Things you never had

dog tired · 23-06-2018 06:52PM #1

I realise I have never had a CD radio. I did have a discman but never actually had a CD radio growing up.

We had cassette radios in the 90s. Then the Sony PlayStation came out and you could play CDs on those but we mostly had tapes anyway. I got a discman in the early noughties and then an iPod in 2007 and now everything is on my phone.

But I do sometimes get CDs and I play and copy them on the laptop.

Until today, I bought a mini hi fi system with CD a couple of weeks ago and I'm just after setting it up today. It's very cool. So it got me thinking, was I the only one without a CD radio?

Samuel T. Cogley · 23-06-2018 06:54PM

Mr. Frosty. Always wanted one. Pointed this out to my mum recently (I'm 38) and one turned up in the post 2 weeks later.

dog tired · 23-06-2018 06:55PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Mr. Frosty. Always wanted one. Pointed this out to my mum recently (I'm 38) and one turned up in the post 2 weeks later.

That's very funny.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-06-2018 06:59PM

Goodness. There are many things I've never had. But they are almost certainly things I didn't need. Used to want an electric train set but it was not to be.

I've never had any essential oils, which by definition I should have.

Poor Uncle Tom · 23-06-2018 07:00PM

....you had it easy, we were a family of 22 growing up living in a shoe box in the middle of the N25, but you never heard us complain........

kneemos · 23-06-2018 07:01PM

Aldi or Lidl we're selling cassette radios a couple of weeks ago,with auto stop no less.

No idea where they got the things or who is still making them. Maybe there's still a market in rural China or somewhere.

s8n · 23-06-2018 07:01PM

Raleigh Vector bike

Conservatory · 23-06-2018 07:04PM

I never had a creepy priest. Mother was vigilant.

fineso.mom · 23-06-2018 07:05PM

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

....you had it easy, we were a family of 22 growing up living in a shoe box in the middle of the N25, but you never heard us complain........

cos of the noise of the traffic??

Sciprio · 23-06-2018 07:06PM

Me or my brother never really had our own bike. My dad would buy a girls bike for my sisters because even though it was pink/purple he knew we'd still use it and he was right.

wexie · 23-06-2018 07:11PM

Jessica Alba

pleas advice · 23-06-2018 07:13PM

a chance

pleas advice · 23-06-2018 07:14PM

Conservatory wrote: »

I never had a creepy priest. Mother was vigilant.

Well done

ArchXStanton · 23-06-2018 07:15PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Mr. Frosty. Always wanted one. Pointed this out to my mum recently (I'm 38) and one turned up in the post 2 weeks later.

They were crap..

TheValeyard · 23-06-2018 07:16PM

ArchXStanton wrote: »

They were crap..

Get out.

Mint Sauce · 23-06-2018 07:42PM

If you mean things that most other people had, we never had a VCR till about 99/00. Never had Sky either, and no plans to.

Graces7 · 23-06-2018 07:46PM

Never wanted the things you mention.. So never had them

Birneybau · 23-06-2018 07:46PM

Loveinapril wrote: »

I always wanted a pair of Air Max with the bubble thing in the sole. I only ever had cheapo St. Bernard's runners that you could feel the ground through. I always imagined Air Max would be like walking on cushions.

They're grand, have had many a pair over the years, 2 pairs at the mo.

Adidas Boost are like walking on cushions, sometimes disconcertingly so

Eggs For Dinner · 23-06-2018 07:48PM

I never had a Raleigh Chopper or peanut butter

Alun · 23-06-2018 07:48PM

A Scalextric set.

Blaas4life · 23-06-2018 07:48PM

Friends

harry Bailey esq · 23-06-2018 07:48PM

I never had free passage into the US over trivial things I was involved in donkeys years ago. It never really bothered me until the whole Conor Mc Gregor circus kicked into gear. All my mates were going over to Las vegas on the cheapish five night deals sunway were doing for the flights+hotel and the venue tickets were always acquired free from people in Dublin. Boys always have a ball. Hookers and coke et al, they always have a mad one. I'll watch UFC if nothing else is on but I think it's all staged. Nearly as bad as the wrestling but not quite there yet. Not my cup of tea, it's the sessions I'm missing out on. I'm in me mid/late 30s, marrying age, so one or two Vegas trips were stags of close mates, and I really shoulda been there. On the upside, my picture was never put in the Sunday World planting seeds in people's heads that might potentially/inevitably lead them to ponder on how Harry Bailey can afford to live it up in Las Vegas on his modest income

I also never got a tattoo in my life, and back to the age thing I think I'm the only one of my peers that hasn't been inked.

razorblunt · 23-06-2018 07:48PM

A Valentine card. Bloody good job I grew better with age.

I also have a wife which helps with the card situation!

SNES
Sony Playstation

I did have an N64 though, so can't complain.

PandaPoo · 23-06-2018 07:50PM

I always wanted a baby born, and one of those doll heads that you could brush her hair and do her make up.

We went to Amsterdam when I was 10. We went to the Van Gogh museum and in the gift shop I really wanted this weird gold sun dial thing. I was fascinated by it and my mam wouldn't buy it for me. To this day I wish I had it!!

DoozerT6 · 23-06-2018 07:51PM

Never had the BBC channels growing up. Only Telefís Eireann, until I went to college.

Never had a leather jacket in my teens (late 80's/early 90's) either.

harry Bailey esq · 23-06-2018 07:53PM

Blaas4life wrote: »

Friends

I can call you Eddie, and Eddie you can call me Al. You can call meeee Al.

Mrcaramelchoc · 23-06-2018 07:55PM

A debs.

harry Bailey esq · 23-06-2018 07:58PM

DoozerT6 wrote: »

Never had a leather jacket in my teens (late 80's/early 90's) either.

How about a NAFFco 54 jacket? Or PEPE jeans?

Drumpot · 23-06-2018 08:02PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Mr. Frosty. Always wanted one. Pointed this out to my mum recently (I'm 38) and one turned up in the post 2 weeks later.

Took you 2 minutes to post that in response to the OP....

It’s like you were waiting for somebody to finally give you the opportunity to air this only recently rectified childhood trauma....

harry Bailey esq · 23-06-2018 08:07PM

Drumpot wrote: »

Took you 2 minutes to post that in response to the OP....

It’s like you were waiting for somebody to finally give you the opportunity to air this only recently rectified childhood trauma....

Ah give over pilgrim.. This is not the f*ckin Doctor Phil show. Mr frostys were a bit crap though in fairness. Back then, Sodastream was king. And we didn't have one

Cody montana · 23-06-2018 08:27PM

Vadge.

Things you never had

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