As far as pop fashion went when I was a kid, I could set the clock on the end of an era by when my mom finally caved in and let me have whatever it was. On that date, the era of that thing had been over for about three months. In particular I remember wanting plastic "pop-it" beads one year. She said no. She gave me a gold bracelet for my birthday. I barely said thank you in my disappointment over not getting my 25c worth of plastic beads. Go figure.
