Back when there was NO bigger flex than owning a telly with a built - in DVD and VCR combo .
1.VH1’sI Love the ’80s, ’90s,and'70s,which you learned sooooo much stuff aboutpop cultureand even history from:
2.And VH1’sThe Fabulous Life of…which you learned all about luxury brands from:
3.The home login screen for Windows XP on your family’s computer:
4.The singing mutant Quiznos hamsters that were just horrifying:
5.The Fantanas and their catchy AF “Wanna Fanta! Don’t you wanna?” jingle:
6.The skill of taking selfies with flip phones:
7.TVs that came with built-in DVD and VHS players, which were such a flex if you owned one:
8.The iHome stereo with the remote, which was also such a flex if you owned one:
9.And iPod socks that literally did nothing to protect your iPod if you accidentally dropped it:
10.Purple and green ketchup that you swore tasted different than regular ketchup:
11.Madonna and Missy Elliott’s “Into the Hollywood Groove” Gap commercial and ad campaign:
12.Jessica Simpson’s Dessert Beauty, which you really wanted only to see if it actually tasted good:
13.The belt section at Hot Topic which was full of studded belts — but you could also pick up a white or clear belt:
14.The over-priced CD section at Borders that you were always tempted to buy a CD from:
15.Club Libby Lu stores at the mall, which looked like it was the love child of Bratz Dolls and the Limited Too:
16.The massage chairs inside Sharper Image that always had one old man hogging one up for way too long:
17.Watching marathons ofTrading SpacesonTLCon the weekends. And mainly watching them for the reactions of the people who got an ugly redecorated room:
18.Watching MTV’sPimp My Rideto see what horrible makeover they’d do to the cars:
19.MapQuest maps that you printed out. And 99% of the time you forgot to print out only black and white instead of color:
20.Celebs wearing American flag, I ❤️ NY, and FDNY clothing on red carpets and events after 9/11:
21.The red Netflix envelope, which was always a little thrill when you saw it in the mail:
22.The absolute magical chaos that was the midnight release of a newHarry Potterbook:
23.Philadelphia Cheesecake Snack Bars, which were the perfect afterschool treat or dessert:
24.Restaurants and food brands changing their products in order to be Atkins friendly:
25.The stack of blank CDs that sat next to the computer — which could inspire you to make a mix CD by just looking at it:
26.The gaudy outfits David andVictoria Beckhamwore on the red carpets in the early ’00s:
27.The Disney DVDs that came with FastPlay, which you would press immediately, but it never seemed to actually work:
28.Interactive DVD menus that sometimes came with hidden features that you needed to know how to access:
29.TheGirls Gone Wildcommercials they played late at night and you were always worried someone would walk in while it was playing:
30.The “Animal crackers in my soup” part from theShirley Temple Little DarlingDVD commercial that played ALL the time on Cartoon Network:
31.Best Buy having, like, 50% of its floor space dedicated to just DVDs:
32.And the Best Buy Geek Squad Volkswagen Beetles that were always parked outside:
33.LiveStrong bracelets, which you wore because it was popular and it showed you “cared”:
34.And the red string bracelets celebs wore because they were into Kabbalah:
35.The bright green “on light” on the old external computer speakers:
36.Turning on your desktop like this and then feeling the warm heat of the computer tower on your leg:
37.And lastly, having Internet Explorer crash on you, which was always at the worst time:
