Yeah, they were banned in some schools, but I thought they were soooo cool.
Slap bracelets were banned at my middle school. One girl cut herself with it and she was bleeding so badly, she had to be sent to the hospital and that's why the principal banned them permanently.
Slap bracelets are cool. But what I really remember were those spring shaped shoe laces. We used to trade and collect those at school. Do you know what I'm talking about? The ones you didn't have to tie. :)