GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Pony Name:
vanillascoop

Real Name:
Luli

Location:
Nottingham, UK

Age:
21 on the 3rd!

Occupation:
I work at my friend's tattoo studio doing general reception work, but I'm technically unemployed as I don't get paid for it

If you could be a cookie what kind would you be?
Peanut butter

Pants or no pants?
Pants please!

What do you like/dislike most about yourself?
I like everything, but I wish I was thinner

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Edinburgh. I've never felt at home anywhere else and I only went there for a holiday!

Do you collect anything other than ponies?
Sylvanian Families, vintage LPS, Fairy Winkles, CPK plushies, Tea Bunnies, My Beautiful Horses... and other random 80s/90s toys. Most are in storage though

PONY BASICS
Collecting Since:
Umm... 93 I guess

Who was your first pony, EVER? How did you get it? How old were you?
It was Love-In-A-Mist, from Toys R Us. I think I was about five?

What generation(s) do you primarily collect?
There's more G1 on my want list than any other

Who is your favorite pony and why? Swirly Whirly. A present from my grandma <3 and I used to call her Vanilla, hence my username ^__^ Who is your favorite "Nirvana?"
I've got no experience with nirvanas at all, haha

Who is your least favorite pony and why?
I don't really have one! there's a few I don't like

What's the one question about ponies or pony stuff that you've always been too embarrassed to ask?
Why do you keep ponies in boxes or packaging? Do you never want to play with them?!?

What are your thoughts on.....
- G1s?
Old school is the best (Y)

- G2s?
They're the quirkiest ponies

- G3s?
Bit boring

- G3.5s or whatever they're being called today?
Same as G3s!

- Ponyville?
Oddly shaped :S

What do you REALLY think happened to the Breezies?
... They flew away? I like breezies, hee

Who is the one pony you have sworn you'll NEVER OWN IN A MILLION YEARS and why?
Barnacle. I hate BBs, his colour is horrible, and his name makes me think of fish

What would you like to see offered next in the G3 line?
I don't care just as long as they stop the Core 7 crap

Would you rather have :
(a) MOC Mimic
(b) Loose Ladybird
(c) MIP Carribbean Delight & Beach Belle
(d) Dude, just give me the cash! haha, Mimic just because I like TEs<3 How do your family and friends feel about your pony habit...or are you still in the collecting closet?
My parents are used to my toy obsession so it's no big deal to them most of my friends either don't notice or just think it's cute. The BF thinks it's sweet but tries to stop me spending all my money

Do you ever see yourself *not* collecting anymore? What do you think would make you stop?
When I have all the ponies I like.

MOC G1s Preserve them or let them free?
Free! Why keep them packaged?

Tell the truth! Do you ever still play with your ponies?
Yes!

Are you a customizer? If not, would you ever?
I've tried it, I'd like to try it again when I get the money

What are your thoughts on custom ponies?
If they're done well, they can be beautiful works of art.

What rare/popular pony just makes you ask...WHY?
Piggies and BBEs. Ugh! And foreign variants. I just think they look the same O_o

If you could help up Hasbro on working on a MLP line (either G1, G2 , G3 or G3.5), what job would you like to do?
I'd like to choose the ponies symbols

Hasbro offers you a position on their MLP design team, but you must give up one of the following to get in: your collection, your friends/family, or your bank account. Which will it be?
LOL bank account. I can just have cash

Which pony would you rescue in a fire?
The nine ponies I've had since childhood. Not a nice thought though!

If you had to have a pony symbol tattooed on your butt which would you pick and why?
I'd have the march birthflower, because it's pretty and it's the month I was born in!

If you had to pick between a fakie or a bait pony, which would it be, and why?
Bait. I like baits, they have character.

If you had to pick a G1 or G2 to be remade and released with the G3.5 line, who would you choose and why?
Prince Firefly, I love his colours and I'd like to see how they'd make him look as a bighead haha

How many pony meets/cons have you been to?
None yet hopefully this year

Who is your favorite artist and have you created a pony inspired by them? I don't know anyone well enough to recognise their work yet haha sorry >.< there are some pieces I've really loved though What has been the worst part of collecting/customizing ponies for you?
Tbh, seeing people with pretty much every pony/item ever. Idk, it seems to take the fun out of it for me.

Can you leave ponies behind at boot sales/ thrift shops etc, or do you have to rescue them?
I always rescue them I'd rather sell them on to a good home than leave them.

