We all get nostalgic for things from the past, but it seems some of them are better off there. BuzzFeed asked older readers to share the trends from “back in the day” that they’re glad aren’t popular now.
The things they hope stay in the past include:
- "Jellies, the shoes. OMG, they were bad then, and I have no idea why I see them for sale now. They're blister factories and stink as an insult to injury."
- "Having to go to the movies without a pre-purchased ticket or assigned seat was a hassle. You'd have to wait in long lines to sit in lousy seats or find out the show was sold out."
- "What was with all the feather roach clips in the late '70s and early '80s? They looked so very, very dumb, and I often thought many teens who wore them did not know what they were."
- "Can we just talk about '80s frizzy hair for a moment? It looked good on exactly no one."
- "Smoking inside buildings. For a non-smoker, it's literally one of the worst and most suffocating smells. So glad I don't have to smell like an ashtray anymore after visiting a restaurant!"
- "Parachute pants. They even made a brief comeback a few years ago. Why, though?"
- "Something that was very popular in the '70s was shag carpeting. Everyone had it. I remember my sister had a rake for hers (really!). It was horrible to vacuum, and if you dropped something in it, you'd never find it again."
- "Having only one landline phone in the kitchen and being on a party line!"
- "Riding without seatbelts. I remember being made fun of for always buckling up, even into the mid-'90s."
- "Paper maps that need folding."
- "Pagers, beepers. It was kinda neat at first, and then, it just seemed annoying."
- "Low-rise jeans. I absolutely hate that these are making a comeback."
Source: BuzzFeed