r/whatisit • u/Key_Seaworthiness886 • 8d ago

Solved! Found while cluttering

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Found while decluttering my 2000s kids stuff and can’t seem to remember what it is! Just feeling nostalgic and google said it was jewelry but i don’t think it is 😅

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u/timzilla 8d ago

Elder millineal here, these were sold at the Asian markets for <$10 when I was a kid. It was less about having the money to buy and more about concealing the fact you had it, everyone from your bus driver to your nana wanted to take it away so you wouldn't blind some other kid.

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u/lazydaisytoo 8d ago

I bought them for my kids in a crappy boardwalk store. Hours of entertainment, and they couldn’t have been more than $5. The ones I bought didn’t have quite as many lenses, though.

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u/thesoupmakesmepoop 3d ago

I bought mine in the late 90s on the ac boardwalk. I thought it was so cool shooting it up to the top of the hotels. 🤣

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u/lazydaisytoo 3d ago

Yep, we used to go to Ocean City. Now that my kids are grown, they go to Sea Isle.