Tuesday, January 25, 2022

REVIEW: Whiffies (UPDATED)

 

Woo hoo! It's Whiffies time! I've been eagerly awaiting the release of these little scented skunks with bendable furry tails. I actually have some on order from Walmart that should be arriving tomorrow, but when I saw them in Target tonight, I took the opportunity to get the six different codes that were there. 

Yep, codes. So happy about that. 

These 2-packs cost $9.99 apiece. 



The codes are printed onto the front of the package at the bottom. You focus on the separate 2 digits at the end. 

I opened 6 packs and got 12 different Whiffies so these codes do appear to work. I have heard you get a double with the ultra rare one though, because there are 17 total in the 2-pack collection. The other 3 in Series 1 are packaged together. (I should have them tomorrow to review.)


If you peel off the front, there are two silver packs and a checklist inside. 

Unlike other blind bag toys, these actually also have a code stamped into the top of the silver packet. It's not a big help once they're already opened, but they're there, so I kept track of them.




Here's the checklist. 


The other side just has suggested scent combos, so I didn't take a pic. 



Stra-Better Ice Cream

 

Outer packet code: 01

Inner packet code: 01


Scent: Sweet but not the best strawberry I've ever smelled. 

Banana Bryne

(How are we pronouncing this? Like pickle brine? I've never heard this as a name.)

Outer packet code: 01

Inner packet code: 02

Scent: Very faint

I love her colors and design! 



So these are the two in the set coded 01.

I'll have a full list at the bottom, too. 


Callie Cookies

One of my favorites! I was so happy to open her.


Outer packet code: 05 

Inner packet code: 05

Scent: Very nice. Chocolatey but not just chocolate. I get a hint of coconut, which doesn't make sense, considering she's got a chocolate chip cookie on her bow. I expected cookies and cream honestly. It's lovely whatever it is. 


Luna Lemon


Outer packet code: 05

Inner packet code: 06

Scent: VERY strong. Like way too strong. She's got my least favorite scent and I'm tempted to keep her away from the others. I'm not sure if they can catch each other's scents or not. 

She's cute, but she's got so many colors. She doesn't really make sense. 


These two are code 05. 


Definitely the weirdest pairing of the ones I got. Most of them make sense, but chocolate cookies with lemon? 



Camilla Caramel

ADORABLE.


Outer packet code: 06

Inner packet code: 09

Scent: AMAZING. I think she's got the best scent of the ones I have. 



Popcorn Penny

She might be my sleeper fave. I did not expect to love her like this.


Outer packet code: 06

Inner packet code: 10

Scent: Good. Definitely smells like popcorn. 



These two are code 06.


Caramel popcorn. Makes sense.


Vanilla Vanessa


Outer packet code: 07

Inner packet code: 08

Scent: Faint. I think it was sweeter when I first opened her. Some of them seem to vanish. Or maybe I was smelling too many at once!



Root Beer Bella

Possibly my fave of the 2 rares and 1 super rare. Love her curls.


Outer packet code: 07

Inner packet code: 07

Scent: Excellent. My second fave after caramel. 



These two are in the packet marked 07 on the outside.


Root beer float. Another cute pair. 


Charlie Cherry

My other main fave with Callie. I love the sculpt and colors on this girl so much. 


Outer packet code: 08

Inner packet code: 03

Scent: Strong. I'm picky about cherry so I honestly don't really like it, but she's worth enduring it. 


Charlie is the only one I took more than one solo pic of, but I had to show off her hair sculpt. So cute.


The sass level of this one. Love it.


Choco-Kate

Love her sculpt and colors, too!


Outer packet code: 08

Inner packet code: 04

Scent: Quite good. Possibly third place after caramel and root beer. It's a bit much when you get too close, but the checklist I wrote on came out of her packet and it smells great. 



Outer packet code 08


So glad these two come together. I adore them. 


Minty Mindy

I said Penny was my sleeper, but so is Mindy. I can have two. I really love her. 


Outer packet code: 09

Inner packet code: 11

Scent: Good but faint. You have to work for it.



Whipped Cream Willow


Outer packet code: 09

Inner packet code: 15

Scent: Also faint. I don't get much from her at all, but she was also the last one I smelled. I'll have to revisit this.



Okay, so here are my new ones that I'm adding. 

Minty Mindy again.


Outer packet code: 02

Inner packet code: 11

Scent: Still faint like my first one. 


Frankie Frappuccino

She's the other regular rare. 

Outer packet code: 02

Inner packet code: 12

Scent: I initially called it "good" on my scribbled list of smells and then changed it to "great." 




