What trend was popular when you were a kid that you thought, “”man this will be popular forever. Surely this will never be dated!!””?

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Dorelle · Accepted Answer

Choose Your Own Adventure books. In the 80s these books were extremely popular. So much so that besides that actual CYOA books several rival book series were launched. The best of which might arguably be the TSR series based on their popular Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. I'm not exactly sure when the idea of Choose Your Own Adventure style books went out of style or lost popularity but as a parent of a child in grade school I was pretty shocked to go to a bookstore looking for a few only to be met with blank stares from the staff. I figured these types of books would always be popular.

Rebekkah · Answer

Up to the 2000's, especially for girls, fashion was getting less and less modest each decade. By the 2000's, girls were walking around in hardly any clothing at all. Short of going full nude, I thought we hit the end, we can't go further. It's completely bizarre that girls today are more covered up or intentionally frumpier than they were a decade ago. Girls and guys dress up now, even for casual wear.

Linell · Answer

Four words: Lisa. Frank. Trapper. Keepers.

Zenita · Answer

Cool people leaning on a wall with one knee bent and their foot against the wall.

adda · Answer

MSN, I still miss it.

Therezia · Answer

Grunge

Anson · Answer

Slap bracelets.

Elmira · Answer

Tamagotchis. I wanted one so bad that I kept one left in the lunchroom WITHOUT REPORTING IT TO LOST AND FOUND.

Jofrid · Answer

Hair wrapping with the different color strings.

adda · Answer

AOL Instant Messenger. RIP AIM.

Penelope · Answer

Crazy bones, about twenty years ago. Anyone else remember them?

Jenn · Answer

Facebook. It's not a very old trend I agree but it's crazy how none of my friends even use it anymore. And ten years ago that's all we used. Blackberry Messenger (BBM)  Edit: When I said we don't use Facebook anymore what I meant was that we are still signed up for it but we don't post like we used to. 8-9 years ago all we did after a night out was post the pics we took and go crazy commenting and liking. Now....our profiles are literally articles and memes shared on the rare occasions.

marzieh · Answer

I didn't collect but I know a LOT of people thought Beanie Babies were not only going to last forever but also become million dollar collectibles

LIGIA · Answer

Mixtapes and mix CD's seem to be a thing of the past now, which is a shame because that was truly an art form since you had a limited amount of time to make the perfect mix.

Gozde · Answer

Leggings under jean shorts.

hajrija · Answer

Clip Art

Venche · Answer

When i was a kid, I couldn't wait to grow up and take my kids to Blockbuster

ummu · Answer

Frosted tips

Arzoo · Answer

Heelys. I thought those bad boys would live on to be our new way of transportation.

Jessika Austerlitz · Answer

Emo music and 2000s pop punk. And hey! I still listen to it sometimes, so it's still a popular genre for me.

Elden · Answer

Yo-yos were really cool.

Soroor · Answer

Webkinz. That was the ultimate hangout

Uta Wirtz · Answer

Super thin eyebrows

Dorit · Answer

Anybody remember Bakugan?

Denyse · Answer

We used to use glitter in '95 like people use bronzer now. You could dab it. Roll it on. Throw it in the air and jump through it like a gazelle. Also those metal butterfly hair clips where the wings were on springs and 'flapped' when you moved.

Lenette · Answer

Rollerblading

Kristin Reinhardt · Answer

Trapper Keepers

Leonie Adler · Answer

Spies. When I was a kid (early 00's) everything used to be spy related. I remember I had toys like 'spy glasses' (they had green lenses) or 'spy headset' (it was just some earphones with a mic). And there was a whole trend of movies especially for kids like Spy Kids or Agent Cody Banks and such. There are still some spy-themed things but I think they've mostly been replaced with superheroes.

Ward · Answer

Myspace.... I remember spending ages customizing my page, with music and pics and all those clunky flashing gifs haha

Claudia Fuhrmann · Answer

The RAZR phone was the epitome of sleek. Bonus points if you had a pink one.

malue · Answer

I wanted to buy things off of TV for the entirety of my childhood. By the time I had enough money and was old enough having cable seemed ridiculous so I never got to buy anything from those 1800 numbers. Still sad

Mehtap · Answer

Spin art. Attach the paper to the turntable with walls, add paint, spin, add more paint, add more passion. I had HUNDREDS.

Ulla-Maija · Answer

Tech Decks were huge in grade school. I thought they would last a while. Nope. EDIT: Apparently they're still a thing, just in app form now, as well as in physical form. I had a few Tech Deck skateboards and used to put my Littlest Pet Shop toys on them for fun (the ones with the magnets on the paws) before I sold them. I have yet to see them in stores where I live.

MARKITA · Answer

Mango Sour Altoids. I thought they would be around until I grew old. I miss them :(

Troy · Answer

Baggy jeans over skinny jeans. I should have realized that jean fluctuation is a natural part of life.

Jordanna · Answer

Marbles, they were the shit. A big marble was worth 3 medium marbles which was worth 3 small marbles There were little hole tiles spread across the playground and whoever got all their marbles in the hole first would win the pot (the pot being the wagered marbles) Gambling was a huge thing at my elementary/primary school

KAYLEIGH · Answer

i never thought visible forearm tattoos/sleeves would ever be completely accepted. i assumed that the look would eventually no longer be a guaranteed barrier to working outside of labour and the trades. however, i could never see a world with nearly full on acceptability. like, it's no biggie for a policeman to have sleeves where i live: could never have predicted that happening

Spud · Answer

Tang The official drink of NASA. Who doesn't love astronauts? And then the Challenger exploded and killed their marketing campaign.

Michaela · Answer

I just took it for granted that rock music would be the major, most popular type of music forever  it never occurred to me to even think it could pretty much just kinda go away. The same with malls - the idea that malls were something that could fail was a thought that never even crossed my mind.

jinan · Answer

"I remember going to a sewing class in the late 80's and the teacher telling us "shoulder pads will never go out of fashion now, they are so flattering we will never stop using them". Boy, was she wrong!! "

Leonie Hoffmann · Answer

I never thought the guitar hero series would ever fail.

Rondik · Answer

Bionicles

Forrester · Answer

Not that long ago, but not once did I think the classic Blackberry would die out. My friends used to laugh at people with touchscreens. How times have changed.

Halli · Answer

Cool-looking WordArt on Microsoft word. As a kid I played around with that shit all the time and now it's just gone

Kiymet · Answer

MSN messenger... I could not have imagined a better way to communicate. Spent hours chatting with crushes in grade 7

Jean-Marc · Answer

"I remember going to the arcade and thinking "arcades are going to be so cool in 20 years, I bet the games are going to be amazing". Nope   edit: I have been lucky enough to visit a giant arcade in Japan, I swear the thing was the size of a Walmart, amazing experience... South Korea had some great arcades in 2004, but when I went back in 2008 I could only find one in COEX I think edit2: Oh and I used to think I was pretty good at Tekken.... I could easily beat everyone in my dormitory. But in Asia? Double nope. "

Worth · Answer

MTV.

Karin Austerlitz · Answer

Blockbuster, I never would have thought..

Murdoch · Answer

I thought those four-color pens would be popular forever.

mejse · Answer

RadioShack. That was about $500 in investments down the toilet

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