 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Kwedit
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Potentially risky site lets teens experiment with credit.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that that this innovative but potentially risky e-commerce site targets people who want to buy virtual goods or online content but don't have a debit or credit card (or don't want to use one online). Users can buy virtual goods on credit, starting with a credit limit of $5. If they pay up on time (with real cash), their credit scores rise and their credit limits increase. If not, they can have their credit privileges revoked but are off the hook for the the money. The site states that users must be 13+, but there's nothing that prevents younger visitors from signing up.
Is it any good?
Kwedit could be the Internet's next big thing -- or a total flop. Users can buy inexpensive virtual goods online (like virtual cat chow for their Foo Pets) with Kwedit Promise and then pay off their debts with Kwedit Direct -- either by printing out a prepaid mailer and sending cash to Kwedit, or by paying in-person at 7-Eleven stores. It's a fairly convenient transaction -- if you're comfortable sending cash through the mail. But will users actually pay? It all depends on if they care enough about their credit limit and credit score -- and if they feel like they're bound by an honor system.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether this site offers useful lessons about credit -- or teaches teens that promises can be broken without consequences. What do you think about the "Pass the Duck" feature, which lets ask users someone else to pay their debt?
Families can also talk about the controversy generated by the site's former mascot, a duck named Kwedit. (He's still in the logo but has been removed from the rest of the site's branding.) Do you think that Kwedit was used specifically to target kids, as some sources have claimed?
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Woohoo! An easier way to destroy your parental guardian's credit card!
This site is terrible. I don't see why I have to give it a single star. Trust me, you don't want your kids here. They could spend $3,000,000 on random stuff and you won't know until the bill shows up at your door.
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Eh.
Kids can use Kwedit with one click, and parents won't know until the kid actually shows them the bill. But it is good for those who don't want to pay with a credit card. I may use it sometime.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 19, 2010
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Its awsome! I used this before for my Foopets and I also use a gamecard.
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no longer exizitexts
the site no longer exsites i just notest it a minute ago
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