Collecting Toys...

[RavenWolf]

... Apparently its like stealing from children. 
 
I was at a thrift store earlier with my one friend (apparently I need to stop hanging out with Alice as she's a weird encounter magnet. LOL) Anyway I was over looking at the toys when she comes over all excited saying look what I found on a shelf over in housewares! and she hands me Lily Lightly and asked if I have her in my collection yet? I told her I didn't and how cool it was that she still worked, when this elderly lady comes up to us all upset and asked if I was really buying that toy for myself and then went into a rant saying "you adults who collect toys aught to be ashamed of yourselves! taking toys away from children, you should all grow up and get a real hobby and stop stealing from little children! why some little girl would come in here and love to have that toy! thats who should buy her! not adults who need to grow up" and then she just stormed away... 
 
I can honestly say thats one of the oddest encounters I've had in a thriftstore and I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it.

[SwordPony]

Don't let some cranky old lady make you feel bad for liking ponies. You will love that pony just as much as any kid would.

Just like all of us we love our ponies and it makes us happy to find them as well.

[StoryDreamer]

How did she know you weren't buying it for a little sister or something?  Judgmental people drive me crazy.   I would've laughed gleefully all the way to the register. 

[Emfen]

I don't see the point in being ashamed of something that brings you joy? Maybe she don't get the joy in collecting?

[Shenanigans]

Wow. I think she may have had a bad day and was just looking for a target. It's not like that was the last pony on earth. I think Hasbro keeps pony collectors in mind because they want to sell to both children and adults IMO anyway. So they're not just for kids, they're for the kids at heart too

[Elisto]

Well that's just silly...if it makes you happy, it makes you happy. Age shouldn't matter. Besides, it's not like there aren't enough toys or even MLP to go around.

[KtKat]

Wow, just because we get older we're supposed to quash our childhood joys?  I think not.  I was walking around Toys R Us today, grinning like a goon, and I wouldn't trade that unabashed joy for anything.  When it comes down to it, there's plenty of ponies out there for everyone- that lady needs to relax :O

[ShannonInPonyland]

Wow, that's really terrible that people think like that 
Everyone is entitled to collecting whatever they want to collect. Just because you choose what is technically a children's toy doesn't make you any different from someone who collects stamps or teapots. I don't know. I don't like it when people hate on others for their hobbies, especially when it comes to pony collecting. I mean if you're not doing anyone any harm then there's no reason for someone to come up to you out of no where and voice their opinion.
I would take it with a grain of salt really. You like ponies, you collect them and that's that. Not everyone understands it but oh well 

[butterflybuttons]

What a silly lady. That pony had to have come from somewhere, like a child who didn't want it anymore!

[RavenWolf]

I have to admit it upset me a little, mostly I was surprised and embarrassed as no one has ever reacted to my collecting MLPs like that before, not to mention Ive never had a complete stranger come up to me and start ranting at me, my overly shy self wanted to crawl away and hide... 
Of course my goof ball friend wouldn't let me, she marched me to the checkout saying rather loudly  "she's probably one of those closet collectors and just wanted the pony for herself" lol

[cesprins]

Haters gonna hate!

Old people can be so rude.

[josiekat]

I would have pointed out that it's rude to shout at people.....and that it can be dangerous to talk to strangers. lol

[Dyzarktarzk]

Maybe she's angry because she havs NOTHING to make her smile o.O

And what's wrong on loving ponies and buying them for ouselves?  I know, ponies are children toys, but there's also a lot of adults who loves things designed or inted for kids.  And at least, I'm really happy to still being happy collecting thing that make me smile =)

[xkelpiex]

Sounds like my mom's view on thrift ponies haha She won't let me shop at goodwill because I would be taking away the "cooler" ponies (ie. G1, G3.) from kids who can't afford many awesome toys. But, if it was a regular thrift shop, she couldn't care less. WEIRD, I KNOW. I take only one thing away from it: MY mom thinks older ponies are cooler lol

[teresat]

I wonder if something that happened to her earlier put her into a bad mood.