G1 35th Anniversary collector ponies released! Minty, Snuzzle, etc!

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Look at this post from MLP Merch!!

https://www.mlpmerch.com/2018/01/35th-anniversary-g1-ponies-appear-at-target.html

Single releases of the Collector ponies, and they look like they're much better quality than the 2002(?) rerelease. I'm excited!

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They look really nice, and I love what they've done with the box design. I'm only getting a couple of them though, due to space issues.

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For those who would like to find out if these ponies are in stock before heading out store hopping, here's a great resource for you:

https://brickseek.com/target-inventory-checker?sku=086-00-2831

The SKU number for the ponies is 086-00-2831

Good luck! Each Target store only has ONE set of 6 ponies ;) They do not appear to be available online yet.
 
Why would the stores only sell 6 ponies? Why not have at least 4 of each pony? That is just nuts to have only one set.

I am so disappointed I did the search by zip code and not one single store they said had these did. We went looking. Also heard another person yelling at the manager because they say they have things at stores online and then you get there and its not there. They were fuming mad. I didn't fuss, but I thought to myself there is just no point in looking for these. The odds are too hard for me to find them. I really wanted Snuzzle for sure. I just figure it isn't worth it to go to more and more stores, especially when all the ones they said had them were a bust. I guess someone just bought all the ponies from all the stores before we could get there. I guess it took them an hour to clean out all the stores? I don't think so. Oh well, maybe some day I will find one at the thrift store. I just can't understand only having six per store. People will buy these and resell on ebay and extremely high prices. Just makes me upset I guess. Maybe it is just a downer kind of day for me. I am so tired of looking for exclusive toys. You drive all over town and can never find them. It is making the whole collecting thing for me not so much fun. I remember the days when you could go to any store and find stuff. The days before ebay made a whole new breed of greed. It isn't that they don't have a right to make their money. I just find that when they take toys off the shelves and then parents have to pay three times the cost to get the toy...well to me that is not a very upstanding thing to do. I would like to go back in to to the good ole days when you could actually find a toy they said they were selling. Sigh, I told R2 to quit looking. I feel worn out but I am not feeling well so that may be my problem.
 
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From what's been said over at the Arena, these are part of the toy aisle reset that's supposed to begin tomorrow (some stores have started it early). So, those stores likely did have them in the back somewhere. If you're lucky, you may find a helpful employee willing to go back there and find them for you; otherwise, just wait a few days for them to get the reset done.

I expect they'll restock them if they sell well. Also, they're made by the same company that does the Strawberry Shortcake retro dolls. Since Toys R Us carries those, there's a chance they may get these too.
 
Oh well that explains a lot. I was in the worst mood yesterday. Sorry about my pitiful post ROFLOL. I wonder what time the reset will begin today. Should we go early in the day or mid day or later? Hmmm perhaps they register as having them, but have not put them out yet. I hope that is it. I may send R2 back to the store. He is going to the movies today with our nephew. Maybe he can find at least one of two this afternoon. I would love to own Snuzzle, Blossom, Bluebell and Minty. I would take the others too, but these are my absolute favorite girlies. Snuzzle being high on the list. I for some reason just love Snuzzle. lol
 
I really want minty
 
Oh well that explains a lot. I was in the worst mood yesterday. Sorry about my pitiful post ROFLOL. I wonder what time the reset will begin today. Should we go early in the day or mid day or later? Hmmm perhaps they register as having them, but have not put them out yet. I hope that is it. I may send R2 back to the store. He is going to the movies today with our nephew. Maybe he can find at least one of two this afternoon. I would love to own Snuzzle, Blossom, Bluebell and Minty. I would take the others too, but these are my absolute favorite girlies. Snuzzle being high on the list. I for some reason just love Snuzzle. lol
From what I've seen during previous resets, it could take them days to get everything done and there's no telling when they'll do the ponies. Apparently, these will be on an endcap with other retro toys; so, maybe they'll be done earlier? If you have the DCPI (086-00-2831), you can always ask about them, but if they're in the middle of the reset the employees may not be able to find them.
 
Yes I figure the best thing for me is to just happen upon them one day by accident rather than looking.
 
A quote from Target on their Facebook page:
My Little Pony fans have been snapping these up. We see why you're looking for these cuties. We're working now to bring more of this assortment into stores. When asking for help on your calls, use Target item number 086-00-2831. It will help our team members check for them quickly.

Sounds like they will be stocking more. :)
 
They're really quite cute, but... considering that these six were re-released for the 25th anniversary, I'm disappointed that they didn't choose a different set of ponies. i want the big brothers re-released

Of course, there's nothing saying that they won't release another set somewhere down the line. Guess we'll have to see where the year takes us!
 
I had to get out today and stopped by Target again and still nothing even though they say they have them. So, I have no idea what is up with that store, but rarely does our Target ever get exclusive stuff for some reason. Target ran an exclusive Disney Item last year and out of an entire city of stores I could only find two of the 4 exclusives over the entire buying period for those 4 items. I have better odds with TRU exclusives than I do Target for some reason.
 
These are proving frustrating for many, but it is good to hear that they will hopefully be restocking. I have struck out so far too. My Target said that they weren't getting in until yesterday. I could not go until after work because I did not realize that they open so early now. They were all gone by then. I should have called and put them on hold. What bugs me the most is that they were probably bought by a reseller :mad: . I just called again to see about restocking but no luck and none in the next 3 days I guess according to the sales associate.
 
You can get very different stories from depending on the employee. My dad offered to pick them up for me at our Target since he was going to be right by it; so, I gave him the DCPI. He asked an employee about them and she went in the back and randomly pulled out two. Since he didn't want to bother her to get the others, I went there about an hour later and asked at the desk only to be told they had none at all. A couple days later I checked again, this time asking a guy stocking the toy shelves. He went in the back and brought me the four my dad hadn't picked up. So, obviously they had them when they said they didn't. :rolleyes: Before all that, I had tried to pick them up at a Target about an hour away (was nearby for an appointment). I was told they couldn't bring them out right then (didn't really understand the reason for that) but if I came back the next day, they would have them held for me at the desk. I asked if they could confirm whether the closer Target had them and she checked and said they did, so I declined at that time. After being told they didn't have the others at ours, we called that store back and they said they were now on the shelf and since they were a new item, they couldn't be held. So, at the same store, one employee was going to hold them for me and another would not. Also, we had tried calling one other store and got told that they had them but they weren't on the shelves yet and they didn't offer to hold them or get them out if we came by even after we asked - they just said they would be put out soon. Anyway, between two stores, I was able to get a complete set to keep MIB and a couple favorites to open.

Oh, and when that employee brought me the four from the back I picked the two I wanted to open and gave him back the others - he took them right back to the stock room, and as far as I know, they still aren't actually on the shelves there.
 
I have been following the updates of these since they were spotted, there are tons of rumours going around about them in various collector groups on facebook, people saying they've been spotted in a french toy catalogue along with the rainbow ponies etc (although I've seen no scans of this catalogue which proves anything) and i'm finding it so frustrating that there is literally no official information about them on either Hasbro or The Bridge Direct's websites :( I'm in the UK and desperately hoping they come here, I'm avoiding eBay because people are selling them already at sky-high prices!
 
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