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The giant power adapters that came with iPods and weighed like 5 pounds:
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Expensive iPod cases that cost almost as much as an iPod:
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The annoying Six Flags “old man” commerical that played A LOT:
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Flip phones that had an antenna you needed to pull out:
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And taking pixelated selfies with flip phones that only had back-facing cameras:
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The big in-store signings that celebs would do at Virgin Megastores:
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Those Girls Gone Wild commercials that played at midnight (usually on MTV, E!, and Comedy Central):
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And the Girls Gone Wild infomercial that played late at night and featured Real World cast members:
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Early DVD releases that came in cardboard boxes:
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The case of CD-Rs that would be next to the computer, so that you could easily burn a playlist or put together a photo CD to share with friends:
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LiveStrong bracelets that were the must-have accessory that everyone wore… and also tore after a couple of months of wearing them:
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MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch, which was just bonkers:
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And MTV’s Date My Mom (which was the most awkward dating show, ever):
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Los Lonely Boys’ “Heaven”…
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…and Sting’s “Desert Rose,” which used to be played nonstop:
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Apple’s Genius Bar that featured black and white photos of old famous celebs, scientists, athletes, etc.:
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The Pepsi promotion that gave away free iTunes downloads:
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Starbucks’s Pick of the Week cards that gave you free iTunes songs — with some of them actually being pretty good:
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Listening to a 30 seconds preview of some random part of a song on iTunes:
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The iPod dog — that everyone wanted at some point:
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Happy Bunny T-shirts that they sold at Hot Topic:
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History Channel shows that sprung up because of the popularity of The Da Vinci Code:
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The magazine racks at Borders that had bright fluorescent under lighting:
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The Abercrombie & Fitch catalog that you quickly realized really wasn’t about selling clothes:
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Slim camera cases that not only protected your camera, but also allowed you to carry the charger and extra memory cards in it:
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That red-eye effect you’d get when you used a flash in a dark room, then tried to fix it in Photoshop, only to end up with everyone looking like their pupils were blown out instead:
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The oh-so-delicious Philadelphia Cheesecake Snack Bars that made the perfect dessert or afternoon snack:
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TBS’s delightful Dinner & Movie that started at :05 not on top of the hour:
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Subway’s Sub Club cards — it was always exciting when you were just one stamp away from a free sub:
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Soda logos that looked like this on vending machines:
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And lastly, the Education Connection commercial jingle that get: