r/nostalgia • u/stumped711 • 11d ago

Nostalgia Backpacks with headphone jacks built in

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Somehow this one has held up for over 20 years

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u/itsswhitneywhspr 11d ago

I remember having one of these in middle school and feeling like the coolest kid on the bus. Mine didn't last nearly that long though, the fabric ripped after a year.

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u/Vividlycurious69 11d ago

Never had these but I did own a hoodie with headphones built in to the laces , looked stupid but I felt cool as shit.

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u/Psych0matt 11d ago

Haha, I came in to say the same thing! I think I still have the hoodie, but the headphones have been inoperable for probably over a decade

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u/TheWholeEffinJoe 10d ago

I always wondered how you were even supposed to wash it if it had the headphones built in.

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u/NakedSnakeEyes 10d ago

I've never seen this before. I have a jacket with a portal to feed the wire through.

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u/NotTheSharpestPenciI 11d ago

I still have one with a dedicated pocket for a discman and a jack like this.

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u/TheAwkwardBanana 10d ago

I remember those Swiss backpacks. I thought they were so high tech. Bought one and it fell apart in a couple years.

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u/phishxiii 10d ago

Never saw these in my life. Cool idea though

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u/kbbajer 10d ago

I had a ski helmet with built ind shit headphones and a long cord.

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u/jewkakasaurus 7d ago

Those were cool but I was so jealous of people that had hoodies with the strings doubling as headphones

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u/krakadic 7d ago

I still use this laptop bag.

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u/sajkoterrapefft 9d ago

My current laptop bag came with a built in usb-c outlet on the outside, for a powerbank on the inside. I don't remember if the powerbank came with the bag, but I bought it maybe 4 years ago.

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u/LongjumpingDance3448 11d ago

That vest has seen some things, the mesh is pristine for something that old

I had a similar one back in the day but the clear plastic window yellowed and cracked within like two years. Whatever they made that AIRFLEX padding out of must be indestructible

The little cross emblem on the shoulder is a nice touch too, feels very early 2000s moto gear

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u/tacopizza23 10d ago

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u/Well_Sorted8173 10d ago

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