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Limited edition and primed to resell
Pillsbury Rolls Out Funfetti Sourdough, and It's Already Reselling
And Taylor Swift is involved (sort of)
Key Points
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Retail price was $9.99 with free shipping, limited to 1,500 boxes total
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Sold exclusively through Funfetti.com starting September 24 at 9 PM PDT
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It was inspired, but not endorsed, by Taylor Swift
The whole situation started when Taylor Swift appeared on the “New Heights” podcast hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce. During the August 13 episode, Swift revealed her obsession with sourdough baking, and would go on to describe a Funfetti sourdough she had been experimenting with.
Swift told the brothers, “I’m really talking about bread 60% of the time now. It’s become a huge, huge factor,” and detailed how she puts sprinkles in everything when hanging out with the kids.
This kicked off an immediate trend of sourdough Funfetti recipes posted online, with Pillsbury getting officially involved earlier this month. The company revealed the limited-edition product last week, timing the launch strategically ahead of Swift’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl” dropping October 3.
These were limited to 1,500 units, and they moved fast. Within a few hours, resellers and amateur bakers had bought up every box of Pillsbury’s Sourdough Funfetti available.
Pillsbury Sourdough Funfetti Resells
The immediate sellout created exactly what you’d expect – secondary market chaos. Early eBay listings show the bread mix flipping for anywhere from $30-60, representing 200-500% markup over retail. Some sellers are bundling multiple units or including the limited promotional materials for even higher prices.
The resell market reflects similar patterns we’ve seen with other viral food items. KAWS x Reese’s cereal from 2021 originally retailed for $3.99 but resold for around $40 at peak, settling around $15 afterward. Mustard Skittles from 2023 generated “truly stupid prices on eBay” with fun-size packs and merch reselling due to high demand.
Unlike expired cereal collaborations, bread mix has a longer shelf life and actual utility for bakers. Swift’s massive fanbase combined with the ultra-limited quantity (1,500 vs typical limited food runs of 10,000+) created perfect storm conditions for resellers.
The timing with Swift’s album release adds another collectible angle – fans might view this as memorabilia from her “sourdough era.” Pillsbury even marketed the rollout “like an album drop” with the limited quantity creating “Eras Tour Ticketmaster flashbacks.”
However, the novelty factor could fade quickly once the album hype cycle moves on. Food items generally don’t maintain collectible value long-term unless they become true cultural artifacts.
This flip perfectly demonstrates how celebrity influence can instantly transform ordinary products into hot commodities. RC Elite members who monitor celebrity podcast appearances and social media for product mentions could have positioned themselves ahead of this announcement. The swift (ha) sellout and immediate resell premiums show there’s still money to be made on viral food collaborations when you can identify them early.
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