So basically here's the thing, i'm 17 years old as of this post, will be 18 in around a month.
It's recently come to my attention, that despite the fact i'm obviously a brony (would I be here otherwise?) I actually have nothing to show for it, and im not even sure what I should have.
My mother came home the other day and brought my little sister one of the blind bag ponies that you can get, (I believe it was Golden Harvest?) i've also seen several YouTube videos of bronies showing their collections, posters, Lyra plushies etc. and this got me thinking...why dont I have ANYTHING pony?
I'm a HUGE fan of the Halo series, and I have Halo posters all over my room. I have collectors edition games, keyrings etc, and im just as big a fan (if not bigger *gulp*) of MLP:FIM. So why do I have nothing to show for it?
The reason i've made this post is because I feel like i've let the bronies down, and myself in some way, just because i've not actually got anything. I mean I dont even know where to start when it comes to collecting things, or making things, or contributing to the fandom or anything even pony related, I enjoy drawing, and I have a few pony doodles around my books and such, but looking at memes and drawings online of MLP characters just deflates me when I look at mine. (It's just me, i'm strange OK? I love Halo and i've learned just about everything about everything there is to know about it.) So what should I do to sort this out? Where should I start on collecting things? What should I buy first? What should I not buy? Where the heck do I buy these (i'm from the UK, keep in mind).
TL;DR - What pony merchandise should I buy? Where from? And what should I avoid?