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General => News => Topic started by: Heronimus on November 27, 2011, 12:01:02
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Like making the codes at the back less random, allowing adult buyers to identify what is in it instead of having to feel the bags like silly in the toy store? And those kids could still draw the one by luck. I believe the certainty could drive sales as hard-core collectors will buy the quantity they want no matter what, and save a lot of time. I am not a shy guy and have attempted and did managed to get what I want from the feel-fest. But I just have no idea whether that particular one figure is in the box, if the box is not freshly opened. :-\
People might claim, oh...this is not fair and kids are left with the less desired figures. This would always be true unless the surprise figures come in paper boxes and are adjusted to the same weight, like what the Japanese toymakers sometimes do with their surprise collectibles.
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People might claim, oh...this is not fair and kids are left with the less desired figures. This would always be true unless the surprise figures come in paper boxes and are adjusted to the same weight, like what the Japanese toymakers sometimes do with their surprise collectibles.
Good lord! :o
I like the spirit of adventure portrayed below, but collectors are a little more viceous than that sometimes ...
I was feeling some mystery figures at Toys R Us tonight to see if I could find more cavewomen. (And an Uncle Sam) It's easy to feel the figures that have capes, then you just have to feel if it's the short cape or the long cape. I wasn't able to find an Uncle Sam (you feel for his hat) but I was able to find a Zorro (it's the hat with a ridge in the middle and the short cape). The challenge is being able to tell the difference between the hair and the hats.
Feeling for the big skirts is easy on the girl figures if you're looking for a princess. Then you feel the accessories (pointy hat - blue princess), (pointy crown - pink princess), (pointy star wand - aqua princess).
I do think it takes a certain brash personality, however, to be able to stand in the aisle and feel the bags and not be worried that everyone is staring at you. Because, they are! But, I'm a bold dragon. Let them stare all they want. :D
I guess that the idea is getting in the spirit, you know?
Well, I don't know ...
Gus
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I think it is fine to have them be a surprise for the children... but it would be nice of PM to make "known" surprise figures available through their website for people who don't want to be surprised... or even just in the sets of 12 to make sure you get them all... then guess at multiples of the ones you want... I bought a case of each last time, and then a few more packs in the store... I am not looking forward to the prospect of buying entire cases twice a year... or at least my wallet isn't ... :lol:
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I think it is fine to have them be a surprise for the children... but it would be nice of PM to make "known" surprise figures available through their website for people who don't want to be surprised... or even just in the sets of 12 to make sure you get them all... then guess at multiples of the ones you want... I bought a case of each last time, and then a few more packs in the store... I am not looking forward to the prospect of buying entire cases twice a year... or at least my wallet isn't ... :lol:
A good suggestion, though some people, including me, might not want all of them ,for series one at least.
There is always asymmetric information in our world, maybe Playmobil can disclose how to decode the codes on their website. :-[
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Baron,
Hahaha! I just made a similar post on another fi?ures thread suggesting that they sell sets of 12 at the toyshops, but not at PM.
Guess we are thinking alike for adult collectors, Pgal :wave:
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Good lord! :o
I like the spirit of adventure portrayed below, but collectors are a little more viceous than that sometimes ...
I guess that the idea is getting in the spirit, you know?
Well, I don't know ...
Gus
:blackhair:
I am quite adventurous and indeed did do the same like Rona....... 8-)
If people like the feel fest, they can just focus on the parts and refrain from looking at the code :wave:
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It is quite cool touching the parts feeling them......but when I think of there are gonna be another two series due in 2012.......my legs just turn soft.... 8}
And you knew what....the store here only put up 24 girls an 24 boys for people to draw.....and after I had examined all of them with my hands....I asked whether all possible selections are included, which is a stupid question that I knew, the cashier said in a very sarcastic way they have thousands more in the back of the shop .....
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It would be nice to have a code so we could collect what we want. For now I will just order a box of each to make sure I get what I want. I will be broke and just eat ramen noodles. :)
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Yes, they SHOULD make the figures with less surprise!
I end up wanting to get the skier, and end up getting the fairytale princess! ::)
Sheesh.
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Maybe we should set up a trade system with everyone listing their spares and trading or selling them at whatever they paid for them in their country. This would have to fall outside the normal selling limitations which are quite strict on this forum.
That way we might get what we want instead of keeping spares that we are not crazy about. We could set a date for posting what you have to sell or want to buy, and a date for trading/buying to end. If we all use the same identifying info for the fi?ure, such as no. 2 blue/1 for series 1, it would limit mistakes. And we could see what figures are in highest demand.
