Literally every natural/curly hair enthusiast who read that headline just took a deep cleansing breath and needed to re-find their inner peace after having a montage of all the discontinued hair products they have loved and lost.
RIP, my beloved sea-salt texture spray that donated a portion of its profits to wildlife charities and foundations.
You helped me AND a ton of African lions rock our manes a little more fabulously.
Most people never even knew that line of hair products for natural hair existed - but those of us who did were crushed and had flatter hair about it for a long time.
Reddit user TurbulentDesigner829asked:
"What's something that disappeared/discontinued without people even realizing?"
Here's what Reddit has been secretly crying about lately:
Trailer Voice
audience preview GIF by South Park Giphy"Trailer voice over guy. It was used in every single trailer and then it was like he was snapped by Thanos."
- Strumfius
"The original guy who made it legendary passed away in 2008, then people were copying him for awhile. Then the trends moved on."
- bebemochi
"You mean Don Lafontaine? Unfortunately that’s pretty much how life works on a smaller scale. One day it just ends and it’s like you were snapped by Thanos."
- Neil_sm
Jammin'
"Ring back tunes. So when someone called you they heard a song of your choice instead of the ringer."
- luvzandkisses
"Funny story: My buddy's least favorite song in the world is a certain upbeat Journey tune. Knowing this, I set it as his ring back. Then every time he'd call he'd hear..."
" 'Any way you want it, that's the way you need it. Any way you want it...' "
"His first voicemail to me after that was: '[Long pause] ... You a$hole. [Click]' "
- ifixpedals
"I remember that, still popular in Korea I think. Looks like most companies in the US discontinued it... probably due to the fact that they were charging a monthly fee."
- tarnin
"I remember going through a bad break up with this toxic lady and calling her back after some big fight and having to listen to Gwen Stefani yelling 'This sh*t is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!' "
- Pope00
Colorful Infections
"Colored toilet paper, tissue and paper towels."
"In the seventies toilet paper came in different colors to match the decor of the day. Green, yellow, pink and so on. Paper towels and tissues too, usually in yellow and green."
"They were discontinued when it was found they were a contributing factor to UTI's in girls. Also if you had a septic system the dyes interfered with the biological process in the tank."
- Ill_Maintenance8161
Wonky Wonka
Get Out No GIFGiphy"The Wonka labeling on Nerds, SweetTarts, etc."
- PsychedelicLizard
"I never noticed that. I wonder why."
- alup132
"Looks like all the OSHA violations finally caught up with old Willy."
- flyingtoaster0
Sleepytime
"Waterbeds? Those aren’t a thing anymore right?"
- marabou22
"My dad has had the same one for longer than I've been alive and had to reinforce the floor under it like a decade ago because his house is like 100 now."
- Aetherometricus
"Friend of mine in college lived with his dad who had one."
"Apparently him and a buddy were playing Xbox and his dad was talking to someone laying on his water bed and it exploded and flooded the whole house then his dad was stuck in the frame just cussing up a storm. Hilarious."
- Kulladar
Public
"Public phone booths."
- Lallner
"We don't need the pay phones but a lot of people could still use the booth; sometimes you need a quieter spot to take a call."
- LeonardGhostal
Life In 3D
Season 5 Friends Tv Show GIF by FriendsGiphy"3D TVs"
- NegInk
"I never understood it."
"I was like 12 when it was at the peak of its popularity, my dad had bought a 3D TV, all the cinemas had 3D screenings, I hated it."
"I just sat there thinking 'this doesn’t elevate the movie experience at all, it makes it worse because I’m focusing on the fact that it’s 3D rather than the actual movie.' ”
"Plus on top of that the ‘3D effect’ was just plain bad, it was never good."
"So at 12 I thought 'yeah this 3D thing is going to disappear soon I’ll just have to wait for it' and sure enough, I don’t think I’ve seen anything that was marketing it’s 3D abilities since like 2014."
- denizgult
"To work well they require good and equal vision in each eye. That excludes a large percentage of the population."
- addakorn
Sexist Toilets
"Pay toilets in the United States."
"They were everywhere until about 1970, but no one remembers. There used to be a box on the door; you had to pay to unlock it."
"I remember it being a dime, but it might have been a nickel. Not much money, but so annoying if you didn’t have the correct coin."
"They were eventually outlawed for being sexist, because urinals were always free."
- Sparky-Malarkey
Ownership
"Ownership."
"Movies, games, music, software is largely now rented, and can be taken away from you at the whim of the company."
"Some companies will even brick your hardware if you're using it in a way they take issue with."
- proximalfunk
"Seems like everything is a subscription nowadays."
