“I remember buying a set of encyclopedias one volume at a time at the grocery store. A the first week, B the second week, etc.” —poultran “Dog catchers, too. With those huge nets.” —ivna99 “Not to mention, pay phones and answering machines.” —Mondayslasagna —Mondayslasagna “I remember Burger King having branded disposable ashtrays.” —greenfield05 “And cars came with those squeaky metal ashtrays.” —M-E-O-W “I found a bullet in a McDonald’s ball pit once.” —GryphonHall —emilyyancey “‘Get off the freeway at the exit by Home Depot, then drive until you see the Burger King, then turn into the neighborhood that’s right behind it. So, once you’re in the neighborhood, make a left, then make a right. After you pass the pool, make another right. When you’re in front of the park, make a left, then make a right at the next stop sign. My house is the one with the blue mailbox.’” —E7331899 “And if they weren’t home, you had no means of finding them — an entire day’s plans lost, like tears in rain.” —Traditional_Rice_660 —BuckyGoldman “The local mom and pop video store we went to had three or four tape rewinders behind the counter for the people who forgot. They charged $0.50 if they had to do it for you.” —SarcasticBassMonkey “Or, needing a VCR to connect your gaming system to the TV.” —OutsideBad1762 “And being able to wait right at the gate for your loved one to arrive.” —JohnExcrement “Excitedly waiting for your mom to be done with the Saturday paper so you can steal the TV guide, circle everything you wanted to watch, and see who was hosting SNL next week.” —tumorgirl
