What did you spend your pocket money on as a teenager?

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Assuming that as a teenager you had a bit of money to spend on things that weren’t strict necessities, but still didn’t have loads of cash to splash, what kind of things did you buy?

I was born 1980. My pocket money, birthday money, babysitting money went on:

Magazines (especially Just Seventeen).
Body Shop lip balms and fruity soaps.
Guitar strings and plectrums.
Stationery.
Sweets (especially sherbet stuff, kola kubes and the like).
Bus fares to town.
Cinema tickets.
Glitter or pastel nail polish.
The NME.
Cassette singles.
Wimpy burgers and milkshakes.
Body sprays.
Glow in the dark plastic stars for my bedroom ceiling.

Makeup. There was this little independent shop that sold ... I want to say it was called Stargazer eyeshadow? They were generally neon. I had loads of those all worn at once obviously. And clip in hair extensions in bright colours because I was too scared to bleach my own hair.

I also spent money on neon tutus and interesting tights

I was so attractive!

Books
Stationery
Magazines
Blank tapes
Sweets

My areas of interest haven’t changed for thirty years

Clothes! I didn’t repeat an outfit my first year of Sixth Form! Used to love buying things like Vogue as I felt so grown up and sophisticated!

My parents didn't believe in pocket money but with my £5 from my weekly paper round I used to buy cheap nasty nail varnish from te market and McDonald's apple pie.

Vinyl records, there was an absolutely fantastic second hand record shop on my walk home from school. The man who owned it really really knew his stuff, and could direct you to someone who you might never have heard of but would love. He also would only accept /sell records in playable condition, and if you were unsure about an album he would play it for you so you could decide. 1

Clothes, jewellery, the nme and kerrang magazine, numerous eyeliner pencils

Records
clothes
make up
fags

Clothes, clothes, clothes and more clothes.
Earrings (jewellery in general though)
Cassettes
Magazines
Hair pieces

Cigarettes Full on smoker from 11 through to 21 not proud, (but I never wore makeup as a teenager as I had no money left, so I have lovely skin now I am in my 50’s😂😂)

Records
Books
Blank tapes
Hair accessories

Cassettes from Ourprice.
Bodyshop lip balm and tiger balm.
Joss sticks.

Didn't get pocket money yet somehow I always had money :-/ why doesn't that happen now? I would mainly buy myself clothes!

All the above stuff-and as a you'd teen I was obsessed with buying bath pearls (?) from Boots!

Records and other music related stuff. I was a teenager during punk, it was an amazing time to be young

CD’s, cinema and hoodies, lots of hoodies.

Drugs. Lots of drugs. And razor blades. You name it, I'd buy it. I'm aiming for my DC's to have a very different and less traumatic adolescence.

We lived in the Middle East in the mid 90s so there was little to buy except perfume, censored magazines and gold. Lots of gold.
I made a fortune babysitting. At 14 I could easily bring in £100 some weeks.

Cigarettes.
Train tickets to see my shitty boyfriend who was at uni.
Drugs.

oh yes, joss sticks and earrings, cant wear earrings now, i assume due to the crappy ones i wore in my youth.

Books, books and more books

Cassettes then CDs, clothes, josh sticks, make up, Body Shop stuff, cheap bead bracelets by the armfull.

I thought you meant which shops. Wanted to say Our Price records.

Music, the NME and melody maker, cider.

Born in 1985.
CDs
Magazines
Books
Make up
Plastic jelly bracelets
Jewellery (usually chokers and earrings)
Clothes from Tammy or Bay Trading
Kickers shoes (saved up for ages)

I had a £5 paper round a week and pocket money once a month which id usually forfeit half of to pay for my internet usage (back in the day when it wasn't free during the day!)

Make up
Magazines (smash hits then things like Just 17, Cosmo)
Later on - nights out
Clothes
Bus fares

That's about it!

Japanese washing grains, second hand records and books, bus fares, clothes, cherry drops and saxophone posters.