 | American Apparel 8328 Cotton Spandex Jersey Legging
Buy new: $9.70 - $14.95 Wear these with an enormous big, bright shirt and put a 4-inch wide belt around your waist - now you're totally awesome!
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 | Barry's Deluxe Slouch Sock
Buy new: $8.00 Cool chicks in the 80's had slouch socks in EVERY color. You pulled the socks over leggings or they peeked out from under your rolled peg-leg jeans.
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 | Dr. Martens Unisex Original 3 Eye Steel Toe Gibson
Buy new: $109.77 - $117.00 Punk rockers rule! That steel toe was extra ammunition, if needed.
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 | Basting Brights Safety Pins-200/Pkg
Buy new: $12.99 Plain silver safety pins were your best friend - they could be worn as earrings, you could pin 17 of them to your collar, etc. You go, goth girl!
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 | Thriller by Michael Jackson
Buy used from: $89.99 It's a fact - MJ was HUGE in the early 80's.
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 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure
Buy used from: $1.05 Robert Smith and his black, spikey, wispy 'do. Ah, good times!
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 | Blizzard of Oz by Ozzy Osbourne
Buy used from: $2.80 Before Ozzy became an example of family values.
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 | Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.52 MTV played their videos once an HOUR.
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 | The Joshua Tree by U2
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.53 This was the album that brought U2 out of the college scene and into the mainstream.
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 | Xlii 90 High Bias Audio Cassette Tape (5-Pack)
Buy new: $9.99 Mix tapes!!!
We made them for our boyfriends, for our best friends and for ourselves ("Totally Depressing Jams '86").
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 | JVC HRS2902U VCR, Black
High-tech! Hope you bought VHS and not Beta...
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 | Uniden EXAi5580 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone w/ Answering Machine Base
Cordless phones and answering machines were new for most households in the 80's. They were usually two separate devices and the phones had really long antennae and were much bigger and clunkier.
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 | Sharp R-230KK 800-Watt 4/5-Cubic-Foot Compact Microwave, Black
Buy new: $69.98 This was truly revolutionary. Your kids could cook now! But how come it didn't melt plastic? The great mystery...
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 | Home Weavers Avalon Teal 7.6 x 9.6 Oval Rug, Teal
Buy new: $885.00 Mauve and teal with brass accents were the height of style in the 80's.
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 | 13 Inch Silk Artificial English Ivy Bush 231 LVS
Ya gotta love the fake plants!
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 | SEA BREEZE Astringent for Skin & Scalp 32oz/946ml
Buy new: $16.14 We all smelled like this in junior high.
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 | Polo By Ralph Lauren For Men. Eau De Toilette Spray 4.0 Oz.
Buy new: $41.00 This is what your hot boyfriend wore!
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 | Wella Liquid Hair Energy Styler Volumizing Mousse 10.6oz
Buy new: $18.88 I remember carrying a can of mousse with me in my purse!
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 | Maybelline Eye Express Easy Lining Pen, Velvet Black
The goth crowd (guys and girls) used black liner daily to accentuate the raccoon look.
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![Flashdance [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K5Z4QMFFL._SL75_.jpg) | Flashdance [VHS]
Buy used from: $0.01 This movie made us all want to live in a loft and cut the cuffs off of our sweatshirts.
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![Top Gun [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5116B0CZ7ML._SL75_.jpg) | Top Gun [VHS]
Buy used from: $0.01 This soundtrack was enough to drive me mad - it was everywhere!
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 | Dirty Dancing
Buy used from: $0.09 "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"
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![The Breakfast Club/16 Candles [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81SCPJ89WXL._SL75_.gif) | The Breakfast Club/16 Candles [VHS]
Buy used from: $2.28 These were so relatable - we all recognized ourselves in these films.
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![St Elmo's Fire [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZND1F3RFL._SL75_.jpg) | St Elmo's Fire [VHS]
Buy used from: $0.01 This was how we WANTED to be when we "grew up".
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 | Facts of Life Collector's Edition (Crushes)
Buy used from: $3.22 Jo, Natalie, Tootie and Blair!!!
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 | Family Ties The Collector's Edition: Here Come The Keatons
Buy used from: $4.84 A lot of our parents were hippies, so we could relate to the Keatons.
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 | Cheers: The Collector's Edition: Sam's Women / Let Me Count The Ways / Diane's Perfect Date
Buy used from: $0.43 Drunks in a bar, the height of comedy.
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![General Hospital: Luke & Laura (Lover's on the Run) Volume 1 [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/211FP7H10FL._SL75_.jpg) | General Hospital: Luke & Laura (Lover's on the Run) Volume 1 [VHS]
Buy used from: $1.00 Luke and Laura had me star struck when they returned to GH for their reunion.
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![The Reagans Speak Out On Drugs [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VKD9C505L._SL75_.jpg) | The Reagans Speak Out On Drugs [VHS]
Who can forget that skinny little Nancy Reagan in another of her red dresses, instructing all of us kids to "Just Say No".
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 | Dungeons and Dragons: Basic Game
This ate up HOURS and HOURS of time for the guys.
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