Birkenstock sandals also.I forgot about those. Add in a pair of those with a Ralph Lauren long sleeve polo shirt and Eastland shoes, and those were the rich kids.
Later it was Doc Marten boots.
Birkenstock sandals also.I forgot about those. Add in a pair of those with a Ralph Lauren long sleeve polo shirt and Eastland shoes, and those were the rich kids.
Later it was Doc Marten boots.
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A country club membership.
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A country club membership.
My list is all over the place.
Elementary school:
- one of those pens with four different ink options
- a baseball glove with a MLB player's signature in it
- a soda making machine
- Atari, Intellivision, Nintendo
- 3-wheelers
- multiple tvs in their house
- cable tv
High School:
- a cd player
- a car that could possibly impress a girl
- more than one pair of jeans (seriously)
- name brand jeans
My favorite glove ever was a “Kirk Gibson” glove. Still have it. Bet a lot of kids had that in the late 80’s after the ‘88 series.
my dad was a superintendent for a local course which had our memberships included in the deal.When the golf course and clubhouse in my hometown was first being constructed, my dad was approached about investing. He agreed and negotiated a lifetime membership for him and Mom, as well as memberships for all 8 kids until we turned 18.
We never had a lot of money, but that was one of the shrewdest moves I've ever seen. At the time, there was a definite social distinction between farm families and town families. Being able to have our family rub elbows with the upper crust was probably as important to my dad as anything else. So, of course, after the course got established and making money, they tried several times to renege on their deal, but my dad wouldn't budge. I think the board thought they could sorta shame him out of the deal that was promised.
He is on good terms with everyone now and has since donated to help out when the course struggled, but man, the small town drama is real.
Thanks so much to @cmjh10 for this idea! There was a thing going around social media the past couple of weeks that sparked this idea.
What were things you thought were indicators of wealth as a kid? Stuff reserved for the upper crust?
I assumed this coffee was fancy AF:
Lolz, thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten my hs girlfriend had one.If your parents paid for a "teen line", you were probably rich.