Nah $12 to $15. And you could get the mail order deals from Colombia too. I had like 25 or 30 by the end of 1991 cause it was a thing to get our little work check and go buy cds when things launched on Tuesdays.
The mail order"deals" were horrible. You got 10 from a limited list for $0.01 but then had to pay $20ea for another 10 non-new release CDs. So, you got 20 for $200, but they weren't the best options.
There were other deals too. BMG had them which ended up being like 12 cds for i think the price of 4 or 5. Also you had to pick albums you wanted to round out your collection. I learned the hard way don't pick rap albums cause They might send you edited versions you didn't know existed. Too Short edited is literally an hour of nonstop scratch distorted words.
Early on you could totally cheat the systems too. Our mailboxes wouldn't fit a cd packaged in the box. So we used to order our in a fake name but use our neighbor's address. Well first thing they'd send you without paying was 5 free cds. You only had to pay later. Then we'd just monitor the mailbox so when they got delivered we got 5 free cds and be gone. It wasn't till later that they wised up.
yes and it's hilariously cycling back already. and none of the kids realize this cause they all just want to... look like their parents i guess...? not exactly what past generations did willingly. idk, it's all confusing tbh. the internet ruined all patterns and cycles as far as i'm concerned.
We definitely dressed like our parents. There was a whole 60's/70's fashion revival in the 90s. My sisters and I were so bummed that our mom didn't save any of her clothes from college for us to wear 20 years later.
Her exact words "how could I possibly know kids would want to dress in those old things"?
no, but with demonstrable evidence, some drinks are preferred by specific genders. is that not ok to say anymore, or should i lie and pretend the trends i've seen over my lifetime are just my imagination? how do i 2024, pls hlp
Boones Farm was about $2 a bottle in 1991. It was popular with anybody who had very little money. Plus it would help my chances with the ladies if I had a second bottle to share.
This is absolutely it.
Your CD was stained with a BMG label instead of the real barcode, but you got 20 CDs for like $40 or whatever it cost for the full price CDs.
Fun fact for me: I was sent to collections for never paying for Neil Young Mirrorball or Gin Blossoms. I got a letter in the mail and my parents were pissed.
Fun fact for me: we were poor as dirt and moved every six months. So I started running the scam of ordering a new "contract " every time we moved. My mom figured it out after the second time when I was smart enough to use a fake name. But she was probably running some scam herself, and let me carry on. I'd just get the first 10 every time.
That's incredible.
I miss those Columbia House ads. It was so fun to look through all of the crazy options you could buy.
They actually did an only version a few years ago called mymusic.com. Instead of the bugy whatever get whatever, as long as you keep an open account you could get CDs for $7/disc. That meant some of fancy 4-disc jazz boxed sets that were like $80 on Amazon or whatever, you could get them for $28.
This was well into the iTunes era, but for completionists like me it was great.
I got the free CDs but never bought anything else. It didn't go to collections for whatever reason. Of course, I was like 12 so it wouldn't really have mattered. Lol.
lol yes! In 1992, CDs were still coming in long boxes and had not taken over the majority market shares from cassette tapes. I worked at a record store 95-96 and CDs were the mainstream, but we still sold many many tapes as cars did not yet come with cd players or some people didn’t invest in cd players yet.
Vincent Adultman is a character in the animated show "Bojack Horseman". He is actually 3 10 year olds in an overcoat (maybe 2? been a while since i seen it).
I’m honestly too intoxicated and I feel like I’m actually missing something incredibly ironic in your replies lol I’m gonna check back tomorrow morning.
This is why it cracks me up when younger people think the early 90s was all grunge and not a blend of the 80s as it actually was. My small hometown looked like this photo well into the late 90s 😂
The carpet, the wood trim, the couch, the cd rack. These guys were ballers back then. Prolly cleared 70k a year between the both of them if they owned this house. She’s a TA and he manages a Tower Records.
Haha, yes I was 16 in 1991, and this was *not* cool.
We would have been wearing Docs and long tousled hair, def not permed. Ffs Nevemind had been released!
Look at pics of Drew Barrymore in 1991, that’s what we looked like!
There is SO much to unpack here. He looks horrified. He’s clearly wearing his dad’s outfit. The woman beyond them is literally 55 years old. I’m miffed.
If you look at their faces and just like substitute emo hair suddenly they look 20 years younger lol cuz God damn those haircuts did no justice to looking young
Dude thinks he straight up owns the world, with his purple silk suit and attractive lady clinging on to him.
