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18 Must-Have Gifts from Holidays Past

As the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year approach, most collegiettes are hoping for clothes, cash, and other necessities. Remember the good old days when, as children, we’d find toys in catalogs and commercials that seemed so unbelievably awesome that we felt we just couldn’t live without them? I’m sure our parents are glad they don’t have to hear us begging incessantly for Pogs and Furbies anymore, but it’s still fun to look back and laugh at how ridiculous some of these toys seem now! See if you remember these had-to-own gadgets and knick-knacks from the past two decades…
1. Furby
2. Tamagotchi
3. Weebles
4. Easy Bake Oven
5. My Little Pony
6. Troll Dolls
7. Razor Scooter
8. Wii
9. Care Bears
10. Mouse Trap
11. Beanie Babies
12. Sea Monkeys
13. Gak
14. Barbie
15. Legos
16. Cabbage Patch Kids
17. Tickle Me Elmo
18. Pogs

A Chicago native, Elizabeth is going into her senior year at the College of William & Mary, where she is majoring in Psychology and Literary & Cultural Studies. Last year she circumnavigated the globe and visited 12 developing nations with a study abroad program called Semester at Sea, honing her travel writing skills and chasing her dream of someday working abroad. Currently she is the Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Winged Nation and the Philanthropy Chair of her beloved music sorority, Nu Kappa Epsilon. When she's not writing her butt off for class or for pleasure, she can usually be found practicing harp, watching Community, or hanging out with her Phi Sigma Pi brothers.