Retro Gadgets, Classic Toys & Childhood Nostalgia

[jmanz]

I remember some of the rich kids bringing these to school. I always wanted a subscription so bad.

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It wasn't that expensive for a year's subscription. It was about $20 or less for the year. I had it.

 

[nodle]

It wasn't that expensive for a year's subscription. It was about $20 or less for the year. I had it.

Try telling that to my parents.

 

[jmanz]

Try telling that to my parents.

Actually I looked it up, it was $15 per year.

 

[nodle]

Actually I looked it up, it was $15 per year.

$15 in the 1990s were an equivalent of $100 today it seemed like.

 

[jmanz]

$15 in the 1990s were an equivalent of $100 today it seemed like.

Grok tells me it is the equivalent of $37 in today's dollars.

 

[nodle]

Grok tells me

 

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[nodle]

I used to love this show.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987701749478810034

 

[nodle]

I had this and it was amazing!

 

[raspberry_farmer]

 

[raspberry_farmer]

 

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I bought my kids one of these a few summers back. I spent many summers playing with mine.

 

[nodle]

This was prime time Nickelodeon. Loved the show.

 

[nodle]

I don’t know why seeing this thing brings me such joy. It made my brain think there were all these secrets to these games I was going to unlock. Plus I think I saved my money up for it. It was a magical device.

 

[nodle]

I never used it but always had to have one setup on my desk.

 

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The soap everyone used.

 

[raspberry_farmer]

 

[nodle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1994552190359445577

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1996273925538623903