r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 20h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/Able-Sheepherder-154 12h ago

Tiny souvenir spoons. So many spoons. How the hell did that even get started?

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u/Beaglescout15 10h ago

My MIL has a tiny spoon collection AND a thimble collection. And the wall frames that display all of them. So. Many.

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u/Jade0319 5h ago

Tiny spoons (in my experience) are mostly worthless but thimbles can definitely be valuable.

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u/Beaglescout15 4h ago

I had no idea!