Not all souvenirs were created equal, but every generation had a few that, while maybe a little cheesy, somehow managed to win us over.

These weren’t the overpriced trinkets you tossed in a drawer and forgot about. No, these were the keepsakes we actually sort of loved. And some were even kind of useful, and when they weren’t, at least they had charm, nostalgia, and a strange power to make us smile.

From shells and sand to oddly specific salt and pepper shakers, here are 15 souvenirs from the past that weren’t nearly as terrible as they should’ve been (maybe).