![]() A search of the website revealed nine different beer brands, with some variations of Pabst and a few additional beer-related ones for other products.īelow is a slideshow of all of the beer-themed Wacky Packages I found, including one of port wine just because I liked it and a few that are only beer-related. Later ones included most of the other popular national beer brands and a few originals, like Long Line Beer, from 1981. It was a spoof of Schlitz, then one of the most popular beer brands. Chase inserts include Wacky Portraits (two per set) and Wonky Packages (one per set). Every set adds four random Coupon back parallels. Within each sealed pack is the full base sticker set along with a checklist card. Not surprisingly, there have been several beer spoofs done, the first one being the very first year. Every month, a new set is made available for 60. The Wacky Packages Website has a complete listing of all the Wacky Packages put out over the years and Topps even continues to maintain a new “official” Wacky Packages website. What I didn’t realize is that they’ve continued to make them almost ever since. Like most eight-year olds at the time, they were quite popular with me and my friends. Then it hit me: Wacky Packages, those weird parody stickers that Topps debuted in 1967. Total 176 set counting standard and bold variations (and Commie variation).I kept looking at those four spoof beer labels that I posted earlier today for Hoppy Halloween because they reminded me of something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. * checklist name shows All Brain, however, the physical mini piece is Unlucky Charms SI never apologized or admitted to their actions. Eight months later, these two minis showed up in a Series 2 release wave to Walmart. SI maintained the same lie with the AG, insisting the two minis were available in Series 1 even though they were not. Each month's series was issued in parts, one part per week. Complaints were filed with the Pennsylvania Attorney General to investigate SI's business practice regarding the false advertising of the two minis. Topps started releasing a new Wacky Packages series every month, starting in May, 2020. Scroll on for more photos, including a look at the original Wacky Package stickers While some of those vintage stickers didn’t make the cut as new minis for obvious reasons (lot of now taboo tobacco. ![]() SI always responded with the lie that they were available in Series 1 cups at Walmart and to keep buying more to find them. The Wacky Packages Minis collection can now be found at Target stores, with Single Packs priced at 5.99 and Double Packs retailing for 11.99. During Series 1 numerous enquiries were sent to SI regarding the issue of the missing items. #Two missing minis from Series 1 appeared in Wave 3 Walmart cups – eBayer and Minute Mud. ![]() Six are one per Wave 2 blister pack, and five are randomly inserted in Wave 3. There are ten minis on the checklist not available in Wave 1. ~1/3rd of the pieces are individually packaged and in compartments in covered lower windowĬhecklist Sheet: Wave 1,2,3 have identical checklists with All-Brain typo, Wave 4 has updated checklist with corrected Unlucky Charms and larger fonts May Set Checklist Week 1 - PR886 1 Crunch Boogies 2 Thick Tac 3 Chips Destroy 4 Magic Meatballs 5 Slay Wonky Packages WP1 Baby Rant Week 2 - PR745 6 Cup Snakes 7 Mrs. ~2/3rds of the pieces are visible in compartments in clear top window Sold in blister packs containing 10, 15, 20, or 25 pieces (Waves 2) Sold in tubs containing 5 pieces (Waves 1 and 3)Ĥ pieces individually packaged in lower tub More than a year and still a work in progressĪs of, four Waves of releases have occurred:
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