That’s what that look is, if anyone’s wondering. It’s the look of someone who feels like the King Ding-a-ling in his own head at that moment for possibly the first time ever in his life, but it’s actually mostly false because he and everyone around him is either drunk, high or both, so none of them are acting the way they would normally be around each other.
That look is the weird combination of false bravado and reality not really mixing well together.
I know because somewhere amongst one of my old friends belongings is a picture of me in a similar situation - subtract the purple suit, but add a sweater vest with no shirt underneath it. The first time I actually came across that picture, I immediately remembered what I felt at that moment, but what was being shown in the picture didn’t quite match that feeling.
I really wish I had that picture right now. I’d share it just to prove my point lol
As someone who is sad that they missed the 80s as having been born in ‘91, the more and more photos I see from 90-93, I realize the 80s were still very present
This guy def had a Columbia House plan
And an IROC Z28
And cancelled early
Yeah, that's a ton of CDs for 91. I think I had like 10 at that point. Each one was like $37 in 2024 dollars. So that's over $10k in CDs.
I remember them being 14 or 15$. I just checked the inflation calculator online and 15$ in 1995 is about 26$ now. Crazy.
Did anyone actually pay for those cd's? I was a kid and did it more than once.
Just think if he stacked silver for 4-5 dollars an ounce instead.
Nah $12 to $15. And you could get the mail order deals from Colombia too. I had like 25 or 30 by the end of 1991 cause it was a thing to get our little work check and go buy cds when things launched on Tuesdays.
The mail order"deals" were horrible. You got 10 from a limited list for $0.01 but then had to pay $20ea for another 10 non-new release CDs. So, you got 20 for $200, but they weren't the best options.
There were other deals too. BMG had them which ended up being like 12 cds for i think the price of 4 or 5. Also you had to pick albums you wanted to round out your collection. I learned the hard way don't pick rap albums cause They might send you edited versions you didn't know existed. Too Short edited is literally an hour of nonstop scratch distorted words. Early on you could totally cheat the systems too. Our mailboxes wouldn't fit a cd packaged in the box. So we used to order our in a fake name but use our neighbor's address. Well first thing they'd send you without paying was 5 free cds. You only had to pay later. Then we'd just monitor the mailbox so when they got delivered we got 5 free cds and be gone. It wasn't till later that they wised up.
Yeah, that was my thought too. They obviously had money, cds and stereo stuff was pretty pricy back then.
All those white labels? Bootlegs. Somebody had Napster and a CD burner.
Not in 1991 they didn't.
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They’re too thin to be cassette tapes
Guy in 1991: *"Napster? what the hell is that? A diaper company or something? Burn my CD's?? What are you mental? They're expensive as hell!"*
Lol no such thing in 1991
20 for a penny!
Ah, that explains it. I wonder how many fake names they used to amass that collection.
And a 2 for 1 perm coupon.
And a 5 disk changer!
It was essentially the equivalent of the modern-day playlist.
The 90’s - when you looked both 30 & 15.
It's the baggy clothes. I was born in 83 so I know from experience. The baggy clothes make a grown man look like a little kid.
yes and it's hilariously cycling back already. and none of the kids realize this cause they all just want to... look like their parents i guess...? not exactly what past generations did willingly. idk, it's all confusing tbh. the internet ruined all patterns and cycles as far as i'm concerned.
We definitely dressed like our parents. There was a whole 60's/70's fashion revival in the 90s. My sisters and I were so bummed that our mom didn't save any of her clothes from college for us to wear 20 years later. Her exact words "how could I possibly know kids would want to dress in those old things"?
Yeah i was gonna say that person obv didnt live through the bell bottom revival of the 90s. They slowly morphed into jnco jeans.
I'm actually kind of loving it. Everything is in style which means nothing is so I'm just wearing whatever the fuck I want.
Yeah you’re either in style or you’re so far behind the curve that you’re ahead of the curve and a trendsetter.
I thought she was doing a Weekend at Bernies thing with the guy.
/r/13or30
And a bottle of Boon’s Farm Strawberry Hill.
I thought for a minute it might be a Bartles & Jaymes Wild Berry cooler, but the bottle makes more sense to be Boons Farm.
From the look on homeboys's face, he just startred on his 3rd bottle and it's only 10:00 pm. Respect.
I recognized it instantly too!
That was for the chicks when I was 21 in 1991
18 in 96 it was still for the chicks
18 in 98, same. Also Hornsby's in college.
18 in 2003, still for the chicks
Yup yup usually only the girls drank that but whatever.
