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87 Posts That Prove The ’90s Really Were A Completely Different World
Dial-up internet, playing outside, and no social media... It may sound like a nightmare to today's kids. But for many of those who grew up in the 90s, life was a carefree dream.
We rented our VHS tape movies from Blockbusters, sent handwritten letters to penpals, got lost while using paper maps, and kept some change in our pockets in case we needed to call home. It was a time of creativity, freedom and exploration for kids. A time of baggy clothes for adults. We listened to grunge and hip hop. A handful of supermodels ruled the runway. And we partied like the world was literally about to end in 1999.
That decade may (sadly) be long gone but thankfully, the memories are being kept alive. Online spaces like 90s Kids and 90s Design are dedicated to slowing things down in today's fast-paced digital era. The pages feature posts and memes that instantly transport you right back in time. Bored Panda has put together a compilation of the best of them, and many may have you thinking, "Today's kids will never know..."
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The Peak Of Human Civilization
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Super Soaker Please
nut nibbler 3 months ago
It bad enough that there are some channels I watch and every advert seems to be for prebooking a funeral and getting life insurance.....wouldn't be surprised if they started adverts for Dignitas. I want to watch a show that makes me feel better and not want me to stick my head in a gas oven because of adverts.
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💻🖥️💽 😅
Justin Case 3 months ago
I still have some of these disks. That's because I have two of the original 1984 Apple Macintosh computers with software.
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Thought It Would Be Different
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🚴🚵♂️🚲…
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Its Possible Some Of Us Done All These 😂
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So What Was In Yours …
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Best Gift I Got As A Child 🖍️
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When There Actually Were Snow Days
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The Early Computer Windows Era! I Can Hear The Sound In My Head From The Picture LOL
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Who Remembers Space Cabet?
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Gina Ekiss, Designer Of The Solo Jazz Cup (Circa 1990)
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Best Part Of Class Was When The TV Rolled Out
Elladine DesIsles 3 months ago
And then the frustration when the bell rang before the movie ended, on the last day of school before the holidays. I was an adult before I finally saw Willow all the way through.
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✍️⭐️⭕️🔺
1-800-OMG-STFU 3 months ago (edited)
Oh my lord. I completely forgot about the stamp markers. I used to stamp my nails all of the time.
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We Grew Up In The Wood Grain Era!!!
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😂😅👕🥼…
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Erasers That Never Erased Anything
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Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia '99
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The Subtle, Understated Tones Of A 90s Windbreaker
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Craving The Pizza Hut Buffet On These Cold Winter Days
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Imagine That 😂
Colleen Glim 3 months ago
I’m still waking up with a toddler, an infant, and no money. No thank you
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🍿🛼🎳🎶🎥
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Ah, The 90’s Toothpaste
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I Need That Chair To Think
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The Pink Medicine
Partypants 3 months ago
I remember a horrendous ear infection and having banana flavor penicillin, it was kind of good actually!
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Disney Store In The 90’s Was The Best
StrangeOne 3 months ago
Last time I went into The Disney Store all they had was the same common stuff you could find at Walmart or any other toy store, and the store was stark, plain white. It looked like a temporary shop that was about to close. No soul whatsoever. I miss the original Disney Store.
#29
Definitely Loved The Teal Era We Grew Up In!
Elladine DesIsles 3 months ago
I'm still in my teal-turquoise-aqua era. It's my favourite, and I no longer care what anyone else thinks.
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Little Mermaid Book
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Mcdonald’s Happy Meal Toys!
WFH Forever 3 months ago
I am old enough that I worked at McD's before Chicken Nuggets or Egg McMuffins existed.
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Definitely Was A Time! I Never Wanted To Get Out LOL
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I’ve Always Loved These Glass Block Dividers
djronnied51 3 months ago
Worked at a restaurant that had them, but lit from within with neon! VEEERY 90”s!!q
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It Was A Feast
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Boston Electric Pencil Sharpener Model 18
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Malls Becoming The Thing Of The Past
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Star Toothpaste
#38
Love The Color And The Teal Color As Well That Took Over The 90’s LOL
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The First Christmas Of The Best Decade. I Miss When Shopping Looked Like This
Partypants 3 months ago
I miss the big fat Christmas Sears catalogue and circling all the things I needed..like moon shoes!
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The McDonald's Floors
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We Know What We Saw Growing Up!
OneHappyPuppy 3 months ago
Monopoly guy never had a monocle, the Mandela effect came to be because of Mr. Peanut - I figured it out years ago. But Fruit of the Loom on the other hand... It's the reason I know what a cornucopia is dammit!
