Actually some pose packages are well worth it, especially if they are designed right. The partial poses are the best IMHO. I can quickly select on pose for the legs and another for the arms. I make comic stories for money and I don't have time to pose each figure everytime. A good stock pose is a great starting point for a figure. Also, things like everyday poses like standing, sitting, conversation etc. are very valuable time savers. I agree on your first item though. My peeves are: 1) Bad camera angles and bad previews. 2) Non-listing of components. 3) Poor installs ie textures end up not in the texture dirs. 4) Ridiculous prices on things I can make in 1 minute in 3d max. 5) Wigs as figures when they don't need to be. 6) Skin textures that look great in the preview only to find out that the lighting for the preview made all the difference. 7) Poses that include facial morphs and hair positions.