What is something that was actually better “back in your days” ?

[reecejackox]

Bus transport around where I live.

 

[DLgal]

Cereal and packaged baked goods.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Refrigerators. My parents bought a fridge in 1967 that worked for almost 50 years. We bought a fridge in 1998 we had to replace in 2009. We were told (not by a fridge salesman!) that 10-12 years is a good run for modern fridges.

 

[happymommy]

Disney Fast Passes. We could decide day of which park we wanted to go to, rather than scheduling it weeks in advance. Some mornings, we’d go to the bus stop and agree whichever bus came first, that’s where we’re off to that day!

 

[MillauFr]

Disney Fast Passes. We could decide day of which park we wanted to go to, rather than scheduling it weeks in advance.

Disneyland still operates like that. Very little advanced planning is needed.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Homes are sure not built as they used to be. I cleaned homes for a living and noticed a wall that sure was not straight. It was a new home. And homes are over priced. And appliances are horrible they are made so you need to buy new ones as trying to fix most of them are more costly to fix.

 

[easyas123]

Refrigerators. My parents bought a fridge in 1967 that worked for almost 50 years. We bought a fridge in 1998 we had to replace in 2009. We were told (not by a fridge salesman!) that 10-12 years is a good run for modern fridges.

You are spot on! Not just fridges, but other appliances, too.

I wish I could go back in time and keep my old washer!

 

[Jennasis]

Cereal
Hostess snack items

 

[larissawbb]

Wonderbread

 

[TeresaBelle]

Cereal and packaged baked goods.

I was just coming here to say, Little Debbie Fudge Rounds. They were my favorite recess snack as a kid. Now they're almost tasteless. Blech!

 

[mrodgers]

Drivable cars rather than the appliances we have today.

 

[BrianL]

Really, almost everything!

 

[TinyTGO]

Music, movies, arcades, malls

 

[TippyThomas]

My limbs, joints, organs, muscles, you get the point.

 

[Nabas]

What was better in my day?

Walt Disney World ticket prices:

 

[person]

I was just coming here to say, Little Debbie Fudge Rounds. They were my favorite recess snack as a kid. Now they're almost tasteless. Blech!

Seems like ingredients change.

I'm not sure Mars bars are always the same taste...

 

[neverlandsky]

No fees at all attached to everything. Today everything has fees attached. Kayak or Paddle Board - vessel fee. Hiking- daily pass permit fee per person. TV -$$$. Bottle/cans deposits. Bag fees. Extra fees to pay bills. House - HOA fees. Processing fees. Resort Fees on top of resort stay and taxes. Parking fees. Data fees on top of service fees. Etc.

 

[RedAngie]

Cereal
Hostess snack items

I'll add Tastykake snack cakes in the Philly area. They used to be good but are barely edible these days.

Breyer's ice cream. Was the best supermarket brand; now most of the flavors are "frozen dairy dessert."

 

[person]

Bus transport around where I live.

I hear you; bus drivers have seemingly lied to me so often about their routes that I have asked them about, that I've almost given up using buses in our area...

 

[Tink-osophy]

Less 'sophisticated' teen years.