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IMO, there are no "ugly dog turd brown " Pastels, but if I accepted the discription, then I would have to say that we have ugly dog turd brown Pastels out because breeders bred so many and instead of eliminating those that they considered subpar, they dumped them on wholesalers who in turn dumped them on the public, who being excited about finally being able to afford the Pastels, promptly turned around and continued the cycle (to try and get their "investment" back. So, now...we have what some want to claim as "subpar" animals to justify having a hefty price tag on an animal that WILL brown out with age, some just brown out sooner.

Again imo, trying to hook price to looks and claim quality is going to be a losing battle as the consumer gets more savvy. I have brought a coat from Walmart for my grandkids that has lasted longer than one from Neiman Marcus.

The simple truth about BPs (again in my opinion) is unless they are crossed with a Fire or Vanilla or one of the "lightening" morphs, they will brown out with age. Maybe not fast, but they will brown out.