These two are code 02. 

Cinna-Monica

Aha, my other destined to be favorite. I'm such a sucker for red, even diluted shades of red like this. And I love seeing brown in food-themed toy lines because they're so often overwhelmingly pastel. 

Outer packet code: 03

Inner packet code: 13

Scent: Good so it's annoying that it's quite faint. I wish it was stronger. 



Waffle Cone Whitney


Outer packet code: 03

Inner packet code: 16

Scent: Good. Sort of like the caramel one but not as good. 




These two are code 03.



Piper Pickle!

Aaaaa! I love this one so much! I adore dill pickle anything and she's both adorable and she smells amazing. 

Outer packet code: 04

Inner packet code: 14

Scent: AMAZING. My favorite of the entire line. 


Whipped Cream Willow again.

Outer packet code: 04

Inner packet code: 15

Scent: Same as my first one. Very faint. 






These two are code 04. 




Stra-Better Ice Cream again.

Outer packet code: 10

Inner packet code: 01

Scent: Same as before. Good. 


Vanilla Vanessa again. I did not take a photo of these two together. They're outer packet code 10. Skip it. If you're trying for a full set, you do not need code 10.

Outer packet code: 10

Inner packet code: 08

Scent: Faint like the first time. 



May as well put the 3-pack in here. It doesn't come with any special accessories or anything. it's just 3 Whiffies. The one is in the visible tray and the other 2 are in the silver packets. 



Gabby Graham


She's in silver packet #18. Not that it matters because all 3 are in the box together. No real blind aspect here unless the quality control screwed up. 

Her scent is okay, not great. 



Marni Mallow

So cute!

By process of elimination, she's #19. 

Scent is nice but too faint. 



Cocoa Carly

She's #20. 

She has a great chocolate scent. It actually manages to be slightly different than Choco-Kate's. I don't know how to describe it exactly, but I get a little difference from each. 





The S'Mores trio.




And here's my updated scribbled-on checklist. 

I just need to hunt down that super rare!



PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.




CODES: 

01: Stra-Better Ice Cream, Banana Bryne

02: Frankie Frappuccino (RARE), Minty Mindy

03: Cinna-Monica, Waffle Cone Whitney

04: Piper Pickle, Whipped Cream Willow

05: Callie Cookies, Luna Lemon

06: Camilla Caramel, Popcorn Penny

07: Root Beer Bella (RARE), Vanilla Vanessa

08: Charlie Cherry, Choco-Kate

09: Minty Mindy, Whipped Cream Willow

10: Stra-Better Ice Cream, Vanilla Vanessa

12: Callie Cookies, Vanilla Vanessa


So your options for full set are:

-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13. Double of Piper. 

-1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13. Double of Mindy. 

You can skip 4 or 9 but not both. Definitely skip 10. 

4 comments:

  1. Okay, I'm officially sold on these - they're too cute.
    (And I'm getting mild Soda Pop Girls vibes with the concept, heh)

    (Of course, I do have a question about the concept of *pickle* ice cream)

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    1. I honestly would eat pickle ice cream, but I'm oddly obsessed with dill. I opened my new ones this morning and the pickle one made it out onto my coffee table I love her so much. She smells great. Heh. I need to get this post updated with the new info. The only one I'm missing is the super rare.

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  2. I just found out about these this morning and your review makes them all seem so much more interesting than when I first passed on them, I might have to get a few myself.

    By the way I was wondering what your thoughts on Disney Princess playline going back to Mattel were? I'm hoping we see a decent amount of articulation and (please) smaller, more normal-sized heads for most of the girls, but Mattel tends to bomb even the easiest of tasks which means I'm not too hopeful.

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    1. They're surprisingly awesome. Each one is an individual, very detailed sculpt. The tails are bendable, so I hung them from one of my display shelves. And I love the scents for the most part. I walk into my room and I get hints of root beer, chocolate, mint, popcorn, etc. I have the pickle, cookie and cherry ones out in my living room and I get pleasant wafts of pickle and chocolate, depending on where I am on the couch. I love it.

      I honestly have no opinion on who does the princess dolls because they tend to all look the same to me. No one really does anything unique with them. Style series started out well and then devolved into less articulation and the same characters over and over. I did like the comics figures but never got a lot of them. Just my obscure faves like Drizella and Andrina. But where are Anastasia and the other daughters of Triton? I did love their big set for the mer sisters though. That was a nice addition to my collection of those. I'll slightly look forward to seeing what Mattel does but I doubt I'll buy many if any.

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