"I don’t want to pay monthly for an electric toothbrush. Just let me buy the damn thing."
- DogMedic101st
Makes No Cents
heads or tails spinning GIFGiphy"The cent symbol."
- passiveattackcat
"Woah. You’re right. Can’t even type it."
- buildadoor
"On my iPhone I finally found it when I held down the dollar sign, and it gave me some other options, like Euros and pounds and stuff I didn’t recognize."
"Apparently the cent has been relegated to foreign currency."
- nutlikeothersquirrels
Okay that cent symbol one really got me...
What about you? Did anything on this list make you a little nostalgic for something you'd forgotten about?
Is there anything you'd add?
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When we're young and naive, we tend to be optimistic as we have our whole lives ahead of us and we have to time to figure out who we are and who we want to be.
But when we're all grown up and out in the big world on our own, nothing can prepare us for the harsh realities of adulting until we experience them.
And unfortunately, life isn't always sunshine and roses the way we imagined it to be when we were much more innocent.
Curious to hear about life's many wake up calls Redditor Just_Surround_2108 asked:
"What is the adult version of finding out that Santa Claus doesn't exist?"
Life's deceptions begin slowly revealing themselves.
Caveat Emptor
"When you buy an 8-piece tupperware set, 4 of the pieces are lids."
– throwmeawaypoopy
"Same with pots and pans. What a rip off!"
– MrsMalvora
"And when you put them in the cabinet, suddenly SIX of the pieces are lids 😂"
– opheliainwaders
Value Of Friendships
"That some friends were never really your friend."
– Kangaroowrangler_02
"Also that friendships can end just like any relationship."
– ScienceUnicorn
"The best friend I'll ever have said some nasty things to me and blocked me recently. Never going to get much closure on that front."
"Not having closure is, with both friends and lovers, worse than the loss itself. I want to grow. Tell me what I need to become so this doesn't happen to me again!"
– VoxClarus
"On a related note: your co-workers are not your friends."
– tomdelfino
"I think most people seem to treat this as the default stance, but I’ve learnt you can actually make deep connections amongst coworkers, the same way you do in other stages of your life."
– immorjoe
The role of parent and child unexpectedly switches. So now what?
Who's Parenting Who
"That time period when your relationship switches and your parent looks to you for answers and advice, instead them being the one with all the answers."
– Smile_Terrible
"Not sure about that one. Dad simultaneously says I’m the smartest person he knows and I don’t know how to do anything lol."
– Puzzleheaded-Job6147
About Grieving
"When both your parents die. I am in my mid 50’s and had my mom pass on Mother’s Day ‘22. My Dad then was living with us from then, and eventually reached in-home hospice status with a sudden stage IV cancer diagnosis. He died in January of this year, and then I got laid off from my tech job and was unemployed for 10 months. Nothing takes the wonderment and positive outlook from the world than having to empty out your childhood home solo and throw everything you grew up with into a big dumpster and are left to wonder what our lives really mean."
– i_spock
Leaving Behind The House You Grew Up In
"I’m in the process of dismantling my childhood home right now. I’ve compared it to dismembering the dead body of a loved one. It’s really rough."
– HaloTightens
"my mum sold my childhood home a decade ago. i won't have to go through that."
– deathschemist
We all want to grow up when we're young. But as soon as reach reach 30, we want to slam on the breaks.
Aimlessness
"I thought I'd grow up, move out, find my footing in the grown up world and basically switch into cruise mode. Now I'm in my 40s and sh*t is confusing as f'k."
– Borsti17
"As adults, nobody knows what they're doing, we're just pretending we do."
– BeautifulMidnight-
Misconception Behind Work Integrity
"Being a hard worker and good at your job doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be rewarded for it."
– DorianOrosco
And the laziest person at work is allowed to be lazy, but the hardest worker isn’t allowed a break."
– Puzzleheaded-Job6147
We Are Our Parents
"Finding out that your parents are people, too, with weaknesses or flaws that you were blind to when you were young."
– tamammothchuk
"And the day you suddenly notice how old they are. When their mortality finally hits you."
– daggerxdarling
Living On Borrowed Time
"Yep had that day earlier this month. Was visiting for dad's 75th birthday."
"As I was leaving, out in the sunshine and fixing to get in the truck, I suddenly saw how small and frail-looking they are now. Mom hit me the hardest. She's started to shrink. They are both healthy, but Dad's just . . . worn."
"Been also doing the math lately. The math where you count up how many times you see them a year and then multiply that by how many years they have left according to the average."
"I've had enough crap and surprise losses in my life that I've long since started parting with family and friends like it might be the last time I get to see them. But that times left to see them calculation really clobbers me with my folks, and it's not even that bad yet for me. Given the ages of my grandparents when they passed I've probably still got somewhere between 150-200 visits."
