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Light Bright

Sit n Spin

my rocking horse with real springs

all the toys with stuff that is now considered oh so dangerous

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Old Remington and Royal typewriters, the abacus (I had a lovely old wood one, which I seem to have misplaced!), Brownie reflex camera (still have one).



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Green stamps

 You would fill up a book & take it to the store to "buy" something.

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Leisure suits

Space food sticks

Elephant pants

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Stockings with garter belts



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Cigarette vending machines? how were those ever legal??

what else do you remember but has become extinct?

 In Germany, you would find them outside of someone's house on a residential block.  People would buy into the 'franchise' and have them on their front lawn.  



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Stockings with garter belts

 Oh, those are still around wink



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I saw candy cigs yesterday in the oldest candy store in the U.S. in Salem Ma.
Easy bake ovens has to be redesigned last year once 100 watt light bulbs were made "illegal"
Peace signs are every year these days.

Flower stickers to put on cars, that was a huge late 60's thing, Flower Power.
Ashtrays in cars
Bee Hive hair do's
Ironing your hair to make it really straight

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Pet rocks

Air plants

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Stockings with garter belts

Feminine pads with belts. Hated those.  



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Light Bright

Sit n Spin

my rocking horse with real springs

all the toys with stuff that is now considered oh so dangerous

Sit n spin was fun!



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slider pop machine

My paternal pawpaw had one of these in his barber shop.

 

That's another thing you don't see anymore. Or you don't see a lot of, the men's barber shop.

They had a different feel, a different smell.



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VetteGirl wrote:
chef wrote:

Light Bright

Sit n Spin

my rocking horse with real springs

all the toys with stuff that is now considered oh so dangerous

Sit n spin was fun!

You can still get sit and spins. They have lights and sounds now.  



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I want an adult sized sit n spin

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You know that actually sounds really inappropriate

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There is an old school barber shop here. No appointments. Guys just go and sit down and wait their turn

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You know that actually sounds really inappropriate

 HAHAHAHA I you



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Divine Geek wrote:

There is an old school barber shop here. No appointments. Guys just go and sit down and wait their turn

They are still peppered around but not like they use to be.

 



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There is an old school barber shop here. No appointments. Guys just go and sit down and wait their turn

They are still peppered around but not like they use to be.

 

 True, this is the only one I know of. And this guy has had this barber shop for at least 30 years, probably more, but I wasn't around then.  My dad used to go there, but once he started traveling for work, it wasn't a good option.  Saturday mornings, he could sit and wait for over an hour to get his hair cut. Since he's only home on weekends, he just doesn't have that time to waste and can't go any other time. Now he goes to the salon and gets his hair cut by the same girl I do. She just loves him, apparently my dad is a bit of a charmer lol



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LOL!!

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VetteGirl wrote:

I want an adult sized sit n spin

 I should tell you about a certain movie DH and I watched years ago...

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lilyofcourse wrote:
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Light Bright

Sit n Spin

my rocking horse with real springs

all the toys with stuff that is now considered oh so dangerous

Sit n spin was fun!

You can still get sit and spins. They have lights and sounds now.  

 We got Bunny one of those new sit and spins. It was a flimsy piece of junk! And tiny! He didn't really fit on it even when he was  only 2.  It never did work right for him. It was disappointing. 



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The new lite brite is not as cool as the old ones either.

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Tangerine wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
VetteGirl wrote:
chef wrote:

Light Bright

Sit n Spin

my rocking horse with real springs

all the toys with stuff that is now considered oh so dangerous

Sit n spin was fun!

You can still get sit and spins. They have lights and sounds now.  

 We got Bunny one of those new sit and spins. It was a flimsy piece of junk! And tiny! He didn't really fit on it even when he was  only 2.  It never did work right for him. It was disappointing. 

That's sad. They kids had one in the 90s. They loved it. I had to take it away from them cause they would make themselves sick on it.

 



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Do you remember spirograph?

They still have one but not like the 1975 version

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Do you remember spirograph?

They still have one but not like the 1975 version

I loved my spirograph. Used it for all kinds of things.

 



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And Merlin. I loved my Merlin.

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Do you remember spirograph?

They still have one but not like the 1975 version

 Oooh that was another one of my favorite toys!



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Do you remember spirograph?

They still have one but not like the 1975 version

 It's pretty close.



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Rose Milk lotion.
Creepy crawlers.
Box record players.
Polaroids.
String art kits.
Max Factor makeup in the stores.
TVs with dials.
Rolodex.

I have a milk man and he delivers eggs and bread. I still have cassette tapes and a player. I think I still have my typewriter. I used it to take the bar exam 9 or so years ago. There were about 10 of us who typed. 90% of the others taking it used laptops.




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lilyofcourse wrote:
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Do you remember spirograph?

They still have one but not like the 1975 version

I loved my spirograph. Used it for all kinds of things.

 

I bought one for the kids a year or two ago but instead of using pins, they use this doughy adhesive which doesn't work and just frustrates the kids.  



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Mood rings, Garbage Pail Kids, roller skates with a key...boy I'm old!

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baby soft fragrance, one fragrance that smelled like lemon. Lipsmacks in all kinds of flavors, The leather hair bands with a stick to put on a pinned up braid in your hair. Fizzie tablets to put in a glass of water to make a fizzy drink. Pins with happy faces, pet rocks, klackers.

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The Flash    biggrin

Mooning



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Saturday morning cartoons

Merry go rounds

Table top juke boxes.


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jacks, pick up sticks, monkeys in a barrel

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The perfect pal tree hair

Crimpers

Disney World was Disney World and not the Magic Kingdom

Epcot was new



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Tinydancer wrote:

jacks, pick up sticks, monkeys in a barrel

We had all those. You can still get them.

 



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Freshen up gum. Do they still make it? You would bite intobit and a liquid would erupt supposedly freshening your breath.

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Typewriters

Remember the daisy wheel?

 I have one at my desk that I use almost every day!  My nieces came in a few weeks ago and I was typing on it and they asked me what it was.  I showed them how to use it and my 6 year old niece said she wanted one for Christmas LOL!

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jacks, pick up sticks, monkeys in a barrel

We had all those. You can still get them.

 

 Yes, but I never see kids playing with them. Same with marbles. Oh the joy of those days when you palyed with sticks and stones...lol

 



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I'm not sure if this store was a chain or not or if it's still in existence. I miss Dollar Dazzle. Everything was $1 and they had the neatest claw clips and scrunchies. They also had a bottle of vanilla-scented fragrance that was just yummy.

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jacks, pick up sticks, monkeys in a barrel

We had all those. You can still get them.

 

 Yes, but I never see kids playing with them. Same with marbles. Oh the joy of those days when you palyed with sticks and stones...lol

 

 My kids play with the monkeys.  They decorate the house with them, and ask me to find them.   



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Great new game for an oldfashioned toy...That sounds like fun.

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VoiceOfReason wrote:

Freshen up gum. Do they still make it? You would bite intobit and a liquid would erupt supposedly freshening your breath.

I remember that. We called it spit gum.

 

What about

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Do they still make those candy necklaces? wax shaped objects with flavored liquid inside. Oxford shoes, boots that lace up the front. I believer they were called digger boots. wallebes, Leather fringed purses, moccasens. Turqoised jewelry.

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Do they still make those candy necklaces? wax shaped objects with flavored liquid inside. Oxford shoes, boots that lace up the front. I believer they were called digger boots. wallebes, Leather fringed purses, moccasens. Turqoised jewelry.

Yes. All of it.

 



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 I have one hanging in my coat closet. 



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