“This really cut into my candy money because my allowance didnt go up.”

so many people from theBuzzFeed Communityshared their stories.

Here’s what they had to say below.

Open catalog showing various plaid robes, wool slippers, pajamas, and a holiday scene. Some descriptions and prices are visible but mostly unreadable due to the image size

Hed get an updated one every couple of years.

He was in his happy place planning trips."

emilypost

3.

Two young girls, presumably siblings, sit in the trunk of a station wagon. One wears a blue and white dress, the other a red shirt and striped shorts

“Sitting in the far back of the station wagon, facing the people behind you.”

“Manual roll up/down car windows.

homeycloud42

5.

TV Guide cover featuring Jeff Gordon in a racing suit. Headline reads: "NASCAR Power! Inside the whirlwind world of America's hottest sport."

“No seat belts.

Turning the television antenna.

Operator to call long distance.

Gas station sign shows the price of regular gas as 99.9 (likely 99.9 cents) per gallon. Trees and mountains are visible in the background

Dressing up to go out to dinner or church.

Party lines on telephones.

Smoking and drinking while pregnant.

A classic Honda Accord sedan parked on a gravel driveway in a countryside setting, with trees and a brick structure in the background. License plate reads EYC 504Y

Paper scoring cards for bowling.

Ashtrays everywhere you went.

Cigarette lighters in our car.

A child wearing a blue shirt watches an animated detective character on an old television while holding a remote control

Paper prices on merchandise.”

cheesyjaguar324

7.

“Full-service gas stations and the ding-ding that accompanied them.

A 1940s soda fountain scene with a man in a white coat serving ice cream to three patrons at the counter

One lasted in my hometown until the ’80s!

The windshield was cleaned, the tires and oil checked, and topped off!

“The employment ads were separate ads for male and female.”

Vintage cassette tape recorder on a wooden floor, connected to a tangled white cord

cornyeagle754

9.

“Having air conditioning or power windows on your car was a luxury.

I also remember when a new car onThe Price Is Rightwith five numbers in its price was EXPENSIVE.”

“I remember getting the weather forecast for the day from the paper.

helloiamplant

11.

“Not being able to watch movies or shows any time we wanted.

You had to wait until the broadcast time and date.

We used to wait for months to watchThe Wizard of Ozeach year!!

“I spent my elementary school years in a Midwestern industrial town in the 1950s and 1960s.

No helicopter parenting.”

karens19

13.

“Our drugstore would have a sit-down lunch counter.

We used to go in there and spin around on the bar stools and order root beer floats.

I can still smell that drugstore.

Also, daddy drove with hand signals out of the window even when we had modern cars.

He would do both, and all of the kids would love it!”

“Before I turned twelve, the movie price was 35 cents.

After that it was 65 cents.

It really cut into my candy money because my allowance didnt go up.

angrydaisy716

15.

“Answering machines with tape that you had to rewind.”