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for me modern Hasbro is redeemed by the fact they sell ponies at multiple sizes and price points. as far as i’m concerned Fashion Style size at $15 each are the modern “Real MLP”. the $5-$9 brushables are basically mini ponies, (not quite blind bag ponyville but close). ive bought my fair share, but the bigger fashion style size is what i compare to vintage MLP. as been said i think inflation and oil costs may have been what makes a modern $15 pony equal.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a straight up $5 pony. Some of the most basic singles that don’t come with any accessories might be in that price range, and the discount chains can have ponies for that price(when they have ponies), but most “brushable” ponies are in the $7-$14 range over here because of the accessories. The accessories they come with aren’t that great either, certainly not worth what they cost. For that price, the ponies should be significantly better than what you can get at McDonald’s. They don’t even come with a meal! :p What bothers me most about the newest incarnation is how they went away from the hollow, squishy vinyl plastic of the last 35 years to this solid, cheap plastic. The skinny legs just get to me. They look so cheap! They cheaped out on the hair too, so they really are a few steps away from fast food toys.
Quote from: goddessofpeep on May 17, 2018, 02:49:11 PMIt’s been a while since I’ve seen a straight up $5 pony. Some of the most basic singles that don’t come with any accessories might be in that price range, and the discount chains can have ponies for that price(when they have ponies), but most “brushable” ponies are in the $7-$14 range over here because of the accessories. The accessories they come with aren’t that great either, certainly not worth what they cost. For that price, the ponies should be significantly better than what you can get at McDonald’s. They don’t even come with a meal! :p What bothers me most about the newest incarnation is how they went away from the hollow, squishy vinyl plastic of the last 35 years to this solid, cheap plastic. The skinny legs just get to me. They look so cheap! They cheaped out on the hair too, so they really are a few steps away from fast food toys. I remember last weekend I found one of the first Twilight's released at the beginning of G4 and compared her to the newer G4.5 Twilight, and the skinniness actually shocked me. I also noticed that with the old, squishier plastic there were way less obvious seams then there are now with the awful, plastic-y reboot.Also, has anyone else had issues with their G4.5s wobbling around? It seems that some legs aren't even and I tend to have wobbly ponies. Like, for the pose they used for DJ PON-3 in the friendship festival Toys "R" Us pack, the front leg that's standing straight is much shorter than the other legs. Also the packaging for this set was just poor in general as it was hard to get the ponies out and the way their legs were spaced out made it so some of their legs are super far apart, therefore warping the ponies. But I'm just ranting at this point.
The quality isn't always great on the FS ponies either. Photo Finish and Royal Ribbon also retailed here at £22 which is at least $30 if not more. I bought both when they were clearanced to a much lower price. Royal Ribbon's hair is fine but Photo Finish's tail looks like half of it was lopped off before she even made it into the box and I had to wash and condition it - her mane is still pretty flyaway.
Quote from: Taffeta on May 20, 2018, 02:28:19 AMThe quality isn't always great on the FS ponies either. Photo Finish and Royal Ribbon also retailed here at £22 which is at least $30 if not more. I bought both when they were clearanced to a much lower price. Royal Ribbon's hair is fine but Photo Finish's tail looks like half of it was lopped off before she even made it into the box and I had to wash and condition it - her mane is still pretty flyaway. Just when you think Hasbeen *cough* I mean hasbro cant sink any lower.