``It's pretty cool to have so many different versions of myself out there in public,'' said the Pets.com Sock Puppet when asked how he feels about the launch of the new Talking Pets.com Sock Puppet. ``What people don't know though, is that all I have to do is give a secret command, and all the Pets.com Sock Puppets will rise up and take over the world!''

The new Talking Pets.com Sock Puppet toy looks and speaks like the irreverent spokespuppet that fans of Pets.com's commercials have grown to love. Simply open and close the Talking Pets.com Sock Puppet's mouth and you'll hear some of his greatest lines such as ``Stuffed things! I love stuffed things!'' or ``I'm a professional happy puppet thing.'' The Talking Pets.com Sock Puppet toy features five phrases from the Pets.com commercials, is child-safe, and retails for $25.00.

To celebrate the launch of the Talking Pets.com Sock Puppet, fans everywhere are invited to attend a Sock Puppet extravaganza at New York City's FAO Schwarz on Thursday, November 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. During the event, the ``real'' Pets.com Sock Puppet will be on-hand to answer all the questions that fans have been dying to ask since he was discovered in August of 1999. In addition, the Pets.com Sock Puppet's puppeteer will autograph any Talking Sock Puppets bought at FAO Schwarz during the event.

Other products in the Pets.com Sock Puppet line of merchandise include the Sock Puppet's up-and-coming autobiography, Me by Me: The Pets.com Sock Puppet Book, which will be available at Pets.com in early November and in stores nationwide in late November 2000. Pets.com Sock Puppet plush and Pets.com Sock Puppet finger puppet key chains are also available at www.pets.com and select specialty stores and department stores across the country.

Pets.com is the leading online provider of pet products, information and resources. The Company offers a broad and growing product selection of SKUs, comparing favorably to the product selection of pet superstores, specialty stores and grocery stores to offer customers a convenient, one-stop shopping experience. In addition, at Pets.com, pet owners can find authoritative information from pet experts and veterinarians, community at Pets.com's message boards, and resources with Pets.com's database of veterinarians, pet sitters and more. Pets.com delivers on its commitment to consumers through its in-house fulfillment, customer service, merchandising, editorial, design and technology operations. Based in San Francisco, CA, Pets.com is led by a team of e-commerce and pet industry experts and its stockholders include Amazon.com, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and The Walt Disney Internet Group.

Founded in 1862, FAO Schwarz has long been recognized as the world's ultimate toy store. The company consistently delivers exclusive, unusual and trend-setting merchandise from around the globe. FAO Schwarz has designed its stores, catalogues and on-line shopping site in a manner that involves customers with merchandise and creates a unique, playful experience. The company currently operates 42 locations nationwide, including flagship stores in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando and San Francisco. FAO also produces The Ultimate Toy Catalogue, a direct mail catalogue that is distributed to more than six million consumers annually. For more information about FAO Schwarz, visit the company's Website at www.fao.com.

[Posted 11/01/2000]