Please do not join CLUB PENGUIN! Here is why... You can work very hard to gain points and the points buy you nice things. If your computer goes down without you saving it you will lose all your points. I wrote them and they claim this does not happen, but it does. Then if your membership ends, you lose everything you worked hard for. The only way to gain things back is to renew your membership. So if you don't pay them money you lose everything you worked so hard for. I think that is extortion and it does not teach kids anything. Parents, please show club penguin you mean - business, good business. Don't buy a membership. play for free.

Overall, Club Penguin is smart & fun, but membership has some problems that need addressed in order to make this site totally terrific. Membership allows kids to fully enjoy the site, however, when the membership renewal doesn't go though or expires, objects such as costumes, hats, ninja outfits, igloo items & more all "disappear temporarily" until the minimum $5.95 fee is paid. Now, not only is that rather ROTTEN to do to kids who already "purchased" these items with points earned while PAID members, it's simply BAD BUSINESS. It would be just as motivating & lucrative for the site owner to simply KEEP EVERYTHING ALREADY EARNED DURING PAID MEMBERSHIP IN CHILDREN'S ACCOUNTS, but prevent any "new" items to be obtained until membership is renewed. After all, we already PAID to have access to all those cute items & therefore they NOW BELONG to our child's account! Items acquired during membership should remain the "property" of the account holder, not the site! It's ridiculous for a child to exclaim, "Oh no, I can't use my ninja suit and my items are blocked out!" in order to prompt another $5.95 membership fee! The site owner should prompt membership payment/renewal by making ONLY NEW ITEMS unavailable until membership is renewed again. Certainly, the retailer has no right to TAKE WHAT WAS ALREADY PAID FOR! After all, using prepaid debit cards for online purchases & even the Club Penguin cards available at C.V.S, walmart, etc. means that parents will always be renewing their child's account! So why in the world would Club Penguin be so crummy to kids to with-hold many of the fun things they earned while paid members -- even if only for an hour while we care-givers & parents quickly run to the store for a new prepaid debit or club penguin card? The same prompt for membership renewal can be communicated just as clearly by simply withholding account access to NEW STUFF until membership is renewed, without all the unnecessary DRAMA! Club Penguin, kick it up a notch & be a better retailer. Then, yes, your site will be truly GREAT! Best, A Wise Grandmother

First of all, CP Membership. It's by far too expensive, and my daughter wanted one for her birthday but I refused to because, IT'S JUST TOO MUCH MONEY. You can't even buy stuff on there unless you PAY REAL MONEY. And also there is sex, murder, and even getting DRUNK on there! My teen went on there once for memories since she loved it a while back, and she reported all of this to me: "CP isn't what I remember when I was a kid, Mom! THere's sex, drugs,murder, and even trying to DRINK BEER ON THERE! Don't let Sarah(my younger daughter) on there anymore!" My teen nearly cried when she saw my younger daughter on CP the next day. I set up the parental controls that day and I ask, to PLEASE, NEVER LET YOUR CHILD JOIN/ GO ON THIS WEBSITE!

Well, I have been on Club Penguin and kids certainly know their way around the fltered messaging! Trust me I know!

The only thing we dislike about it is every time my son clicks on most things it wants him to purchase a membership...so I get asked several times a day if he can get a membership...which can be aggravating because my financial situation right now wont allow it.

Fun site for kids - Billing Nightmare for parents! Once you sign up be prepared to keep paying, they have an automatic renewal policy and once they charge you, they will not refund even if you haven't used in a while and you call them as soon as you receive your credit card bill. Buyer beware!!!!

Club Penguin is a fun environment for my children. I logged on to spy on my children, and discovered that players with free chat can say anything they want. For example, I saw 2 players pretending to kiss where i logged in. They were typing sounds that I wouldn't want my child to be hearing. And there are ways to get past the curse filtering. I'm not going to say how, but I saw 3 players doing just that. I can say I learned 2 curses I didn't even know were curses. You may want to keep your younger children under supervision. This website is safe all around in the "buying" division. Credit card numbers are secure when buying a membership, don't worry. If you find a virus on your computer, it may be from your children downloading club penguin cheating programs, called "trainers." Be sure to tell them never to cheat.

random ppl somehow cussed at me adn were hacking to get on the dojo walls and on iceburg watter and were somehow stealing suff from other members and i cheated and all mi coins got taken away they banned my friend 4 no reason

You can't do much if your not a member.