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Alright folks, grab a drink because I finally ripped into that Panini Prizm Premier League blaster box I picked up online. You know how it is – saw a deal pop up during the quiet weekend, clicked buy before the rational part of my brain kicked in, and bam, it showed up yesterday. Excited? Heck yeah.
So this thing sat on my table all morning, taunting me with that shiny Panini Prizm wrapper. Couldn’t stand the suspense anymore after lunch. Grabbed my phone for filming – gotta document this adventure, right? Started by slicing through the factory tape with my pocket knife, real careful-like. Pulled out the packs, felt that familiar mix of hope and “here goes nothing.” Six packs total – not a huge haul, but maybe enough for a decent hit?
The Pack Rip Session
Alright, settled down, camera rolling. Here’s the play-by-play:
- Pack 1: Tore it open, fingers getting that cardboard dust. Flipped through… base cards. Lots of base cards. Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes… decent players, but just the regular silver ones. Hit the last card… Silver Prizm variation of some guy I barely recognized. Aight. Slight sigh already.
- Pack 2: More ripping sounds. More base cards flowing out. Harry Kane, another standard version. Started seeing doubles of players already. Got to the “hit” spot… Boom! Silver Prizm again? Yeah, same type as first pack. Another nobody midfielder for me. Felt my wallet gently weeping.
- Pack 3: My optimism took a serious dip here. Base cards, base cards everywhere. Raheem Sterling. Again, regular boring one. Kept flipping… wait, hold up. Shiny bit? Blue shimmer? Ooh! Different! Blue Wave Prizm… of… Edinson Cavani? Hey, better than nothing! Actually looked cool under the light. Okay, slight redemption! This felt better.
- Pack 4: Back to the grind. Tore it, fingers sticky from the adhesive residue now. Base Mo Salah – nice player card at least. More base. Flip flip flip… Insert! Instant Impact or something? Jadon Sancho in a Dortmund uniform! Guess they hadn’t updated him for United yet. Felt kinda weird pulling him for a Premier League set, but hey, a different card!
- Pack 5: Rip. More base. Youri Tielemans. Gabriel Jesus. Felt like deja vu hitting hard. That special card slot? Slid it out slowly… dang it. Another Instant Impact insert. Some defender I forgot the name of immediately. Shoved it back in the pile.
- Pack 6: Last shot. Deep breath. Tore it good. Pulled ’em out, thumbing fast now. Base De Bruyne. Base Ruben Dias. Flip flip… Last card. Is it shiny? Is it? Nope. Felt matte. Premier League logo card or something like that. A sticker design or insert? Honestly couldn’t tell and didn’t really care anymore. Pack was done.
The Damage Report
Layed everything out on the table after the last pack. Cardboard bits everywhere, sticky fingers a total mess. Sorted the ‘hits’:
- Two Silver Prizm rookies (probably worth less than the cardboard they’re printed on)
- One Blue Wave Prizm Cavani (looked nice!)
- Two Prem Instant Impact inserts (Sancho & Mystery Defender)
- One Premier League-themed insert/sticker thing (useless)
The rest? Straight bulk base. Probably have three Mason Mounts now. Box cost me more than just buying those Sancho and Cavani singles, I bet. Felt pretty meh overall. That little Cavani wave shimmer was the highlight. Everything else felt like a slog. Reminds me why blasters are such a gamble – mostly just bulk and disappointment wrapped in cardboard hope.
My final verdict? Won’t be rushing out for another Premier League blaster anytime soon. Stick to singles, folks, or save for a hobby box if you can stomach it. Unless you love the smell of fresh cardboard and the sting of mediocre pulls, like me sometimes! Live and learn… or just keep wasting money, depends on the day. Maybe next time!