Consumer products that you are glad you missed

06-01-2014 5:16pm #1

I missed out on, CD and DVD. Went straight from vinyl and VHS to digital.
I missed out on independent (Stand Alone) digital cameras went straight to smartphone.

Daqster · 06-01-2014 5:18pm

I am a complete technophile.

Even had a Mini Disc Walkman.

Yup, I was the guy that bought it.

whiskeyman · 06-01-2014 5:21pm

Sega Dreamcast.
Held out for the Ps2 instead...

Specialun · 06-01-2014 5:23pm

how can you be glad to miss something you never had

Jesus Wept · 06-01-2014 5:25pm

Specialun wrote: »

how can you be glad to miss something you never had

Pretty easily..

How about a kick to the face? I'd be glad to miss out on that. Would you?

krudler · 06-01-2014 5:26pm

whiskeyman wrote: »

Sega Dreamcast.
Held out for the Ps2 instead...

the Dreamcast was a great console though. Was ahead of its time too playing quake 3 on it over a phone line was mental , and it was years before online gaming on a console took off.

_Redzer_ · 06-01-2014 5:26pm

Smart watches will be my thing. Stupid idea, I have a smartphone that's more capable... and I hate watches

REXER · 06-01-2014 5:27pm

3D TV!
I did get several mini disc players for the family but they were cheap way back when Courts closed down.

Specialun · 06-01-2014 5:31pm

Our Year wrote: »

Pretty easily..

How about a kick to the face? I'd be glad to miss out on that. Would you?

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muppetkiller · 06-01-2014 5:32pm

I only recently started playing Vinyl !

It's coming back in a big way actually so hope you didn't sell your Vinyl OP it never seems to lose it's value like CD's do.

Meangadh · 06-01-2014 5:34pm

Apple products. I'm not saying that cos of anything I have against them, I just don't see any benefit of them over other similar or possibly even better products available at a lower price- but if you've always had Apple you'll probably want to stay with them- particularly cos of things like iTunes.

Red Kev · 06-01-2014 5:35pm

Dishwasher. I've never lived in a house that has one, and I still haven't got around to buying one as I'm just as happy doing them by hand. Actually I haven't a clue how to use one, though can't think it's too difficult. I do know how to load them though.

Never owned a VCR either, didn't have one as a kid as they were mad expensive and we didn't have the dosh, now we have 3 DVD players.

Toasted sandwich machine. Never got around to getting one, no cash for it when we were kids. Not mad keen on getting one as I tend to burn the skin off me mouth with them anyway.

Video games/Playstation/PS 3 etc etc. Nope, never had one, played on one a couple of times. (I'm in my early 40's BTW) :-)

sweetie · 06-01-2014 5:36pm

krudler wrote: »

the Dreamcast was a great console though. Was ahead of its time too playing quake 3 on it over a phone line was mental , and it was years before online gaming on a console took off.

three more posts dude!

Outkast_IRE · 06-01-2014 5:37pm

Apple products, have a real dislike for iTunes and how tied into apple products people get.

_Redzer_ · 06-01-2014 5:41pm

Red Kev wrote: »

Dishwasher. I've never lived in a house that has one, and I still haven't got around to buying one as I'm just as happy doing them by hand. Actually I haven't a clue how to use one, though can't think it's too difficult. I do know how to load them though.

Never owned a VCR either, didn't have one as a kid as they were mad expensive and we didn't have the dosh, now we have 3 DVD players.

Toasted sandwich machine. Never got around to getting one, no cash for it when we were kids. Not mad keen on getting one as I tend to burn the skin off me mouth with them anyway.

Video games/Playstation/PS 3 etc etc. Nope, never had one, played on one a couple of times. (I'm in my early 40's BTW) :-)

How anyone can live without a dishwasher is beyond me. That's wasted time you'll never get back. It's like cutting the grass with a scythe

uch · 06-01-2014 5:49pm

_Redzer_ wrote: »

How anyone can live without a dishwasher is beyond me. That's wasted time you'll never get back. It's like cutting the grass with a scythe

Have to say I'd be with Kev, find washing dishes by hand strangely relaxing

calanus · 06-01-2014 5:50pm

_Redzer_ wrote: »

How anyone can live without a dishwasher is beyond me. That's wasted time you'll never get back. It's like cutting the grass with a scythe

A well cared for scythe can be very efficient in cutting grass that has got too long for a gentle going over with the lawnmower.

krudler · 06-01-2014 5:52pm

Red Kev wrote: »

Dishwasher. I've never lived in a house that has one, and I still haven't got around to buying one as I'm just as happy doing them by hand. Actually I haven't a clue how to use one, though can't think it's too difficult. I do know how to load them though.

I moved into a new apartment once, was the first tenant to live there and we were there for 5 years, when we moved out the dishwasher still had the instruction manual and a box of tablets in it, never used once we used to just do it by hand. The landlord asked us if we replaced it lol

JOSman · 06-01-2014 5:53pm

Daqster wrote: »

I am a complete technophile.

Even had a Mini Disc Walkman.

Yup, I was the guy that bought it.

Ran my minidisc last night, still sounded great. Just a flop from Sony.

marcbrophy · 06-01-2014 5:54pm

Daqster wrote: »

I am a complete technophile.

Even had a Mini Disc Walkman.

Yup, I was the guy that bought it.

I had one too :pac:

Menas · 06-01-2014 5:54pm

Analogue mobile phones. 088.
Look it up kids!

krudler · 06-01-2014 5:58pm

_Redzer_ wrote: »

How anyone can live without a dishwasher is beyond me. That's wasted time you'll never get back. It's like cutting the grass with a scythe

We use one now and unloading it is a pain in the hoop, I'd rather just wash stuff by hand it only takes a few mins

Artful_Badger · 06-01-2014 5:58pm

6541 wrote: »

I missed out on, CD and DVD. Went straight from vinyl and VHS to digital.
I missed out on independent (Stand Alone) digital cameras went straight to smartphone.

Were you in a coma ?

ikarie · 06-01-2014 6:05pm

The Filofax rage and all it's accessories

(showing my age here!)

Daqster · 06-01-2014 6:10pm

JOSman wrote: »

Ran my minidisc last night, still sounded great. Just a flop from Sony.

marcbrophy wrote: »

I had one too :pac:

I remember HMV on Henry St had a Mini Disc "section".

It was three little small shelves behind the calendars.

I loved it though, especially in the car as it meant no rewinding or fast forwarding.

Played the **** out of George Michael's Listen Without Pr.. I mean, Rage Against The Machine's debut album.

_Redzer_ · 06-01-2014 6:13pm

calanus wrote: »

A well cared for scythe can be very efficient in cutting grass that has got too long for a gentle going over with the lawnmower.

Strimmer, quicker and more efficient!

Mr. CooL ICE · 06-01-2014 6:14pm

Tamagotchis and power ranger figurines. Even at my impressionable age, I thought they were the most ridiculous things ever

toastedpickles · 06-01-2014 6:16pm

Furbys, god I hate those things, even when they first came out I hated them, i was the only kid in my class who hadn't got one at one stage

Thargor · 06-01-2014 6:20pm

Minidisks were great little piracy machines, could record from any source without losing any quality hardly, musicians liked them aswell for the same reason, good recorders.