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We Didn't Know What We Had… 1999
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Two-Tone Icy Bouncy Balls
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Still An Icon
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Definitely Was The 90’s Birthday Kid Starter Pack!
1-800-OMG-STFU 3 months ago
I LOVED those barrel juices. Now, my kids don't live them. And I thought I was spoiling them by buying some. Lesson learned.
#47
Anyone Remember This Shampoo?
Elladine DesIsles 3 months ago
The only thing that worked on my daughter's extremely fine, tangly hair. She called it "fooshee" shampoo.
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Perfectly Preserved Taco Bell Receipt From 1999 Found In Library Book
Spittnimage 3 months ago
That's why everybody made a run for the border, it was cheap and they stayed open late.
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Brain Quest (1992)
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We All Played With This Ball At The Stores And Definitely Never Took It Home LOL
Elladine DesIsles 3 months ago
There was deifinitely a ball just like this in my home during the 90s. However, I have absolutely no idea how it got there.
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LOL Right! Didn’t Last Long
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Mall Of America, 1992
Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
The whole place is ridiculous nowadays. Consumerism at its finest. So much stuff, most of which you can get just about anywhere else. But hey, it's great to have an indoor mall during Minnesota winters.
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Does This Fit? My Local Taco Bell Since 91
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Somebody Tossed This To The Curb
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We Feel It Everyday Man Dang! LOL
#56
Definitely Had The Same Kitchen Table Growing Up For Sure!
#57
A Couple People Told My That Our Office Furniture Looks Like Their Grandmothers' Furniture From The 90s
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Santa Lollipops
#59
I Actually Had A Pair Back Then LOL ! What About You Guys?
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Fruit Straws! The Bestttttt LOL
#61
Halloween Was So Good Back In The Day 🥺
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Sears In Mountain View, California🌴🌴circa 1990
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'windows On The World' Restaurant, On The 107th Floor Of The North Tower Of The Destroyed World Trade Center
Beak Hookage 3 months ago
There was a famous picture taken of a man falling to his demise that day, possibly having jumped (which was a big deal to the family who thought it might be their son because they were observant Catholics). It's thought to have been an employee of this restaurant.
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You Definitely Had To Be There!
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From The Movie Dinosaurs!
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My Local Taco Bell Unchanged Since The 90’s
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The Limelight (NYC) - 1990s Club In A Gothic Revival-Style Church Built In 1844
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Lisa Frank Clubhouse Store At The Tucson Mall 🦄💕 Tucson, Arizona 💗 Circa Late-90s
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Valentine's Day Party In Elementary School
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Me In A Mcdonald’s Circa 1995
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We Are The Reason These No Longer Exist… 😅
Geoffrey Scott 3 months ago (edited)
Grabbing the Sunday edition of the Grand Rapids Press, getting enough coupons in the insert to cover the cost of the paper+some.Then going to Meijer and taking advantage of the 3x face value discount.
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Mcdonald’s Near Disney’s All-Star Resorts, Which Opened In 1998
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A Burger King In Manhattan With Free Internet Access (1998)
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Motorola Startac Rainbow Cellphone (1996)
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This Book Is A Glorious Example Of Global Village Coffeehouse Design
AtMostAFabulist 3 months ago
Run, run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Stinky Cheese Man!
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Island Home Magazine 🏝️ August, 1993
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Early 90's McDonald's Cup Found In An Abandoned Building
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Nordstrom Cafe, Late 90s
Natalie Kelsey 3 months ago
I used to get a 1.95 grilled cheese at one of these every Friday when I worked in the mall. Cheapest lunch I could get in my allotted lunch time circa 1998
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Inspirational 90s Iconography
Roman Arendt 3 months ago
Don't tell US Americans that this clearly was inspired by Socialist Realism.
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Checkbook Bubble Gum
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Stairs In An Indoor Plaza
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Heavyweights
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This Restaurant In The Westin Bonaventure Hotel In La
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From 📚 'The Best In Lobby Designs: Hotels & Offices' (1991)
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Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
Using paper maps to get around?? I still use them, although I don't travel as much as I used to.
RiceRiceBaby 929 3 months ago
I was born in 1981, so yes. What I learned today, a freaking Lisa Frank store existed
Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
Using paper maps to get around?? I still use them, although I don't travel as much as I used to.
RiceRiceBaby 929 3 months ago
I was born in 1981, so yes. What I learned today, a freaking Lisa Frank store existed
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