I printed off a checklist for the 2024 Calbee set yesterday and last night after work my daughter and I sat down with the pile of cards we've accumulated so far, opened a couple of bags of the chips, and she got to work checking off the ones we have. We have 35 different cards now and are making good progress. She also pulled a Lucky Card which was her first (the past two years her big brother had pulled them but she hadn't) so she was extremely excited about that.
A lot of the cards now have salt and chip grease marks on them from being handled by hands that were simultaneously being used to eat potato chips. And they also have some dinged corners from being dropped. But its moments like this that guarantees that if I'm still around 40 years from now some banged up Calbee cards from the early-mid 2020s are probably going to be the only thing in my collection that will put a genuine smile on my face.
Such a cool way to connect with your kids. It's awesome that your daughter enjoys this hobby... and opening packs (and eating chips) with you. Are the Lucky Cards inserts? Or some kind of redemptions?
ReplyDeleteThanks, yes it is. The Lucky Cards are a kind of redemption prize (send in a cut-out label from them to Calbee and they'll mail an album to you).
DeleteHave you guys found the Hiromi Itoh error card yet? Or the corrected version?
ReplyDeleteError card is in the collection!
DeleteThat is very cool! I’ll be over there living soon enough an I can’t wait to buy some bags!
ReplyDeleteOh hey are you moving to Japan? That is great! Where in Japan?
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