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40 Pictures From The 2000s That Will Just Completely Take You Back
Rewind·Updated 9 minutes ago. Posted 2 hours agoLiterally, I can smell A&F’s Fierce and Victoria’s Secret’s Love Spell coming off these pics! 1. You had that one friend who was an absolute pro at taking selfies with a back-facing digital camera… Mj Kim / Getty Images 2. …and who also perfected taking the mirror selfie…
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Literally, I can smell A&F’s Fierce and Victoria’s Secret’s Love Spell coming off these pics!
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You had that one friend who was an absolute pro at taking selfies with a back-facing digital camera…
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…and who also perfected taking the mirror selfie with flash:
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When you had to remember to bring your digital camera with you if you were going somewhere and wanted pics…
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…and also had to make sure that you had enough space for photos in your memory card:
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When everybody had like six different electronics connected to their TVs…
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…and when everybody called flatscreen TVs “plasma TVs,” whether they were plasma or not:
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When you had to print out directions for your parents on MapQuest whenever you guys were going somewhere new for the first time:
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When you downloaded your first illegal MP3 and thought the FBI was going to come to your door…
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…and when you’d get mad if you downloaded a bogus MP3 of a song you really wanted:
#TodaysKidsWillNeverKnow the struggle of your Limewire download finally finishing only for it to be an audio of Bill Clinton
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When you’d buy skinny jewel cases for your mix CDs in order to save space…
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…and when you also had one of these for your CDs whenever you traveled:
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When the iTunes Music Store would only allow you to play a 30-second clip of a song…
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…and when your iPod was the most valuable thing you owned:
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When there was no store in the mall with a cooler exterior facade than Hollister…
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…and when you’d walk by Victoria’s Secret and know there was a 90% chance that it was having a semi-annual sale:
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When you’d go into Abercrombie & Fitch and have to walk past the wall of their logo sweaters that reeked of Fierce…
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…and whenever you’d buy something at Abercrombie and save the bag to reuse later:
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When this is what the cool kid’s bedroom looked like and it was goals:
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…and this were LOOKS:
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When you were tempted to text Jamster for their ringtones (which were pricey AF)…
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…and tempted to order a Snuggie ’cause the commercial for it made it seem next-level comfy:
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Become a founding memberWhen even if you were way too old for it, you thought Libby Lu was a pretty lit place to have a birthday party:
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When you had to buy entire seasons of a TV show you liked on DVD (if you wanted to rewatch it)…
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…and when having a BIG DVD collection was a thing:
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When everyone had this exact setup in their family’s computer room (which the entire family shared)…
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…and when everyone’s parents had this exact phone in their bedroom:
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When you could entertain yourself by simply watching the visualization on the Windows Media Player:
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When you’d feel so healthy whenever you’d treat yourself to Jamba Juice…
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…or Pinkberry:
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When you’d go directly to the CD kiosks (to listen to the latest album) whenever you’d go to the Virgin Megastore or Tower Records…
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…and when you’d go straight to the magazine section and read your favorite mag whenever you went to Barnes & Noble or Borders:
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When wearing a LiveStrong bracelet…
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…and a big chunky watch was a must:
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When (even if you didn’t shop there) you knew this was one of the most popular stores in the mall:
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And when you’d go to Old Navy to see what their item of the week was:
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When there was no more satisfying way to end a phone call then by slamming your flip phone shut:
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When your Nintendo DS was the only way to entertain yourself whenever you were on a car trip or on a long flight:
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When sharing a viral video meant sending a link to it in an email:
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And finally, whenever you’d fall asleep watching a DVD and wake up to this screensaver:
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