Does anyone know if you went to the pony fair if I was suppose to get bay breezie? Cuz I was there and no one was offering me one and I didn't ask. My husband and five kids were there. Could you please let me know if I missed out! thanks And if I did is there any way I can get my bay breeze?

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CrystalIce wrote:

Does anyone know if you went to the pony fair if I was suppose to get bay breezie? Cuz I was there and know one was offering me one and I didn't ask. My husband and five kids were there. Could you please let me know if I missed out! thanks And if I did is there any way I can get my bay breeze?

I'll look into finding some answers for you about this. The person who has the rest of the bay breezes is still on the road, so it could be a few days before someone has an answer for you, or maybe dragonfly knows more than I do.

Out of curiousity, did you sign the guest book?

Hmmm, I don't know about this, but I'm glad you brought it to our attention! I'm a little confused, did you preregister or show up at the door? The door security were passing out Bay Breeze to our guests, did you simply pass on her as you came in because you didn't know if you were "supposed" to get her?

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It wouldn't hurt hasbro to replace the crappy ponies... after all, they make a bucketload of money from us, especially in the UK as ponies cost twice as much to buy here as it does in America. Its good business to keep your customers happy - and especially as they must be aware that there are far more adult collectors than child collectors.

In regards to that it is not true the majority of Hasbro MLP purchases are by consumers as either a gift to give to a child or bought by the child with a parent/relative present. Hasbro is only now taking the "new" collecting community a little more seriously most likely due to the recent conventions. A collecting community needs to mature for the most part before a manufacturer will take it seriously and begin to make items for them exclusively (if they wish too). I think there mail order programs while fraught with problems was a great chance for Hasbro to find out just how much of a collector base there (for the new generation) was out there. Hopefully they will look at the numbers and see that we are here and waiting. The response at the Fair to BB should also tell them that there is now a good collector’s base if they desire to take advantage of it. The problem with that is, often as seen by many complaints in this thread and elsewhere about an item made as toy, collectors are picky, and most kids are not. So who would you gear your product for in today’s competitive market? It would probably be helpful if collectors along with there complaints told Hasbro what they are doing right, so they will not begin to think of collectors as and annoyance but a plus to help spread the word about there product, and an another outlet for sales. I do not expect it to ever reach Barbie status with collector items but it would be fun.

There is an old saying - you catch more fly’s with honey then you do with vinegar. Think about it.

This is what I know . A woman had came in after us and seemed to get her baybrezze and was in and had signed a peice of paper saying she won't sell it untill its released. Or something to that nature I thought from what I had read that I would get one even if I showed at the door. But when I got there they handed them to people around us. So I just thought It was for people that preregistered. I was extemely tired when I got there. We left wisconsin at 1:30am and couldn't check into our room until that afternoon cause of something silly. So we were bumming around Minnesota until the fair. We were up for over 27 hr, Which may not seem like alot to some but if you have Five Kids we were so tired that we almost paid for one of the kids we didn't have to pay for. One thing did go our way. My Husband had only brought travels checks with and the man said they didn't take them. But soon changed his mind and said he would deposit it. So that was that. We got in and only stayed until 2:00. Which I would have rathed stayed the whole day cause we paid 32.00 to get in for our family. I really appreciate your quick responses. Thanks CrystalIce Aka Crystalsparklebaby

We'll get in touch with you about it once everyone is home from the fair to see what's what. Don't worry, we'll straighten it out.

Can you PM me your email address, please?

Wow this thread has gotten a little out of hand. When I saw her I thought she was beautifull! I want her! I would love to own one, Its a given that not everyone is going to like her but that doesn't give the right to complain about how she looks. She was free for pete sake to those who went ot the fair. She is a keepsake, a memory for those that could make it. Why complain? She is pretty and white I can't wait to see one in person! I'll be seeing one in person next weekend I'm excited.

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If anyone has an extra for trade, or I could possible get one, could someone e-mail me?

Thank you, Kat

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but that doesn't give the right to complain about how she looks.

I have the right to complain about any pony I please, thanks.

Also it would probably be easier to praise BB if I had actually gotten one LOL. I don't think it's realistic for everyone in the world to be thrilled about a limited number of ponies that were given away in SF over a weekend.
I would have had to spend a couple hundred dollars in air fare just to get there, so I don't know why I'm expected to be all jolly about this pony? As far as the rest of the world is concerned, right now she is just another LSPP or unattainable TAF Baby.
So, No. I'm not kissing Hasbro's hooves over it. She's certainly not going to be free for me, and that's if she gets released. Too, it's not like ponies are expensive. $5 does not even come close to equaling the amount of money I have spent on defective ponies. Hasbro, out of kindness, how about put that "free pony" toward replacing one of the dented ones I've already paid for?

(*Hasbro is strangely silent.*)

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I do not expect it to ever reach Barbie status with collector items but it would be fun.

I think we might just be in the middle era of collecting, after it's considered childish but before it gets respect lol. I think if MLP can last long enough in the market, eventually the collector base might be something like Barbie's. I think that even the adult Barbie collectors got the same lack of respect in like the 60s and 70s maybe? Before people realized that Barbie would be forever.

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collectors are picky, and most kids are not. So who would you gear your product for in today’s competitive market?

Oh man, if I had found these kinds of flaws on my G1 ponies when I was little, I would be furious ! Rock hard, glued tails? Glue in the manes that you have to cut out? Dents and creases in the bodies? Oy.
The manufacture standards on G1s were excellent and I rarely found flaws. In my whole collection of about 35 G1s, I think I only had 2 that had defects. And I did not really look to eliminate flaws before purchasing back then - I just grabbed them randomly off the rack.
I wouldn't dare do that today.
The other thing about G3s is that the young collectors are a lot younger than the G1 kids were. I guess they are too young to see the flaws. More than anything, the quality of the ponies is just a lot lower now, and that is disturbing to me since I remember how beautiful the G1s were, how you could display them right off the card...

Has anyone heard if I should have gotten bay breeze when I went to the fair?

Crystal, email WingedFantasy if she hasn't been able to get back to you yet. Her address is ilovemlp at hotmail.com

Just curious.... anyone know when those of us who couldn't attend the fair but pre-ordered Bay Breeze will be getting her?

Thanks draganfly seems to me I'm out of luck cause I didn't preregister!

SunnyDaze, don't know if this helps you but I got a confirmation email about bay breeze and my zip code missing a number. So I'm guessing they'll be mailed out soon.

so beautiful !!!! i want this pony !