Noughties teen? We KNOW you had these 10 things in your locker

Lifestyle

Apr 6, 2016

School lockers were meant to house textbooks, pencil cases and packed lunches, but as every self-respecting teenage girl knows, your assigned locker was better used as a treasure trove for every on-trend must-have known to man.

From dog-eared copies of Sugar and Bliss to grimy Livestrong wristbands, our lockers looked more like the bargain basket of a Euro shop than anything else.

If Avril Lavigne was pumping up the stereo when you were preparing for exams and The Osbournes accompanied your homework every weekend, then we KNOW you had at least some of the following items in your school locker.

1. Gap hoodie

Bundled under a pile of discarded notebooks, your Gap hoodie was your go-to guy when you were forced into the school prefabs for a double Geography lesson.

"Have these people never actually heard of heating?"

2. Holiday keyring

Whether it was a teeny-tiny flip-flop or a super-small palm tree, no summer holiday abroad was complete without stocking up on ten or more of these babies.

"OK, who wants the sombrero one?"

3. Body spray

Whether you were a Charlie, Impulse or So…? girl, chances are your locker smelled like a candy floss machine, and you bloody loved it.

"No! I need it! Damo's in the next class!"

4. Magazines

While you may have given them just a cursory flick while waiting for your mam to collect you, the boys in your class were MAD into them.

"Lads! Lads! Go to the problem page!"

5. Random kitchen utensil

Generally left over from an ill-fated Home Ec. session, that spatula, sieve or tupperware lid was never likely to find its way home.

"Ah leave it, I might need it again, sure."

6. Mobile phone cover

When you finally tired of the Hello Kitty cover for your Nokia 3210, you would just snap that bad boy off and pop that slinky pink snakeskin design on, wouldn't you?

"Honestly girls, I just, like, really needed a change?"

7. Avril Lavigne-related paraphernalia

Whether it was a skinny tie that had no relation to your OFFICIAL school tie, a skull necklace or a pair of hot pink tube socks, you had to show your devotion to the anarchic Canadian punkster somehow, right?

"Sk8r Boi is so deep."