thomas and friends mini series

what i did was make a spreadsheet by copying and pasting the lists from the thomas minis wiki. then i added columns for blind bag codes, 3, 4, 7 and 8 pack codes, and set exclusives.

i group each type together, and use a different box color for engines im missing. its very confusing at times, but usually, if i keep the info updated, i can match multi pack releases with blind bags and mostly avoid doubles. i used to have columns showing how many releases each character had had, but when it got some reaching 5, i gave it up and removed those.

this is a sample of some lines from my file. its not actually as squished up as this, but i had to condense it to fit the word window.
if, for example, i was missing thomas, his box would a shade of purple. the number under wave 4 is colored because it was a new release engine that i needed. since i record all numbers, needed or not, i had to have a way to easily identify the ones wanted when ordering.
there are a furthur two columns after "advent" for the licensed multipacks. it used to be DC, but with the introduction of spongebob the heading got changed.