The Best Examples Of 'They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To'

From Riches To Rags...

"Levis."

"I had a pair for years as a teenager."

'Bought a pair in 2020 and within 6 months they had fraying and then holes in the seams."

" Clothes in general seem like they're getting sh*tter no matter how much you pay for them."- LordyIHopeThereIsPie·

Oh, Honey...

"Honeycomb cereal."

"The pieces were big, puffy and delicious, with the occasional flat, overly crunchy, sad piece."

"Now every piece is the sad piece."- Bumpass

Can The Even Still Call It Pinesol?

"Pinesol changed its formula in 2014, knocking out the key ingredient, pine oil."

"Sigh."- Greg_Strine

Still Better Than Today's Happy Meals...

" McDonald's hot apple pies."- MartyFreeze

You Wonder How They Can Keep Their Name...

"I can swear when i was young Magnum ice cream were twice the size of today."- Ancient_Patient_6105

No Fat, No Sugar... NO GOOD!

"Planters Cheeze Balls."

"I was so excited when I saw them at the store a few years ago, but they are not even close to the same."

"I was told that the difference is trans-fat-elimination."- mkicon

Better Check That Warranty

"Pretty much every single consumer good is now built to break instead of last."- Dizzy-Elk4110

Blame It On The Music?

"Band t-shirts, and I mean they don't make them like they did 4 years ago."- Groovyrick

You Name It...

"Probably everything."

"The consumer landscape completely changed over a short period, due to aim towards maximum profit over functionality/quality, as well as the lowest possible costs."

"We can't even buy a software anymore."

"It's all services and subscriptions or passes."

"We can't have anything simple anymore."- Shimamon

"Everything."

"Planned obsolescence."

"If you can imagine a way a company is f*cking you, it's likely happening."- Dat_Harass

There's A Reason Some Toys Are Classics...

"Children's toys."

"When my daughter was little, I was floored by the flimsy cheap plastic parts, compared to my solid and sturdy toys (many still in great condition) from the late 80's/early 90's."- YourMothersButtox

Sometimes, It's A Good Thing

"I guess to be more optimistic, at least gasoline doesn't have lead in it anymore."- colonelsmoothie

Who Wants To Share A Candy Bar?!?!

"Candy bars, the king size was actually a big hunk of chocolate, now it's a share size and smaller than it used to be and costs twice as much."- teethalarm

And Why Do Freezer's Continue To Get Smaller?

"Up to 1981, my great-grandmother had a refrigerator that they had gotten when home fridges were new."

"It had that big round compressor on top, and it worked for god knows how long."

"I just had to replace mine in a home that was built for us 7 years ago."- Leftstrat

The Advertising Gets Better, The Games On The Other Hand...

"Mobile games."

“'99.99% WILL FAIL!! CAN YOU SOLVE THIS QUIZ??!!??'"- RechehSec

The sign of a good product isn't its sleek appearance or technological abilities, but rather durability.

Making one rather appreciate the fact that we almost never had to replace our landline phones, yet have to replace our cell phones almost every two years.

Not to mention the fact that one of the least frequent things people ever do on their phones anymore is make calls.

Is that progress?