alilstronger Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I do not recall ever seeing a thread just about fads before. I did not want to narrow it down to just fashion, music, movies, etc. I want it to be open to any topic. This way many conversations can be going on at once and many fads can be reminisced about. What fads have you fallen for either recently or ever? Mine: 1. I bought a snuggie and I LOVE it. It is so warm. 2. In high school (10 years ago) I wore two polos of contrasting colors and popped the colors. 3. I wore silly bands. 4. Not sure if its a fad or not because so many hipster people still do it but sometimes I roll up the bottoms of my skinny jeans to show my ankle. 5 I used to collect Beanie Babies when I was in elementary school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenKing Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) I think everyone fell for fads, especially around Middle School. Lets see: Tamagotchi (Or any electronic "nano" creature) Beanie Babies Gellyrolls (Gel pens) Moldable eracers Pokemon Yo-Yo's Pogs Silver chain-linked necklaces That's all I can think of at the moment. Though, I'm sure there are many others! Edit: Speaking of Pogs... official Knott's Pogs!? I see Montezuma Edited December 27, 2013 by KrakenKing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I fell for quite a few fads when I was little. Yoyos Pokemon Yugioh Rubber wristbands Despicable Me silly bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Yo-yos Tazos (kind of like Pogs, they came for free in packets of potato chips) Hawaiian shirts when they were briefly 'in' again back in 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Pogs, I had a large collection of them and remember back in the 90's, it seemed like you could get them with any design on it you wanted from sports teams to even slammers at a museum or an aquarium themed to the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Despicable Me Duck Dynasty Silly Bands Doge Batman Grumpy Cat And when I was about 10, I played webkinz (or whatever that online pet game was called) every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolkid Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 -Webkinz -Angry Birds -Duck Dynasty -Yo-yos -Memes -Silly Bandz -MINECRAFT!!! PS: What the heck are Pogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_brain_er Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Neopets was the biggest one for me. I've had an active account for about ten years now. Not even gonna lie, I still play sometimes; I played almost every day during my freshman year of college. It's strangely addicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I remember Pogs back in the day. They were HUGE when I was in 5th and 6th grade. Everyone used to play them during recess and lunch. By the time I got to Junior High they were banned from school. Too many kids losing Pogs in games and I guess the school saw it as a form of "gambling". Pogs soon fizzled out after this. I remember when I was in HS my younger sisters were into Pokémon and when Burger King had those Pokémon toys in the red and white balls we would have a lot of Kids Meals and collect a lot of the toys. "Gotta catch em all!" is probably the best toy slogan of all time. I was also really into rap-rock in the late 90s and early 2000s - especially Limp Bizkit and Crazy Town (although I never really got into ICP). I also really hated boy bands at this time (still hate them) and made fun of Backstreet Boys and NSync (which my sisters were really into). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 ^ Love me some good boy bands - Nsync, BSB, New Kids, LFO, BBMak - that was pretty much it. The rest were not that good - Youngstown, 98 Degrees, Natural, 5ive, No Authority, C-Note, B2K, Dream Street, 3T, etc. I totally forgot about Pogs and Tamagotchi/Nano pets!!!!!!! I literally had about 10 of them digital pets at one time. They tried to make a come back a few years ago but it did not take off. Pogs were THE THING back when I was in elementary school. When I sit and think about it the concept was pretty silly. I just thought of another. I had 2 Furbys back when they first came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Pogs sorta fell out of fashion when I was in elementary school. That was more of an early 90s thing I guess. I know Tamogatchis and Giga Pets became popular, but were never really as popular as Beanie Babies or some of (what I consider) the bigger 90s fads like Pokémon. My first exposure to Tamogatchis actually was a Pikachu. I think I still have the device lying around somewhere, but the battery died eons ago. I did get into a few mobile app crazes. Angry Birds, Instagram, Temple Run/Subway Surf, Tiny Wings, etc as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I used to enjoy defecating behind a taco bell after having to many Doritos Locos Tacos. When you gotta go, you gotta go! After that experience, I have taken up the hobby of staving myself. I've shortened my meal from five hamburgers a day and five sodas a week to one cheerio a week and one dixie cup of water every 3 days. I went from being a jelly belly to a shriveled up bag full of bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I used to enjoy defecating behind a taco bell after having to many Doritos Locos Tacos. When you gotta go, you gotta go! After that experience, I have taken up the hobby of staving myself. I've shortened my meal from five hamburgers a day and five sodas a week to one cheerio a week and one dixie cup of water every 3 days. I went from being a jelly belly to a shriveled up bag full of bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Pin trading and buying. It had to be pin trading and buying. Fortunately, I have gotten out of that racket and stuck with only a couple of pin series in the Disney parks collections. (Go Scary Teddy in NBC!) Yep. Gotten a bunch of them over only a few years. Then I went cold turkey, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrojack Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 - POGS, I never got into them, but there were some neat slammers I liked to collect. - Napster, it took a 1/2 hour to download one song with dial up. - Rollerblades, I remember everyone needed the newest blades when it was roller skate week for gym in elementary school. - Giga Pets: Had to change the time before going to bed so it wouldn't wake you up in the middle of the night. - Highlights: All the boy bands were doing it I'm glad I never bleached my hair when that was the fad. - Have a few Beanie Babies, since people kept saying they will be worth money in the future. - Garbage Pail Kids: Had a massive collection until my grandma threw them out saying they were disgusting. - Slap braclets. - Hacky Sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 ^ I love how slap bracelets make a resurgence every few years still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Proud Pokémon veteran. I still play the games, a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I got into just about every Facebook game, along with crandy crush, ruzzle, and stamped run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Wow, of all the ones mentioned so far, I never got involved with. Did have a pet rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Did have a pet rock! AHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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