I remember in high school all the geeky kids would play Pokemon cards in the cafeteria. I remember thinking how stupid I thought it was and how the fad would be gone soon with their hundreds of invested dollars wasted away. Now I am 35 with a 7-year-old who is obsessed with the cards and those grown up kids from high school are now pointing and laughing at me.
Not only is the card game more difficult to figure out than calculus in college but the cards are sold out everywhere. My son's birthday was this past weekend and he wanted to immediately spend his b-day money on.... wait for it... Pokemon cards! Stupid me said "sure we will go to Target later" completely unaware they are sold out as if it was toilet paper in March 2020. We went to Target, shelves completely empty, and I had to deal with a very disappointed boy on his birthday.
I did go on eBay and buy a lot of 100 used cards from some comic book shop for $17. No clue if they are any good but I can now use them as incentive for good behavior. Dollar bills are no longer worth it to him for completing chores or passing spelling tests so it looks like the Pokemon cards are going to be the new crypto currency for 1st graders.
Not only is the card game more difficult to figure out than calculus in college but the cards are sold out everywhere. My son's birthday was this past weekend and he wanted to immediately spend his b-day money on.... wait for it... Pokemon cards! Stupid me said "sure we will go to Target later" completely unaware they are sold out as if it was toilet paper in March 2020. We went to Target, shelves completely empty, and I had to deal with a very disappointed boy on his birthday.
I did go on eBay and buy a lot of 100 used cards from some comic book shop for $17. No clue if they are any good but I can now use them as incentive for good behavior. Dollar bills are no longer worth it to him for completing chores or passing spelling tests so it looks like the Pokemon cards are going to be the new crypto currency for 1st graders.
