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World Cup Stickers - Am I too old?

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by MikeyBhoy89, May 8, 2018.

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  1. MikeyBhoy89 Stranger In Paradise

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    Just got dinner from the coop and in my bag they put in a free panini sticker album for this years World Cup. Got a bit excited as it reminded me of being a kid and collecting them all.

    Though about completing it but then remembered am 29 and that’s probably stupid and childish .... ma other half thinks a should collect them . What do you think Bhoys
     
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  2. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Don’t do it Mike
     
  3. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    Nothing wrong with it, but to complete the book it costs at least £300, so it's a total waste of money tbh.
     
  4. The Prof Administrator Administrator

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    You are never too old mate. :34:
     
  5. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I think your other half is either feeling guilty about something or wants something :fear:
     
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  6. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I know a few people that did the last Euro's but I think the price now has put them off doing this one.
     
  7. Murph-E

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    Go for it. Anything that boosts the old serotonin.
     
  8. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    I completed the Orbis Italia 90 one, it was a peach. Miles better than panini

    Had a big massive ring binder and loads of inserts about the history, stadiums etc. My first memories of a major tournament.



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    As i said tae andy goram ..............................yer only young twice son.
     
  10. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Chris Hughton has Guillit exactly where he wants him there btw.
     
  11. MikeyBhoy89 Stranger In Paradise

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    she seems more excited to do it than me !
     
  12. Mr Shelby Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Do it.

    I used to do the SPL ones every year.
     
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  13. oh bhoy

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    You're too old when you're dead
     
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    Act yer age mate

    Ask for the under the counter Panini album.........."Readers Wives"........much more fun to collect but the pages always seem to stick together after a while........think there to much sticky stuff on the back of the stickers
     
  15. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Never too old.

    But it’s far too expensive.
     
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    https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...world-cup-sticker-book-is-734-says-maths-prof

    A maths professor from Cardiff has calculated that filling this year’s World Cupsticker book will cost collectors £773.60. Prof Paul Harper has devised a formula that suggests, given the probabilities of getting duplicate stickers, on average an individual would need to buy 967 packets or 4,832 stickers to get the set.

    As well as pictures of the 32 squads of players competing in Russia this summer, there are special stickers for national badges, team group shots and host city posters, making a total of 682 stickers needed to fill the book.

    One hundred and 37 packets of stickers costing £109.60 would be enough to complete the collection, providing you didn’t get any doubles. However, anybody who has ever collected World Cup stickers will know that this is an unlikely scenario.

    Harper also calculated how swapping duplicate stickers could reduce the cost. He believes that with 10 friends working together and swapping their doubles, the cost reduces to about £250 each.
     
  17. Avatar Daizen The Last Hunskelper Gold Member

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    It's only worth it if your mates are doing it as well so you can swap stickers.

    Talk a few mates into doing it, have weekly sticker swaps at the pub. Could be brilliant. :50:
     
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    Much is it for a box of stickers?

    Used to always want a box of them so I could just open about 100 packs in one sitting.
     
  19. Keano88

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    Going threw yer doublers and yer mate saying ‘got, got, need, got’

    Good times.
     
  20. Mr Shelby Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Pfft..what does that geek know. Do it Mikey. DO IT