Random things that were big in the '90s.

[StanleyTheCrane]

I'm trying to make up a quiz for a friend's birthday based on things that were popular in the '90s, plus I was just having fun reminiscing with another friend. So I wondered, what random and lesser known things do you remember being popular back then?

Riverdance is one I remember. That was so huge back then and I was obsessed with it and Michael Flatley. I remember watching Eurovision live when they had Michael Flatley and Jean Butler perform and being blown away by it.

Topsy Tails

The Pier
Athena
Buying 7" singles in woolworths (cheaper than Our Price)

Toys in cereal

I miss this - why did they go away?

Because plastic is the devil now. This generation will never know the joys of a free Puppy in my Pocket or a random holographic picture card of Anastasia.
Pizza hut used to do toys as well and Deep Pan Pizza gave you REAL Lego.

Forever Friends bears

@StanleyTheCrane

I can't keep up with my own thread but has anyone mentioned Savage Garden? I wonder what they're doing now? Off to Wikipedia I go.

Watch the gary Barlow/Darren hayes one it’s amazing such a beautiful song

Kappa jackets, popper trousers. Morgan if you wanted to be really upmarket!
Sister sister, heartbreak high, round the twist, dawsons creek, sweet valley high- can you tell we had cable!
Encarta for all your homework (not sure if I've spelt that correctly) floppy disks, browsing the argos/index catalogue for all the cool things you'd buy as a grown up
Puppy in my pocket, girl talk and bliss/sugar magazines.

@Sortilege

Magic eye pictures.

Those weird green/grey/burgundy striped wide neck tunic tops that were absolutely everywhere for about two years in the early 90s.

Papier poudre from body shop.

“Bodies” with the popper crotches that were such hard work when you were tipsy.

I used to love those papier poudre sheets. Can you still get them?

Black string necklaces with sterling silver (or silver plated) pendants. The pendants were usually hippy ish things like sun and moons or Yin Yangs.

Awful gold jewelery, like clown pendants and massive hoop earrings. Dummy necklaces too. ick

Kappa tracksuits and Adidas popper trackies. Gola used to be seen as "naff" but had a comeback in the 2000s.

The word "naff"

Pop tarts
Ck One
Tetris on Gameboy
D:ream
Buffalo shoes
Just 17 magazine
Salon Selectives shampoo and conditioner

Babysitter Club books

POD shoes
Forever friend bears
Trolls
Body shop animal soaps that were never used ( we all had the blue whale!)
Body shop foam pencil cases were all the range at our school
Necklaces comprising essentially of a a black string with silver letters threaded on to spell your name
Really tiny tiny backpacks
Kappa tracksuit
Le coq sportif
Daniel Poole black coats
And my absolute favourite regret trousers with a skirt attached- I believe the were called scousers

@Antarcticant

Smirnoff Ice Hooper's Hooch Bacardi Breezers

I drank far too many watermelon Bacardi Breezers. While wearing my combats and a kids T-shirt so it was extra tight and short. Normally with a Bang On The Door character on it!

Body Shop Ananya and Fuzzy Peach perfumes. And Body Shop bath beads.

Aliens and if they touched backs they would have a baby!

Silk shirts but like green and bright orange all the rage at the discos

Oh and poppers…the track suits that had poppers all the way up the leg

Jane Norman bags as pe kit bags
Skirts over trousers
Jelly shoes
Tammy girl
Kickers school shoes
Furbys
Tamagotchi
Saved by the bell/ fresh prince of bel air
Beanie babies

Inflatable bags and furniture

Ah the silk shirts and all the lads wore Ben Sherman shirts in orange or bright green

The Big Breakfast 😊

I feel like 90% of YA books in the '90s were about shapeshifters and vampires.

Sun, moon and stars bedroom decor, e.g. wall paper border, curtains

C&A and Tammy Girl shops

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz

shag bands! People used to say that if someone broke one you had to shag them

Kapa kapa sports wear. All I ever wanted was a kappa kappa jacket but never did get one 😫

Forever friends!