The 15 Most 90s Things Ever Found In A Charity Shop

What a decade. What a bargain.

Delilah Samson

Charity shops are mysterious places. Sometimes they're a treasure trove of untold fortune, other times they're just granny knick-knacks and Jilly Cooper novels. But every so often you find something special: a portal. A portal into a time gone by, a doorway to the greatest decade known to man, the 1990s.

You never know what these portals will look like, which is what makes them so special. But when you see it, you know where it's going to take you. Intrepid explorers before us have discovered such artefacts, buried deep within the caverns of their local Oxfam, and we share them with you now.

1. This Tracy Island Electronic Playset

2. This Xena: Warrior Princess book

3. This beautiful England jacket

4. This classic Subbuteo set

5. This INCREDIBLE Batman: Digital Justice comic

6. This Twin Peaks Murder Mystery board game

7. This adorable Rugrats Chucky mug

8. This Adam Sandler triple VHS set

9. This buzzin' Smash Hits CD

10. This John Major/Princess Di double-header

11. This Simpsons guide complete with alien hologram bookmark

12. These completely impractical roller skates

13. This almost indescribable watch

14. This Game Boy complete with screen magnifier

15. These incredible NME compilation tapes

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1 of 35instructables.comThis cake's life would be even shorter than our poor Tamagotchi's.
2 of 35virallysocial.comSo. Many. Feelings.
3 of 35sandyscakery.comThis year, we hope you complete Rainbow Road.
4 of 35pinimg.comWe'll be there for you, when you have cake no more.
5 of 35dorkly.comGotta munch 'em all.
6 of 35thecakemamas.comGod creates cakes. People destroy cakes.
7 of 35caketheater.comThe moral of The Hungry Caterpillar - surely to eat this cake in one go.
8 of 35honeycombscookies.wordpress.comThe Rainbow Fish, he looks delish.
9 of 35pinimg.comMaybe this'll be the year Postman Pat turns up to deliver your birthday cards.
10 of 35caketopiatampabay.comBecause what was the 90s without gunge?
11 of 35bakeyourdayNot gonna lie, we'd still love it if someone bought us a Barbie cake.
12 of 35trejkitchen.wordpress.comWe'd wrestle an alligator for this Jumanji cake.
13 of 35occasioncakes.comBrum, Brum, we bet you taste yum.
14 of 35emilyadkinsschwartzkopf Pinterest Finish this and you'll look like The Fat Controller (but a very happy one).
15 of 35weheartitWe let our heart decide on this cake.
16 of 35jamiegillispietuner pinterest We're gonna eat this, then buy an actual lava lamp.
17 of 35birthdayexpress.comI'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready!
18 of 35aux.tvChillin out maxin', relaxin' all cool.
19 of 35sweetsensation.co.ukHere's a cake, but your Hogwarts letter's still in the post. Probably.
20 of 35cakesbyruthie pinterest I do not like them, Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham. But I do like this cake.
21 of 35cakepicturegalleryWhat doesn't kill you makes you smaller (maybe not if you eat the *whole* thing).
22 of 35cakemebaby.co.ukUhhhhhhhhhh. Feeeeeelingsssssss.
23 of 35sugarsweetcakesandtreats.comGo go, Power Rangers!
24 of 35Lisa SalernoZig-a-zig-aeerrreeee you gonna finish that?
25 of 35Cakes by NicholaWe'd take this cake to infinity and beyond.
26 of 35Cakes by NicholaSpyro <3
27 of 35elysianinwonderland flickr userThis isn't just a Sabrina The Teenage Witch Cake. It's a Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Spellbound PC Game cake.
28 of 35Kailey Shannon Pinterest When I wake up in the morning...
29 of 35Dolce Luna D'ohnt you want another slice?
30 of 35Cristiaangb flickrHey, football head!
31 of 35college candyWe want a B-I-G slice, please.
32 of 35college candyMEMORIES.
33 of 35college candyBe kind, rewind.
34 of 35college candyDaria-re you gonna eat that?
35 of 35college candyThose were the days.

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Films You Forgot You Loved In The 90s

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1 of 17Nickelodeon / ShowtimeSabrina The Teenage Witch Movie - which stars a 17-year-old Ryan Reynolds as Sabrina's love interest!
2 of 17Wikimedia CommonsAndre - because who doesn't love a raspberry-blowing seal?
3 of 17WikiaThe Swan Princess - a classic for everyone who, well, couldn't get their hands on the Disney alternative.
4 of 17AmazonAll Dogs Go To Heaven - when a dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer, he befriends an orphan girl who can talk to animals. Which is actually a pretty weird premise for a film.
5 of 17WikiaAn American Tail - cartoon mice are cute enough, but with German accents, they're even cuter.
6 of 17WikiaMadeline - the reason all girls in the 90s wanted to go to boarding school.
7 of 17WikipediaThe Adventures of Pinocchio - tbh, this still gives us nightmares.
8 of 17WikiaThe Flintstones - flashbacks to when his made us wish we lived in the Stone Age.
9 of 17WikiThe Rugrats Movie - we still wish we were in their squad.
10 of 17WikiaCasper - we totally had a crush on Casper, which, yes, we now recognise as odd behaviour.
11 of 17WikipediaThe Lizzie McGuire Movie - hot guys + mopeds = yes please.
12 of 17WikipediaLittle Rascals - the badass gang that everyone wanted to join.
13 of 17WikipediaThe Secret Garden - don't lie, you were definitely jealous of that garden.
14 of 17WikiaThe Land Before Time - who knew dinosaurs were so cute and friendly? (Well, no one, it was a cartoon, but still.)
15 of 17WikiaHomeward Bound - we still wish these guys were our pets so badly.
16 of 17WikipediaIt Takes Two - why don't we have super-rich a twin who we can swap places with? :(
17 of 17WikiaMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - if you had one of these costumes, everyone else at school's fancy dress day was totally jealous of you.

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