Friday OT #1 - That's Not A Thing

[Angie]

What are things that were a big deal when you were young that aren't a thing anymore.

I was thinking the other day about how Columbia House CD magazine orders were this enormous racket when I was in high school, and how that's not a thing anymore due to digital music. Same with Sears catalogs vs online shopping - do kids ever still sit down with the toy catalog and go nuts circling things anymore? Phone books vs Google - we generally recycle our phone books immediately.

 

[WooBadger18]

What are things that were a big deal when you were young that aren't a thing anymore.

I was thinking the other day about how Columbia House CD magazine orders were this enormous racket when I was in high school, and how that's not a thing anymore due to digital music. Same with Sears catalogs vs online shopping - do kids ever still sit down with the toy catalog and go nuts circling things anymore? Phone books vs Google - we generally recycle our phone books immediately.

I had forgotten about doing that, but that was always so much fun

Things that I immediately thought of were Game Boy Colors, Tamagotchis, and Bopit (at least it seemed popular based on all the commercials I saw for it)

 

[jcyclonee]

I kind of miss spending way too much time looking for movies from the video rental store. Also, I miss standing in front of the "historical epic" while looking sideways at the cover for the movie with the scantily clad women on the cover.

 

[AgronAlum]

What are things that were a big deal when you were young that aren't a thing anymore.

I was thinking the other day about how Columbia House CD magazine orders were this enormous racket when I was in high school, and how that's not a thing anymore due to digital music. Same with Sears catalogs vs online shopping - do kids ever still sit down with the toy catalog and go nuts circling things anymore? Phone books vs Google - we generally recycle our phone books immediately.

This is actually how my kiddo made his Christmas list this year.

 

[Angie]

Do they still have toy catalogs? I'm not asking for more mail, but we don't get them, so we make Amazon wish lists.

 

[3TrueFans]

Do they still have toy catalogs? I'm not asking for more mail, but we don't get them, so we make Amazon wish lists.

I think Target has one but it's obviously a lot smaller than the old Sears toy catalogs.

 

[AgronAlum]

Do they still have toy catalogs? I'm not asking for more mail, but we don't get them, so we make Amazon wish lists.

Our "catalog" was a stack of ads we set aside from black Friday. It wasn't a real catalog but he sure geeked out on circling stuff and it's about as close as you can get these days.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Pizza Hut buffet

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Saturday morning cartoons. As a kid, getting up on Saturday mornings and watching cartoons with a giant bowl of cereal was the best.

 

[Bret44]

Do they still have toy catalogs? I'm not asking for more mail, but we don't get them, so we make Amazon wish lists.

 

[jay moe]

Looney Tunes on Saturday morning, miss those.

 

[weR138]

What are things that were a big deal when you were young that aren't a thing anymore.

I was thinking the other day about how Columbia House CD magazine orders were this enormous racket when I was in high school, and how that's not a thing anymore due to digital music. Same with Sears catalogs vs online shopping - do kids ever still sit down with the toy catalog and go nuts circling things anymore? Phone books vs Google - we generally recycle our phone books immediately.

Telephones with cords. I was watching Stranger Things with my boys and they were like what's up with that phone?

 

[Cyclonepride]

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You can buy all sets for the low, low price of 4.2 million dollars.

 

[cyclones500]

I kind of miss spending way too much time looking for movies from the video rental store.

There was a certain joy in doing that. It had to be when I was searching alone, if someone was with me, there was a risk of "c'mon decide, and let's GO!"

 

[jcyclonee]

 

[Cyclone.TV]

There was a certain joy in doing that. It had to be when I was searching alone, if someone was with me, there was a risk of "c'mon decide, and let's GO!"

We do the same with Netflix and amazon anyway - might as well do it without smelling subway the whole time.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Saturday morning cartoons. As a kid, getting up on Saturday mornings and watching cartoons with a giant bowl of cereal was the best.

Remember when cereal boxes came with 45's built into the box?

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Remember when cereal boxes came with 45's built into the box?

We were just discussing this at work the the other day!

 

[urb1]

Going to the record store to buy the new 45 you just heard on the radio. And my kids used to complain when we were still on dial-up that Napster songs took five minutes to download.

 

[cyclones500]

We do the same with Netflix and amazon anyway - might as well do it without smelling subway the whole time.

I've carried over my penchant to the streaming era, too. Similar transition of my dawdling in physical bookstores to loading my Wish List on Amazon. (I still like to go to a bookstore and while away time).