Retsy Series 1 · Card 0388 · 90-DRK

Stoplight Stir Crystals

Red means stir. Green means gulp.

Drink crystals that shifted from red to yellow to green as you stirred, like a traffic light in a pitcher.

Card no.: 0388 of 1,280
Set: 90s Drinks · 90-DRK
Year: 1994
Type: Three-stage color-changing drink mix
Found at: Birthday party kitchen counter
Cost back then: $2.29 a canister

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1994

The story of Stoplight Stir Crystals

Stoplight Stir turned every pitcher into a countdown. The water went cherry red first, then lemon yellow, and finally a glowing lime green that meant it was ready to drink. Parties had a ritual where one kid stirred while everyone else yelled out the colors. It made amazing fake potions, and terrible stains on the carpet.

Fun fact

Kids swore it tasted like cherry at red, lemon at yellow and lime at green, even though the flavor never changed.

Six finishes

187 copies of Stoplight Stir Crystals exist

Stoplight Stir Crystals 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.

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Stoplight Stir Crystals, Retsy card 0388 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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