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21 Obsolete Household Items That We All Had 10 Years Ago

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21 Obsolete Household Items That We All Had 10 Years Ago
  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    so i must be dealing in antiques

    i have 18 of the 21 and see no reason to change
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by hardraysnight View Post

      so i must be dealing in antiques

      i have 18 of the 21 and see no reason to change
      Me, too.

      China cabinet? Why would those be obsolete? Are they telling us nobody has dinner parties anymore? Holy crap - that's just not gonna fly in my world. Ever. I have 4 sets of dishes and several sets of wine/champagne and general drinking crystal. That will never change either.

      As far as coffee pots - I'm looking for another perkolator. My last one died and I love the heck out of perked coffee --- especially at the campsite.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Well, a land line is STILL useful. It often works when there is no power, and is clear! Remember when blackberries had that long outage?

    Bookshelves will likely NEVER be obsolete. HECK, I recently had to ONCE AGAIN do the ridiculous, taking a PDF and converting it to print to sign and send back as a PDF where THEY will convert it to a printed document sign, and who knows what. I WOULD, and HAVE before, make a graphic of my signature and use that but.... Well, I always fear it will delay paperwork. I recently found that there is a FORGING service! They have a font that looks like A signature! NOT necessarily YOURS, but A signature! For a fee, you can have a legal document sent through them and they will attest you have "signed" it!

    Drip coffee makers? I have drunk maybe 20 coffees in the past 16+ years! But HOW do you figure they are dead? I recently had some coffee from a brand new state of the art coffee maker, and IT was drip coffee. OK, maybe a LITTLE faster than the old, but STILL, DRIP!

    CABLE TV? If we all get it over the internet, watch things go down! OK, so WHAT is replacing it? satellite?

    PRINTERS? I WISH!

    Incandescent Light Bulbs? OH, like I want the stupid CFL that are bad for the eyes, and have poisonous gas, and go out JUST AS QUICKLY! OK,OK, I DO often get another type of light, halogen IIRC, but STILL....

    TAKEOUT MENUS? Outside of MAYBE dealing only with places that have PDFs that you can get, they serve a purpose. Have you ever been at a hotel with a region wide power outage?

    Phone books? AGAIN, at times NEEDED!

    DVD players? OK, do YOU have the disk space to archive GIGABYTES, NAY... TERABYTES, of programs and data? MANY MANY MANY programs you could STREAM now cost a FORTUNE! Some newer programs won't work with older systems. One compendium costs less than maybe $40, but you COULD stream it for a few hundred a month! YEAH, DVDs have their use. BESIDES, you don't always have a connection.

    CALCULATORS? NOW, in some cases, they FORBID even computerized calculators. And people are learning less in that area. Calculators were once FORBIDDEN in places where they are now ENCOURAGED!

    ANSWERING MACHINES? This is ONLY because phone companies now do it, so it doesn't count! Answering machines have NEVER been MORE important!

    HEY, FULL HOUSE is as relevant today as THEN! Did you hear? It is coming back!!!!!! NO JOKE!
    Fuller House (TV Series 2016

    FILING CABINETS? I WISH!

    CD RACKS? WHO KNOWS?

    CD BURNERS? Would you buy a high end computer without one? I mean you NEED a reader, and burners really don't cost any more, SOOOOOO.....

    PAPER SHREDDER? ******ARE YOU NUTS*******!!!!!!!!!!! DREAM ON! They have NEVER been more important! If you don't have a shredder, you are LOOKING to have your identity STOLEN! Some companies spend a FORTUNE to have COMPANIES do it! It is BIG BUSINESS!

    CHINA CABINETS? They are usually built in as part of the kitchen. What would you suggest? TV dinners? PAPER? FOAM?

    ALARM CLOCKS? DREAM ON! I have a watch with EIGHT alarms, and a phone with who knows how many more! I'm not counting my CD player with radio and clock.

