US Blind Bags Wave 3 and Wave 4- Where have they been found?

[Bronley]

Like the thread for Wave 1 USA Blind Bags, this thread is for posting info on where you have found the Wave 3 and Wave 4 blind bags in the USA.

First, how to identify which wave a blind bag is from:
Images from strawberryreef and the Out Now and Coming Soon thread.

Other good Blind Bag references:
http://strawberryreef.com/Index/G4/IndexBB.html
Out Now and Coming Soon thread
http://mlpg4merch.tumblr.com/post/24157634436/g4-blind-bag-master-post
http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G4_Blind_Bag_Ponies

The look of the bags are different each wave, and you can also tell from the ponies that are listed on the back of the bag.

There have been 4 waves of blind bags released so far, and wave 5 is known but not yet released anywhere (and some more ponies have been seen from the factory, either prototypes or part of wave 6+).

Wave 1 was released outside the USA in 2010 and in the USA in 2012:
[img2]http://strawberryreef.com/images/Ponies/FIM/ApplejackFIMpvBlind1_M.jpg[/img2]
[img2]http://i.imgur.com/ze4av.jpg[/img2]
Wave 1: Pink/red edge, Rarity top-left, Twilight bottom-right, Canterlot Castle in back. Set contains Lily Blossom and Minty for example.
Wave 1 USA bags have UPC 6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 3 and Wave 4 USA bags).
Printable Blind Bag Wave 1 Code List.pdf

Wave 2 was released outside the USA in 2011. It is not scheduled for release in the USA:
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[img2]http://i.imgur.com/6SHog.jpg[/img2]
Wave 2: Purple edge, Rarity top-left, Twilight bottom-right, House in back. Set contains many G4 playful ponies: Blossomforth, Feathermay, Cheerilee, Lulu Luck, etc.
Wave 2 Europe bags have UPC 5 010994 474874.
Wave 2 has not been released in the USA (we skipped to Wave 3).

Wave 3 (also known as: USA Wave 2 or 2012 Wave 1): Released outside the USA in early 2012 (I think?) and in the USA in July 2012:
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[img2]http://i.imgur.com/2pDIX.jpg[/img2]
Wave 3: Purple edge, Rainbow Dash top-left, Twilight bottom-right, Luggage in back. Set contains the first G4 boy ponies (Big Macintosh, Goldengrape, Meadow Song, Noteworthy) and a few background characters (Golden Harvest aka Carrot Top, Lyra Heartstrings, Cherry Berry, Sea Swirl) and the only Glow-in-the-Dark blind bags (Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity).
Wave 3 USA bags have UPC 6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 1 and Wave 4 USA bags).

Wave 4 (also known as: USA Wave 3 or 2012 Wave 2): Released outside the USA in late 2012 (I think?) and in the USA in August 2012:
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[img2]http://i.imgur.com/7z1bx.jpg[/img2]
Wave 4: Blue edge, Applejack top-left, Rarity bottom-right, Crystals in back. Set contains crystal/sparkly ponies and 3 metallic ponies.
Wave 4 USA bags have UPC 6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 1 and Wave 3 USA bags).
Wave 5 has yet to be released anywhere. It has been seen from leaks from the factory in China.
[img2]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J8nn1OhS1E4/T16NV00d_LI/AAAAAAAAibw/6pdiPse7ECs/s1600/box.jpg[/img2]
[img2]http://i.imgur.com/9UKeZ.jpg[/img2]
Wave5: Yellow edge, not much more known (I couldn't find an image of the bag).

Wave 6+ has yet to be released anywhere. Some blind bag-sized ponies have been seen in leaks from the factory in China that don't fit into Waves 1-5 or the Minifigure Sets.

Non-crystal versions of blind bag wave 4 ponies, seen on eBay from China:
[img2]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1715/wave6merrymay.jpg[/img2]
Merry May

[img2]http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5684/wave6minuette.jpg[/img2]
Minuette

[img2]http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5485/wave6peachysweet.jpg[/img2]
Peachy Sweet

[img2]http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc67/hathorcat/j5l3b72.jpg[/img2]
Chance-A-Lot, Royal Riff, and Twilight Sky (thanks to hathorcat for the image)

Minifigure Sets have been released that contain blind-bag-sized ponies not available anywhere else.
[img2]http://i.imgur.com/ZpSZ5.jpg[/img2]
Minifigure Sets (seen at Target and Toys R Us so far): exclusive to these sets are Granny Smith, Gilda the Griffon, Wonder Bolts Pony, Princess Cadance (new mold vs. Wave 5 version), and Shining Armor.
Apple Family Set: UPC 6 53569 74582 2
Cloudsdale Set: UPC 6 53569 74578 5

[img2]http://i.imgur.com/jTMqn.jpg[/img2]
Pony Collection Set (exclusive to Toys R Us, released 2011): exclusive to this set are Beachberry, Coconut Cream, Peachy Pie, and Sweetsong. Skywishes and Gardenia Glow will probably be available in Wave 5.

