Retsy Series 1 · Card 0942 · 00-HNG

Balloon Arch Winter Formal

Snowflakes, sequins, slow songs.

The high school winter formal under a silver balloon arch, with paper snowflakes, a photo backdrop and rented suits.

Card no.: 0942 of 1,280
Set: 00s Hangouts · 00-HNG
Year: 2005
Type: High school winter formal dance
Found at: High school commons, January
Cost back then: $25 a ticket

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 2005

The story of Balloon Arch Winter Formal

The student council spent a month folding paper snowflakes and blowing up a silver and blue balloon arch that leaned slightly left. Everyone posed under it for a professional photo with a fake snowy backdrop. The DJ played every group dance song twice. Girls carried their heels by ten o'clock, and somebody's corsage ended up in the punch.

Fun fact

The balloon arch slowly deflated all night, so the last photos looked like everyone was posing under a sad silver noodle.

Six finishes

187 copies of Balloon Arch Winter Formal exist

Balloon Arch Winter Formal comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Balloon Arch Winter Formal, Retsy card 0942 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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