    It is IRONIC! In the 70s, I was PINING for a STANDARDIZED receipt, common data format, and modems at every business. It wasn't much to ask. I could have done the whole thing MYSELF, and companies would only have to spend maybe $50/year! But TO THIS DAY, it has NOT happened! I don't know if it EVER will.

    DESKTOP COMPUTERS? The person is an IDIOT! A desktop allows more resources and stability. It has ALWAYS had a big reason. Do you realize that nearly every server on the internet is a DESKTOP or a RACK unit!?!?!?!? FEW are laptops!

    FAX MACHINES? I WISH!

    BTW I DID leave out: ROLODEXES and ***REAL*** entertainment consoles. Those were specialty things. As for rolodexes though, some people MAY have rolodex calling cards. They DO facilitate intermediate to long term reminders of your contact info. What can you do with a regular business card? How can IT be efficiently stored?

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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    Steve, would you be less likely to have a stroke if the author changed "obsolete" to "significantly less used"?
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      Steve, would you be less likely to have a stroke if the author changed "obsolete" to "significantly less used"?
      WOW! PERRYNY thanked BOTH of us! WHO said I was having a stroke? Are you saying that because my chances of getting a strike are SOOOO high that I take drugs to prevent it? And that is NOT because f high blood pressure, etc...

      I just LOVE it(SARC). The author is about as truthful, accurate, and reasonable, as Warren buffet would be to say that the commercial airline industry is DEAD!

      I mean THINK of it! Travel in the commercial airline industry has dropped by CLOSE to ONE HUNDRED PERCENT! People don't have to fly coach anymore, and can get nonstop concierge service to nearly anywhere they want. NO TSA! They are on YOUR schedule!

      YEAH, I know, I know! You see the above, and say BULL!!!!!! But it is TRUE! The reason why YOU think it isn't, is because it is not YOUR group! You see, the 100% is the very very rich! And it costs a FORTUNE! And Warren buffet COULD say that because he liked it SO much, that he bought the company! HEY, here it is: https://www.netjets.com/

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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        WOW! PERRYNY thanked BOTH of us! WHO said I was having a stroke? Are you saying that because my chances of getting a strike are SOOOO high that I take drugs to prevent it? And that is NOT because f high blood pressure, etc...

        I just LOVE it(SARC). The author is about as truthful, accurate, and reasonable, as Warren buffet would be to say that the commercial airline industry is DEAD!

        I mean THINK of it! Travel in the commercial airline industry has dropped by CLOSE to ONE HUNDRED PERCENT! People don't have to fly coach anymore, and can get nonstop concierge service to nearly anywhere they want. NO TSA! They are on YOUR schedule!

        YEAH, I know, I know! You see the above, and say BULL!!!!!! But it is TRUE! The reason why YOU think it isn't, is because it is not YOUR group! You see, the 100% is the very very rich! And it costs a FORTUNE! And Warren buffet COULD say that because he liked it SO much, that he bought the company! HEY, here it is: https://www.netjets.com/

        Steve
        I'll take that as a no.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    I have 5. I also have a buggy whip. Just because I have them (or you have them) doesn't mean they're not obsolete.

    Bookshelves: Sure, it'll be a while, but we, as a society, are transitioning to digital books. The shelves, however, will simply be repurposed. This is a weak item for this list.

    Drip coffee makers: Eh. My mother is the only person I can think off who still has one.

    Desktop computers: Absolutely. Obsolete for general public use. Most daily computing needs can probably be met by netbooks and tablets. I have an all-in-one for work-related stuff in my home office and my friends bust my balls all the time.

    Cable TV: In the early stages of death throws. Netflix, Hulu, and Sling TV are armed with lead pipes and baseball bats and are chasing cable (and satellite) down a dark alley. How we watch TV is changing and is being driven by millennials' desire to watch what they want exactly when they want it.

    Printers: Yep. I rarely print anything. In fact, my printer hasn't even been plugged in in six months. I don't even need to print insurance cards anymore. Just this weekend I bought tickets on the internet for the new Avengers movie. I didn't even need to print those off. Fandango sent me a link with a barcode which was scanned at the theatre.

