Ever get surprised?

[birdman42]

I had the opposite reaction from Steve; I figured the HRKs and Zeenuts would be about the size of other cards of the period, so I was surprised at how big they are. (early Zeenuts, that is)

Also, Butter Creams are lots smaller than I thought they would be.

Bill

[FrankWakefield]

Before I'd encountered catalogs that listed size I recall buying a Butter Finger Premium, R310, from Mr. Lipset. It was my first one, at the time I was gathering an example of each type I encountered... I sent money in for a Butter Finger of Ben Chapman. For some reason I was expecting something that would have fit in with a candy bar. I was surprised at its size.

I have one Propagandas Montiel Los Reyes del Deporte, and I was shocked at how thin it was. I was expecting a card, but the paper thickness is closer to cigarette paper. I recall my thoughts when I held my first 1914 Cracker Jack, they're realistically on paper, not card stock. I wondered how any of them at all survived the years, as thin as they were...

[Mrc32]

In the collecting era we live in, where so many purchases you make are over the internet, most people are either surprised or disappointed when the cards arrive.

Happens all the time, which is a good thing.