This might help folks seeing specific fi?gures and find new homes for those we purchased that we don't want to keep. Any ideas here as to how to make this work? I do not feel it keep newbies out unless they have been on the forum less than 30 days or have fewer than 10 posts. Folks could pick who they want to trade with based on how well they trust that person.
My two cents worth, Pgal
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I'd love to goin a store and feel to see which I can find, but our two local shops that sell Playmobil here don't have them :'( (or at least they didn't last time I was in town, though one said they might be getting them).
They know me by now so they wouldn't mind me acting like an idiot and trying to guess which was which - I'm sure they's expect it of me :lol: ;D :lol:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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I bought a case of each last time, and then a few more packs in the store... I am not looking forward to the prospect of buying entire cases twice a year... or at least my wallet isn't ... :lol:
EXACTLY. I mean, once a year is hard enough... TWICE?!
I think it would be a good idea to make a trade thread for these... I bought 4 more yesterday... And FINALLY got another cavewoman! :love:
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Tahra,
Glad you got another cavewoman! I only have two since I sent you my third one; she is one of my favorites, too. I will keep my eyes open for her. Maybe someone has some spares they will trade you. Good luck, Pgal :wave:
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Trading could work, but there are still some 'undesirables." Still, of the 6 I opened, I got two blue knights. I had no interest in those, but I know someone wanted those very ones. But, I'm not sure that anyone would be interested in a few of the figures with the trophy. Still, I could be wrong. I did see that there is a woman with a trophy in one of the upcoming sets.
Still, I vote that we give it a try.
BUT, It should be one-for-one. No "3 of those for 1 of these.". The only charge should be for difference in shipping.
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For those that bought a whole case, did you end up with at least two full sets or were they completely random? Has anyone listed their case compositions?
I wonder if some fi?ures were less produced (chase figures) than others?
I bought 9 blue packages and ended up with:
2x #10
1x #12
2x #7
2x #2
1x #5
1x #9
I also wonder what the stores do with the displays once the items are sold out?
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We bought a blue and a pink case and got 4 of each.
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I'm sure the displays are dealer-owned, as usual... in other words, when they are finished, they have to send them back to playmobil, and can't keep or sell them.
I think the best idea yet is if they would sell a full set of each series online so a collector who wants one of each could get at least that. There are a few I really don't want, like the witch, but parts of them would be useful for customizing. it would be the easiest way for us to get them all. Doesn't help with building armies, though.
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In my case of each I got 4 of each pink figure... but in the blue case I got 7 Uncle Sams... 5 Zorros... and only 1 Boxer... 4 of everything else. :) I have since bought an additional boxer and 2 more cavewomen for myself and a witch for my sister :)
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I think it is fine to have them be a surprise for the children... but it would be nice of PM to make "known" surprise figures available through their website for people who don't want to be surprised... or even just in the sets of 12 to make sure you get them all... then guess at multiples of the ones you want... I bought a case of each last time, and then a few more packs in the store... I am not looking forward to the prospect of buying entire cases twice a year... or at least my wallet isn't ... :lol:
lol! But the idea of surprise is exactly that people shouldn't know what's inside! :P
Anyway, if they give codes, children will have access to them all the same. It's risky for the playing as a whole ...
I don't know. I think it's an interesting thing. But then, I'm not a very .. how to say? As a collector, I'm not the kind of guy who will want to get everything, or some huge amount of a particular item. I agree that, for most people here, this surprise idea isn't very cool ... ::)
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I haven't bought any yet as I have only seen one australian sellers and eBay prices with shipping costs make them an expensive exercise. I would like to know what I am getting too as I don't like a lot of them ( ie. uncle Sam).
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I remember a list with the weight of most fi?ures on KickyWelt. Of course, quite a lot of collectors wanted to make sure what they would get and those who didn't want to "feel" their way along the line of bags went for a very precise set of scales (doing 10ths of grams) and the weight of most figures has been posted, if I remember correctly.
There are only 2-3 hard cases because of (almost) identical weight.
IF I can find that list, I'll post it here.
Simon
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Found the list: Pink ones are easier than blue ones (more difference in weight). When you have got the weight, it's easier to feel for distinctive parts from only two or three fi?ures.