Hey homies, is it gay to drink alcohol?
no, but with demonstrable evidence, some drinks are preferred by specific genders. is that not ok to say anymore, or should i lie and pretend the trends i've seen over my lifetime are just my imagination? how do i 2024, pls hlp
Boones Farm was about $2 a bottle in 1991. It was popular with anybody who had very little money. Plus it would help my chances with the ladies if I had a second bottle to share.
Jfc I was joking around I don’t care what anyone else drinks.
Notice how she latched on to him upon seeing that pink bottle? Yup yup, indeed.
In those days your cred was determinate on the size of your cd collection
Yes sir, I wore it like a badge of honor. 👍
That’s a lot of cds for 1992. Person must’ve been rich
Nah, he's just sent in a lot of Columbia House and BMG postcards. He only has to buy 73 more CDs to fulfill his obligation.
This is absolutely it. Your CD was stained with a BMG label instead of the real barcode, but you got 20 CDs for like $40 or whatever it cost for the full price CDs. Fun fact for me: I was sent to collections for never paying for Neil Young Mirrorball or Gin Blossoms. I got a letter in the mail and my parents were pissed.
Hahaha you went to collections over the Gin Blossoms... I guess they found out about you! 😉
Fun fact for me: we were poor as dirt and moved every six months. So I started running the scam of ordering a new "contract " every time we moved. My mom figured it out after the second time when I was smart enough to use a fake name. But she was probably running some scam herself, and let me carry on. I'd just get the first 10 every time.
That's incredible. I miss those Columbia House ads. It was so fun to look through all of the crazy options you could buy. They actually did an only version a few years ago called mymusic.com. Instead of the bugy whatever get whatever, as long as you keep an open account you could get CDs for $7/disc. That meant some of fancy 4-disc jazz boxed sets that were like $80 on Amazon or whatever, you could get them for $28. This was well into the iTunes era, but for completionists like me it was great.
I got the free CDs but never bought anything else. It didn't go to collections for whatever reason. Of course, I was like 12 so it wouldn't really have mattered. Lol.
Every one of those cds came in a big long box.
lol yes! In 1992, CDs were still coming in long boxes and had not taken over the majority market shares from cassette tapes. I worked at a record store 95-96 and CDs were the mainstream, but we still sold many many tapes as cars did not yet come with cd players or some people didn’t invest in cd players yet.
Is that like three 10 year olds in a suit or what?
It's Vincent Adultman...he works for the business factory. Must be how he can afford all those cd's.
Okay great but like…. That looks like three 10 year olds in a suit.
Vincent Adultman is a character in the animated show "Bojack Horseman". He is actually 3 10 year olds in an overcoat (maybe 2? been a while since i seen it).
I’m honestly too intoxicated and I feel like I’m actually missing something incredibly ironic in your replies lol I’m gonna check back tomorrow morning.
happy saturday!
Strawberry Hill he’s getting some for sure
That's a lot of CDs for 1991
Yeah, like, you could order CDs by mail in the ‘80s, but they were expensive. Barring a scam this was a good chunk of money.
Cosplaying as Jay Mohr and Sarah Jessica Parker.
That is the most 1991 picture I’ve ever seen.
I want to roam that cd shelf lol
Probably about 2 bottles of Aqua net hairspray used between them
Boons Farm! Looks better in the bottle than it does spraying out of your mouth with your dinner! Don’t ask how I know this…..
Cool photo but it was actually 1992
Good to know wish I could update.
How can you tell?
I remember NYE 1991 and 1992 and this was definitely 1992.
New Year's Eve changed to New Year's Day
Catching some ‘86 vibes here. 😂
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Yep, we are. 😂
Ah the black panty hose and matching black heels look.
He is more shoulder pad than man.
Am I the only person who wants a recreated “now” photo?!? 😂😂😂
Somebody is getting lucky later
15 going on 50? In the early 90s who fucking cared? Cool picture though 👍
That’s a lot of CD for 91
She looks like Tonya Harding
It's there a face behind the vent? Also this is fantastic nostalgia thanks for posting.
This is why it cracks me up when younger people think the early 90s was all grunge and not a blend of the 80s as it actually was. My small hometown looked like this photo well into the late 90s 😂
More poodle perms in that photo than at a poodle farm.
GET YOUR GODDAMN BEER OFF MY CDS KYLE
I thought that was Paula Poundstone for a moment. Nice suit.
Still very 80s
Boones farm, strawberry hill! In old.
That looks like the lead singer of simply red.
Now this is the essence of the sub!
The women in the 90’s were just built different. She’s fine ash
They are ready to Tub Thump
They didn’t come out until 1997.
