Showbags at the Show

The Royal Melbourne Show has rides, baby animals, woodchoppers... oh, just bag us up already. By Rebecca Russo

1Bertie Beetle Bonanza

Cost: $12

What’s inside? Eighteen 10g Bertie Beetles plus your choice of Bertie Beetle cooler bag, basketball or mug set. (Retail value: $34.40.)

Why should you get it? It’s an upgraded version of the classic $2 version, and worth it for the extra chocolate and free gift.

2Harry Potter – Classic

Cost: $28

What’s inside? A Harry Potter backpack, iron-on transfers, a drink bottle, pen set, letter writing set, non-woven bag, socks, wristbands, keyring, pendant and a wand. (Retail value: $96.45.)

Why should you get it? You’ve just seen Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Princess Theatre, and this merch is way cheaper than the stuff there.

3Nickelodeon Slime

Cost: $15

What’s inside? Nickelodeon slime glow slime and mesh ball, Nickelodeon slime neon slime in purple, blue, orange and pink, a 500g Nickelodeon slime bucket of DIY slime, a Nickelodeon slime non-woven bag and a slime ball. (Retail value: $46.55.)

Why should you get it? You’re obsessed with slime videos (seriously, Google them. They’re addictive!).

4Toy Story 4

$28 What’s Cost: inside?

A Toy Story carry bag, a disc shooter with 18 foam discs, a slide show projector torch with two discs, a DIY Forky, plus a squishy Woody and Buzz. (Retail value: $55.80.)

Why should you get it? You can make your own DIY Forky! Just make sure it doesn’t end up in the trash.

5Rude Dudes

Cost: $10

What’s inside? An icky sticky hand, 105ml TNT mega sour spray, 120g TNT mega sour slime, four each of the Rude Dudes bulls balls, possum poop, snot balls, spew balls, pig farts and bum blasters, 65g gummy centipedes, TNT Oozer pop, cola shock bar, TNT Shocks sour apple bar and strawberry bar. (Retail value: $18.40.)

Why should you get it? You love a good fart joke.

6World’s Biggest Jumbo

Cost: $20

What’s inside? TNT Ka Bluey Mile Long bubblegum stick, soft drink, whoopie cushion, assorted 56g Warheads, eight Wizz Fizz sherbet, World’s Biggest Jumbo bat, about 12 50g Ghost Drops, ten Radz Mouth Painter candy, fairy floss, ten Radz Fizz Bombs blast drops, an icky sticky hand, Dopey Dunk, TNT Shocks red raspberry, cola and sour apple bars, 65g spicy jellyfish, Crazy Crackle, Ka-bluey blast blue raspberry bar, four Sam Blue Painter Pops, ten each of Short Circuit sour buzz bombs, Rager Dynamite Drop sour candy, 65g jelly-filled blue bears and ten Ka-bluey bubble gum balls. (Retail value: $46.10.)

Why should you get it? It’ll last forever (or till Xmas).

7Pokémon A

Cost: $28

What’s inside? Pokémon socks, badges, keychain, sticker book, non-woven bag, duffle bag, cap, Pokémon pencil with toppers, case and trading cards. (Retail value $90.50.)

Why should you get it? Someone recently sold their Pokémon cards for more than $100,000. The fad will never die. ■ Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne Showgrounds, Epsom Rd, Ascot Vale 3032. 1300 656 547. royalshow.com.au. Daily 9.30am-9pm. $21-$42. Sep 21-Oct 1.