Here's the list (courtesy of Colonel Klicky from KlickyWelt):
Blue fi?ures (Series 1):
1 - (Blue Knight) - 30g
2 - (Football Player) - 21g
3 - (Boxer) - 23g
4 - (Mummy) - 22g
5 - (Zorro) - 21g
6 - (Pizza cook) - 23g
7 - (Guitar player) - 21g
8 - (Uncle Sam) - 19g
9 - (Death) - 26g
10 - (Champion) - 20g
11 - (Winged knight) - 30g
12 - (Hangman) - 22g
Pink fi?ures ( Series 1):
1 - (Princess) - 35g
2 - (Pixie) - 22g
3 - (Icy blue princess) - 29g
4 - (Singer) - 19g
5 - (Skier) - 20g
6 - (Highwaywoman) - 24g
7 - (Skater girl) - 22g
8 - (Witch) - 27g
9 - (Rider) - 18g
10 - (Stone age woman) - 25g
11 - (Mermaid) - 19g
12 - (Pink princess) - 32g
I hope it helps some of you.
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Found the list: Pink ones are easier than blue ones (more difference in weight). When you have got the weight, it's easier to feel for distinctive parts from only two or three fi?ures.
I somehow can't imagine myself taking scales into a toy shop :-[
I'm only interested in getting the pizza baker, zorro and the guitarist and the female singer. Mostly for all of their pants and torsos ;D
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I was only interested in a few too. I wanted Uncle Sam, the mummy, Zorro and Grim Reaper. 2 of 4 the desired after buying 9 is not cost efficient.
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in my opinion all these wonderful Fi?ures should go Special (they ARE more special than the actual figures from the Special series) and let the boring Special figures in those horrid bags suffocating :P
Ok they probably would never do it that way because they wouldn't make so much money, oh well :-\
Found the list: Pink ones are easier than blue ones (more difference in weight). When you have got the weight, it's easier to feel for distinctive parts from only two or three fi?ures.
how are you supossed to figure out what's the fig inside the bag only by the weight? ??? I'm not taking a scale with me to the store :hmm:
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Found the list: Pink ones are easier than blue ones (more difference in weight). When you have got the weight, it's easier to feel for distinctive parts from only two or three fi?ures.
Here's the list (courtesy of Colonel Klicky from KlickyWelt):
Blue fi?ures (Series 1):
1 - (Blue Knight) - 30g
2 - (Football Player) - 21g
3 - (Boxer) - 23g
4 - (Mummy) - 22g
5 - (Zorro) - 21g
6 - (Pizza cook) - 23g
7 - (Guitar player) - 21g
8 - (Uncle Sam) - 19g
9 - (Death) - 26g
10 - (Champion) - 20g
11 - (Winged knight) - 30g
12 - (Hangman) - 22g
Pink fi?ures ( Series 1):
1 - (Princess) - 35g
2 - (Pixie) - 22g
3 - (Icy blue princess) - 29g
4 - (Singer) - 19g
5 - (Skier) - 20g
6 - (Highwaywoman) - 24g
7 - (Skater girl) - 22g
8 - (Witch) - 27g
9 - (Rider) - 18g
10 - (Stone age woman) - 25g
11 - (Mermaid) - 19g
12 - (Pink princess) - 32g
I hope it helps some of you.
Thank you it will and I am going to take a scale from now on.
I want dozens of some and only a couple of others so feeling bags to get dozens of one figure takes way too long, and not to mention each store has about 4 of each when the box is fresh. TRU only puts out about 10 and those are random as well.
The trading thing would not work for that amounts as well so this is the best solution for my situation.
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actually trading these figures hasn't been very common in the forums I am part of ???
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i guess that's the meaning of these f?gures ;) to buy as many as you can until you get the ones you want ;)
?=$$$$$$ it's so simple :) :)
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Knowing the weight, one can buy a case and then weigh them at home, and bring back the ones you don't want for a refund. How's that sound?
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Knowing the weight, one can buy a case and then weigh them at home, and bring back the ones you don't want for a refund. How's that sound?
Actually, that sounds like cheating to me... I think it is wrong to buy stuff at a store intending not to keep it. But maybe that's just me.
What scales do you guys use? I have no idea if there are precise enough scales that are also.. discreet enough :-[
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I crunched the numbers and figured that paying the premium for "known" figures that I wanted would cost a little less than just buying the cases... and if i bought the cases I'd have 96 figures with accessories for customizing instead of the 30-40 i would have if i had just gotten the ones i wanted... so I will probably continue to buy cases.
As far as trading these goes I think the best way would be simply to post what we have extra in the trading section... possibly in a sub-board for fi?ures... and then if people are interested they can PM the details rather than having it be a "for sale" thread... be a I have these fi?ures extra... wink wink :lol:
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I crunched the numbers and figured that paying the premium for "known" figures that I wanted would cost a little less than just buying the cases... and if i bought the cases I'd have 96 figures with accessories for customizing instead of the 30-40 i would have if i had just gotten the ones i wanted... so I will probably continue to buy cases.
