The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Pony Brag Arena => Topic started by: BlueyBirdy on July 05, 2017, 01:40:34 PM
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Brace yourselves... :biggrin:
I was walking to the shops one evening and passed by a local charity shop. Looked in the window as I always do and, uh, noticed some hooves.
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Honestly, I just stood there in disbelief. First of all G1s in charity shops are like gold dust these days. Second of all... that's Ice Crystal! :freak: After freaking out on Twitter for a bit, I made about three reminders on my phone of the time the shop was opening in the morning and went home. There was much internal screaming.
Was up bright and early the next morning and made sure I was at the shop before it opened. I tried to be as subtle as possible (thankfully there was a Pokestop nearby I could spin into oblivion) as I go to this charity shop a lot and was trying not to freak anyone out. :lol:
As soon as that door opened I immediately had a volunteer get the bag and I purchased it there and then. The price I paid for the bag? £15! :shocked: Again, tried to be subtle about it the whole time, but once I was out of that shop I was freaking out on Twitter again. I almost felt like a criminal. :lol:
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Got the bag home and tipped it out. I hadn't really been able to see the condition of the ponies through the bag, but honestly Ice Crystal was the only one I cared about. I had noted that there were other boy hooves in the bag but wasn't 100% sure who the purple ones belonged to until...
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...it's Thundercloud! Did I seriously just get two Mountain Boys in a charity shop?! :shocked: He had his usual flaws of "cancer" spots and a head/body colour mismatch, but I'm not complaining. :lol: Ice Crystal was thankfully in beautiful condition. No one in the bag was in terrible condition apart from Sky Rocket (she had this weird green ink stain that wouldn't budge) which was a pleasant surprise.
I don't have the space to actively collect anymore, so I just kept Gusty (I've never had an NSS Gusty). Ice Crystal deserved to be in a nice big herd with lots of friends (plus, I like money :lol:).
Bonus pic, halfway through their spa session:
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So there you have it. Keep the pony faith and you will be rewarded! :biggrin:
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Great find. Wish I could still find g1s.
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:dropjaw:
Wow, what a find! Congratulations!
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Omg, what an amazing brag!! I can't believe you had to wait all night for the shop to open. That must have been so hard. Even though I knew you obviously got the ponies I was still holding my breath for you, lol. Major congrats :cheer:
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OMGS!!!!!! :frolic:
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What an incredible find! Congrats on getting the NSS Gusty you never had!!!
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What an AMAZING haul and a lovely written story - I could really live and feel it in my head :P
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Wow, what a haul! I can imagine the joy of finally getting the bag, and then taking it home and opening it up to find all of those goodies inside! Nice eye, and a great thrift shop find.
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WOW! That is great!
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It's always really nice to see other people get so excited when they get new ponies!!!
You're so lucky! :)
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Incredible luck! That must had been a trip.
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Oh wow!! What how amazing!!
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WOW!! Huge congrats to you!!
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Wow, what a find! So happy you rescued the ponies, and at such a great price too. :)
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Wow congrats on such super luck on finding them.
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What an amazing find! Congrats!
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Oh wow! :shocked:
I loved reading your story - and looking at your photos - especially the first one of the shop window! I could just imagine your excitement at seeing those hooves! ...and the frustration at having to wait for the shop to open - those ponies so close to you, just separated by a pane of glass... arrrgh!
£15 - what a bargain!
Then - the fun of opening up the bag to find who else was inside - it must have felt like Christmas! :lol:
Super brag! :thumb:
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Amazing!! I thought finds like this only happened in dreams! Congratulations!
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Super great find!!!! :)
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Wow, really amazing find. I always look in charity shops everywhere I go but as yet have found nothing. I won't give up hope!
Jules x
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congrats! how fun!!!
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oh that is fantastic :-) I love reading about ponies found "in the wild"
way to dig up MLP-gold!!
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Oh wow, how awesome! And so restrained - waiting all the way until you got home before you opened the bag. I too never leave a charity store unexplored in my pony search. I did find Coco Berry once, it was thrilling! But nothing to your haul :)
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Ah, I really miss the days of finds like that. It's so nice to know others also have them, although being also currently in London I am now highly tempted to raid every charity shop in a five mile radius xD. Congrats to you :D They look amazing. Cloud Dreamer's symbol seems intact and nobody seems too beaten up, so I suspect you will do well out of your sales or trades from this. Though I can't imagine you're not a bit tempted to keep Ice Crystal - the hooves of destiny, surely?
Plus your buying those ponies contributed £15 to a charity that they didn't have before, and that is the best kind of pony find.
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The kind of lucky find everyone dreams about... great find!
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That's awesome! Big congrats! :cheer: Wish I could find something like that!
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Oh wow epic find! Congrats
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*FLAIL* that is amazing!
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wow ! that's amazing. congratulations :D
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Wow, huge congrats! The anticipation waiting for the shop to open would have killed me! Great finds.
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Wow this is so Awesome! Big Congrats!
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Your story is what I see in my dreams, really!
It's good to know that could be true.
Congrats!
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Whoa whoa whoa great find! I would have like slept outside the shop to make sure they didn't disappear. XD
Congrats!!
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Big congrats on your local find. Quarterback looks to have maintained his lovely shade of blue. I hope to someday make a post like this :)
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I screamed EXTERNALLY when I read this post. That is INCREDIBLE pony luck! My best friend has pony luck like that. I don't have any lol.
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wow they appear to be in such great shape to, you lucky duck!!
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WOW! :frolic: :frolic: :frolic:
I found a couple of G1s last week in a charity shop, prior to that I think it must have been about 18 months since I last found one in a charity shop, they don't come up often but to get some Mountain Boys like you did is fantastic luck, Well Done!!
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Awesome find congrats
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Oh wow! I can't believe how lucky you were!
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Wow, huge congrats on that amazing find!
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What an epic find! The mountain boys are fab, but to get so many other G1's too - I would have been shaking! :D
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Congratulations! What pony hunting dreams are made of.
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Holy moly that's AMAZING massive congrats! And if you still have that NSS Buttons let me know ;)
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I would totally DIE!!!!!
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:whoa: :whoa:
That's incredible! How lucky! Hugest congrats, all those ponies look really lovely!
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Wow! What an incredible find! Huge congrats! So many amazing ponies an din such great condition! The pony gods were truly shining down upon you! :P
~Jennifer
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Oh my gosh! I cant believe that this is still happening! Congrats on them!
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Congratulations on your new boys! I once found some G1 babies in a charity shop and it was the best pony feeling ever! :)
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That is soooo cool! Congrats, you almost criminal you ;-)
*JM*
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I know that this was posted back in the summer (I replied back then too) but I just *LOVE* re-reading this post and getting excited at the epic charity store find! :cool:
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Wowsers! What a super lucky find! The pony gods must love you! Lol