The Scandals of Silly Bandz 

Tis the way of American businessmen. Take a good idea and ruin it.

Honestly I haven’t used more than 10 rubber bands in the past couple years when I really think about it and this could’ve worked because you just get a couple cute ones and try to take care of them

It completely escaped me, but God. That's an irony as powerful as summoning a meteor

"environmentally unsustainable" lmao, nfts are a lot of things but they are not harmful to the environment, at least no more harmful then your computer or the server that keeps your favorite website afloat

@@goldsteed8832 do you know how they work or do you think they just pop into existence or smthn

Oh my god I remember those. I have terrible coordination and was never into any sort of weaving/bracelet making, but I still have a friendship bracelet my friend made with it that’s almost a decade old lmao

i remember kids trading them on the playgrounds lmao

loom bands had me in a CHOKEHOLD in 2014

Former Rainbow Loomer here, it was such a fun time and I really miss it. I'm definitely keeping my looms and bands to teach my kids someday haha

I wish I got to finish making mine. A nurse at a hospital let me make my own loom band while I waited for an appointment, and I remember only using green-colored beads as it was my favorite color at the time. But then it was time for the appointment, and when I got back I couldn't find the nurse or where the loom bands were being made. One of the greatest tragedies of my early childhood. (Well, it felt like one when I was a kid.)

Ah yes... but no doubt it was all masterminded by the kid who's father worked in the factory which made all those tiny ketchup packets! So he became the ruler of a burgeoning black market for condiments.

I totally believe this made up story 😍😍😍

Not the ketchup privileges 😭😭

LMAO!

​@@FXFGamer How are you going to eat your fries? Like a peasant, without ketchup?

Seeing Vail here is fuскin surreal.

VAIL???

VAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL slay

Soon Vail is gonna comment on every video

this is how you know the video is good

My school banned them because kids figured out how to use them for gambling on the playground

@@witchassbitch3 same school as my original comment banned Beyblades because of gambling lmao

DAVE STRIDER JUMPSCARE

HOMESTUCK My school banned them because kids kept flinging them against the room. Some of the guys would also put on so many bands onto their arms that their hands and fingers would turn red. Teachers were not a fan. People tried to sneak them in but as soon as a teacher saw them they would take them and probably throw them away. People were upset but after a while we went back to sneaking gum to school (we also weren't allowed to have gum in middle school because kids made a huge mess out of it and would constantly make loud pops during study time)

dave

That’s amazing 😂

Hero energy

be prepared, as they say

That's adorable tho lol

Thank goodness some of those bands were useful!

i love this lmao

Lol

I don’t have too many memories either. I remember one of my cousins had some and gave me a couple because I didn’t have any. And then I asked my parents for some. I normally got knock off brands. And I don’t remember wearing them to school. I didn’t have manny so maybe I was scared of losing them or something

Lmao this is so funny because the palm tree one was the only one I remember ever having.

Ik right like,… I guess I could see somewhat how beanie babies were more actually valuable but, rubber bands? Just straight up rubber bands?

Kardashians < Silly Bands

It’s just the collecting/hoarding mentality, the idea that you have to get them all and the best ones and it’s colorful so. The resurgence is so weird how do you do asmr with a silly bad 😂

Silly bandz dropped off Years before tik tok asmr and NFTs

Thank you for the summary

Let’s say it together everyone! 👏 GROUP 👏 PUNISHMENT 👏 SHOULD 👏 NOT 👏 EXIST 👏

@@zetta_bytess YES

You weren't even playing with it! SCREW SCHOOL!

what a bitch honestly, if somebody wanted to take away a gift from a friend that I received i'm stealing it back and taking it home, punishment be damned.

Are you sure your friend wasn't trying to send you a message with the choice of silly band given to you?

When I was in middle school around 1997 everyone wore jelly bracelets and the same color equals sex acts rumour existed then.

I remember that! They did that for those little circular bracelets too, but if someone broke one, you had to that thing with them. I stopped wearing those out of fear lmao.

"Literally gonna talk about"

Something tells me this was based on the actual practice in prisons of wearing your pants low with colored handkerchiefs hanging from the back signaling what you're sexually willing to do

I never heard about this until now, tell me more about it

I agree with your thoughts on that. It's honestly very stupid and trying to make others to do the same thing too, which can lead to some stupid consequences with some unknowingly person without any common sense just make their pet that they love die due to some stupid promotions and wanting to do the trend for clout with Silly Bandz showing something that can cause problems, which is very careless and not cool. :(

God they don’t seem to realise putting ANYTHING on their paws is bad😨

​@@gracekim25well not every thing. Shoes are pretty much required where there's hot pavement or your dog will roast their feet

All I could think about was the potential pain the puppy could feel from how silicone could tug on the fur, especially since it seemed to be on the curlier side. These are also amazing points!!

wat

Pokemon card ban isn't surprising at all, except in that it didn't happen until silly bandz were a thing. They got banned at my school back in like 2002 because of arguments over trade value; I'm pretty sure that was a common occurrence.

The pokémon cards were also made from condoms

god parents are dumb

Hahaha I remember that rumor, some kids used to bully me for collecting silly bands because of it

my dolphin ring was my fav on god...

