Like the thread for
Wave 1 USA Blind Bags, this thread is for posting info on where you have found the Wave 3 and Wave 4 blind bags in the USA.
First, how to identify which wave a blind bag is from:
Images from strawberryreef and the Out Now and Coming Soon thread.
Other good Blind Bag references:
http://strawberryreef.com/Index/G4/IndexBB.htmlOut Now and Coming Soon threadhttp://mlpg4merch.tumblr.com/post/24157634436/g4-blind-bag-master-posthttp://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G4_Blind_Bag_PoniesThe look of the bags are different each wave, and you can also tell from the ponies that are listed on the back of the bag.
There have been 4 waves of blind bags released so far, and wave 5 is known but not yet released anywhere (and some more ponies have been seen from the factory, either prototypes or part of wave 6+).
Wave 1 was released outside the USA in 2010 and in the USA in 2012:
[img2]http://strawberryreef.com/images/Ponies/FIM/ApplejackFIMpvBlind1_M.jpg[/img2]
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Wave 1: Pink/red edge, Rarity top-left, Twilight bottom-right, Canterlot Castle in back. Set contains Lily Blossom and Minty for example.
Wave 1 USA bags have UPC
6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 3 and Wave 4 USA bags).
Printable Blind Bag Wave 1 Code List.pdf
Wave 2 was released outside the USA in 2011. It is not scheduled for release in the USA:
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Wave 2: Purple edge, Rarity top-left, Twilight bottom-right, House in back. Set contains many G4 playful ponies: Blossomforth, Feathermay, Cheerilee, Lulu Luck, etc.
Wave 2 Europe bags have UPC
5 010994 474874.
Wave 2 has not been released in the USA (we skipped to Wave 3).
Wave 3 (also known as:
USA Wave 2 or
2012 Wave 1): Released outside the USA in early 2012 (I think?) and in the USA in July 2012:
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Wave 3: Purple edge, Rainbow Dash top-left, Twilight bottom-right, Luggage in back. Set contains the first G4 boy ponies (Big Macintosh, Goldengrape, Meadow Song, Noteworthy) and a few background characters (Golden Harvest aka Carrot Top, Lyra Heartstrings, Cherry Berry, Sea Swirl) and the only Glow-in-the-Dark blind bags (Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity).
Wave 3 USA bags have UPC
6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 1 and Wave 4 USA bags).
Wave 4 (also known as:
USA Wave 3 or
2012 Wave 2): Released outside the USA in late 2012 (I think?) and in the USA in August 2012:
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Wave 4: Blue edge, Applejack top-left, Rarity bottom-right, Crystals in back. Set contains crystal/sparkly ponies and 3 metallic ponies.
Wave 4 USA bags have UPC
6 53569 63247 4 (same as Wave 1 and Wave 3 USA bags).
Wave 5 has yet to be released anywhere. It has been seen from leaks from the factory in China.
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Wave5: Yellow edge, not much more known (I couldn't find an image of the bag).
Wave 6+ has yet to be released anywhere. Some blind bag-sized ponies have been seen in leaks from the factory in China that don't fit into Waves 1-5 or the Minifigure Sets.
Non-crystal versions of blind bag wave 4 ponies, seen on eBay from China:
[img2]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1715/wave6merrymay.jpg[/img2]
Merry May
[img2]http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5684/wave6minuette.jpg[/img2]
Minuette
[img2]http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5485/wave6peachysweet.jpg[/img2]
Peachy Sweet
[img2]http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc67/hathorcat/j5l3b72.jpg[/img2]
Chance-A-Lot, Royal Riff, and Twilight Sky (thanks to hathorcat for the image)
Minifigure Sets have been released that contain blind-bag-sized ponies not available anywhere else.
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Minifigure Sets (seen at Target and Toys R Us so far): exclusive to these sets are Granny Smith, Gilda the Griffon, Wonder Bolts Pony, Princess Cadance (new mold vs. Wave 5 version), and Shining Armor.
Apple Family Set: UPC
6 53569 74582 2Cloudsdale Set: UPC
6 53569 74578 5[img2]http://i.imgur.com/jTMqn.jpg[/img2]
Pony Collection Set (exclusive to Toys R Us, released 2011): exclusive to this set are Beachberry, Coconut Cream, Peachy Pie, and Sweetsong. Skywishes and Gardenia Glow will probably be available in Wave 5.
[img2]http://i.imgur.com/5MJpU.jpg[/img2]
Pony Rainbow Collection (exclusive to Target, not yet released): only Emerald Ray is exclusive to this set.
[img2]http://i.imgur.com/3s3dF.jpg[/img2]
Friendship Celebration Collection, Toys R Us exclusive, contains 9 ponies from Wave 1 (Bumblesweet, Firecracker Burst, Flower Wishes, Lemon Hearts, Lily Blossom, Pepperdance, Sugar Grape, Sweetie Blue, & Sweetie Swirl) and
3 ponies from Wave 2 not released in the USA (Blossomforth, Lulu Luck, Rainbow Flash). There are no cards in this set and no ponies are exclusive to this set.
OK, now that you know how to tell the difference between each set, post in this thread where you have seen Wave 3 or Wave 4 in stores in the USA.
Here are the code lists I made, to print and hang on the box in each store I find them in (with JPG version for your phone):
[img2]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8649/blindbagwave1codelistha.jpg[/img2]
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loginPrintable Blind Bag Wave 4 Code List.pdfNote: Wave 4 (blue bags) in Canada have different padding numbers than the USA bags.
USA would have #05 Minuette as 80256 and Canada has the same one encoded as 80652: Either way, just ignore the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits.
Thanks to ButtercreamDream for the info!