Thirty years ago, pretty much everyone you knew had...
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A big, giant TV that weighed about 500 pounds:
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This exact chair, probably in the kitchen:
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And a kitchen table that looked exactly like this:
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A set of Revere Ware cookware that you probably got as a Christmas or wedding gift:
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This blender that seemed to last decades:
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Or this big, huge tank of an alarm clock:
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The peak in furniture and music technology:
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An entire shelf built literally just for a phone book:
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The ultimate can opener:
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A room in the house with walls exactly like this...
...in a hallway that probably looked like this:
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A phone you'd have to come barreling down the stairs to answer in time:
And a list of every single important phone number that was probably yellowing with age:
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The perfect device for popping (kinda dry) popcorn:
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This grill that made everything taste just a little bit better:
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This bedspread on your mom or grandma's bed:
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This washing machine that absolutely destroyed fingers that got too close:
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The loudest alarm known to humankind, made for traveling:
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This exact Crock-Pot:
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The goofiest of cups:
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One of these conveniently located next to the fridge:
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These exact salt and pepper shakers:
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A jar full of candy completely stuck together that had been there for no one knew how long:
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The go-to lemonade jug for a picnic or camping trip:
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These coffee-making tools:
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This type of furniture in a room that probably smelled a bit like cigarette smoke:
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One of these chairs that always seemed to get stickier the hotter it got outside...
...which was always found not too far away from at least one of these chairs:
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A kitchen with this kind of floor:
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This gorgeous end table right in the living room:
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A set of these ancient coasters that you'd get yelled at for not using:
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A big fruit log in your freezer:
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This (still beautiful) piece of bedroom furniture:
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An iron your grandma used in the 1700s:
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One of these hanging on the clothesline:
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A literal book you'd have to bring to the bank with you:
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The greatest toy ever — the Moo Box:
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A big ol' ball of needles:
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A very, very fancy set of glass grapes:
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One of these in the bathroom:
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This wooden bowl that was most likely used for a crisp, cool iceberg salad:
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A container that could only be opened with a knife or a spoon:
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These things that could class up any dish served on a paper plate:
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One of these things that was probably not filled with what it was originally intended to be filled with:
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This dish that was perfect for any food:
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One of these right next to your phone:
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One of these in the bathroom:
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One set of these around the holidays:
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Two sets of keys for one single car:
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A sifter made out of metal:
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A bunch of these lying around the house:
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A bottle of this very, very painful stuff:
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One of these in your freezer:
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One of these to fix wear and tear:
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And a whole bunch of Silly Putty:
