Plays with Ponies: The Toy Thread

[confuzzlerconfuzzling the masses]

"Okay, the manatees in that tank are pushing out the 'Swirl' ball, while the manatees over there are going for the 'Sweetie' ball... 'Sweetie Swirl' it is!"

I prefer to think that they have rows of hamsters doing it. Or they have a slot machine with random name segments; It doesn't matter what the machines come out with, because money will end up flying all over the place, anyway.

[fensterawethome~!]

So today while looking for Walmart posters, I found 2 Walmarts that had the 5th Set of Blindbags, 1 of the stores had a box of 1 of each (which I got), and the other store had an empty box.


But does this mean that the second wave of Blindbags never hit america? I never heard anyone saying they got any from this set.

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

Okay, for anybody who is still looking for a SDCC Derpy, I've discovered another one, but the clock is ticking on this figure and not in a good way
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/items-sal ... -pics.html

This guy has actually posted a thread elsewhere asking what to do with it if he can't get rid of it, and right now the poll he posted in that thread has ten votes towards him actually torching the thing and recording it to post on Youtube. I'd buy the figure immediately if I had the funds, but I don't, so somebody else will have to save Derpy.

You'll need to make an account in order to communicate with this guy, but as with PonderSketch I'll provide reputation backing if need be.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

See down the page for posters.

[Poppit]

how big are those posters, anyways?

[WylieCIDER CIDER CIDER]

From what I recall, 11x17. Take two sheets of printer paper, slap them next to each other, and that's how much wall space you need.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

how big are those posters, anyways?

11x17, not too big. I just gotta find a better deal on 12" mailing tubes than buying them for $2/ea at staples

[Throbulatorhello.jpg]

Man, I'd be all over that Derpy if I had the available cash.

[WildfireYa ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ya ta ta ta ta ta ta ta do doh duh va zha da ya dya da KABOOM. KABOOM.]

I'll take a set. It'll take me a few days to get more money in my account (i'm 2 dollars short right now ).

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

Okie doke, I'll set a set aside for you.

There's 11 inch version of the little streamer haired plushes, they're Walmart exclusives. They look a lot worse scaled up though, the 5" ones are way cuter.

[Brunellus]

Some friends of mine bought me a giant coloring book for a dollar. Princess Celestia is on the cover and my friends noticed a hidden picture.
Has someone already covered this?

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

So far all I've managed to collect are the Mane Six blind bag PVC toys, a PVC Cadence, I have the Spa Set on pre-order from Toywiz. I also have Rainbow Dash from the McDonald's set, a Rainbow Dash standee that I got at last year's FanExpo in Toronto, and last but not least a SDCC Derpy Hooves(which cost my arm and leg).

This is a picture of my set-up, note the party cannon with Pinkie and the totally accidentally placed sparkly box next to Rarity:

[PonderSketchThere's that nagging feeling again, like I should be doing something productive. Oh well.]

I also would not mind having a set of those posters.
The Walmarts near me have not been getting them, and I have yet to not get a strange look when I ask about them.

edit: Also, sorry for not messaging you to confirm receipt of those DVDs. I had them shipped to the farm, and while they have indeed showed up, I haven't had the chance to go and get them yet.

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

Aaaand from Tr'U...

So jealous right now!! Canadian Toys' R' Us is super lame...

[GravensteinCURSE YOU LARSON FOR MAKING ME THIS WAY!]

I'd love a set of all the posters, but I'm holding out hope that one of the two walmarts in my area'll get some soonish.

[KatydidSparkles!]

If anybody gets the Nightmare Moon set and wants to sell me Lemon Hearts, I'd really appreciate it. She's my fave of that set, and I'm going to assume most people wouldn't care about her because she was never significant in the show.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

I also would not mind having a set of those posters.
The Walmarts near me have not been getting them, and I have yet to not get a strange look when I ask about them.

edit: Also, sorry for not messaging you to confirm receipt of those DVDs. I had them shipped to the farm, and while they have indeed showed up, I haven't had the chance to go and get them yet.

NP, just PM me and I'll set you up.

[Crow.Why, of course!I'm clearly insane! .]

Is Nightmare Moon sold apart from the set, at all?

[Poppit]

Is Nightmare Moon sold apart from the set, at all?

Not in stores. I'm sure you could find her loose on ebay or one of the pony trading sites, but she'll likely be close to the same price as the whole set

On a similar note, it is super torturous seeing so many people online posting about getting their set from the store already while I'm still stuck waiting on mine to ship here. Ugh. At least I didn't get hit with the delayed shipment notice some people are getting.

[ScientificPonyIt's a beautiful day]

Broke down and bought that collectors set off Ebay. I was never going to be able to find it in stores(nearest TRU is more than an hour away) and I'm getting more and more paranoid that they are going to be as ungettable as Derpy. I'm already seeing them scalped for ~$100.

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

$89 + shipping for Nightmare Moon? Or $89 + shipping for the whole set?

Course I could get Vinyl Scratch from China for $17 Cdn...but I don't really trust the sellers in Hong Kong, etc.

[Throbulatorhello.jpg]

Hey now. I've bought ponies from China with no problems at all. In fact I'm expecting a package from China early next week.