    Incandescent light bulbs: there are several new technologies that make these bulbs obsolete. Can you even buy them anymore? I thought Obama did away with them.

    Takeout Menus: Restaurant website.

    Phone books: Haven't opened one in at least 15 years. The only reason they still exist is due to ad sales, not for usage and functionality.

    DVD players: Technically Obsolete, but, hey, people still listen to 8 track. Blu-ray, streaming, etc. Computer-wise, I haven't had one in my previous two computers. If I need software, I download it.

    Calculators: As stand alone units, positively obsolete. There's an app for that.

    Entertainment consoles: Nope. Still serves a purpose for home theatre purposes. In the standard living room, probably not, though.

    Answering machines: Completely murdered by cell phones and voice mail.

    Home phones: Tossed mine four years ago and didn't miss a step. I read an article a while ago that said something to the effect that, if you're under 50, you probably already got rid of your landline or are seriously considering it; if you're under 30, you've probably never had one.

    Filing cabinets: One of the purposes of digitization: to get rid of hard copies. Less to file. Mine has been relegated to the garage as a makeshift tool box.

    CD Racks: See: MP3.

    CD Burners: See: MP3

    Paper shredders: usage decline do to printing less paper, yes. Still needed for privacy issues, also yes.

    China cabinets: This is apparently true. I talked to a used furniture wholesaler a couple years ago. He had an entire warehouse full of hutches and china cabinets that he couldn't sell. People just don't use them anymore. I know I don't have one. Can't think of anyone who does.

    Fax machines: Email and digital signatures have made fax machines damn near obsolete.

    Rolodexes: Come on. Hasn't been relevant since Claude had hair.

    Alarm clocks: It's in your phone. I actually went shopping for a new one a few months ago. I remember a time when the department store had an entire row of the damn things. When I went? Four.
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    • Profile picture of the author perryny
      Bookshelves: I got lots of books and I have no intention of ever getting rid of most of them. And if there's a new book I want, I almost always buy the print version. I prefer paper over a screen, and I'm not alone. Tonight when I read a comic with my kid in bed, it was a paper version. Neither one of us would have preferred it digital.

      Drip coffee makers: Got one in the office. Purchased two years ago. It grinds the beans and everything. Everyone uses it and no one doesn't like it. (I do use a Keurig at home and love that too.)

      Desktop computers: No friggin way I'm ever giving up my desktop, my three monitors, my full size keyboard and my mouse. Sometimes I try working in the backyard on my laptop, but at some point I need to get back inside to use my big screens. I can't imagine an office without them either. I order new ones for my clients on a weekly basis.

      Cable TV: Can't wait till I can watch what I want, when I want, with no commercials.

      Printers: I've got an all-in-one and a laser. Everyone in the house uses them constantly. Whenever we run out of ink or paper, it's a shit-show if I refuse to go to Staples and they have to wait a couple days for the Amazon shipment to arrive. In the office? There ain't no way these are disappearing any time soon.

      Takeout Menus: I don't know if my Chinese place has a website, but I'll never find out because I always use the menu from my menu drawer.

      DVD Players: I've got one attached to every TV, and they all get used. I don't know how much longer I'll be buying Blu-rays, but I don't plan on throwing out the ones I've got anytime soon. Plus, I like the physical media. I still can't wrap my head around "Buying" a movie from my cable provider. What kind of nonsense is that? Paying $20+ for the privilege of streaming the movie I "bought" anytime I want. Just seems silly.

      Entertainment consoles: I've got a beautiful one made out of cherry wood. It's almost 20 yrs. old. Had to buy a smaller TV than I would have liked because a 36" is all that will fit in it. But it's a piece of furniture that's staying.

      Answering machines: As long as I have a land line, I'll have an answering machine.

      Home phones: I will NEVER, EVER get rid of my land line. Because reception on cell phones SUUUUUUCK!!!!! ALWAYS! I HATE TALKING ON CELL PHONES. AND I HATE TALKING ON THE PHONE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING ME FROM THEIR CELL PHONES. BECAUSE RECEPTION ON CELL PHONES SUUUUUUCCKKK!!! f*ck I hate cell phones.

