19 Things Australian Kids Would Have Sold Their Soul For In The '00s

Oh, to be an 11-year-old riding a Razor scooter again.

1. Tazos.

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Oh man the amount of Twisties and Burger Rings we would smash to get our grubby little paws on as many Tazos as possible...quite unhealthy, in hindsight. 

2. The Agro cone from Wendy's.

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From the malt powder to the lolly teeth, an Agro cone simply couldn't be beat. Everyone begged mum for one of these when you went to the shops after school...unless you were more of a pink sherbert cone kinda kid, that is. 

3. Aussie Bite books.

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Whether you started on the Nibbles or went straight to the Bites, these books were the absolute backbone of your primary school reading list. The Bugalugs Bum Thief low-key outsold Shakespeare.

4. Oh, and the Selby books too.

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Selby the talking dog was so iconic it's hard to belive there wasn't a cartoon version on ABC Kids. 

5. Those pencil cases you could put your name in.

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For some reason, these were the height of sophistication. Of course, all the cool kids put things like "poop" in there instead of their real name.

6. Or the zipper pencil cases from Smiggle.

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After the customisable pencil case era, along came that iconic zippy pencil case from Smiggle. If you had a rainbow one, you were cool AF.

7. Finger buns from Bakers Delight.

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Though the 100s and 1000s one was definitely superior, the pink icing with coconut always came in second place. 

8. These particular school shoes.

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It was almost impossible to convince your mum to get these for you, but if you succeeded, then you immediately became the cool girl at school. 

9. Space Food Sticks.

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I dunno what the hell these things are or what they were supposed to taste like, but oh boy was it a magnificent feeling to open up your lunch box and see you had one of these for recess. 

10. That road map rug.

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These road map rugs were truly the peak of decor in the '90s and '00s — especially if you had Hot Wheels cars that you could drive around all the roads. 

11. DVDs from Bali.

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Everyone had a shady uncle or a mate of your dad's who would go to Bali on holiday and come back wearing a Bintang singlet with a whole bunch of counterfeit DVDs for you. Sure, the sound quality was terrible and they were clearly filmed in a cinema, but oh boy did you feel cool having the latest Adam Sandler movie before everyone else. 

12. Viennetta as a special treat.

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Icy poles or Neapolitan ice cream were a standard dessert in Aussie households growing up, but it was always a very special day when Mum would whip out a Viennetta to slice up after dinner.

13. Art Attack.

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THIS IS AN ART ATTACK!!! Something about that British dude just had us flocking to our TVs after school to learn about art projects we would simply never be bothered trying to recreate. 

14. Getting a twiggy stick from the deli.

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Going grocery shopping with Mum on a Saturday morning was always kind of a drag, but every now and then she'd get you a twiggy stick to munch on while traipsing around the shops — and it was all worth it. 

15. Twist up crayons.

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Why would you use colour pencils or even — god forbid — regular crayons when you had these bad boys in your tote tray at school?

16. The Scholastic book fair.

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This was, hands down, the absolute best day of the year. I know we like to romanticise a lot of things from our childhood but I can say without a doubt that the true power of a Scholastic book fair is not overhyped. 

17. Supré hair bows.

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They were like $3 at the checkout, so of course we had to collect them in every colour. In hindsight, they're cheap and tacky, but oh man they were cool in 2006.

18. Rugrats roll-ups.

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Roll-ups were cool. But those limited edition ones with the Rugrats characters printed on them? A billion times cooler. 

19. And finally, Razor scooters.

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If you didn't have a Razor scooter, then you truly will never know the feeling of pure joy. Whizzing down the road on your scoot with the wind in your hair was simply unmatched. 

What do you think, Aussies — does this list sum up your experience growing up? Let us know in the comments below!