So, Wal-Mart's price match. They seem to be calling it something a bit different for the holidays, but oh well.

I've never used it, but it sounds like you have to bring in the competitor's circular to prove the price. What if you don't have the circular (or the store doesn't make one)? It says Internet prices aren't good enough proof, so I'm guessing that even if the store's website has the same price as the brick-and-mortar store, showing the website wouldn't be acceptable.

Is there any other way to verify the price so Wal-Mart will price match it? It could sure be a useful tool to get Pony merchandise cheaper sometimes!

So I know there's people who love to buy more than one figure of a character (and when they're in different lines, like Playful and Fashion Style, it makes perfect sense to me). But what about plushies, which are generally more expensive and certainly take up more room than figures? (And which sentimental fools like me consider "buddies" more than figures.)

I have the greatest struggle getting past what I feel is the illogic of owning more than one plushie of a character, even if the plushies are different. I have one of the old talking Twilights and I love her so much. But since Twilight is my favorite, I've sort of entertained the thought of a Build-A-Bear version too. But then I didn't feel the Build-A-Bear version was really that much different in size (she seemed bigger the first time I saw her as opposed to the second time). And the issues I had with finding messed-up tails on every single one available, as described in another post, didn't help my opinion any.

I think I still kind of want the Build-A-Bear version, but since the brushable hair is just about the main attraction to me, I don't like having to resort to getting one with a tangled tail and glue stuck in it. Aside from that problem, though, I still have to battle my own doubts and dislikes of owning two of the same character. And I suppose I wish the price was a little cheaper, even though I guess $25 is pretty good for a plush of that size.

If it was Luna, or another character I didn't have that I wanted, I don't think even the screwy tail would have stopped me. Which means it's this other hang-up that's really stopping me.

So, does anyone else have the issue of owning more than one plush of a character? And have you wanted and tried to get past that? How?

So while I probably will never collect the whole Equestria Girls line, I'm so nuts about Twilight that I'd like to have at least one of every incarnation of her. I was seriously considering picking up her doll tonight at Wal-Mart, but I keep being deterred by how small and out of proportion the dolls' arms are and how big the heads are. Then I tipped the box and happened to, well, look up Twilight's skirt. It looked to me like the legs and hips were awfully small and close together and cheaply done, nothing like the stronger-looking hips on dolls in days gone by.

So my question is, how durable are these dolls? Are the legs stronger than they look or do they tend to break off at the hips? Not that I'd be playing rough with them, but if the legs are liable to break off in my hand while simply holding or posing them, I would probably decide to pass.

I'm amazed by how many G1 plushies/softies there are. I wonder why I never knew about them as a kid. Has anyone composed a list of all the characters released in this form?

Or do you figure that one plushie per character is enough, even though each company makes different-looking plushies?

I usually only like having one plushie per character, unless there's something really unique and/or appealing about another company's plushie. I wanted a Twilight Sparkle when there wasn't a lot of choice, and I chose the talking one because she seemed the most show-accurate of what was around and also because it just seemed too geekily fun to have Twilight talk and sing to me. I have no particular desire to have another Twilight plush, but I'm collecting the Funrise plushies of the other characters. I may or may not get the Alicorn Twilight plush; I still don't like the idea of her being an alicorn, so I haven't decided whether I'll get any of that merchandise.

On the other hand, I have two Shadow the Hedgehogs because they're vastly different in size and appearance. I just wish my big one was furry. I don't understand why a lot of plushies these days aren't furry. I'm glad the Ponies are!

How many were there? I know about Autumn Skye, Autumn Crisp, Autumn (who really doesn't have autumny colors!), and I think Gusty qualifies too (even though she looks like the poster child for not only autumn, but Christmas). Halloween Ponies also count!

I have the dilemma of several things: 1, I'm not sure I want to spend $24 to get Rainbow or Pinkie when I have the Funrise releases and am okay with them; 2, Still, I want to support Build-A-Bear in their Pony activities so they will hopefully make more characters; 3, Neither Rainbow or Pinkie are particularly favorite characters of mine; 4, I've heard the BAB versions are bigger than the Funrise ones, and in any case, I love their hair. And I'm impressed by the pictures I've seen of the BAB plushies.

So, what is everyone doing, BAB plushie-wise? Especially if Rainbow and Pinkie aren't among your favorite characters, either. Would you still get them (or one of them)? Or have you gotten them already?

(I like Pinkie better than Rainbow, usually, although I am very impressed by BAB Rainbow's wings....)

Does anyone own any of the G1 Pony books? I'm wondering if there's any that feature Sugarberry as a main character. I know she was on the cover of at least one, but that doesn't mean she appeared much. Seems like she only turned up in the U.K. comics for a panel or two each comic!