The problem is is that mail order isn't a thing anymore, back then it was. You had to save up points and send a few dollars for shipping and handling and you got your special item. I mean, they do some of that stuff on cereal boxes now still but it's not as interesting.
I kind of noticed that MLP just doesn't seem to be as big as it was back in the 80's and even the early 2000's when G3's were out. I was born in 1984 so I don't remember much about MLP being in stores back then but I remember when G3's were out. I'd go to Toys R Us or Walmart and there would be MLP stuff on both sides of an aisle. Now most stores seclude a small part of an aisle for MLP, the same has gone on for Monster High and Ever After High but I'm not a fan of the new molds so it doesn't matter to me that much. Sorry that was a little off topic but I hope you guys see where I'm coming from.