We asked Lancashire Post readers about their favourite memories and the things they miss the most. And it threw up some interesting stuff. The 1990s were 30 years ago – seems like yesterday and aside from wishing they were younger and with a little more hair, the generation remembering the 90s were longing to go back to their nightclubbing and rave days. And missing cheaper petrol prices was right up there (79p a litre!), as was Tokyo Jo’s, the Spice Girls and the alcopop Hooch. READ MORE: Weird and wonderful things you will experience in Preston. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: You know you’re from Preston if…. MORE MEMORIES: Films and TV shows that were filmed in Lancashire
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13. Faithless
Another entry into the music category - this one goes hand in hand with the rave culture. Dance music was one of the things you missed the most. Pictured here are Faithless, a prominent band in the latter part of the decade Photo: Archive
14. Pogs
If you were a young kid in the 1990s chances are you will have played a game or two of this in the playground - it's Pogs. Pictured here is a game underway at Broughton Primary School Photo: Archive
15. Teletubbies
Another one of those toys that became hard to find was a Teletubbies figure. The plush toys were like gold dust. Although Teletubbies was aimed at children between the ages of one and four, it quickly gained a substantial cult following with older generations Photo: Archive
16. Social media and smart phones
And finally the biggest shout out went to the fact that there was no social media or smart phones to be found. It seems you are all hankering after a time where life was a little more private Photo: Yui Mok