1. Remember when you could end a frustrating phone call with the satisfying *clack* of shutting a flip phone? The best.
2. Although it might have felt even better to slam a landline phone down on the receiver.
3. Do kids these days have Trapper Keepers with wild, neon designs on them? Maybe, but probably not.
7. Sure, Netflix is great, but nothing made Friday night feel like Friday night quite like picking out a movie or two from the "new releases" section at Blockbuster.
8. And back when those movies were on VHS, they came in plastic-smelling cases that were soooo satisfying to open and snap shut.
11. Nowadays, you just get a code to redeem for points online, but back in the '90s, you'd know right away if you won a free soda.
12. Playing online games is super cool. But nothing could ever top playing Goldeneye on this sucker with three of your friends, sitting in the same room and yelling at each other not to cheat by looking at your part of the screen.
14. Nickelodeon still makes great shows, but their studios used to be a spot that '90s kids dreamed of seeing in person.
15. Sure, Spotify is convenient. But it was such a flex to have a big, heavy collection of CDs in one of these cases to show off your impeccable musical taste.
16. I'm still kinda stunned that we were allowed to use most likely toxic chemicals and a heat source that could burn us to make little rubbery bugs, but dang, it was fun.
18. Were these chair-desk combos kinda uncomfortable? Yes. But they were also great for cracking your back.
19. With all the advancements in the ice cream aisle at the grocery store (those geniuses at Ben & Jerry's are always up to something), nothing has quite hit like Viennetta used to.
21. And finally: Sure, checking the internet for school closures is quick and easy. But looking out your window and seeing a bunch of snow and then watching the little crawl at the bottom of the screen on the local news for school closures just had a little extra suspense that made it that much better.
