1. DCOMs.
Hearing the tune “let’s watch a Disney Channel movie” accompanied by images of tweens hopping over film reels, made us all beg our parents to allow us to stay up “late,” past 8 pm, and watch the latest Disney Channel Original Movie. Some of the best ones include “Smart House,” “Life Size,” “Halloweentown,” “Zenon,” and of course “High School Musical.”
2. Posters.
Who needed wallpaper when our favorite tween magazines, J-14, Tiger Beat, and Popstar! supplied us with posters of our favorite heartthrobs? We'd take the Jonas Brothers, Jesse McCartney, and Zac Efron covered walls over plain white ones any day.
3. Livestrong and other silicone bracelets.
What started out as showing support for the battle against cancer, turned into a “who can fit the most silicone bracelets on their wrist?” trend. #stacksonstacks.
4. Juicy Couture.
From purses to accessories to the logo plastered on our behinds, and of course the matchy match Juicy tracksuit, we all wanted something Juicy. The company that is now bankrupt was once coveted by some of our favorite celebrities such as Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
5. Flip phones.
Texting wasn't always so easy. We'd have to keep pressing the same key to finally get the letter we were hoping for, "A, a, B, b...." Basically, it took what seemed like days just to say "hi" to someone. And that's if we had a texting plan, otherwise it was 10 cents a text and our parents weren't too pleased.
6. Chain emails.
"Send this to 10 of your friends or else you'll die!" Obviously, we couldn't risk it so we'd pass them on, even though we hated them.
7. Skip-It.
We brought them to school and had show downs during recess over who could skip for the longest. When we'd mess up, we'd set the counter on the side back to 000 and try to beat our highest record. Sad to hear these bad boys were discontinued in 2009 and the kids of today will never know the frustration of skipping too fast and getting hit right in the ankle.
8. Furbys.
Furby: the coolest, most terrifying toy in existence. During the day, they seemed cute and cuddly. Hey, they could even talk too! But at night, those beady eyes were staring us down through the dark and they definitely had a secret plan to kill us in our sleep.
