"I Feel Sorry For Kids Who Will Never Have It": People Are Sharing Things That Were Popular In The 1990s But Barely Exist Anymore

Being a '90s baby myself, it's wild to think back to things that were popular then yet are almost nonexistent now. Someone on Reddit asked people to share some of these, and the responses were filled with throwbacks. Here is what some people had to say.

'90s graffiti

1."Video rental stores."

A person rummaging through DVDs

2."Going to friends' houses or arranging to meet people without calling or texting first. Just literally going out and meeting in person — no technology involved."

u/MrDirtyHands13

3."Saturday morning cartoons. I feel sorry for all the kids who will never grow up with them. Now all kids do is watch YouTube and Netflix."

A little girl watching TV

4."AOL dial-up."

u/Hoppy_Croaklightly

5."Music CDs, portable CD players, stereos. People used to brag about what an awesome stereo they had in their house or car, and now everyone just listens to music on their phone."

A hand putting a CD into a CD player

6."Tamagotchis."

u/Twisted_Sister_78

7."Yo-yos."

u/knovit

8."Frosted tips."

Justin Timberlake singing in a music video

9."Dialing 67 to block your caller ID and 69 to hear the number of the last person who called. Of course, the good old three-way call. You’d call someone, hit flash, call someone else. It usually ended in a prank or backstabbing, as you didn’t know it was a three-way call."

u/5swi55

10."Peace frog stickers on the backs of cars. They are still around, but during the '90s, they seemed to be on every other car."

u/inksmudgedhands

11."Beanie Babies."

Beanie Babies

12."Lisa Frank art and stickers on literally everything."

u/PitchPurple

13."Slap bracelets."

u/crashin-kc

14."TV sitcom laugh tracks."

u/Physical_Stress_5683

15."The Rolodex or phone book next to the house phone."

A Rolodex

16."Very thin eyebrows."

u/Young_Old_Grandma

17."Clothing catalogs — Delia's, Moxie Girl, etc."

u/sarahbarahboo

Is there anything that you can add to this list? Share it with me in the comments below!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.