Just because they make it downtown mean you need to buy it. I refuse to be a victim. Take matters into your own hands and choose wisely when you buy. After all these are just prices of plastic. I won't pay over a certain amount, I won't collect them all, and my life is much better as a result. There was a time for collecting them all, and that time is not now with current pricing and distribution.
I'm the same way, but mostly because of distrobution. The prices are stupid high too, but my main concern is Hasbro's lack of distrobution and resistance to make US store exclusives available in Canada.