it says on the site that if you join by march 16 you get a free fig, does that mean if you join after march 16 you get no toy, or you just get next years toy? or do you have to join between jan and march to get the figure?
You'll get next year's toy. However you should be able to order this year's at club prices (non-members would have to join the club when they buy it, so they would have to pay that much extra).