Is there one color of pony you own more of than any other?
White, but it's only by chance

Do you think there are some as-yet undiscovered G1s out there? Where would you imagine they'd be from?
I doubt it

YOUR COLLECTION
What got you started collecting as an adult? Going through my old toys in the attic and finding my old ponies <3 About how many ponies are in your herd right now?
- Total? 43
- From each generation? 23 G1s, 5 G2s, 15 G3s

What is your ultimate collecting goal?
To own the Paradise Estate. I think that's the one thing I'd *squee* over completely ^__^

What's your biggest collecting accomplishment to date?
A mint Baby Licorice that I've had since I was little

What's your biggest collecting regret?
Buying a Sweet Stuff I thought was mint, but who turned out to be covered in cancer spots I was told she had no marks!

What's the one pony that just seems to elude you?
Atm Coco Berry. The last Sundae Best I need but she's always just out of my price range!

What is your favorite pony pose and why?
I like Sugarberry's pose

Who is your grail pony and why? Do you have it yet?
I have a few- some I've got and some I haven't yet

Do you collect mostly MIP or loose ponies? Why do you prefer that?
All loose, that's just how I find them

In your opinion, what are some acceptable and unacceptable flaws in ponies?
I like my ponies to look well loved, symbol rubs or marks like pen don't bother me it gives them character! I don't like ponies with cancer though, I get worried it will spread.

Do you collect foreigns or variants? If so, what draws you to them?
No. I would buy one if I saw one, I just wouldn't go out of my way to hunt one out.

Who's the one pony you'd never, ever get rid of and why?
I'd never get rid of any of the ones that are in my herd. They're there for life

Which pony do you secretly carry around in your purse with you?
Haha! Baby Softsteps has been out a few times with me

Where's the weirdest place you've got a pony right now...and why is it there?
They're all neatly on their shelf atm.

Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony. Who is it and how did you get it? Hidden Treasure! From a car boot sale I think. I love her glitter <33 BACK IN THE DAY...

Did you have ponies as a kid? If so, how many?
Yes, 9 G1s and the kitchen playset

Did you improve them by giving them haircuts, painting them with glitter polish, or anything else fun?
No, I was very careful with my ponies, but I did give them all different names

Who were the stars of your childhood herd?
Stardazzle, she was the leader and very wise

Who were the bad guys?
All my ponies were nice, I was boring

Did you watch the TV show? What was your favorite episode and why?
I loved Quest of the Princess Ponies, I used to rent it constantly from Blockbuster... drove my dad barmy

What's your very first pony memory?
Playing with Baby Softsteps and Baby Tabby in the bath

What pony were you dying to have as a kid but your mom never bought it for you? Do you have it now?
The Birthday Pony, and yes I do

Did you have any rare ponies as a kid? Who?
Baby Licorice, Baby Berrytown I think are the only ones worth anything

Tell us something evil you did to your ponies:
Nothing! Promise

What's a fun or funny memory you have about ponies from when you were little?
Building them a stable in my garden under the lavender bush, and taking them out on hacks

THE REAL WORLD


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What do you like to do for fun?
Spend time with my friends and family, shopping, clubbing, car boot sales, reading, writing fantasy novels, clubbing, making collages, scrapbooking, drawing...

Got kids?
Not yet thanks!

Would you ever name your kid(s) after a pony? If so...what?
Haha, I don't think so!

Got pets?
Two guinea pigs, Baxter and Ruby. Furkids ftw!

What three places are you dying to see? (NO, Pandora does not count!)<-- I wish it did. Italy, America, and wherever I have my honeymoon. What are you most proud of?
Moving out and getting a place at uni this September

FILL IN THE BLANK
I would like other collectors to think of me as.......
someone they'd like to get to know more

I really wish that Hasbro would......
think up something more original

My best eBay deal was.....
Dance studio for 99p lol. Shame I now hate it, although I did get 12 G3s with it including a styling Rainbow Dash

My best thriftstore/fleamarket/garage sale find was....
a mint Perfume Puff pony and Baby Blossom for 50p each yee

When I was new, I didn't know any better that...
there was an annual pony convention. i was so excited!

I think that the most underappreciated pony is......
Snuzzle
because......
she's simple but beautiful, and I love her colours

What sets me apart as a collector is....
I don't want every single pony, and I will never be swayed on that I just collect ponies I like!

And finally
Mr. Moochick: Friend or foe?[/quote]
O_o lolwhut! see, I'm still a n00b D: