Retsy Series 1 · Card 0807 · 00-MEM

Triple-Tap Texting

Press seven four times for S.

Texting on a number keypad by tapping each key up to four times, which made every message an endurance sport.

Card no.: 0807 of 1,280
Set: 00s Memes & Fads · 00-MEM
Year: 2004
Type: Keypad texting skill
Found at: Under the desk, third period
Cost back then: 10¢ per text

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Hype7/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 2004

The story of Triple-Tap Texting

Every letter took effort. The letter S meant pressing seven four times, and a typo meant starting over. Kids grew legendary thumb speed, texting under desks without looking. Messages shrank into codes, with letters dropped and vowels optional. Grownups typed one word a minute and signed every text with their full name.

Fun fact

The fastest texters at school held secret races, typing a whole sentence while the teacher wrote one on the board.

Six finishes

187 copies of Triple-Tap Texting exist

Triple-Tap Texting 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.

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Triple-Tap Texting, Retsy card 0807 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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