Aimeé
Kids have weird ideas about what things mean that they carry with them into adulthood without realizing it, especially once the influence of advertising gets to them. A lot of brands out there take advantage of impressionable minds and imprint themselves forever on our psyches. This thread from writer Eve Dunbar is stimulating so many of the Internet’s memories at once it’s a nostalgia overload. Everyone is unpacking their childhood ideas about wealth right now.
Dunbar introduced a topic for her followers: “Things that you though the height of class when you were a child?”
She offered her own example, containers of General Foods International Coffees, all different flavors:
This does look exactly like the kind of thing a kid would believe is luxurious. It involves coffee, which is very grown up, beautiful font, and mentions different countries, giving the brand a hint of exotic adventure. I completely get why she thought this crappy coffee was the height of class.
The replies are a real walk down memory lane, bringing back all the special brands, candies, and little luxuries that used to feel like special treats or unattainable delights meant for future adulthood.
I don’t know how relatable this thread is to anyone who grew up super-rich, but anybody who considered dinner at a chain restaurant a fancy night out will totally get it. Oh, to enjoy such simple pleasures again!
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I’m just realizing I’m supposed to believe someone being driven in a limo would be eating a hot dog.
— Eve Dunbar (@EveDunbar) June 28, 2020
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No fancy holiday moment was complete without… pic.twitter.com/1Bf1C5OsOd
— Laurian R. Bowles (@drlaurian) June 28, 2020
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— Krista AE (@Bacon_n_Leggs) June 28, 2020
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I’ll see your ESPRIT and raise you a… pic.twitter.com/JiJwB2onao
— Kevin Blackwelder (@KevBlackwelder) June 29, 2020
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As in, I was broke in 7th grade and wore Chantilly but I really wanted this. pic.twitter.com/XPrJOCw5Xf
— Krista AE (@Bacon_n_Leggs) June 28, 2020
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When a restaurant gave you one at the end of a meal…that’s class.
— Sean Ward (@seanwardlv) June 28, 2020
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that too! One of my older sisters used it and I used to sneak into her room and splash myself with it and use the big powder puff for the talcum powder.
— in the wake (@hystericalblkns) June 28, 2020
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Having a #blockbuster night. Whenever my parents would take us I thought it was the coolest thing ever. It was pretty expensive for my family. I knew my parents were really giving us a treat when we were able to go and rent a bunch of movies and get snacks. pic.twitter.com/7ZghUGWv5Z
— Keyanna Butler (@foxghostgoddess) June 29, 2020
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’70s kid https://t.co/4LRNlDG9oe pic.twitter.com/2wqQu0oLpy
— Writer Thomas Pluck (@thomaspluck) June 28, 2020
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Okay, I almost cried when I saw these. Mom almost always had these in her purse- one small indulgence she allowed herself. I thought they were SO fancy. Man, I miss her.
— Katie (@MrsKatieKate) June 29, 2020
