Spotted EU wave 5 in the Netherlands!

[Jupetto]

Since they are the newest wave, was pretty suprised to see them so suddenly, since wave 4 just appeared aswell a bit before. If you are from the Netherlands, you can buy them at Kruidvat for 2 euro.

I couldn't find any good close ups of the bags on the internet so I made my own. A very nicely designed with a picture of Cadence.

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There are a few new things in these bags though, for one, they protect the wings of the alicorn molds with a piece of plastic, so it obviously can't break.
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Also, the collectible cards are now put INSIDE the instruction paper for whatever reason.

The descriptions are still very silly. Cadence 'loves Tiaras' and Fluttershy 'blushes often'. I wonder what Celestias description is..

Anyway, have other people from Europe spotted these yet? I am curious.

[Gypsy_Nights]

How exciting!  Thanks for posting the pics for us!  Very cute!

[hathorcat]

Yay! Well found

Yes I have seen them as being spotted in Denmark, Sweden and Germany so far and perhaps another couple of countries that I cant remember of the top of my head at the moment.

[SweetScoops]

The best part - The bags are thinner than the earlier versions, so it's easier to guess the pony (Came in  handy when I forgot my list at home.)

[BrightIdea]

Thanks for the info!  What part of the stores do they keep them in, at the cash, or near other toys?

I have never seen ponies at any Kruidvat before, so this will be new for me 

[Jupetto]

Nice, so they have been spotted more in the east of Europe as well!

The best part - The bags are thinner than the earlier versions, so it's easier to guess the pony (Came in  handy when I forgot my list at home.)

Yup! Not to mention the instruction paper did shine thru the bags. But I wasn't sure if you could see a bit of the pony as well.

Thanks for the info!  What part of the stores do they keep them in, at the cash, or near other toys?

I have never seen ponies at any Kruidvat before, so this will be new for me 

Well stores can be different in any area (I live in Brabant). But they are usually at the small toy section, if you don't find them you should check the cash. I almost couldn't find them though because they were all at the bottom in a corner in a stack. I happend to saw a sale in the folder for them.

[SourdoughStomper]

Excellent. I hope they show up in Canada.

[Fortress]

I love the new blind bag figures, but I was a bit sad about the bags being more plastic than tin foil-sih which makes them harder to open and sometimes even rips the bag. The cardboard box is also of lower quality compared to the one I have from wave 3 which is much more sturdy. I wonder why these changes were made? One of my friends commented on the ponies itself that she found the quality to be less than previous waves. They are still really lovely, but sometimes I wonder if the quality can't be upped. I had to buy Lyra 4 times to make sure I got one with un-derped eyes.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to add that the Kruidvat store in Maaseik (Belgium) had the wave 5 blind bags as well! ^^

[Jupetto]

I love the new blind bag figures, but I was a bit sad about the bags being more plastic than tin foil-sih which makes them harder to open and sometimes even rips the bag. The cardboard box is also of lower quality compared to the one I have from wave 3 which is much more sturdy. I wonder why these changes were made? One of my friends commented on the ponies itself that she found the quality to be less than previous waves. They are still really lovely, but sometimes I wonder if the quality can't be upped. I had to buy Lyra 4 times to make sure I got one with un-derped eyes.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to add that the Kruidvat store in Maaseik (Belgium) had the wave 5 blind bags as well! ^^

All I can guess is that they are saving money by making cheaper cards. Though I am not sure about the quality of the ponies. I got 3 wave 5 figures and all of them are in good quality. Except Cadence has a tiny glue spot under her crown. But it really doesn't make her look bad on display. You might have had bad luck. : ( They are about the same quality as my other wave ponies. Maybe the quality control slacked off that day. : P

[gazzy90]

I wonder why they have greek on the packages as well...we haven't had a single blind bag here :p

[Fortress]

I love the new blind bag figures, but I was a bit sad about the bags being more plastic than tin foil-sih which makes them harder to open and sometimes even rips the bag. The cardboard box is also of lower quality compared to the one I have from wave 3 which is much more sturdy. I wonder why these changes were made? One of my friends commented on the ponies itself that she found the quality to be less than previous waves. They are still really lovely, but sometimes I wonder if the quality can't be upped. I had to buy Lyra 4 times to make sure I got one with un-derped eyes.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to add that the Kruidvat store in Maaseik (Belgium) had the wave 5 blind bags as well! ^^

All I can guess is that they are saving money by making cheaper cards. Though I am not sure about the quality of the ponies. I got 3 wave 5 figures and all of them are in good quality. Except Cadence has a tiny glue spot under her crown. But it really doesn't make her look bad on display. You might have had bad luck. : ( They are about the same quality as my other wave ponies. Maybe the quality control slacked off that day. : P

You're probably right about them wanting to save money.
I think you're right about me having bad luck as well. It's just that Lyra's one of my favorites, so I really wanted her to look perfect. Or maybe I'm just too picky. ^_~ I am happy with the new blind bag ponies I purchased though! The princess ponies look especially awesome! I can't wait for more!

[Jupetto]

I bought a Lyra aswell, and wanted to make a comparision between the old one (right) and the new one (left). : )

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[teresat]

Yay! Congrats!

[BrightIdea]

Thanks Jupetto, I found some, yay.  That is so cool we are getting something brand new!  Netherlands usually gets ponies last (or at least it feels like it).

[Jupetto]

Thanks Jupetto, I found some, yay.  That is so cool we are getting something brand new!  Netherlands usually gets ponies last (or at least it feels like it).

You're welcome! I actually seen quite a few things, like glimmer winged Daisy Dreams and Fluttershy, the Cadence & Shining Armor castle and the bridesmaid editions of the main 6. I also think baby Spike is fairly new. I still think it will take a while for the new single wave to come though.