Hi Jay, welcome to Duckplanet!
When it comes to collecting ducks I can be picky because I don't want to go to far to the point where everyone thinks I'm insane for collecting so many

Right now I have about 200 unique ducks and I love them all!! Everyone is different in their own way of collecting ducks and some companies appeal more to some than others. For example, Lanco is my ultimate favorite rubber duck company. I can't resist those dough faces and I love that latex feel! I even collect some of the other squeak toy animals Lanco sells, they're so cute!! Most of the time when I buy ducks I have to like them. I'm not really into collecting celebriducks or Rubba ducks and recently just got my first Bud. -claps- But like I said everyone is different and likes different things. Im also more of a "plain" collector. I love collecting classic yellow ducks and get excited when I see new molds in stores. Lately I've noticed that a lot of occupational ducks have the same faces, just different apparel/accessories so I try to only get a few since those kind of are the same. I love getting as much variation at possible! Probably just like every other duck collector, I love getting surprised when I see a duck I don't have in the most unexpected store! Well, thats my duck story

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