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I have a question about Moonstones. I went to a different Target and they had 4/6 ponies, 2 of them being Windy and Moonstone, who I didn't have yet. I got Windy (albeit with the neck gap, but that's less of an issue for me), but I left Moonstone because...uh...visitors can't see pics , please register or loginI did mess with the levels to make the problem a bit easier to see (very obvious irl, not so much in my pic), but has anyone noticed this bad mismatch with Moonstone? Or any other ponies? On another note, the "cherry" that Windy is supposed to smell like smells a lot like grape to me.
Today for the first time ever in my life I saw Windy in a store I had her as my first pony but she was bought for me, so today I saw her in a store for the first time.
Another thing I am going to add here is that no matter how perfect one side looks the other is unknown. When I deboxed Sunlight, there was a black spot on her foot (non display side) that I was able to get most of it off with just water but there is a small black smudge still left (looked like ink or paint drop). I had to take a moment and remind myself it was a $10 "toy" and move on with it since I really did not want to scrub a brand new pony with a magic eraser and it wasn't going to be seen on the shelf anyways. Yes, I know, we are collecting them and we want them to be perfect (so do I trust me) but the G1's were not perfect either. Factory flaws are an unfortunate reality, unless we want them to have a "collectors item" price tag.
As important as it is to have a good quality product, I worry a bit about the perfection search as well - and mostly the returning of ponies because of minute manufacturing issues which are a part of most toys in most lines. Too many returns are a threat to the line overall, and really, it's as toyjunky says. These are cheap toys. I don't think it's wrong to scrutinise every pony in every box if it is important to you - but returning items to a shop raises a red flag against the line in general. And given how many flaws from package G1 had and even still have on MOC items...it just seems a bit crazy to me to care about tiny imperfections.
I have to share this with you guys...Today for the first time ever in my life I saw Windy in a store I had her as my first pony but she was bought for me, so today I saw her in a store for the first time. John Lewis had restocked which I see as a good sign So I bought her anyway. Now I have to decide which Windy to debox - this one or the one at home.Really still jealous of you guys in the US picking up the uni peg set though. When I find those it will be amazing...
Thanks Taffeta and Haruna. I thought the bilingual boxes might have been from a mixed up shipment not meant for the US but since Haruna has also found them in the US I wonder if more will appear? I like the heart shaped cutout better than the 3 dots. You can see the heart pretty well on Sunlight.visitors can't see pics , please register or login Ponyfan
UK folks - I popped into our local-ish Fenwicks and asked about ponies... Nope, they didn't have a clue. However, it was close to closing-time and it looked like the actual manager-type person was not there to confirm.So, it's a no (for now) for Fenwicks