Ok Silly question time....

[Hope1989]

Well... It depends

If I bought NIB (any gen) I just put them on the shelf - but first I watch them really close

If they're G4 in MINT condition - I brush their hair and put them with others G4s

If they're G4 which need some TLC or G1-G3 - I'm doing them spa day before they go to the herd ^___^ I wash them with nice smelling soap (or use nail polish remover if needed), then I was their hair, use conditioner, wait few minutes and wash it off, and then I do their hair ^U^

I just had silly situation with Good Morning Sunshine - when she said "can I have a kiss?" I just couldn't resist of giving her a kiss 

And if it's my grail pony I just can't resist of hugging her/him ^^'

[cyberunicorn]

I have a very basic practice for mew ponies

get package - smell pony (if pony smells in to garage/put outside till smell goes) - spar for pony (regardless of condition unless MINT or has come from swap as they are already sorted) -  then store/display.

they got no formal introductions here sadly for them it is everyone for them selves but Ilike to think that the other ponies in my collection are friendly enough to cover that side of things haha

[HoustonCollector72]

I always give them a kiss. And they stay on my desk for a while as I decide where she belongs on my shelves.

hehe… gald I'm not the only one who does this… 

  YEAP ! I'm with you guys, they stay on the desk beside me ,after a while they go and find their friends , mostly  by color or maybe if they are from the same set release ,or pose ,or  just space to showcase her/him better
they hang out with me  until there are new arrivals

[ajmeier55]

My new ponies stay in my craft room for awhile so I can enjoy looking at them when im crafting, then they get cleaned up and put in the pony room.

[Katika]

If it's a pony I just picked up brand new from the store, I MUST sniff them as soon as they come out of the plastic, hoping for that heavenly G1 smell (strange note... at least the most current generation or series or whatever of Skylanders figurines smell exactly like fresh-off-the-card G1s <3 ).  After that, probably 98% of my new (or new to me) ponies end up going either in a box or if I have an open shelf just haphazardly crammed in there.  I wait until I've got somewhere around 30 or 40 new ponies and then dedicate a full day to spa day.  This spa day always holds over for a couple days as they all dry off and then when they're good, I carefully comb their hair out, note any flaws they may have for my files and photograph them to add to my personal pony dex of sorts.  Only then are they allowed to join the collection herd

EDIT TO ADD: That is all true, except for times when the pony in question is intended to be baited.  Then, they almost always have their heads ripped off immediately so that I don't get them confused with the ponies in my collection, just in case I randomly decide to reorganize my shelves.

[G1love]

My best friend and I FaceTime when I get ponies in the mail, I open them all up and give them a spa day and then kisses, then I put them on my shelves

[Skeen]

I think I must be a cruel My Little Pony Mummy They get added to the shelves and they need to mix it up themselves...no introductions offered!

Same!  Once they're decontaminated and elegantly coiffed, they're on their own. 

[Stormness_1]

My ponies usually go straight to spa, then they get to hang out on my desk for a while until I'm ready for them to join the herd.. unless it's a big lot, and then they go straight to the collection after spa time... I don't have that much room up here.

[Loona]

...have them give my husband a little kiss on the cheek, etc.

this! I do this!
(hubby hates it though )

also, sometimes, when I'd have them go to the spa during the evening, I wait with the spa until after my own bath time and bring them in with me to take a shower - and give them a proper cleaning only after that