Blind Bag Destroyers

[CuteyBina3]

Stores here had them in a bin in front of the cashier so thats smart. Even though I can't find any atm lol.

[Opalescence]

I too find it far more enjoyable to get what I want by random picks. That and you look like an idot or shoplifter fumbling around to check the numbers on the bags.
Sure I got plenty of doubles. But sometimes you get higher quality paintjobs and you can trade them pretty well too.


*hint*Got plenty of W3 ponies for trade*hint*

[Fräulein_Kim]

Haha, I have to agree with Opalescence.. whenever I tried to check out the bags more closely, I always had staff watching me like 'WTF is she doing there?' - Rather unpleasant. xD ..so I mostly just grab some bags and sell off the doubles. Or buy straight from ebay as soon as the demand for a certain wave is not as strong anymore and they sell for around the retail price. :B

But I never saw ripped open bags here ever.. no matter the store. :O And not all of them place them close to the counter (some do). But I guess they monitor them closely and have people pay what they ripped open? Or throw away the opened bags.. dunno.
No matter what, people who rip them open are just inconsiderate idiots imo. :C

[starrypawz]

Ugh that happened a few times when I was tracking down the Dollymix bags.

[dippindot]

Also, Dippendot, do you need me to look for a Roseluck tomorrow?  My walmart just got some bbs in so there should be at least one in there...

   That's very nice of you to offer.  I like hunting them down, but thank you! 
 
 

[CrystalCrown]

I hate it when I go to find a certain blind bag and all the bags are opened or have the pony stolen out!

Oncce I caught a kid of like 8-12 years old pack searching through some baseball cards, but had to leave them behind. So to teach a boy a lesson I took the 3 packs he had set aside in a hidden spot, I took them but replaced them with 3 other packs. And hid the packs on a different shelf one he couldnt reach. I told my then bf about the packs and he insisted I buy them. Come to find out they were jersey cards, each worth about $20.

an 8 year old wouldn't buy the cards just to sell them for a profit on eBay, he'd obviously buy the cards for complete his collection, like we fellow mlp collectors do. And, an 8 year old is way too young to sell on eBay.

And, since when is it bad to check codes on packs of baseball cards that tell what's in the pack when we do it all the time with blind bags?

[scarletjul]

I haven't bought any blind bags yet (I rarely shop at Walmart and TRU was sold out) but I've run into this before and it drives me nuts - I've seen whole shipments of blind bagged toys ripped open and emptied with the toy part stolen.  I can't believe that some people are so inconsiderate - really, would it kill you to spend the money and actually *buy* the toy and be surprised?

(A similar pet peeve is when people steal toys and/or dvds/cds out of their cases from thrift stores - this happens *a lot* at the Savers I frequent and I find it incredibly frustrating.  If you don't have the $3 to spend, you probably shouldn't be shopping.  If you're doing it just because you can, then you're just really annoying me and everyone else.  Rant over.    )

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

Our walmart just restocked the W1 ponies They sell so fast that me personally I bought Roseluck then opened a whole bunch of bags and mainly got doubles *sigh* But thats ok Oncce I caught a kid of like 8-12 years old pack searching through some baseball cards, but had to leave them behind. So to teach a boy a lesson I took the 3 packs he had set aside in a hidden spot, I took them but replaced them with 3 other packs. And hid the packs on a different shelf one he couldnt reach. I told my then bf about the packs and he insisted I buy them. Come to find out they were jersey cards, each worth about $20. About a half an hr later the boy returned with his parents to "exchange" the cards. Then our distribuator quit selling to walmart for about 8 months after this incident. When they realized this child could tell what packs had what in them. It was game over for the honest buyers, who play fair and not check to see what the cards were. If I remember right his family isnt allowed in Walmart with him unsupervised.
 
Much like myself I grabbed like 8 - 10 bling bags tonight just randomly. I dont care what I got. I can always resell them later

There's nothing wrong with wanting specific items. Just like what we do with blindbags. In fact, I'd say what you did was wrong, he probably wanted to complete a set.

[Beachball]

Last Friday at a Wal-mart I discovered that these figurines are available in southern Maine. The box for them was empty (no empty bags either) and I cursed my bad timing. The next time I visit that Wal-mart, I hope I find several sealed bags instead of several empty bags waiting for me.

[mlpfan]

what a bunch of lazy people!

[SweetScoops]

I've never seen this. But it sounds horrible! D: That's sure to generate some BAD KARMA!

[tehrin]

I've found many of them open, though usually the pony is still inside. By that point, I'd already completed my wave 1 set, and was buying extras to make jewelry out of... so... I did peek at the opened ones. >_> But it is very annoying.   I've only seen stolen ones a couple of times. But then again, I work at a dollar store, and people steal like... half a pack of batteries or eat a few pieces of candy out of a package. *eyeroll* People never cease to amaze me.

[Firehooves]

Same here- all stores, all gone! Bummer!

[Rhini]

I think everyone is rather missing the problem here. It's not people like us ripping open the bags, its CHILDREN doing it. Children running amok in the stores without any parental supervision just ripping and tearing stuff open because 5 year olds don't understand the concept of personal property or lack of ownership. When I first saw the blind bags way back when at the JCPenney outlet, the ground was literally littered with empty bags. Kids can rip them open quickly, stuff the pony in their pocket and mommy is none the wiser. If anyone is to blame here, it's people not watching their kids and just dumping them in the toy aisle while they do their other shopping.

[babyblueducky]

last time i bought me a couple at walmart i too saw some opened. there were no ponies, but there cards were loose in the box. so they were too cheap to buy them. there werent many in the box, but 2 were stolen. its so wrong. the only thing i could think of this happening is no one is watching their children and its the kids stealing the toys. unless some collector cant afford 2. i'd buy a lot of them if i could afford it, i just buy 2 every now and then.