"But the meter is running."
– Boudyro
I'm at the point where I'm realizing there are no handbooks on life and taking care of our parents.
When you're so used to having them there and taking care of you your whole life, nothing can prepare you for the time when that role reversal happens.
As tough as that may be, however, there's nothing more beautiful in life than returning the favor for the people who loved you unconditionally and raised you.
It's not attractive to gloat.
And there is little more obnoxious than flaunting how wealthy you are.
Particularly if you aren't even that wealthy to begin with.
Indeed, perhaps to make themselves feel more powerful and important than they actually are, many people will try and show off how much money they have in what they wear, eat, live in, and drive.
However, not everyone is so easily fooled, as those in the know can detect a charlatan when they see one.
Redditor aloe_veracity16 was eager to hear the dead giveaways that someone might not be as wealthy as they appear, leading them to ask:
"What’s a dead giveaway that someone is not actually as wealthy as they claim?"
Stating The Obvious...
"When they constantly talk about how wealthy they are."
"A genius doesn't need to tell you they are smart."
"An athlete doesn't need to tell you they are fit."
"And a rich person shouldn't need to tell you they are wealthy."- TigLyon
Attracting Unwanted Attention...
"90% of the wealthy shut the f**k about it, because they learn once they start making good money everyone wants a piece."
"Talking about it constantly = broke AF."- Vladtehwood
Simply By Doing It...
"Making the claim at all is a dead giveaway."- Starfox41
In Plain Sight...
"People who actually ARE wealthy mostly try to hide it."- Matt7738
"Living In A Material World..."
"I'm not well-versed in judging someone's wealth, but I do notice that the fake rich only look rich on social media and try their hardest to go to popular locations celebrities post."
"I know a couple of friends of friends who took out a loan just to keep up the facade that they're all in on the latest iPhones and wearables."
"They built a persona of being a rich kid, so now they have to stay the course."- anima99
Flaunt Modesty, Not Wealth...
"As a person which knows many very rich people."
"I can guarantee that not a single one of them wants to be known as rich."- CompetitivePause9033
Schitts Creek Flirt GIF by CBCGiphyWe Heard You The First Time!!!
"When they repeatedly and adamantly tell you how wealthy they are."- Famous_Bit_5119·
Experiences Over Stuff!
"I feel like actual rich people prioritize vacations/travel, buying their kids cars, paying for their kids/grandkids tuition."
"They don’t spend money on flashy or luxury stuff as much."- Klesea
Summer Time GIF by Merge MansionGiphyAll In The Editing...
"Ever notice how those jet setting influencers that post their pictures out of the airplane window are behind the wing?"
"They're in coach."
"The picture in business is where they stopped to pose on the way through."- Turbulent-Ask-2633
Pack Light...
"Private Jet pilot friend of mine said for the slightly wealthy they bring loads of luggage."
"The ultra rich bring a day bag they have enough money to buy clothes when they get there or already have clothes waiting on them."- hadmeatgotmilk
The Less Said...
"I never met a wealthy person that talks about it."
"They don't need to."- 181Eclipse·
Christina Moses Secrets GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy"See The Pyramid [SCHEMES!] Along The Way..."
"They make a goofy advertisement for some book or course that 'will help you get rich too!'"
"If they were actually rich, they would be on some tropical beach engaging in whatever vices they enjoy most-not hocking some get-rich-quick scheme."- illegalopinion3
All About The Simple Things...
"My dad's entire job is managing millionaire / billionaire philanthropy accounts, so I’ve grown up surrounded by some of the wealthiest people in the country."
"And I never knew until I got older how these 'Mr. Smith' and 'Ms. Jones' people that I’d grown up hanging out with were anything above upper middle class."
"Normal clothes, modest homes, very down to earth and funny people."
"Big wealth, and especially old wealth, is quiet wealth."- Travel_and_Tea·
Anything But Proud...
"I have a family member who insists she and her husband are upper middle class."
"She isn’t."
"She’s rich (8 figures), but it hurts her in some sort of primal way to acknowledge that."
"Her adult brother is also wealthy, although not as much as his sister."
"Likely also 8 figures."
"He insists he’s blue collar and middle class."
"There’s something in their upbringing that makes them ashamed of having 'made it' financially."- strangled_spaghetti
Blue Collar Work GIF by Pudgy PenguinsGiphyPeople will try to come off as wealthier than they are for a multitude of reasons.
But just like any facade, keeping it up eventually becomes untenable.
This is why it's always most important to be grateful for the things you have, rather than flaunt what you wish you had.
