Retsy Series 1 · Card 0491 · 90-MEM

The Snap Band Ban

Slap it on. Get sent to the office.

The great day the principal banned slap bracelets after one too many snaps echoed through study hall.

Card no.: 0491 of 1,280
Set: 90s Memes & Fads · 90-MEM
Year: 1990
Type: Schoolwide accessory ban
Found at: Principal's desk drawer
Cost back then: $1 at the gas station

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Nostalgia10/10

Hype9/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1990

The story of The Snap Band Ban

For about three weeks, every wrist in school was wrapped in a neon slap bracelet. Kids snapped them on during tests, assemblies, even silent reading. Then the announcement came over the loudspeaker. Bracelets went underground into backpacks, socks and lunchboxes, which only made them more valuable.

Fun fact

The principal's confiscated bracelet drawer got so full that it snapped shut by itself every time someone opened it.

Six finishes

187 copies of The Snap Band Ban exist

The Snap Band Ban comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

The Snap Band Ban, Retsy card 0491 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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