Things you don't see anymore-

[RCMerchant]

. Payphones- Why? People are glued to their phones and most are never calling anyone.
. TV sign off signals- The National anthem then- BEEEEEEEEEEEP
. Rotary phones
. 8 tracks and players (or cassette tape players and tapes)
. VHS players and tapes
. Candy cigarettes- that blew powdered sugar out the ends.
. Record players and records- LPs and 45s. Or record stores.
. Cigarette machines- Mostly in bars. But you can't smoke anywhere indoors except at home.
. TV antennas on roofs
. Burger Chef- And Jeff!
. Five and dimes (stores)
. Comic books sold at a newsstand
. Paper Halloween masks
. Magazine stands- I remember going to the news stand and they sold over 100 different types of magazines. Old West, crime, monster, comics, news, men's mags, fishing, motorcycles. Maybe they still have them some places, but not around here.
. Ashtrays in cars
. UHF channels on TV
. Video stores

Any more that you can think of? Most of the things are an improvement, but some I miss.

[Alex]

If it helps we still have record players in the UK. They've been increasing in popularity for the past few years. There is also a chain of stores called 5 & dime.

[lester1/2jr]

Remember Le Car? It was a regular looking car that said Le Car on the side

[Trevor]

Remember Le Car? It was a regular looking car that said Le Car on the side

I think that was known as the Renault 5 here 🤔

[claws]

. Record players and records- LPs and 45s. Or record stores. - Available here. There is a high demand for vinyl, with record shops popping up everywhere.

My niece used to work in a record player factory. Brad Pitt once ordered a special kind of record player when he was filming Inglourious Basterds in Berlin.

. Cigarette machines- You can find cigarette machines on almost every corner here in Germany.

. Comic books sold at a newsstand - Some newsstands sell comic books here, but wouldn't a comic book nerd prefer buying comic books in a comic book store? I can only imagine a newsstand having a limited selection of comic books. Why even bother with a newsstand? Unless you are a casual comic book reader, or something?

. Magazine stands- Decline in consumer demand. It's the digital age. Printed publications are dinosaurs deemed to be extinct. With that said, we still have newsstands here.

. Video stores - Obsolete, but we still have physical media rental stores here. I'm surprised people still go there to rent movies.

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I don't see kids celebrating their birthday at McDonalds anymore. It used to be a thing until the 1990s.

I kind of miss phone booths even though they were filthy and usually vandalized.

[claws]

Things that have become obsolete

Fax machines
Landlines
Typewriters
Calculator
Encyclopedias
Floppy disk
Camera
CRT TV
DVD
Getting film developed
Satellite navigation device
Ipods
Pager
PDAS
Public pay phones
VCRs
Alarm clocks
An apple pda on display
Cassette tape
CDs
Overhead projectors
Paper
Phonebooks
Smartphones

[RCMerchant]

^ I still use a land-line. I don't have a cell phone.

Paper? Pretty sure paper is still around.

[lester1/2jr]

The one thing I really miss are video arcades. The only one around here treats you like a pedo if you aren't there for a kids birthday party.

[RCMerchant]

^ No arcades at all around here. Reminds me though...

. Pinball machines. Dam. I loved me some pinball. Also-
. Juke boxes in the bar.
. Wooden beer crates. Made good knick knak shelfs.
. Columbia House Record clubs.- God knows how many times I ripped those guys off.

Oh yeah- I used to buy underground tapes from companies that advertised in Fangoria magazine. Like Video Search of Miami and Midnight Video, Sinister Cinema. Anyway, I would always get catalogs from all these companies in the mail all the time. They were fun to read.

[zombie no.one]

Butterflies! where have they gone? genuinely don't think I've seen a single butterfly in the last 5 years

If it helps we still have record players in the UK. They've been increasing in popularity for the past few years.

the HMV here has an entire floor devoted to vinyl. crazy pricey now though. £40 - £50 for albums they have on CD for £6.99...

[zombie no.one]

CDs

I still buy about a dozen a month. on amazon / discogs and in shops... can think of at least 3 or 4 shops that sell them near me

[RCMerchant]

^ We're so backwards. Except finding new ways to f**k things up. Ah, well.
You can still carry a gun!

[claws]

CDs

I still buy about a dozen a month. on amazon / discogs and in shops... can think of at least 3 or 4 shops that sell them near me

Yeah according to the internet CDs are dead and obsolete. Apparently vinyl outsold CDs in the last decade or so. Walk in stores here have reduced their CD selection over the years though.

[Trevor]

The one thing I really miss are video arcades. The only one around here treats you like a pedo if you aren't there for a kids birthday party.

That actually happened to me about five years ago. I went to a mall while my car was being serviced and played a few games at their arcade / bowling Alley entertainment place. Played quite happily and was chatting to the young ones there when this rando approached me and told me to leave as "You are making the kids uncomfortable as you don't belong here."

I was about to say something when one of the youngsters said " F off. He's playing, we're playing and he's not bothering us at all. Leave him alone." 😊

[Trevor]

I really miss walk in record / DVD / CD shops here as they have almost all closed down, especially places like Musica and Look & Listen.

Also video rental places are almost entirely gone here ☹️