      Maybe one day when they catch on and more people start using them, service will improve...

      Filing Cabinets: Can't wait to get rid of it, but I can't imagine when I'll be able to. I put stuff in there weekly.

      CD Racks: Don't need it. All my DVDs are on my bookshelves.

      CD Burners: I built the computer I'm typing this on just last night. Couldn't have installed Windows without the DVD drive. I installed MS Office from DVD too. Could have downloaded it, but it was faster and easier to just use the DVD. Plus, how would I transfer my music cds to digital without the cd drive?

      Paper shredders: Never had one, but my wife keeps telling me we need to get one.

      China cabinets: I've got one. It's really nice. If I didn't have it, I have no idea where we'd put all the plates and glasses and fancy table stuff that's in it. Just about every home I can think of has one. A few have several to display their collections of chachkies.

      Fax machines: They're not obsolete yet, but I sure wish they were. How annoying when someone asks you to fax them something, right?
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      I have 5. I also have a buggy whip. Just because I have them (or you have them) doesn't mean they're not obsolete.
      Yeah, but if there is a USE or NEED for them....

      Bookshelves: Sure, it'll be a while, but we, as a society, are transitioning to digital books. The shelves, however, will simply be repurposed. This is a weak item for this list.
      REPURPOSED? Bookshelves were ALWAYS for things like notebooks and albums.

      Drip coffee makers: Eh. My mother is the only person I can think off who still has one.
      And how do YOU make coffee?

      Desktop computers: Absolutely. Obsolete for general public use. Most daily computing needs can probably be met by netbooks and tablets. I have an all-in-one for work-related stuff in my home office and my friends bust my balls all the time.
      MOST, DAILY NEEDS MET! But what about other areas, etc....? If things keep going as they are, with the laws, networks, and interest in the internet, people will have THREE CHOICES:

      1. Have NO personal internet presence.
      2. Pay a monthly fee that will always be at risk, and the cost may go up.
      3. Get a computer to hook up and do it themselves.

      What kind of computer do you think they will pick?

      Cable TV: In the early stages of death throws. Netflix, Hulu, and Sling TV are armed with lead pipes and baseball bats and are chasing cable (and satellite) down a dark alley. How we watch TV is changing and is being driven by millennials' desire to watch what they want exactly when they want it.
      OK, you are talking about two VERY VERY VERY VERY different things!

      Netflix, hulu, and sling are content with NOTHING! I mean HOW do you get it?
      CABLE is COMMUNICATION MEDIA which happens to have content!
      It is NOT being driven by "millennials desire"!!!!! That desire was ALWAYS there! There are shows that were produced when I wasn't even born yet that spoke of having like 500 channels, etc... TheONLY reason it is happening NOW is because of TECHNOLOGY!

      Printers: Yep. I rarely print anything. In fact, my printer hasn't even been plugged in in six months. I don't even need to print insurance cards anymore. Just this weekend I bought tickets on the internet for the new Avengers movie. I didn't even need to print those off. Fandango sent me a link with a barcode which was scanned at the theatre.
      WHO EVER "NEEDED" to print them? Well, maybe those that get it at the last minute, or lose their given one, but THAT is still true.

      Incandescent light bulbs: there are several new technologies that make these bulbs obsolete. Can you even buy them anymore? I thought Obama did away with them.
      WOW, you got THIS one backwards ALSO! They started using flourescent lights when I was in elementary school! And the halogen? EVERY car on the road had them! So it wasn't technology, it was a need, because they outlawed incandescents, or at least TRIED to.

      Takeout Menus: Restaurant website.
      GREAT, if they have one you can access at the time!

      Phone books: Haven't opened one in at least 15 years. The only reason they still exist is due to ad sales, not for usage and functionality.
      Well, you never know.

