We asked readers about their favourite memories and the things they miss the most. And it definitely got everyone reminiscing. The 1990s are 30 years ago – seems like yesterday and aside from wishing they were back to the days before the aches and pains kicked in, the generation remembering the 90s were longing to go back to their nightclubbing days. And 20p mixes – who doesn’t love a bag of penny sweets? Missing cheaper petrol prices was right up there (79p a litre!) Chris Evans and TFI Friday – and Oasis, they played in Blackpool in 1995.
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1. Things we miss from the 1990s
Memories of TFI Friday - Chris Evans' 1990s Channel 4 show which first aired in 1996. At its height, audience numbers peaked at more than two million. Photo: © Rex
2. Things we miss about the 90s
Hairstyles. Boy bands, such as Westlife, set the trends - especially the 1990s curtain haircut Photo: TOBY MELVILLE
3. Things we miss from the 1990s
Cassette tapes - kids nowadays won't remember the hardship of pause, play and rewind. Remember taping the Top 40 on Sunday afternoons? Photo: National World
4. Things we miss from the 1990s
Top of the list was petrol prices - if only they were like this now Photo: David Hurst
6. Things we miss in the 1990s
20p mix - Penny sweets have always been a favourite Photo: National World