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Things you don't see anymore
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Pinball machines
WHT
Dinosaur eggs (Really big jawbreaker candy)
Le Car
Kids playing "Kick the can"
Lava lamps
Leg warmers
Kangaroo sneakers (with the little zipper pocket on the side)
Rubik's cube
Weeble Wobbles (but they don't fall down)
WHT
Dinosaur eggs (Really big jawbreaker candy)
Le Car
Kids playing "Kick the can"
Lava lamps
Leg warmers
Kangaroo sneakers (with the little zipper pocket on the side)
Rubik's cube
Weeble Wobbles (but they don't fall down)
Hmm, looks like Solo:
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The old cans looked more like the picture you posted.
Metal.
Not the genre, but the material. Everything is made of plastic, particularly kids stuff. Toy guns and cars made of plastic are just so.. tacky.
I guess that leads into the other thing: quality. Nothing is built to last. Its sad to think an appliance that is already 20 years old will probably still out live one bought brand new today.
Not the genre, but the material. Everything is made of plastic, particularly kids stuff. Toy guns and cars made of plastic are just so.. tacky.
I guess that leads into the other thing: quality. Nothing is built to last. Its sad to think an appliance that is already 20 years old will probably still out live one bought brand new today.
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.
TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.;10385923 said:
I work in retail, I know why they do it.
Doesn't mean its not a waste.
In the midwestern US-people no longer slow, or stop when someone is trying to back out of their parking spot (or driveway at home).
Basic Courtesy is a dying concept in today's American society...
Did we forget to teach our kids, or are we the ones?
Basic Courtesy is a dying concept in today's American society...
Did we forget to teach our kids, or are we the ones?
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.;10385923 said:
Sorry, had to comment on that, absolutely disgusting...:scowl:
Dodge Ram 50
This truck defied planned obsolescence. I bought it new in 1987 and put nearly 250,000 tough miles on it until I gave it away to a friend in 2006 that did some minor repairs to it before donating it to a needy family. As far as I know, it is still being used today.
This truck defied planned obsolescence. I bought it new in 1987 and put nearly 250,000 tough miles on it until I gave it away to a friend in 2006 that did some minor repairs to it before donating it to a needy family. As far as I know, it is still being used today.
Come to think of it, After January 17, you don't see Don Kirshner anymore either.
Too soon?
New pinball machines are being made but I don't see arcades around here anymore except at the bowling alley.
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You can buy new lava lamps at Spencer's Gifts
I see girls wearing leg warmers and they still sell them around here in the winter.
You can buy Rubik's Cube too and I saw an electronic Rubik's Cube at a toy store recently.
How about one of these cars?
It's hard to see, but it's a Budweiser Bicentenial Beer can with the founding fathers on one side and the constitution written on the other side. I remember my dad made pen holders out of them and we had them all over the house. They were made in 1976 for a short run.
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