[img2]http://i.imgur.com/5MJpU.jpg[/img2]
Pony Rainbow Collection (exclusive to Target, not yet released): only Emerald Ray is exclusive to this set.

[img2]http://i.imgur.com/3s3dF.jpg[/img2]
Friendship Celebration Collection, Toys R Us exclusive, contains 9 ponies from Wave 1 (Bumblesweet, Firecracker Burst, Flower Wishes, Lemon Hearts, Lily Blossom, Pepperdance, Sugar Grape, Sweetie Blue, & Sweetie Swirl) and 3 ponies from Wave 2 not released in the USA (Blossomforth, Lulu Luck, Rainbow Flash). There are no cards in this set and no ponies are exclusive to this set.

OK, now that you know how to tell the difference between each set, post in this thread where you have seen Wave 3 or Wave 4 in stores in the USA.

Here are the code lists I made, to print and hang on the box in each store I find them in (with JPG version for your phone):
[img2]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8649/blindbagwave1codelistha.jpg[/img2]

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Printable Blind Bag Wave 1 Code List.pdf

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Printable Blind Bag Wave 3 Code List.pdf

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Printable Blind Bag Wave 4 Code List.pdf
Note: Wave 4 (blue bags) in Canada have different padding numbers than the USA bags.
USA would have #05 Minuette as 80256 and Canada has the same one encoded as 80652: Either way, just ignore the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits.
Thanks to ButtercreamDream for the info!

[Phekzhen]

Now I need to copy stuff of my blog, curses!

Wave 3
-New mexico TRU (images http://mlpg4merch.tumblr.com/post/26802776986/kart22racer-sent-in-these-images-of-the-blind-bags)
-Empty box in NY

wave 4
-reported on eqd, no location given

[xelli]

Poland
Wave 3 and wave 4 are in the Smyk shops currently wave 4
And local Internet auctions

[Phekzhen]

Poland
Wave 3 and wave 4 are in the Smyk shops currently wave 4
And local Internet auctions

You guys have had those forever :p This thread is for finding them in the US, by the way.

[sweetsong100]

I've found full box in NY.

[flowersinherhair]

I found Wave 3 in Massachusetts in a Newbury Comics store. There were only a few of them out, and they were on a hook up at the counter. They had actually taped the back flap down (to keep people from opening the package, maybe?), so I had to try to read the numbers backwards to figure out which ponies were inside!

[Dragonbait]

I got wave 3 and 4 full boxes from ToyWiz.

[CrystalCrown]

I found wave 3 at Toys r Us. I'm on Long Island.

[brittney_rochelle]

I found US Wave 2 at TRU in Huntington, WV. There were only a few left and I got them all. I didn't even know they were out so I didn't have a reference guide...

I got: Rainbowshine, Goldengrape, Golden Harvest, Sprinkle Stripe, and GITD Pinkie Pie!
I ended up with a regular Twilight Sparkle and regular Rainbow Dash, but I can use them for trade, sale, or something crafty...

Hopefully these guys will become more readily available in Walmarts!

[Bronley]

Thanks for the reports!
Any of you with wave 3 and/or 4 mind posting the UPC and the order of the ponies on the back of the bag? Or, just some nice clear pics of the back of the bag would be great!

[Dragonflitter]

*pout!* Whyyyy does my TRU still only have wave 1!? Baaaah.

[Kafrizzle]

I've found wave 3 at TRU in Everett, WA.

[daizysellers]

So far we JUST got Wave 1 blind bags in Eastern NC - I've only found them at Wal-Mart and TRU.  If anything else pops up though, I'll update ya.

[Souffaloufagous]

Oooh, keeping an eye on this thread.  We've only ever seen wave 1 in MA, at least where I am on the north shore...

[ShortyBoo]

So I take it the new waves haven't been found in any Wal-Marts yet, then? Since I don't have a TRU, I just have to wait until Wal-Mart gets them. Last I checked, mine still had wave 1.