I'm really digging the Nightmare Moon eyes on that Luna!

Aw, I was just in a Primark not too long ago and they didn't have them in then!

The scalpers already have plenty of them on eBay for nearly double the price. Hopefully they'll be some left when I can get to a Primark next. >.>

At the beginning of the year I was just strolling along when suddenly I saw a basket of G1s in a local charity shop window. I stood there for a second because I was honestly awestruck. Of course I then rushed inside to buy them, panicking the whole time in case someone had somehow managed to get there before me. I was successful of course and managed to get the lot for around £10. Don't remember all of them and I've misplaced the photo, but included were Newborn Twins Bunkie/Fleecy and Speckles/Fluffy and their comb, Trucker/4 Speed, BBE Baby Half Note, a Petite, UK Applejack, and a bunch of miscellaneous combs including a Fairy Tail Bird one. There was also a 1988 Annual which I don't collect, but it was the year I was born so I figured it was a good luck charm or something. 

The birthstone and birth flower-themed G3s are still quite elusive. I'm after the two March ones and they don't pop up that often. They weren't sold widely.

Thistle Whistle is still uncommon but her price has plummeted like a lot of G3s.

Anchors Away is not as rare or expensive as she used to be. I've come across her going for around $10 on eBay.

I once sold a G3 Valenshy to the musician Chris Singleton. She proceeded to turn up in one of his music videos, which I found mildly exciting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfwuMt9OF8E

I wouldn't recommend putting leave-in product in a pony's hair. Over time there might be a chemical reaction that could potentially ruin the hair.

Tinsel is just special, no matter what generation. My technique to tame it is as follows:

1. Gently wash pony's hair with conditioner. You can comb it through at this point too - use a metal pet comb for best results, but don't comb too hard and try not to pull the tinsel.
2. Pat the hair dry with a paper towel so it's still wet but not soaking. Don't use a hairdryer as heat damages pony hair and you don't want the hair to be dry anyway.
3. Carefully wrap the pony's mane around its neck and wrap the tail around a back leg. The choice of back leg doesn't really matter, but in more complicated poses you can just wrap it around whatever leg's easiest for you.
4. Cut some long strips of plain white paper towel. Never use coloured or patterned paper towel as the dye can sometimes leach into the pony! (Been there, done that, there's a G1 Italian Windy out there with a new yellow spot.)
5. Take the strips and wrap them gently around the mane and tail. They should hold in place by themselves if the hair is still wet, but you can use a tiny amount of sellotape (stick it to the paper towel, not the pony) or a hair tie to hold the strips in place in need be.
6. Put the pony somewhere safe and leave it to dry overnight.
7. If the paper towel strips are dry then gently remove them. If not then wait a little longer.
8. Voila! You should have a nice neat hairstyle with much tamer tinsel. Now place the pony somewhere where it won't get knocked over, or the tinsel will come free from its moorings and you might have to start again.

I've used this method on tons of ponies with tinsel and as long as the tinsel is in good condition it should work. Keep in mind though that tinsel is evil and mastering it is an arcane art.

The Heinz pasta tins that used to have Applejack on the label now feature Pinkie Pie. The shapes themselves are the same but the ingredients have changed slightly I think.

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I'm guessing the Applejack ones are being phased out. If you wanted one I'd suggest picking one up soon.