Retsy Series 1 · Card 0090 · 80-DRK

Porch Jar Sun Tea

Brewed by the sun. Guarded by Mom.

Big glass jar of iced tea steeped on the back porch all afternoon in the summer sunshine.

Card no.: 0090 of 1,280
Set: 80s Drinks · 80-DRK
Year: 1984
Type: Homemade sun-brewed iced tea
Found at: Back porch steps
Cost back then: Free, if you waited

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype3/10

Weirdness3/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 1984

The story of Porch Jar Sun Tea

Every summer a giant glass jar with a spigot sat on the back porch steps, tea bags floating inside, slowly turning amber in the sun. Nobody was allowed to touch it until dinner. Then it went over a mountain of ice with too much sugar and a lemon wedge. The jar was always one wasp away from total chaos.

Fun fact

Kids checked the jar every ten minutes like it was going to brew faster if they stared at it.

Six finishes

187 copies of Porch Jar Sun Tea exist

Porch Jar Sun Tea 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.

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Porch Jar Sun Tea, Retsy card 0090 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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