These 15 things, as you described, were once incredibly popular.
Candy Cigarettes
“I don’t know if this was universal, but when I was a kid, there were candy cigarettes that were popular with me and my friends.”
“I’m pretty sure those things are why I’ll chew on lollipop sticks after the candy is gone.”
“They still exist, but for obvious reasons, most stores feel it’d be bad marketing to stock them.”
The 90s S
“Those cool Ss everyone used to draw. My name starts with an ‘s,’ and I will still sometimes doodle the Stussy ‘s’ when I write my name.”
Another user agreed: “100% best possible answer.”
“Pretty sure first-school children probably still draw them. Well, we can hope anyway.”
TV Guides
“Ugh, my parents still get it in the mail every week.”
“Ah, everyone’s parents taught them the three Rs: Reading TV Guide, Writing to TV Guide, Renewing TV Guide.”
CDs & DVDs
“It’s mind-blowing how much time and effort I used to put into burning CDs and DVDs. I would print my own custom inserts for the carriers, learned how to convert VHS into DVD format, create my own chapter menus (was particularly fond of the job I did on the Blues Brothers).”
“I really thought CDs were the absolute pinnacle of music evolution, and yet it died faster than all the previous formats.”
“I made wedding CDs of our first 20 songs, put personalized labels with our names, wedding date, etc.. and mailed them with thank you notes to all of our guests. People loved it, and some actually listened to it regularly.”
MySpace
“You’re all making Tom sad. He WAS your first friend, damn it.”
“I honestly miss it. It was a social network before they were engineered to maximize constant activity and then inject it with ads. I spent more time on those custom CSS wizards than actually interacting with people, and it was glorious.”
“I would actually pay for a membership if they brought MySpace back.”
Video Rental Stores
“Used to love renting a video like it was a takeaway, lol.”
“Blockbuster was my go-to place for date night.”
“Hollywood Video was where I went! Way cheaper with a good selection.”
Furbies
“Those should remain forgotten.”
“I watched Mitchells vs The Machines with some kids I babysit; the furby scene came on. Those poor kids were much too young to understand my horror.”
World Records
“The Guinness Book of World Records was something big when I was 8 or 9 imo.”
“They still make one every year, and my Mother-in-law buys it for me every Christmas.”
Vine
“Vine was everything to me. If it was made around or a couple of months before TikTok started getting popular, it probably would’ve stayed around a lot longer than it did.”
Blackberries
“Blackberry type cell phones… I loved mine.”
“I believe the Blackberry-type cell phone is a better solution. Nowadays, people use cell phones by only staring at them all day long. With a Blackberry-type cell phone, I believe you would create more content than staring at the screen.”
“I hate the big screen cell phone; typing with a big screen by single hand is a disaster.”
Men’s Mags
“FHM and Maxim. Basically all the nearly explicit, but not quite magazines.”
Fidget Spinners
“Yeah, that trend died pretty quickly.”
“Fidget spinners. However, I still love them. I even bought a new one in 2021! This is a reminder to go find your old fidget spinners. Give it a spin.”
Polaroid Cameras
“Polaroid, technically. They’re popular as one of those flaky nostalgia-type deals now. That said, I still enjoy them; you can actually get some really pretty shots with them if you do it right. Just make sure you recycle the cartridges.”
“They had a brief comeback a few years ago and then went away again. My wife bought one around that time and uses it occasionally for her work.”
“The problem is that they’re ridiculously expensive to operate. If I wanted some ‘vintage’ photos, I’d shoot some slower 30mm and wash it out a bit. Polaroids are fun, but paying $2.44 a frame isn’t.”
Avatar Movies
“Billion-dollar movies that no one gives a hoot about.”
“It was the highest-grossing movie of all time but left zero cultural impact. And yet there’s still going to be sequels to it.”
VCRs & DVD Players
“Never forget!!!”
“No, really, I probably still have 4 dozen Disney VHS tapes.”
“My parents still have all of them. And a VHS player is still hooked up in their bonus room. I begged my dad not to throw out the VHS/DVD player combo when my parents upgraded the TV in their room while I was in college.”
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