I'm Horrified (Blind Bags story)

[teresat]

I thought the ripped bags meant they wanted to know which pony was inside and didn't know about the numbering on the bag. I was wrong!

[sweetstuff]

That's sad

I've seen similar things at the dollar store. I mean, really - it's a dollar and someone felt the need to steal it....

[Koudoawaia]

Geez people can so inconsiderate x.x

[kmlv23]

People do this all the time in the states. It's sad, but a fact of life.

[Squirrelypaws]

I think this is exactly the reason they keep trading cards up at the front of most stores, near the registers where the cashiers can keep an eye on anyone looking at them. To be honest, I'm surprised they don't keep these types of toys up there too.

That is ridiculous, though. Not only that they most likely stole the things (they could have just opened the, found what they wanted, and then taken one bag to the register and said "I have X number of these") but because half the fun of blind bag things is not knowing what you're getting.

[Rhini]

When I got mine way back when from the JCPenney outlet, a bunch of them had been ripped open and stolen It was kind of in a bad area, and it IS the kids section, which makes things even more prone to destruction, but man it sucked to see.

[KahRistAhn]

Wow...that makes me angry. Sorry you had to experience that.

[Dusky]

Hrm. Thus far the York stock hasn't had that happen, though they're in a really big aisle where it'd be hard to take/open them anyway.

It's really crappy to see this happen, they're pocket money toys... I felt bad getting my set but I covered that spend by moving off some G1s/not getting takeout that week/putting my spare ones up for sale. It's only £1.70 per bag...

[PinkRosedust]

That's pretty terrible. =( It would be a great idea to put them by the counter for sure.

[xelli]

I noticed the same thing today. There was a bunch of blind bags with one opened but the figurine was still inside. However I've seen dozen of times (in the same shop) the G3,5 mermaid boxes damaged because someone ripped out the ponies....

[ashes]

That's just sad.

[Ringlets]

thats awful. I've seen it before with Dollymix ponies *sigh*

[Starbright]

That's really crummy, for the store and for people who want to buy them!

[TickledPink]

This happens all the time where I work. It's really sad that this happens, and the amount of stuff stolen items that we find empty packages for every day is astounding. :/

[Majesty]

Sorry that happened.  I used to be into collecting webkinz like crazy (not as much anymore) and if webkinz were in an area in a store where employees couldn't keep a watch on them all the time, people would rip the tags off the webkinz and steal the codes so they don't need the plush.  I've seen it happen a few times.  Now, the new packaging is in boxes and the codes are harder to get.  Some stores still get the plushes though.

I've never seen blind bags in stores.  I've looked occasionally, but no luck.