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15 things Irish kids just loved to collect

So much collecting.

Aug 3rd 2016, 9:30 PM 9,659 Views 9 Comments

IF YOU STILL have these, you’re some chancer.

1. Football cards from Kelloggs cereals during the World Cup 94

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2. Italia 90 Esso coins

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3. These… things

4. Telecom Eireann Callcards

Why? Who knows.

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5. Fancy paper

There was MURDER over these.

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6. These Kelloggs bike reflectors

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7. Pogs

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8. Fancy rubbers

We can still SMELL them.

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9. Gel pens

You’ll keep resenting that bitch Sharon for not giving you a shot of her metallics.

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10. Coke wrappers

If you collected enough you could send off for a watch or a PERSONAL ORGANISER.

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11. Magazines and comics

Beano, Dandy, Bunty, Smash Hits, Sabrinas Secrets, the Animals of Farthing Wood… whatever you could get your sticky mits on.

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12. Beanie babies

Don’t take the damn tag off them.

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13. Toys from Kinder Eggs

Such shite, but so appealing.

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14. Crazy bones

You had no idea what they were but you somehow ended up with loads of them.

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15. Micro machines

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Only the luckiest of all had the big truck.

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