24 Stationery Things Every 90s And 00s School Kid Had

No new school term was complete in the 1990s and noughties without a trip to WHSmith to pick out all the latest stationery bits before the school year started. Spoiler alert: you’d lost most of it by the end of the first week.

1. Scented glitter gel pens

When you shop the hotel shops only to find they have the perfect tools for small group instruction! #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #multisensory #scentedgelpens #soexcited #iteachreading #iteachwriting

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2. A novelty cylinder pencil case

#canpencilcase #socool #pencilcases #pepsi #pepsipencilcase #doyouremember #bestever

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3. BIC colour changing pens

4. Bendy rulers

Bend The Rules with Tinc's cool Bendy range! Bendy rulers will fit into any pencil case, fold and change shape. Bendy pencils sharpen with a normal sharpener, and write like a normal pencil. Pick any bendy stationery for our Tinc Party Bags too!! Join the Bendy craze at Tinc in Marlow today! #tinc #tinctastic #tincredible #british #stationery #stationeryaddict #bendy #bendypencil #bendyruler #bendyrubber #bendy #fold #cool #funky #tincmarlow @tinc_official

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5. A Maped rubber

today this is my "undo" tool of choice. #cmdz

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6. Exercise books covered in wrapping paper

Launching our new collection of Coolstamp Exercise Books with shiny metallic touches! Available at Parkway Parade and 112 Katong outlets today. (We will be launching them at other outlets soon.) #ThePaperStone #coolstamp #exercisebooks #newinstore #new

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7. Gel pens

Gel pens. Easy to see which color is my favorite. . . . . . . . . . #art #artist #artgallery #artlovers #iloveart #draw #drawing #painting #coloring #coloringbook #gelpens #colors #brightcolors #yellow #blue #green #orange #purple #pink #red #black

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8. A cheap fountain pen with loads of cartridges rolling around your pencil case

I has a sad Out of ink

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9. An eraser and corrector pen

10. A mathematical instrument set

The #BallerLife #TrueStory #mathsset #iPad #80skidsproblems

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11. Groovy Chick writing paper

Going through my stationary and found this blast from the past #bangonthedoor #90skid

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12. Pencil toppers

So who had these at school!! I remember the lilac one the most. Which did you have? Old school! #retro #troll #90skid #retrostationery #90sstationery

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13. ANYTHING Paul Frank

En mi búsqueda de cartucheras para Sergio…termino comprando lo que me gusta…aún no defino si para mi o para Sergio jajaja #paulfrankpencilcase #paulfrank #pencilcase amo estar en la onda #backtoschool jaja

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14. An electric pencil sharpener

No slip and slide! #dahle #pencilsharpener #pencilsharpener #sketch #pencilart

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15. Berol pens

#marchmeetthemaker for March 24th is #achievements – I consulted my family for this one and my mum reckons that my most proud achievement was getting “on pen” in year 3 (for those who don’t know that essentially means I had neat handwriting so progressed from pencil to pen). Apparently my friend even wrote me a congratulatory letter so there you go – start of my design career right there

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16. A Tipp-Ex mouse

Hours of fun! #tippexmouse #officelife

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17. A Tipp-Ex pen

Seid ihr eher Team #tippex oder Team #Korrekturmaus Ich habe lange Zeit nur meinen flüssigen Tipp-Ex verwendet, aber bin jetzt wieder auf den Geschmack von diesen Mäusen gekommen. Leider kann ich die von #stylex (wie ihr sie auf dem Bild seht) nicht ganz so empfehlen. Sie ist sehr grob und man kann kaum sauber damit arbeiten. Da bevorzuge ich dann doch eher die etwas kostspieligere Variante #stifte #stabilo #work #study #student #futurteacher #politik #germanistik #lernen #nerd #studygram #studyhard #alevels #klausur #abitur #preperation

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18. Novelty rubbers

My new haul of erasers yesterday! Slightly obsessed! :-/ #erasers #instaerase #noveltyrubbers

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19. Fluffy pens

Cute new affordable fluffy pens ready to be shipped out, did I mention free shipping!!!! Get yours today link in bio! #sexy #style #stylish #love #bodybuilding #me #cute #bodytransformation #tan #hair #beauty #beautiful #bronzer #bodypositive #girls #summerbody #model #dress #bikini #fitness #body #pompom #dubai #summer #fluffypen

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20. A stackable crayon

Yea I'm in a college class using an #oldschool #crayonpencil with #zooanimals #judgeme #90s #coolkid

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21. A fold out pencil case

BACK TO SCHOOL #pencilcase #pencil #eraser #compass #ruler #sharpener #coloredpencils #1960s #60s #Wulff #retro #retropencilcase #schoolsupplies #penaali

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22. Stamp pens

I found these in my old art box yesterday haha! They still work therefore i'am keeping them! #crayola #childhood #stamppens

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23. A fold up ruler and maths set

#nofilter I just love my new Math kit!!!!!! #pink #lovepink #compass #protractor #foldupruler #calculator #leadpencil #lead #eraser #2triangles #pouch #collegelife #obsessed #MathforTeachers2

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24. Mini highlighters

Highlighter flower

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H/T Cosmo UK