If they were silicone, then I'm sure you can find that smell again easily....with any proper and slightly questionable purchase

She probably didn't like them because it could take off your circulation if you put too many on your hand/neck.

I loved the rings they were so cute 🥺

Im a 90s baby. I remember silly bands coming out in 2005 when i was in 5th grade and then became really heavy and mainstream in 2009

Same! It was kinda hilarious, but it wasn't even something that happened at my school, they feared it could happen so they instantly banned it lmao

If they really want to revitalize the brand they should release an extra large version that could comfortably fit larger wrists

Honestly I'm impressed that a kid FORGOT about the prospect of getting a DS in exchange for some silicone

@@mahougesu170to be fair, some kid traded an Oreo cookie for an iPad before so it’s probably just dumb kids not knowing the value of things

I still have mine too! I was too guilty to give them away.

Same but then the first pack (was late also) was stollen

Silly Bands stopped being popular at your school because your generation which caught these times had already outgrown of them. No one high schooler or young adult is ever interested in trading of cheap rubberbands which can be easily torn. Pokemon cards survived even longer and still thrive. Children can easily got into things they shouldn't be into cause for child's unexperienced psychic, forbidden fruit is always the most wanted. But when the child grows up and becomes the teen/youth, they're not into this anymore cause it becomes boring and they understand that gambling is not something cool and quirky. I won't give you any hopes that Silly Bands come back. Believening in TickTok is not promising, a microtrend comes after other microtrend like Formula 1.

@@peachesandcream22 idrk wht ur trying to say, i just think theyre cute and fun !! i dont need them to be mainstream or anything, but i have been incorporating silly bands into my kandi sleeves (both for trade and not for trade) and tbh? its super fun and ive really liked doing it so far! theyre a really great accessory and someone usually comments on them while im out and about. i understand the reasons they died out, but that doesnt mean i cant want them back… they were fun and hold good memories! ive traded and given people kandi in public, and while kandi is more decorative and doesnt break as easily, silly bands are basically the same deal. for me (at least now that im an adult) its less about the gambling aspect of getting a rare/valuable bracelet or piece, its more of a sentiment of “youre cool, take this cool bracelet from my collection.” like, its awesome to get a carousel cuff or a sparkly spongebob silly band! but its also fun to get a dinosaur silly band or just a single strand kandi with “RADICAL” beaded onto it. i never expect anything big or special, i just trade for funsies and happily take whatever im given. but tbh, tiktok is the last thing id put any faith in for keeping silly bands alive. most of the trends there die within a week, maybe two weeks tops. im just doing what i enjoy while thinking hopefully about the potential return of silly bands within the alt community. apologies if i misunderstood you or if my comment seems oddly worded, though!! ive been super sick the past few days and a bit loopy bc of tht, if i misunderstood what youre saying pls let me know. there is definitely something to be said about the durability of silly bands, though… i think there should be stronger silly bands, like how there are ceramic zoo pal plates being made now. silly bands breaking definitely kinda helped kill my interest in them, so id love to see them made out of stronger materials, maybe even something biodegradable? i dunno. again, sorry if i misunderstood you, and sorry for rambling. i hope ur having a good day/night and that ur doing well :-)

@@getsouped A kid in the hallways at school gave me a black & pink kandi bracelet and I was so happy. Wearing kandi and silly bandz is a good idea, I'll do that!

Oh you were just a baddy weren’t you 😂

This was wholesome

Yeah I’m 35 and I can confirm that tha number goes up but the mind doesn’t follow it 😂

I don't accept that I'm 24 I'm a fucking child lmfao

Reptiles are boring af

@@SMCwasTaken tell that to a komodo dragon

@@noodlelynoodle. i told it to a komodo dragon and it stared into my soul but idc

Somehow we all collectively had a Percy Jackson phase and I love it. Good call not trading Riptide :)

@@dreamyjellies Y'all were into Percy Jackson. I was into the Kane Chronicles. We are not the same.

I have never heard about them, maybe only big in America? I would be too old around that time, but Ive never seen others with it.

I was hoping someone else noticed the sims music

@@quantumhawk806 my cousin and i in honduras in that time had a shit ton so probably not

I need the song name 🙏🙏

@@AlonzoMorez I think it's the pet store music from the Sims Bustin Out on the GBA. (I went down a rabbit hole cuz I HAD to know)

Their channel is 2 months old. They’re growing super fast. Have patience. They will be big.

@@nitely2345 for sure

nobody asked

​@@zicklanebruh why be an asshole for literally no reason just say nothing

Ironically no one was actually freaky 😂 and we all knew it too

Rainbow looms at least encouraged being creative, and Pokémon cards are part of a franchise with actual substance, so you were probably better off since your interests aren't disposable

Of course that would happen if you put multiple tight hair ties lmao. That's what's supposed to happen

Maybe nostalgia scene, but I don't think Gayru girls would do silly bandz. I'm not super big on the movement though so I may be wrong

@@ollie_3948 there are several styles of gyaru, some subtypes could use them and some probably wouldnt

"Cringey" already exists (or better yet, "awkward") , the only people I've ever heard misuse "cringe" as an adjective are the same people who thought saying "cray-cray" was cool

I remember those but the fancy eraser tops were more popular where I was that and those shitty bendy pencils

this story is so sad 😭

Check again 👀

@@dreamyjellies LETS GOOOOOOOO