Anyone born between 1981 and 1996— aka millennials— can recall some of the many products they simply “had to have.” For this group of people, certain appliances, cereal brands and traditions, were deemed essential. But the products that are deemed essential to have now, like phone cases, app subscriptions and streaming services, didn’t exist a few decades ago.
Somewhere along the line, these old-fashioned fads went the way of the dinosaurs and younger audiences may be using their all mighty dollar to put these things out of business. So, we’re taking a look at these formerly essential things millennials no longer deem important.