“For some reason, I can’t think of when exactly they died out.
I just remember that they were a thing, and then they weren’t.”
Looks like I’m not the only one who feels like everything suddenly changed overnight.
When redditoru/isawillmakeyouhappyaskedthe r/AskReddit community, “What disappeared silently and nobody noticed?”
Here’s what they had to say:
1.
“Those shoes with the little wheels in them.”
“Pay phones.”
And theres a phone box in Yorkshire that was converted into theworld’s smallest museum."
u/Pyrometrix
3.
“Missing people on milk containers.”
The term ‘9 to 5’ used to mean eight hours, including lunch.
u/pokemonandgenshin
5.“Ringtones.”
“Picture-in-picture as a television feature.
You don’t hear about that anymore.”
u/Colonelfudgenustard
7.
“The prizes in cereal boxes.”
“3D TVs and to a lesser extent, 3D in cinemas.
For a while, so many movies in the cinema had a 3D option.
3D TVs were the next ‘logical step’ in bringing this same effect to the living room.
u/Rannasha
9.
“Kids playing outside.
I grew up playing outside, and I just don’t see that anymore…”
10.
“Freestanding newspaper stands.”
u/Nurse_Gringo
11.
“AOL messenger (and ICQ).
I used to love having people pop in and message me on these apps.
ICQ was great because it allowed for people on AOL, Yahoo, MSN, etc.
Sad that it just disappeared.
I met so many great people.”
u/Kuma9194
13.
“Bugs, especially on the car windshield.
“Voiceovers in movie trailers.
For some reason, I can’t think of when exactly they died out.
I just remember that they were a thing, and then they weren’t.”
u/Sugarbear23
15.
“VCR tape rewinders.”
“Lifetime licenses everything is a subscription now.”
u/needforspeed5000
17.
“Play places at fast food establishments.
There arent that many that still have them.”
“Long distance phone companies and their ubiquitous advertising.”
u/res21171
19.
Same with CD players in computers.”
“Layaway plans, which Im sure was due to the rise in credit cards, but still.”
u/banana_fana_1234
21.“Pagers.
“Mechanical credit card machines that took an imprint then you had to sign.”
u/optoph
23.
“Garage sales and a local newspaper that lists where they are.
There was a time I furnished half my house and filled my kitchen from garage sales.”
“Does anyone remember the coin-operated horses outside of grocery stores?
I suddenly realized they’re nowhere to be found now.”
u/Wow3332
25.
“Cigarette lighters/ashtrays in cars.”
Note: Responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
