Retsy Series 1 · Card 0044 · 80-SNK

Frosted Telegram Cookie

Say it in frosting. Say it big.

A hubcap-sized chocolate chip cookie from the mall kiosk, with any message piped on in neon frosting.

Card no.: 0044 of 1,280
Set: 80s Snacks & Fast Food · 80-SNK
Year: 1987
Type: Mall cookie cake with frosting note
Found at: Mall food court kiosk
Cost back then: $8.99 plus 10¢ a letter

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness4/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1987

The story of Frosted Telegram Cookie

Forget greeting cards. In the mall food court, you could get a chocolate chip cookie the size of a hubcap with anything you wanted written on top in blue and pink frosting. Birthdays, apologies, good luck on finals. The kiosk lady piped faster than anyone alive, and the warm smell drifted all the way to the fountain.

Fun fact

The most popular message after happy birthday was simply the word sorry, usually bought by older brothers.

Six finishes

187 copies of Frosted Telegram Cookie exist

Frosted Telegram Cookie 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.

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Frosted Telegram Cookie, Retsy card 0044 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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