@A non comic reader: Based solely on what I've read in the comments and seen in this webcomic, I believe the issue is that new comics come out in Wednesdays, which falls between normal payday days for most people, and that the distribution of popular comics isn't evenly dispersed, making it incredibly difficult for hardcore buyers, and probably buyers in particular who don't live in major towns and cities with a big comic shop/book store, to obtain the series they like, and they're left with whatever the distributors decide to send to their area.
Once had a manager finally tell a woman who tried to do this to literally get the hell out, we didn't care that it was Christmas Eve and she hadn't done ANY shopping for her five kids, we don't live here, nor do we exist for the sole purpose of letting her spend the next several hours shopping.
@Guest: Hey, Darcy is a sophisticated lady. Darcy would never say something so crude. Now apologize before Darcy crushes your head like a melon between her mighty thighs.
I feel like Izzy could and would just buy the franchise to get that last toy.
Also, most places I've ever been to with kid's meals will sell the toys separately (often for close to what the meal itself costs or more) for this exact reason. People collect them, especially when it's a popular series/franchise/etc. (I actually went to five different McDonald's restaurants in two states collection a certain set once . . . In the same day.
With the way Renee's hair goes rigid when she's agitated, I am honestly surprised we haven't seen SOMEBODY in the house put that to use . . . (Len using her hair as an antennae back in the day doesn't count.)
@maciapaladin: We've seen Renee with no makeup I believe WAAAAAAAAAY back when they first crashed a plane on the island that later became their current home and we're stranded for a while.