Points of Articulation yo go re What I didn't buy - 2016 This year, we're makinga break with tradition. Usually, I post a list of everything I bought, with all the stores and dates and prices and whatever other sorts of obsessive information people might like. But in the past year, it really feels like there were a lot more toys I bought and returned, because I didn't enjoy them. So let's go through month by month and see what things I really only borrowed.

January
27	The Flash	Target
	Totals	1 return (1 figure)
February
20	Stardust the Super Wizard	reader loan
26	Captain Action	reader loan
	Totals	2 returns (2 figures)
March
09	Daredevil	reader loan
23	Black Terror	reader loan
	Totals	2 returns (2 figures)
April
06	Amazing-Man	reader loan
24	Blank Slate	reader loan
28	Batman Unmasked	Toys Я Us
30	Xenomorph ('79 Prototype Suit)	TRU
	Totals	4 returns (4 figures)
May
1	Amazing Spider-Man	Walmart
12	Reverse Flash	Target
16	Aquaman	Walmart
	Totals	3 returns (3 figures)
June
09	Wonder Woman	Walmart
26	APC & Dropship	Toys Я Us
	Totals	3 returns (4 figures)
July
21	Deadshot	Walmart
27	Harley Quinn	Toys Я Us
	Totals	2 returns (2 figures)
August
04	Rick Flag	Walmart
10	Joker	Toys Я Us
	Totals	2 returns (2 figures)
September
	Totals	0 returns (0 figures)
October
03	Spider-Man	Walmart
	Totals	1 return (3 figures)
November
	Totals	0 returns (0 figures)
December
20	Astrotrain	Walmart
	Totals	1 return (2 figures)

So, clearly I only thought there were a ton of returned figures - in reality, I still kept most of what I bought. It is interesting, however, to look at what things went back to the store: live-action DC figures mainly, and those because they were poorly made. A few others went back because they were broken, and I never managed to find replacements. And at least one was because I knew a better version of the figure would be along eventually.

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