      DVD players: Technically Obsolete, but, hey, people still listen to 8 track. Blu-ray, streaming, etc. Computer-wise, I haven't had one in my previous two computers. If I need software, I download it.
      Yeah, give it a couple years, and you may regret not having a backup.

      Calculators: As stand alone units, positively obsolete. There's an app for that.
      WOW! If they got rid of calculators, and did NOTHING ELSE, I guarantee many would be SCREAMING within a year.

      Answering machines: Completely murdered by cell phones and voice mail.
      So what is voice mail? BTW Cell phones DON'T COUNT! You may get a call when you are indisposed or accidentally hang up, etc... "voice mail" is still needed.

      Home phones: Tossed mine four years ago and didn't miss a step. I read an article a while ago that said something to the effect that, if you're under 50, you probably already got rid of your landline or are seriously considering it; if you're under 30, you've probably never had one.
      Under 30? More like under 20! But STILL, sometimes they are useful!

      Filing cabinets: One of the purposes of digitization: to get rid of hard copies. Less to file. Mine has been relegated to the garage as a makeshift tool box.
      Yeah, they could have gotten rid of paper over 40 years ago, but DIDN'T!

      China cabinets: This is apparently true. I talked to a used furniture wholesaler a couple years ago. He had an entire warehouse full of hutches and china cabinets that he couldn't sell. People just don't use them anymore. I know I don't have one. Can't think of anyone who does.
      The showy kind for knicnacks probably declined a long time ago due to the economy and the like. HECK, I have NEVER owned such a thing. I have been to various homes and FEW in my generation have had them. STILL, a place to store china? Needed.

      Fax machines: Email and digital signatures have made fax machines damn near obsolete.
      You can't use email, and often can't use digital signatures.

      Alarm clocks: It's in your phone. I actually went shopping for a new one a few months ago. I remember a time when the department store had an entire row of the damn things. When I went? Four.
      GEE, to use THAT argument, you have to say radios and various players are obsolete ALSO! My last 4 printers were all in ones! My last alarm clock was built into a CD player/radio.

      Steve
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
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        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        Yeah, but if there is a USE or NEED for them....

        Just because there might be a use our needed for something doesn't mean that something isn't obsolete. Pull out your dictionary and look up the word so we're all on the same page. Up wait.


        REPURPOSED? Bookshelves were ALWAYS for things like notebooks and albums.


        And they won't need to be used for those items either.


        And how do YOU make coffee?


        One cup at a time.



        MOST, DAILY NEEDS MET! But what about other areas, etc....? If things keep going as they are, with the laws, networks, and interest in the internet, people will have THREE CHOICES:

        1. Have NO personal internet presence.
        2. Pay a monthly fee that will always be at risk, and the cost may go up.
        3. Get a computer to hook up and do it themselves.

        What kind of computer do you think they will pick?


        Since we aren't characters in a Tom Cruise cyber crime summer blockbuster, I'm ignoring this. The desktop has trended down from the main computer in the house to the relic in the basement. It still has use for people with niche needs.



        OK, you are talking about two VERY VERY VERY VERY different things!

        Netflix, hulu, and sling are content with NOTHING! I mean HOW do you get it?
        CABLE is COMMUNICATION MEDIA which happens to have content!
        It is NOT being driven by "millennials desire"!!!!! That desire was ALWAYS there! There are shows that were produced when I wasn't even born yet that spoke of having like 500 channels, etc... TheONLY reason it is happening NOW is because of TECHNOLOGY!

        The Millennial Trends That Are Killing Cable - Forbes

        The article above and many more that you can find for yourself tell a completely different story. I studied this industry in my professional life and I'm telling you Time Warner and Comcast are afraid, especially of millennials. They're viewing habits do not bode well. Top that with the swelling ranks of cord cutters and cable has to make some serious decisions. A LA carte programming will be cable's last grasp, but it might be too late. HBO was the first shot in the revolution by being the first significant player to bring their content directly to the consumer. Imagine what happens when ESPN does that.



        WHO EVER "NEEDED" to print them? Well, maybe those that get it at the last minute, or lose their given one, but THAT is still true.

