“The only time I want these is from a medical professional telling me something important.
I hate them otherwise.”
We all know trends come and go.
I never could’ve predicted the return of low-rise jeans, but here we are.
That said, some things that were once all the rage just end up dying out.
Here’s what they said.
“Formal living rooms.”
“Not listing the salary on a job posting.”
u/NoeyCannoli
“I work in HR strategy.
I think refusing to post compensation for a job should be illegal.”
u/Harry-le-Roy
3.
“Fancy unused china sets.”
“TEXT MESSAGES AND FACEBOOK POSTS IN ALL CAPS.”
u/Worchestershshhhrrer
“GRANDPA DIED, LOL.
“Porcelain figurine collections.”
6.“Timeshares.”
Employee benefits were amazing, but the salespeople will absolutely lie to you to secure a sale.
We used to get A LOT of inquiries on exit options.
These companies will put your unit on a resale market, but it’ll never get sold.
u/DaMilkGod
7.
“The cellphone holder that clips onto the belt.”
“The obsession with work, although I think it’s going to get more complicated now.”
They could work 40 hours and afford a house.
I worked 80 hours and could just barely afford the smallest house on the market.
After 2020, I don’t know how any middle-class person will ever afford a house.
Seems like an easy choice.”
u/VTAffordablePaintbal
9.
I finally convinced my mom (76) to stop paying north of $200 a month for cable.
I had been needling her for years when she finally did it.
Was it the literal hundreds per month savings that finally convinced her?
“Emails with the subject line ‘Fw:Fw:Fw:'”
u/12345_PIZZA
11.
“Balancing a checkbook.”
u/swinty22
13.
“Reader’s Digestmagazines.”
“‘I hate my wife’ humor.”
u/rfuller
“Good riddance.
u/N0S0UP_4U
15.
“Affordable, well-made appliances that will last a lifetime.”
“‘Salads’ whose primary ingredient is Jell-O and/or whipped cream.”
It’s orange Jello with carrot sticks and pineapple chunks.
He’s the only one who eats it.
His mom doesn’t even make it anymore.”
u/MamaNyxieUnderfoot
17.
“Saying the date and time when leaving a voicemail.
Also, voicemails.”
18.“Homeownership.
Add in corporations buying up housing with 50-year payback plans.”
u/dee_lio
19.
“Big families.”
“Cable news.”
u/ocarina97
“And newspapers.
Only Boomers get them now.
u/Suppafly
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