As far as trading these goes I think the best way would be simply to post what we have extra in the trading section... possibly in a sub-board for fi?ures... and then if people are interested they can PM the details rather than having it be a "for sale" thread... be a I have these fi?ures extra... wink wink :lol:
Forgive my newbieness..but where exactly is this trading section? Am I just blind or am I missing something?
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I'm sure the displays are dealer-owned, as usual... in other words, when they are finished, they have to send them back to playmobil, and can't keep or sell them.
I think the best idea yet is if they would sell a full set of each series online so a collector who wants one of each could get at least that. There are a few I really don't want, like the witch, but parts of them would be useful for customizing. it would be the easiest way for us to get them all. Doesn't help with building armies, though.
A "store" appears to get a box containing the fi?ures, which pops open and is the display. If anyone is dying for a pink or blue or both, let me know as I think they recycle/dispose of them here. They would be costly to mail because the boxes are not small, but if someone is determined to have them, we can wrap them and send them.
If you want a complete box of fi?ures, they will order that too, and I can send it from here to wherever. Will someone who has a full box please post the weight and dimensions, and I'll get you a shipping quote later this week. Sales tax is 7.5 per cent here in NC. Price is 2.99USD per fi?ure unless they raise it.
My heart goes out to folks in remote places after having lived many years in Alaska (yup, it has been a part of the US for over 50 years), Micronesia and Saudi Arabia. And this was before widespread service by Fedex and overnight or any remotely fast parcel service or the internet. At least shipping is relatively fast and much cheaper these days than before.
Cheers, Pgal :wave:
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i like the idea to make a pattern which can actually followed by. i was lucky that i really got only what i wanted to get.. at the first series...
the ones in august will be easy too.. only intressted in the english soldier and the liberty statue.. but it would be easier for adults to get what they want..
i dont think that kids are very happy to have doubles, triples or whatever from the same figure.. (difficult to swap parts and create different ones) :)
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i like the idea to make a pattern which can actually followed by. i was lucky that i really got only what i wanted to get.. at the first series...
the ones in august will be easy too.. only intressted in the english soldier and the liberty statue.. but it would be easier for adults to get what they want..
i dont think that kids are very happy to have doubles, triples or whatever from the same figure.. (difficult to swap parts and create different ones) :)
No body likes doubles if they are not building army....but this surprise factor is what brings additional revenue for playmobil. This whole issue is too complicated....and all we can do is keep ranting till geobra listens to us. :hmm: :P :hmm: :P
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Will someone who has a full box please post the weight and dimensions,
Well... I DID have a full box.. I mean, I have the box, but the figures were all opened, mixed, matched, sorted....
No body likes doubles if they are not building army....
Well.. I'm not making an army of cavewomen and still.... ;)
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hahaha! If you would weigh the empty box with dividers if you have them, I can weigh x figures to get an idea. Also do you have the dimension of the box? Just trying to get an estimate of its size and weight for mailing. How many figs were in a box? I can find all twelve of each if I look deep enough and then multiply the weight.
Or if someone has a shipping label for a full case, it will show the weight! That does sound a lot easier, doesn't it!
Thanks, Pgal
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Well, as shown on the PROCESS, the playmocrate had more than just the 2 figures boxes... ;)
The cases we got had 4 of each... so, 48. I don't exactly remember WHERE I put the boxes... anyways, can't look before the weekend :(
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What scales do you guys use? I have no idea if there are precise enough scales that are also.. discreet enough :-[
This kind would be very discreet: http://www.amazon.com/US-Balance-US-First-Class-Digital/dp/B000MRIKE4
Forgive my newbieness..but where exactly is this trading section? Am I just blind or am I missing something?
You're not crazy... you can't see that section yet. Once you exceed a set number of posts, you'll be able to see it.
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This kind would be very discreet: http://www.amazon.com/US-Balance-US-First-Class-Digital/dp/B000MRIKE4
Looking.. Thanks ;)
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This kind would be very discreet: http://www.amazon.com/US-Balance-US-First-Class-Digital/dp/B000MRIKE4
You're not crazy... you can't see that section yet. Once you exceed a set number of posts, you'll be able to see it.
8} 8} 8} Hmmm...so either i go on a spam offensive..or I look nicely at an admin? :) Anyone know how much posts are required?
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:lol: It's just 30 posts. I had to look it up, as it changed recently. You'll be there soon; you're pretty active. It's set that way to prevent people from joining and immediately just trying to sell off their collection, as that's not the purpose of the site, and we need to get to know people a little bit before arranging trades or transactions with them.
