Winding Down the Week With a Cheap Pack of Cards

It's been a somewhat stressful week for me.  I had a call-back interview for a position I was really excited about, which meant that this second would entail meeting with the bigwigs of the firm, as well as a slew of associates.  This was my chance to try and establish a personal connection since I knew they already felt I was qualified.  

I was told at the end that they had hoped to make a decision at the end of the week.  Friday came and went without any update.  I felt like I did well in the second interview so I'm not too worried that I didn't hear anything.  Still, Friday was nerve racking because there was the possibility I would hear something.

To relax at the end of the week I picked up a pack of 2016 Topps Bunt.  Bunt is Topps' mobile trading card app.  To bridge the digital divide, Topps released a physical version of the Bunt cards.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who does not care for digital cards so a physical version holds little appeal to me. Nonetheless, at $1 a pack I had to try out a pack.

My that's a big logo

I had low expectations going into this pack.  After opening it, I certainly did not have my expectations exceeded.  If this pack was any more than a dollar I would have been disappointed but thankfully it was cheap.

The giant logo in the background is distracting.  The gray nameplate is drab.  The photography is close-cropped on every card and the shots are standard.  I think the Donaldson photo is my favorite out of the pack.  

It might not show up on the scans too well but there is a mostly transparent overlay around the edges of the card.  I feel like that's supposed to give the cards a pixelated effect because you know, digital cards.  I don't mind it, though.  Although that damn smoke from Topps flagship makes an appearance on Bunt.  Not a fan of the smoke.

The back of the card is what you would expect from a set like this.  Simple design with a quick blurb.

For a $1 pack, this is a cheap, no frills option.  Given that it's hard to find inexpensive packs these days this a nice change.  However, you get what you pay for, which is a few basic cards.