I've always been a selective collector, carefully choosing which figures make it into my collection. As a result, sometimes there are quiet periods where there isn't much out or on the horizon that interests me.
But like others have pointed out, that give me time to save some money, or look at other items on ebay, rediscover some of your current figures... the options go on.
Having said that, DOTM is a low point and for a long time I was not paying any attention to what was on the shelves or going to be on the shelves.
Slowly starting to see non-movieverse toys reappear in shops.
And I agree with most others: theres more to collecting that just buying whatever new stuff comes out.