Retsy Series 1 · Card 0128 · 80-BRK

Mother's Day Burnt Toast

Made with love. And smoke.

The breakfast-in-bed tray kids made for Mom, with charred toast, cold scrambled eggs and a dandelion in a juice glass.

Card no.: 0128 of 1,280
Set: 80s Cereal & Breakfast · 80-BRK
Year: 1988
Type: Breakfast in bed tradition
Found at: Upstairs, on a wobbly tray
Cost back then: One handmade card

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Nostalgia10/10

Hype4/10

Weirdness4/10

Trade value2/10

The story · 1988

The story of Mother's Day Burnt Toast

Mother's Day Burnt Toast started at sunrise with whispered plans and a smoke alarm. Kids carried the wobbly tray upstairs, spilling orange juice on every step, and presented toast so dark it crunched like gravel. Moms ate every bite and declared it the best breakfast ever, then went downstairs to clean the kitchen.

Fun fact

The handmade card on the tray always had at least one backwards letter, and it stayed on the fridge for years.

Six finishes

187 copies of Mother's Day Burnt Toast exist

Mother's Day Burnt Toast 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.

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Mother's Day Burnt Toast, Retsy card 0128 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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