My name is Sugar Sweet...and I'm a survivor. Update 24/9

[bright rabbit 1]

This is one pony that I would love to get my hands on, it will be perfect for Stacie (Barbie's sister) because she always wanted a unicorn.

[glitterball]

Well done for the G! pony rescue, Taffetta! 

I love stories like this - it's one thing finding an ok condition pony, but finding one that needs just that extra bit of tlc to bring it back to life is something special; it kind of makes the day-out at the boot-sale a success as it means it gives you a fun project to do when you get home! 

[Leave a Whisper]

Well done for the G! pony rescue, Taffetta! 

I love stories like this - it's one thing finding an ok condition pony, but finding one that needs just that extra bit of tlc to bring it back to life is something special; it kind of makes the day-out at the boot-sale a success as it means it gives you a fun project to do when you get home! 

This is true.

[Taffeta]

Well done for the G! pony rescue, Taffetta! 

I love stories like this - it's one thing finding an ok condition pony, but finding one that needs just that extra bit of tlc to bring it back to life is something special; it kind of makes the day-out at the boot-sale a success as it means it gives you a fun project to do when you get home! 

This is true.

I agree! I was so happy when all that red started coming off. Posey also now looks much better with her head no longer pushed in and her tail rust fixed. She's completely faded, pretty much, and has some ink on her back, but she looks much more presentable too now.

@Bright Rabbit, I'm glad you rescued your doll as well!

[Sora]

I love seeing rescue stories like these, even better when they have before and after shots

[Taffeta]

I will hopefully have another after after shot soon as I just recurled her mane. I haven't touched the tail as yet as it still has original curl, just in really bad state.

I also noticed that since I brought her home, I am starting to smell her original scent as well. So she has made a complete transformation from a red painted goopy reject from the house of toy horrors to a very nice condition still scented G1 pony

The only trouble is I am becoming rather fond of her. Sigh.

[LadyMoondancer]

What a great story!  Glad you rescued her . . . Plus it's always extra satisfying restoring a really ratty pony to her former glory!

[glitterball]

I also noticed that since I brought her home, I am starting to smell her original scent as well.

  Oooh, new (vintage) pony smell!!!

[Taffeta]

I also noticed that since I brought her home, I am starting to smell her original scent as well.

  Oooh, new (vintage) pony smell!!!

More like slightly sickly sweet scented plastic interspersed with vinyl and nylon hair smell? But it's not intrusive so I'll take it.

[Carebearnmbr46]

I’m super happy you found Sugar Sweet and that she had most of her hair. She’s one of my favorite candy cane ponies. Kids destroying toys makes me so mad. They’re too expensive!     And in the case of MLP too cute!   Congrats on rescuing her and Posey!

[starstrider]

Poor baby!  She looked like she'd witnessed unspeakable horrors!  Thank goodness you saved her, and she looks so much better after your TLC.  I'm glad she's with you 

[katrine2309]

Aww- that is a story with a happy ending I rescue toys whenever I can, and I’m happy to hear Sugar Sweet have been saved!

BTW, I really, really don’t like that kid from Toy Story. I seriously want to yell at him everytime I watch that movie 

I know, he annoys me too. I mean, yes, kids are meant to play with toys and that leads to mess and damage, but there's also wilful damage which is different. Someone spent money on that, and taking care of one's possessions is an important skill as well. And I have never seen G4  ponies at this carboot as wrecked as those. When I first saw Sugar Sweet I was actually a bit surprised to find she had all her hair. Maybe she wasn't as popular a toy. And I only found her because there was an articulated Rarity doll who, from the back, looked fine...and from the front was completely painted yellow...and in moving her, I found Sugar.

I so agree to this! I was raised with taking good care of my toys. We didn’t have a lot of money, and my mom came from even less luxury when she was a kid. We were not poor or anything, but we didn’t have the means to buy a lot of extra stuff. I think this is such an important skill. And it’s not about not playing with your toys, but it’s about not destroying them intentionally. I see that all the time with kids, that they destroy with intent, and are not corrected for it. I know of several kids I just don’t buy toys for because they treat them carelessly. Like they have too much, or just get new stuff when something is destroyed. I just want to say « hey! That costs money- someone actually spent money and bought that for you!!!». It’s worse of course when parentes just shrug and say «It’s just a toy».

I think that is why I tend to rescue toys. I am so Happy to read rescue stories like this- it means things can be re-used, even though it’s been treated poorly.

[glitterball]

I also noticed that since I brought her home, I am starting to smell her original scent as well.

  Oooh, new (vintage) pony smell!!!

More like slightly sickly sweet scented plastic interspersed with vinyl and nylon hair smell? But it's not intrusive so I'll take it.

  anything is better than "musty" 

[Taffeta]

I also noticed that since I brought her home, I am starting to smell her original scent as well.

  Oooh, new (vintage) pony smell!!!

More like slightly sickly sweet scented plastic interspersed with vinyl and nylon hair smell? But it's not intrusive so I'll take it.

  anything is better than "musty" 

Not sure about that. Chain Smoker and Car Oil are among my less preferred pony scents. And fortunately I have never encountered the dreaded and infamous Cat Pee that others here have found. Musty in comparison is pretty much a walk in the park!

I am downloading pictures from my camera now, and will be adding some more pictures of Sugar in her transformation...

[CherryTreats]

Wow, she looks awesome now! You'd never know it's the same pony. You did a great job fixing her up! I had a MIB Sugar Sweet in the 90's, but sold her back then. Oh, I love Sunset Shimmer too!