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Agreed, although I must admit I'll probably end up buying instead of selling :P
Anyways, that's enough of thread hijacking on this part. Back on subject.......what's the best way to feel out the Zorro? The small cape? Anything distinctive that immediately spells out Z to the Orro?
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The best way to feel out zorro is first... feel for the easy part... a flexible black cape... then feel for the hat to confirm. ;)
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For the zorro you must feel for his hat. Wide brim. Easy to feel, you can't mistake it for Uncle Sam's top hat!
Arnaud
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You beat me there, Baron Marshall! :lol:
A.
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My wife and I opened a box of each and we found them rather easy to identify by feeling the bags... there are some very distinctive parts... I don't remember if it has been posted elsewhere but here are my suggestions for feeling out the figures.
Blue Box
1. Blue Knight - the funky dragon knight shield
2. American Football Player - the pads/breastplate... you may have to slide it off the torso to make sure... also the football itself
3. Boxer/Rocky - first the cape... then the gloves... (or just make sure there is no scythe)
4. Mummy - the hobo stick
5. Zorro - the hat... and if you still aren't sure, it is the only one with a short flexible cape too
6. Pizza Chef - the pizza tray and the apron
7. Rocker - the vest... this may also require you to slide it off the torso within the bag... but it is the best way as the guitar is not assembled
8. Uncle Same - The top hat
9. Grim Reaper - cape and scythe
10. Trophy winner - the trophy/scroll/or hood
11. Dragon knight - the shield is the biggest giveaway - the crossbow also helps (wings can be hard to pin down in the bag)
12. Executioner - the hood (hood is flexible plastic so be aware of that) and the axe (also the neck piece if you want to do that)
Pink Box
1. Princess - skirt, and then the hat cone is the most distinguishing feature, "popcorn" can also be useful
2. Fairy - wings and wand
3. Snow Queen - skirt and then the hat
4. Rocker - Microphone
5. Mountain Hiker - the scarf
6. Robber Woman - the sack... also the hat
7. Er... Cargo Pants woman - the little hood and the pants
8. Witch - Cape first... it is also a flexible cape... then the hat
9. Rider - the hat and the crop
10. Cave Woman - the utensil accessories, the baby carrier, and if you are lucky... the baby :) she also has very distinctive short legs and skirt and these clip in differently that any others.
11. Mermaid - uh... the fish tail... and the crown id that doesn't do it for you :)
12. The Other princess - skirt, the hair has a hole in the top for the crown to sit in, and the mirror and brush (also NO HAT CONE :) )
This may be beneficial as well... :) sorry if there is an etiquette thing with quoting yourself :)
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I just read...zorro...a FLEXIBLE cape? Rubbery like? That sounds just a bit..weird :o
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I went into one of my local toyshops today and they had the fi?ures at last :yippee:
The shop is part of a children's play farm and as well as a cafe, soft play area and a large toy shop, in winter it also sells some locally grown vegetables in one part.
I went in for a sack of potatoes and couldn't believe it when I found the fi?ures.
I spent about 15 - 20 minutes feeling every bag and out of the 11 I bought I got 9 right. (I did get some funny looks as the shop was quite busy as the schools were on holiday today for St Andrews day)
The shop owner knows me by now and didn't mind me feeling all the bags - in fact he was quite impressed that I could work out what was in. I mentioned that someone had worked out the weights and he even offered to weigh them on the shop scales! Unfortunately I didn't have the list with me. :(
...I'd got back in the car and was about to drive away when I remembered I hadn't bought the potatoes that I'd gone in for in the first place :lol:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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:lol: Who needs potatoes when you've got F?gures?! So happy you finally got to feel up some bags!
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I started a new game with the boys.
I give them one bag. The all feel it for a while then they have to come to a consensus on what figure it is.
If they do not agree they have to convince the disbelievers.
When they do all agree I open the bag.
If they are right, they get a new bag and we continue
If they are wrong, game over
I now do not bring enough bags home, hooray for me :confetti:
The ones we do not want (series 1 trophy man) I will return unopened.
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The ones we do not want (series 1 trophy man) I will return unopened.
He has a unique hairpiece though; it is a special "blond"-colour, and before it only came in black with a very few pirates' & knights' sets...
Oh, my reply to the thread-title: YES ;D
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Yes!
The trophy guy does have unique hair. That is one reason I like all of my fi?ures....they each have parts that were rare or unavailable before their arrival. And you don't have to buy entire sets to get that one part or figure.
Cool, but I agree it would be more fun if we could get just the ones we want, Pgal