Baby Boomers Have Things In Their Houses That Other Generations Don't

United States
May 12, 2025 1:33pm CST
I was reading an interesting article about the Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964 in the USA) that said there's a number of items in Baby Boomer's Homes that no one in the other generations uses anymore. This list included: Answering Machines - why would anyone have that now that all our devices come with Voice Mail? Well, my husband's 82 year old Aunt still has one. Encyclopedias - everything's available to you at a finger's touch online Check Registers - even with the digital world of online banking, we still keep a physical check register TV Trays - everybody I know except for me has these Landline Phones Knickknacks Instruction Manuals Do you have any of these items in your house? Other items included: Paper mats and atlases VHS tapes and VCR China Cabinet with Formal Dishes
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@sallypup (64219)
• Centralia, Washington
9h
I have a collection of mismatched English, Bavarian and French china. Sue me. You won't find a TV or a smartphone in my house or my car. Or my pocket.
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@JudyEv (352998)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
We have a few of these.
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@dfollin (25944)
• United States
13h
I used to have a lot of this stuff in my storage when I was in between places when I was applying for disability and I was supposed to be getting the money from social services to pay my storage, didn't get it and my daughter said she would pat for it. She didn't so I lost my VCR, VHS tapes some were of my late husband, pictures also, my tv tables and a lot of other stuff .I still have some knick knacks.
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@Juliaacv (53300)
• Canada
14h
Although I am only on the cusp of being included in this elite group, I have a VCR (stored away) and tapes to go with it, paper maps-which I love, a china cabinet as well as buffet, both contain a good set of china, one is Christmas and the other just my very best dishes and crystal. My silverware is in the top drawer of the buffet.
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@xFiacre (13572)
• Ireland
15h
@looeyville I keep an atlas to pour over. Nothing else on the list.
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Nah None of those things what do ever and we were both born in 1960
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@jstory07 (143901)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16h
I have lots of cat statues in my house. I do not have the rest of the stuff.
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@LeaPea2417 (37824)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15h
I still use check registers because I have used them for years.
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@rakski (135738)
• Philippines
10h
we do not have any of those now. I let of go of the fax machine pre-pandemic