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People Divulge Which Products Have Gotten Significantly Worse Over The Years

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There are few feelings more disappointing than revisiting a place you loved going to as a child, or finding a food you used to love to eat, only to discover that it isn't quite as wonderful as you remember.

While it's easy to chalk this up to no longer having your childhood naivité, your outgrowing it might not be what's behind the apparent decline in quality.

Instead, what could have very well happened is that the people behind the upkeep or the quality control have been asleep at the wheel, and thus what was, in fact magical, during your childhood is anything but now that you've grown up.

From amusement parks to candy bars, there are countless things that have gone from being a "must have" or "must visit", to something you find yourself avoiding at all costs.


"Redditor Unfair-Independent48 was curious to hear all the things people think have seen a sizable decline in quality with each passing year, leading them to ask:

"What's a product that's gotten significantly worse over the years?"

A Casualty Of Online Shopping...

"Outlet malls."

"It used to be a place where you could find designer stuff for cheaper, but now most of it is just crappier stuff made specifically for the outlet."- tickingkitty

Those Celebrity Colnols Aren't Fooling Anyone...

"KFC."- Oryx

All Of It. Just All Of It...

" Fast food."- HorrorCover7755

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Almost All Natural...

Breyer's ice cream."

"It used to be really good quality, and they'd advertise how it was made with only a few natural ingredients."

"Now most of their stuff is 'frozen dairy desserts' because they can't legally call it 'ice cream' anymore, and it all tastes like garbage'."- Doctor_Juris

When Your Sofa Is The Last Place You Want To Recline...

"Furniture."

"Everything used to be solid wood."

"Now it’s all paperboard."- gonewildecat

New Technology Has Such A Short Shelf-Life

"Almost every household appliance."

"Sh*t used to be built to last for 4 f*cking generations, man."

"My grandma's old fridge from the 60's is still running like a champ out in my garage."

"Thing is built like a tank and gives no f*cks about the long march of time."

"These days you'll be lucky to get 5 years out of some appliances you buy, and good luck getting any warranty service if you even approach one with a screwdriver in an attempt to fix it yourself."- buddypalamigo25

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​Torn Jeans Are So Passé

"Jeans."

"I have GAP jeans, from when I was 14, that are in great shape."

"Meanwhile, I’ll buy overpriced designer sh*t today and I’m lucky if it lasts 2 years."

"Why is everything so THIN?"- Brewnonono

Don't Ignore The Fine Print...

"Turbo Tax."

"The fees to file basic taxes is crazy."

"Free Tax USA is much better and I wish more people knew about it."- Action3xpress

Do Better, Easter Bunny!

"Cadbury creme eggs."- Finn_4_the_Win

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Some Places Photograph Much Better Than They Actually Look...

" Airbnb."- Imboredboredbored

You Can't Manufacture Chemistry

" Tinder and dating apps in general."- justadudenameddave

Sure, The Screen Is Huge, But How Do You Turn It Off?!?!

"The lack of buttons that tv's have these days. I hate it."- Responsible-Sail1921

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The Fall Of The Big Red Roof...

" Pizza Hut was the place to be when I was a kid in the 80's."

"The buffet."

"The personal pan pizzas paid for with Book-it."

"Pitchers of pop drank from those weird red cups that no longer exist."

"Dig Dug, Galaga, and Centipede."


"The last time I ate at Pizza Hut was about 15 years ago."

"Stopped at on when we were driving out to Colorado Springs."

"So pointless."

"Nothing special about it."

"It didn't even have the decency to be bad."

"It just had no anima."

"No spirit."

"No Galaga."- mostlygray

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Quality control is difficult, and some things sadly just aren't sustainable.

This doesn't make it any less disappointing when you bite into a personal deep-dish pizza, and the taste sensation is anything but what you remembered as a child.

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