hello yellow

last week i found myself in northern minnesota driving past a walgreen's. i did not expect to find any 2020 topps, as there is a local card shop nearby (as in really close), and my assumption was that they would have sought out those yellow parallels long before i got around to doing so at this location. still, i was in a card acquiring mood, and figured i could pick up a repack if nothing else.

lo and behold, there was a single hanger box on the rack in the 'toys and games' aisle. i wasn't sure what to think, because nowhere on the box did it mention exclusive yellow cards, and i had assumed that the packaging would have been more like the old toys 'r us model, with individual packs and the parallel cards tucked in behind.

i bought the box regardless, of course, and opened it in the parking lot. i shuffled the cards enough to confirm the existence of the yellow parallels, seeing this guy in the process:

that's not too bad, assuming aquino maintains his monster pace.

back to the base cards, the top half was all collation that i had seen before. i swear i had purchased the exact same hanger box at a twin cities target.  i was feeling pretty annoyed until i made it back to the yellow cards and found this:

kiké!

how serendipitous! busting a pack and finding a parallel of the one card i wanted most is always a great feeling. the enrique rainbow is officially under construction! i've no plans to wade in to wisconsin, however, so i'll have to find the meijer purple parallel online.