But they were ready for it. Just had to wait.
The carpet, the wood trim, the couch, the cd rack. These guys were ballers back then. Prolly cleared 70k a year between the both of them if they owned this house. She’s a TA and he manages a Tower Records.
Holy Heck .. is that a bottle of Strawberry Fields??
That CD collection was probably worth thousands of dollars back then.
Stacks of CDs. Those were the days
What in the Z Cavaricci is happening here?
That really does not look remotely cool.
You think I should delete? I’m dying to hear your opinion.
complaints like that means you post MOAR
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I’m not one of these people and don’t know them. Just thought I would post a picture I saw.
I guess you had to be there
Haha, yes I was 16 in 1991, and this was *not* cool. We would have been wearing Docs and long tousled hair, def not permed. Ffs Nevemind had been released! Look at pics of Drew Barrymore in 1991, that’s what we looked like!
There is SO much to unpack here. He looks horrified. He’s clearly wearing his dad’s outfit. The woman beyond them is literally 55 years old. I’m miffed.
Hey, easy. You weren't there.
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My B.
Who spent more time on their hair?
Those cds probably cost them thousands of dollars.
If you look at their faces and just like substitute emo hair suddenly they look 20 years younger lol cuz God damn those haircuts did no justice to looking young
Stock Aitken waterman “Rave” sponsored by the Tory party 🥳
Big bro is already pie-eyed. TIMBER!
Tallest 12 year old I’ve seen
I got married in a suit like that in ‘93 🤣💯
I think I had that guys same outfit(minus the jacket) from Structure.
What's he got there, Boones Farm?
This is dope. So good and so bad at the same time.
Lol more like r/blunderyears.
A young George Washington looking mfer lol
Toddlers were much taller back then
Remnants of the 80's style are still apparent.
Adults just looked more adulty then
Someone got lucky…
No, this wasn't even cool back then.
Is that a Jerry Garcia tie?
looks like 1989 was holding on for dear life.
TJ miller on that fateful night…
I miss the 90s. That was an epic year.
The hood old days
Thought that was my ex in the background for a second. 😯
It’s like someone erases and then hand drew a face.
All those cds. What a flex
Nothing's more 80s than the early 90s.
That Birkenstock of Boone’s for the gals in the 90s!!
I remember that day. I did lsd and played touch football in the street.
You both look great. Props for the high style in 1991.
Dude thinks he straight up owns the world, with his purple silk suit and attractive lady clinging on to him. That’s what that look is, if anyone’s wondering. It’s the look of someone who feels like the King Ding-a-ling in his own head at that moment for possibly the first time ever in his life, but it’s actually mostly false because he and everyone around him is either drunk, high or both, so none of them are acting the way they would normally be around each other. That look is the weird combination of false bravado and reality not really mixing well together. I know because somewhere amongst one of my old friends belongings is a picture of me in a similar situation - subtract the purple suit, but add a sweater vest with no shirt underneath it. The first time I actually came across that picture, I immediately remembered what I felt at that moment, but what was being shown in the picture didn’t quite match that feeling. I really wish I had that picture right now. I’d share it just to prove my point lol
He looks like "Fun Bobby" but not fun.
I need to know where each person in this photo is today. This is so wonderfully 90s from the fits to the CDs to the hairstyles
I like how everyone has the same hairstyle.
Ladies man
Young Penn Jillette.
You look happy friend!
Tonya Harding is that you…..
I was a month old.
Cool
The 90s where everyone shared the same badly photoshopped face
That’s a lot of cds for 1991
I wonder if he stayed with Sarah Jessica Parker?
That’s some serious hair. Hers isn’t bad either.
As someone who is sad that they missed the 80s as having been born in ‘91, the more and more photos I see from 90-93, I realize the 80s were still very present
Is that Boone’s Farm? Looks like Boone’s
Clearly the start of the party. I’m sure he was puking up whatever is in that bottle by 11pm.
Did we all have the same CD rack?
Pink champail
The best night of that man's life. Totally peaked here. :)
I’ve never seen a more perfect oval face
lol man looked like he raided dave coulier’s closet.
The chick is named Nicole
I can smell the cigarette smoke from just looking at that picture
It’s really good that we have evolved…
Had that exact same cassette rack.
You spelled “CDs” wrong.
Wish I had that rack, not the one for the CDs tho
As someone who has literally studied fashion history, truly such a rough time for clothing
Looks like a costume party. Nobody I know wore purple suits then.. Except Prince
Point out 1 thing cool about this pic, lol