[RoboSnuf]

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

...I don't know how some of you guys can go any amount of time without opening your stuff (if you're a loose collector, that is). The most I've ever let myself get backlogged is, like, a day or two, and never long enough to have more than a wave's worth of toys unopened.

Is it other priorities keeping you from it? A desire to wait until you have a pile to open? I just know that, when we get a bunch of new figures, my wife and I decide who gets to open what, and sit down and open them all together right then.

I'm currently sat on the Defenders set and 4/7 from the Homecoming wave (non-MCU bunch) - and also have the Netflix wave stashed until Christmas (present from the wife). I think it was nearly months between receiving my A-Force set and opening it.

I totally have the time to crack them straight away and find them a spot on the shelf quickly - but I prefer to savour the experience somewhat. I'll sit down, pop something on in the background (a movie I've seen before or maybe some stand-up - something I don't have to watch constantly) and take my time over it. Probably not opening everything that I've got to open - but I'd do wavemates together, especially if there's a BAF coming out of it. I'll check all the joints, test posing with any accessories and then set aside. Once I've opened all I'm going to do in that sitting, I'll pose them for a group shot or two - then transport them to the man cave to await the next shelf-shuffle. I'll also deconstruct all the packaging for recycling.

I'm not a sealed collector - but it's also nice to appreciate the packaged product for a while too. I also prefer to have a proper shelf-shuffle from time to time than to keep squeezing additional figures in gaps. The display can really start to suffer quickly from unplanned cameos!

Interested to hear others thoughts on this too!