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

Honestly I'm just looking for positive reassurance, I've never bought anything from China, so I'm unsure of the quality they provide. If I can't find anything at FanExpo then ebay is likely my only salvation.

[Adelor LyonYou little foals! These aren't even my final form!]

Toys R Us has MLP toys on sale, buy one get one of equal-or-lesser value for 40% off. No coupon needed, markdown is taken at the register. I picked up the wedding set (just for SA & Cad) and the white Celestia. No Nightmare Moon set or Zecora; I've never seen either in stores.

[Paperback WriterStarry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caughtTrapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended]

So now Zecora and the gift set are being scalped to hell and back, too? Welp, should have seen that coming, I suppose. I'm out. I have no money and I can't compete with the scalpers or the crazy fans willing to spend huge amounts of money on toy auctions. Gives me more money later on for nonpony things I suppose.

Stores started carrying the blindbags again around here, but they skipped waves 2-4 to get to the spoiler wave 5, so that's kind of a bummer, too.

[JaceNVTo save one from a mistake is a gift of paradise]

Well I had to run some errands in town today so I stopped by the 2 Toys R Us on my side of the metro area. Is it normal for the My Little Pony sections to be tiny? They were like 4 feet wide and 3 shelves tall and that was it. I didn't even see any blind bags unless those are somewhere else.

Anyway, no Zecoras or gift sets (or even aplace on the shelf for them), but I did manage to snag the last Cloudsdale, Apple Family, and Wedding sets, so I'm happy.

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

Well I had to run some errands in town today so I stopped by the 2 Toys R Us on my side of the metro area. Is it normal for the My Little Pony sections to be tiny? They were like 4 feet wide and 3 shelves tall and that was it. I didn't even see any blind bags unless those are somewhere else.

Anyway, no Zecoras or gift sets (or even aplace on the shelf for them), but I did manage to snag the last Cloudsdale, Apple Family, and Wedding sets, so I'm happy.

I guess it depends on the area. I've been to about 3 or 4 different Toys'R'Uses in the Toronto Area and all of them have a gigantic Lego section and a relatively small MLP section. But from what I've seen Canada as a whole hasn't gotten much MLP:FIM stuff.

As an aside, Lyra arrived in the mail today!!

[Throbulatorhello.jpg]

I've found a few Wonderbolt figurines I haven't seen before. Either they're prototypes for the Wonderbolt in the Cloudsdale set, or they're going to be in a new set/in blindbags.


Soarin'

Thundercleese

Spitfire

[SoundwaveThis is absurd]

They're all see through, so I'm guessing they're apart of the Crystal Pony releases.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

Ok I got more posters!

Still $5 for the set of 4 shipped anywhere in the continental US, outside the lower 48 please inquire.

14 sets available! That's 1 map of Equestria, 1 Villians posters, 1 Horsie wedding :3, and 1 season 2 cast poster.

[Headless Horse]

Thundercleese

Still laughing, goddammit

[GravensteinCURSE YOU LARSON FOR MAKING ME THIS WAY!]

That Wonderbolt comes with a pet fish in a bowl and three tiny plastic hams.

[AramekYour MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue."So you're saying..."Your brain is about 20% tumor.]

Still laughing, goddammit

"Ohhh, did you hear that? He's going to buuurn me. DO IT! TAKE THE SHOT!"

[milesluigiAll nightmares start with a dreamMiles Luigiworth]

For anyone thinking about buying one of the new confetti-hair plushes:

There are instructions in the comments for this post on reddit on how the author, Nespithe, replaced the hair: http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/co ... lmart_but/

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

At long last, I have a brushie Blossomforth in my possession! Major thanks to Throbulator for that. Now I only need the three show unicorns I'm missing (Trixie, Vinyl, and Lyra) before I can consider my collection complete again. I'm not counting brushie SA and Cadance simply because right now the only way to get them is with the castle playset, and frankly it's not worth it in my book simply to get a giant castle I have no need for simply to get those two. Although if I am able to acquire them sans castle through other means and I have the money, I may bite then.

[Throbulatorhello.jpg]

Yay, it has arrived!

[PerrydottoHow is a pegasus like a writing desk?]

And I just got information from ToyWiz that they are cancelling my order for the brushable set with Nightmare Moon and the blindbag figurine sets. All I know is that their package got held up in customs because, of course, ToyWiz did NOT properly declare the goods.
Now the customer service is unavaible for me, my money got already refunded and my order can't be placed again because the brushable set is completely out of stock.

Gee, thanks, ToyWiz, for failing at German customs 101 AND not even giving me a chance to get the parcel resent.

[Djeinushow u doin?]

So jealous right now!! Canadian Toys' R' Us is super lame...

However lame your Toys 'R' Us can be, mine ca be lamer.
It's like the only thing they have is Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

Bow down to Swedish Blossomforth and the Framed Pony Swag Poster!

[ScientificPonyIt's a beautiful day]

However lame your Toys 'R' Us can be, mine ca be lamer.
It's like the only thing they have is Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

I think I've got you beat--a pilfered wave 1 blindbag box and some So Soft Newborns