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Have you ever experienced times when you saw something and that thing brought back childhood memories? And then you were hit with the realization of how different things used to be or how different they were in your mind in comparison to how you comprehend it all now? It’s fun and curious to see how much people and places grow and change over the course of time. How things we once valued so much were changed by newer and better ones. 

Having in mind how different people value things now than they did back in the day, Twitter user @imjasondiamond asked people online to share what kind of food was considered as “fancy” but now is seen as something you can buy for a few dollars.

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The tweet that received almost 33k likes was filled with comments where people shared names of various foods together with their childhood memories. The author of the tweet also revealed what was that one thing he thought to be special. It tuned out to be a Toblerone chocolate bar. He also specified that these “specialty foods” were common for those who were kids from the late 80s until the mid-90s.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    What is fun to notice is that a lot of the foods that people were mentioned as being “fancy” and rare at their table, usually only when there was a celebration or someone special coming over, now can be found at a low price (if found at all). Mint chocolates “After Eight”, “Ferrero Rocher” candies, various biscuits and so much more of various sweets were some of the most common examples of what people found to be rare and expensive, but now it can be found in every store.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every couple of months we had a ‘free choice’ dinner. In reality (4 kids) my mom bought one of these and we got to fight for our choice. Looking back as an adult, I see things like our family’s financial security in a whole new light. We went to private schools, but there was certainly scrimping to make it happen.

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    Besides various food, people also mentioned things such as plastic cup dispensers and drinks such as soda or wine coolers. What is something that you found to be special and rare when you were a kid only to find out that it wasn’t so “fancy” when you became an adult? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!

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    When I was a kid, with parents who strictly kept everything tasty out of my diet, I used to read the and re-read the Hickory Farms and Swiss Colon catalogues that came in the mail! Everything there looked so delicious to a candy-deprived 8 year old...

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    Your mother saved up to offer you ice-cream. She must be a very loving and adorable mother. She spent the money set aside for her children, instead of treating herself.

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    Same thing for hot dogs in our house, it was a slice of bread not a magical, fancy ~hot dog bun~.

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