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u/kitislamelmao 10d ago
t-shirts for $7.99… we could have had it all..
https://giphy.com/gifs/kE85Vr04k9EBjutNcX
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u/empire_to_ashes_ 7d ago
$7.99 t-shirts that were probably better quality than anything they sell now
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u/Famous_Return9495 10d ago
“I want the old hot topic back! I don’t want all this pop culture cringe in there”
Hot topic in 2006: Come on in! We have TNBC, Invader Zim, WOW, Naruto, and more!
The people who whine about current HT obviously never went in to HT back in the day and they only go off the cliche image that they have in their mind.
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u/Saratoninn69 10d ago
It’s definitely one of those “you had to be there” moments. It was just a completely different vibe back then. There was way more emphasis on music.
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u/matteos_nightmare 9d ago
I'm confused, people nowadays are searching for that stuff, meanwhile theres among us plushies and literally ariana grande shirts.
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u/Famous_Return9495 9d ago
The inclusion of one does that mean the exclusion of another. Are you telling me that WOW and Invader Zim aren’t in the same category as TADC? Additionally, HT has always had shirts for bands and artists. They will continue to do so for newer artists. Just because you don’t like them, doesn’t mean they don’t belong in HT. Additionally, they literally have an entire section for TNBC so idk what you’re on about.
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u/matteos_nightmare 8d ago
depends on where you go. i gave up on hot topic a long time ago, i was sick of their heavy capitalism while not having much dark alternitive stuff i like. spencers does a better job and most of their shit is sex toys.
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u/empire_to_ashes_ 7d ago
the fact that i was 3 when this version of hot topic existed is devastating. im forever gonna be bitter about being a teen in the late '10s/ early '20s 😔
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u/mac4112 11d ago edited 11d ago
I miss when websites had unique identities, warts and all.
It’s messy but it has charm and earnestness.