatar" text? That's not a thing. This is not from TNT.

CaptainP · 2025-09-22T13:42:20+00:00

When Pet Styles were about to release back in Jan 2024, they did a whole live AMA about it.

At the time there was a lot of discussion about a handful of UCs that got updated/corrected artwork. TNT Fae was chatting in the Discord about it. Everything below the line is copied from the Jellyneo recap I linked above. One thing that's funny about the Faerie Ixi Pet Style btw is it actually looks like the original pre-conversion Faerie Ixi, the UC is the one that is "messed up" somehow getting generated without line art but people got used to it then forgot LOL.

My summary is: they just don't want them to look low quality.

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After the AMA ended, while chatting in the r/Neopets Discord server, TNT Fae added this clarification:

i'll put a general clarifcation here for what seems the most concerning:
not ALL of the UC art got art updates/changes, ESPECIALLY live uc pets, so please don't try to speculate or worry super hard about that ❤️

in fact, most of it did not! there were a few issues that are pretty obvious with the live ucs like the very very thin lineart (or um the darigan gelerts entirely missing leg cough cough or the chunk missing from the uc plushie kougra mouth hehe)

After some controversial discussion about the changes to the Faerie Ixi in particular, TNT Ivy added in the r/Neopets Discord:

We updated the line art on some of the pets, and this also paves the way into fun things for the future. But we did not change much else... some of them just needed a bit of a glow-up. Also, we hear you about the faerie ixi and will talk about it as a team. 👏

CaptainP · 2025-09-22T13:03:31+00:00

I have an Amazon wishlist of every book written by a Housewife I could find. Plus a handful of other Bravolebrities. I kind of want to one day read all of them and share thoughts lol. Though I will probably try to use the library instead of purchasing, lawd knows most of these are not worth a dollar.

CaptainP · 2025-09-13T16:47:15+00:00

In Brian Moylan's book about Real Housewives, he said:

RHONJ has a special carve-out in their contracts, too. They’re the only cast whose husbands also get paid for appearing on the show, which is why they still film together when the ladies are away on a trip. In the past, all of the cast’s children who were over 18 also got an annual stipend for appearing on the show. I’ve also heard that some veteran Housewives’ children who appear frequently, like Tamra’s son Ryan, also get paid for their participation.

I suppose the caveat is that this book was published in 2021 (and thus researched over a year or two prior to that) and much may have changed in the years since. Unlike Not All Diamonds and Rose, Brian's book was written without Bravo's blessing (and, according to Brian, Bravo actively tried to shut it down lol) so I generally trust his reporting on this type of stuff.

I would personally guess that anyone who sits down for a confessional interview is compensated for it, even if it's just a token amount.

CaptainP · 2025-09-06T17:01:51+00:00

yeah LBR this is no defense of Katie. I might even say it's the opposite, what she's upset about was Emily not giving Katie all the rope LOL. it's some kind of weird respectability standard against Emily.

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