        The point was our smart phones allow us to print much less. The last time I flew I didn't even need to print my boarding pass.

        Sure, we'll still print some things, but not to the extent we used to.





        WOW, you got THIS one backwards ALSO! They started using flourescent lights when I was in elementary school! And the halogen? EVERY car on the road had them! So it wasn't technology, it was a need, because they outlawed incandescents, or at least TRIED to.

        Yep. Exactly why they're obsolete. Back to that pesky definition.

        GREAT, if they have one you can access at the time!

        There are several websites out there that index restaurant menus. And they are usually more up to date than the one that's been in your junk door since '87.



        Well, you never know.

        No, this one's pretty much decided.



        Yeah, give it a couple years, and you may regret not having a backup.

        I back up to the cloud and to a NAS. I'll be okay.



        WOW! If they got rid of calculators, and did NOTHING ELSE, I guarantee many would be SCREAMING within a year.

        See, it's not about THEY getting roof of anything. It's about replacements that come along that people prefer. Hence, the calculator app on my phone. Are there a few people who need a separate Calc? Maybe. And I bet they're fun to pay with.

        So what is voice mail? BTW Cell phones DON'T COUNT! You may get a call when you are indisposed or accidentally hang up, etc... "voice mail" is still needed.

        You're right, Steve. Voice mail is still needed. But, it's not an answering machine. It's not a little box attached to your phone that needs tiny little tapes or has a built in voice recorder.


        Under 30? More like under 20! But STILL, sometimes they are useful!

        No. The article said under 30. Anyone under 30 has had a cell since they were in high school. They went off to college with one. They never needed or could afford the extra expense of a land line, but we all know they had to have their cell.

        Yeah, they could have gotten rid of paper over 40 years ago, but DIDN'T!

        I'm starting to think you don't get the point. Usage is trending down. People have less to print and save things to their Gmail, HD, zip drive, blog,km etc. Hence less to file.



        The showy kind for knicnacks probably declined a long time ago due to the economy and the like. HECK, I have NEVER owned such a thing. I have been to various homes and FEW in my generation have had them. STILL, a place to store china? Needed.

        Yes, it's called cabinets. Younger generations aren't displaying china, if they even have it at all. Check Craigslist. You can practically get that stuff for free.


        You can't use email, and often can't use digital signatures.

        You can use email and you can use digital signatures. 90% of my work worth the Federal government is done via encrypted email with digital sigs.



        GEE, to use THAT argument, you have to say radios and various players are obsolete ALSO! My last 4 printers were all in ones! My last alarm clock was built into a CD player/radio.

        They are! You can access radio stations from all over the world on your phone.

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        Added later: Let this post, with its lack of proper formatting and odd and misplaced auto-corrections warn you to never post via your phone while in the early stages of an Ambien haze.
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        • Profile picture of the author seasoned
          OK, so people want to basically move everything to one methodology, etc... so someone can switch off a connection and BYE BYE movies, radio, computers, etc....

          Mark my words. This is the SAME "reasoning" calling for the OLDnetbook that oracle, et al, wanted. You will go back to the idea of a terminal(even if wifi), and will feel fine, happy, and rich, until everything comes CRASHING DOWN! It is a dystopias paradise!

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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    Bush 2 got rid of incandescent bulbs. The curly ones with mercury in them are so much better. Not.

    I still get the occasional hotel guest upset that I don't do wake up calls. Very expensive to ad
    that feature to our phone system. We have alarms clocks in each room. Most guests have cell phones. I'm not running, more or less, from 6:30 am to 11 pm and then getting up at 5 am, or whatever time, to do a wake up call.


    Still using a drip coffee maker.
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    Only one or two of those actually aren't needed.
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    • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
      We still have a bunch of those "obsolete" things. I don't care what some writer says, we'll get rid of whatever of those when good and ready to do so.

