About cutie marks...

[Shenanigans]

Did anyone ever notice that G1s have cutie marks on both sides but G3s and G4s only have them on one side? I only have one G2 and I believe she has one on both sides. I wonder why they only have them on one side now 

[NoDivision]

uhhhh... yup

Hasbro just realized that putting the symbol one side only was cheaper and easier.

[StarDapple]

I agree, it is much cheaper to only put them on one side.

[saply]

Cheaper and ENRAGING!

[Auf]

That and the cardboard cutout animal friends (and even ponies) they put in the G4 packages. They're going well out of their way to give you the impression you're getting a value, and not giving you one at all.

[LadyMoondancer]

It's because Hasbro has become cheap and slapdash.

It looks unbalanced and awkward, IMO.

[RedheadedBeauty]

I miss the double symbols but it's also kind of nice only having them on their display side at least now you only have to worry about one mark getting messed up and not two.

[Jadis4742]

I hate it -- the ponies HAVE to be displayed a certain way for their symbols to show, or they pull an Exorist move and break their necks to look the other way. It's limiting. 

[Applejack]

Yeah I always wondered that too

[scarletjul]

I miss having symbols on both sides, too.

Psst, Hasbro - I'd be more than willing to pay a little extra to get this back, btw - and for you to fix your quality control and distribution issues.  Just sayin'. 

[kittybethy]

It's because Hasbro has become cheap and slapdash.

It looks unbalanced and awkward, IMO.

 I agree! Very unbalanced!

[Auf]

@scarlet - Hasbro's toy division isn't doing half as well as the entertainment division. (Q1 toy sales were down significantly) I'm hoping reform is ahead, but it will take some serious work to restructure the current mess they've got on their hands. If they're willing to admit eventually that fans will gladly pay a little bit more for decent quality, we'll be all right.

[BeefyDia]

I miss having symbols on both sides, too.

Psst, Hasbro - I'd be more than willing to pay a little extra to get this back, btw - and for you to fix your quality control and distribution issues.  Just sayin'. 

yes, this exactly. Price isn't an issue for me, I want quality back!

[NoDivision]

Price may not be an issue for us, but these are not manufactured or marketed as collectors items. They are toys, and in a struggling economy where toys are luxury items, keeping costs down is extremely important for companies.

[Bag of Magic Food]

I could forgive this on the G3s, since they have other things going for them like magnets, foot symbols over those magnets, and eye symbols too, but what have G4s got?  Being smaller than ever?