It can be a lot of fun to buy those "Decades" inspired candy boxes that have the candy that was sold during that set period of time, but I recently found a great small business that goes one step further with their 90's inspired Nostalgia boxes. Not only do the boxes have candy items that were popular in the 90's they also include an assortment of other fun 90's themed products like stickers, books, toys and more! Magic Unique Treasures on Etsy sells themed boxes and goodie bags that will each have you feeling like you are back in your childhood again. She sells pre-made boxes, however you can create a customized box and even pick a box based on your favorite color. Shipping was quick, it arrived a lot faster than I had expected and everything was so well packed that nothing was damaged or broken. You can check out a quick unboxing reel over on my Instagram page. This box is a real blast from the past, let's dive into what I received in my box.
For my review I let her know that my favorite colors were Blue & Purple and she ran with that for my box theme. I was a 90's baby, I was born in '91 so it made me feel slightly old knowing you can buy a 90's Nostalgia box now, but then again it really isn't that old. Opening the box looked like staring into my childhood, aside from one or two things that I wasn't a fan of growing up everything in the box was something I remember loving or knowing about when I was a kid. I never really watched Saved by the bell, and I don't ever remember getting Disney Adventures so both of those were things that didn't really bring back any memories, otherwise everything in this box I knew.
To start off with - the candy! So many delicious favorites, I have always loved the sour punch straws and Fun dip so I was happy to have these included in the box, plus they go with my color theme which I thought was a nice touch. I don't particularly re-call the "Pop boom" popping candy, I always had the pop rocks brand so I look forward to trying out this brand. Slap bracelets are always fun, were you able to get it curled around your wrist on the first slap every time or did the end stay straight to where you had to make it curl by hand?
I am really impressed that the store owner has so many unopened 90's products and even the copy of Disney Adventures doesn't really seem like it was used and is in great shape for being a 1998 copy. The Spice Girls and Nsync postcards are both unopened, as is the beanie baby toy & Saved by the bell cards. Both bands in this box were bands I listened to growing up of course, and I remember in grade school when girls would argue over who was better Nsync or Backstreet Boys. I have always loved the Ninja Turtles (and still do) as do my husband and kids so we were all excited to see the DVD included in this box. My husband and I also both read the Goosebumps books growing up so that was another nice bonus to this box.
You can't have it be a 90's box without a beanie baby and Lisa Frank stickers! I had a decent collection of beanie babies when I was in grade school, most of them were gotten rid of over the years however I do still have my favorite beanie baby which is a raccoon that sits on my book shelf. Do you remember how crazy people got over beanie babies in the 90's and that they'd be "worth a fortune one day"? There was actually a couple on divorce court who had their beanie babies spread out across the floor and they were fighting over who got which, that is so crazy. After I opened this I sent a quick text to my best friend & she immediately called wanting to know where I got the box from, it is such a fun way to bring back a lot of memories for those who were born in the 90's or grew up during the 90's.
I haven't watched The Simpsons much since I was younger, but I remember watching new episodes with my parents each week. During Halloween my husband and I will usually throw on a few of the old Tree House of Horror episodes to go with the holiday theme. Even a Tamagotchi keychain was included, those little guys were such a pain to keep alive sometime! If you don't want a box quite this large, they also sell smaller boxes with specific themes or color themes ranging from $19.99-$39.99 and you can buy collectables such as Sailor Moon trading cards.
Also available in their shop at the moment are St. Patrick's Day look bags for $5.99 each. These cute little bags are perfect for gift giving on St. Patrick's day as each one is filled with some gold coins and green goodies. The Smarties included are tropical flavored which I haven't tried yet so I look forward to trying them out. The bracelet included is fun too, great way to add a bit of green to your outfit if you don't want to wear a green shirt or anything. The bags are great for kids or for adults.
Boy/girl bands not your thing? They also have Buffy the vampire slayer, Friends, 90's horror, Babysitters club and more. They have over 1k listings so there is sure to be something that fits in with what you liked during the 90's.
What were some of your favorite things from the 90's? Any favorite bands, movies or TV shows?
Disclaimer- Magic Unique Treasures provided a box for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.