      Anyway, you might note there are a lot of "articles" on the Net probably not written with a straight face, just because they were an order needed as space filler. It's someone's imagined fluff to get a paycheck or people to comment at a website. I do a lot of surfing around and see a lot of this stuff.
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  • Profile picture of the author tine267
    Obsolete? Really? But some preffered them to use in their daily lives. Many of the items are really working without trouble in our house like desktop computer. Printer and calculators still using it.
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  • Profile picture of the author ThatOneGuy
    I have 16. Still burn CDs and keep them on those eyesore racks, own home consoles, a desktop computer, book shelves (I need physical books), coffee machine, home phone, answering machine, etc. Why are these things outdated?
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  • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
    I still have most of that stuff.


    Book Shelves....yes, I have some except they now hold CD's, DVD's, and Blu-Rays.


    Drip Coffee Makers....no way, exactly what did they get replaced with, especially since coffee is now seen as health food? I'm still using a Tassimo, which is a drip machine as well.


    Desktop Computers....I'm using one right now, and don't plan on ever stopping.


    Cable TV.....ok, this one I cut out due to economic necessity. I wish I still had it.


    Printers....got one of those too....pretty nifty for doing things like printing photos.


    Incandesent Light Bulbs....do I get permission to shoot you for this one, even though I'm using $7-25 LED lights that will probably outlast me?


    Takeout Menus.....does ordering from Domino's online takeout menu count?


    Printed Phone Books....just got the latest one, and damn is it useless (so small I can't believe it's a phone book for a city).


    DVD players....I own a blu-ray player....not a bad little item, all things considered.


    Calculators....still using the program that comes with Windows 7....so yeah, I'm still using one, even if it's not a pocket calculator.


    Entertainment consoles.....who in their right mind would put a flat screen TV in one of those?


    Answering machine....do wish I still had one.


    Home phone....was using OOMA, which is free. Now paying more with tracphone.


    Filing cabinets....I have two I still use.


    CD racks....replaced with bookshelves.


    CD Burner.....I still own two of those, does that make me really obsolete?


    Paper Shredders....hate to say this, but if you ain't got one, you're asking for trouble.


    China Cabinets....what are those?


    Rolodex....it's stored electronically on my desktop.


    Alarm Clock.....bullshit, everyone I know of still has them, and needs them.
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    Steve, just last week had to reload some drivers and find a phone cord long enough to use the fax part of my printer. Why, because the U.S. Government agency I was dealing with, to get VPN access to their network, could only be signed and sent by Fax or snail mail!!! Yea, blew my mind as well.

    Also just built another book shelf last month, while I have lots of books on my nook and kindle, I still enjoy paper books as well.

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    Ps was about to ask what the heck Dan would need a whip for, but then remembered what Claude told me about Dan, 'nuff said.....
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
      Originally Posted by jacktackett View Post

      Jack
      Ps was about to ask what the heck Dan would need a whip for, but then remembered what Claude told me about Dan, 'nuff said.....

      I used to teach an intro to business management college class. I used "buggy whip" as an example so often, my students bought me one as a gag gift.
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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        I still have all but 3 items, maybe 4, and use them all.

        Rolodex is long gone. But I still use an address book.

        Land line and answering machine have only been gone since January, when we moved but because at any given minute you can have 5 bars to 0 bars, I'm thinking on getting them again.

        As for the entertainment center, I don't have the ceiling to floor ones anymore, but I have a small one the TV sits on with a space for electronics and two smaller cabinets for storing DVDs and CDs beneath. Does that count?


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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        I used to teach an intro to business management college class. I used "buggy whip" as an example so often, my students bought me one as a gag gift.
        Good to meet you, Herr Professor Riffle.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kurt
        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        I used to teach an intro to business management college class. I used "buggy whip" as an example so often, my students bought me one as a gag gift.
        That's OK...Claude's so old he uses "chariot whip" in his examples...
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      • Profile picture of the author jacktackett
        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        I used to teach an intro to business management college class. I used "buggy whip" as an example so often, my students bought me one as a gag gift.
        Cool, that's what we need in school now - students with a sense of humor and teachers who can appreciate it without freaking out trying to be PC.
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