As a fledgling student, your reputation in the cafeteria depended on your food gear — specifically, your lunch box.

Whether you strutted around with the Hulk or Strawberry Shortcake, your lunch box said more about you than if your mom packed Fruit Roll-Ups or baby carrots. You couldn't trade away your PB&J carrier, so you made sure to flaunt something cool.

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To read the original article: Return to a Cooler Childhood With 25 Vintage Lunch Boxes