thomas and friends mini series

Hi everyone, I just registered today but have been keeping up on this thread for a few weeks now. My 4 year old has been a big Thomas fan from only months old. We've got an extensive collection of Thomas wooden and Take & Play, along with a number of the LEGO Duplo Thomas sets. His interest in Thomas in the past year has slowed, but he still goes back to them despite new interests in Matchbox & Hot Wheels diecasts.

A few weeks ago he surprised me by choosing an 8-pack of Thomas Minis over a Hot Wheels car when we were at a local Walmart. I think it's the small scale of the Minis that are attractive to many — along with the unique designs.

I spotted the Walmart-exclusive 50 pack on clearance on my next visit to Walmart and promptly picked one up. The Easter bunny hid it for my son to find on Easter Sunday. He was over the moon.

I think I've caught the bug since then. I've been to a few Dollaramas (I'm in Canada) and have managed to collect all the 2016 Wave 1 blind bags that aren't re-issues. I also was back in the local Walmart this week and discovered a nearly empty box of 2015 Wave 3 blind bags. I managed to find 4 more that we didn't already have. I'm hoping to find more before they disappear off the shelves.

I have to say thank you to everyone contributing to this message thread. From here, I've learned how to read the blind bag codes and also was introduced to the excellent ixbyix online checklist.

Where in Canada? There's a few of us here from Ontario.