{"id":388117,"date":"2026-07-27T20:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/388117\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:15:14","slug":"lubbock-kids-in-the-90s-and-the-small-things-that-felt-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/388117\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Kids In The ’90s And The Small Things That Felt Rich"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you grow up in Lubbock in the 90s?\u00a0Like me, you probably had a VERY different definition of what “fancy” meant around here.<\/p>\n

It had pretty much zero to do with expensive clothes or gadgets. Fancy was more about whatever was just out of reach, like the places your parents only took you on special occasions, or the tiny luxuries that made you feel like you were living the high life.<\/p>\n

Looking back, some of them are pretty hilarious…<\/p>\n

Going to Red Lobster\"APhoto by Karyna Panchenko<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>A close up of a red lobster on a white surface<\/p>\n

That was some top-tier fancy stuff right there! Nothing says “Let’s celebrate!” like getting dressed up to stuff cheddar biscuits in your mouth and wave at the lobsters waiting for their demise in the tank by the hostess booth.<\/p>\n

RIP lobsters. Gone but never forgotten.<\/p>\n

Staying At A Hotel With Your Friends\"aPhoto by Annisa Mumtaz<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>a large swimming pool with a tiled floor<\/p>\n

If your parents booked a hotel with a pool for your birthday party, you were 100% the fanciest kid at school. Being invited to those parties also made you fancy by default, so shout-out to the homies who invited me to theirs!<\/p>\n

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The South Plains Mall With Spending Money\"twoPhoto by Pete Alexopoulos<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>two stacks of twenty dollar bills sitting on top of each other<\/p>\n

It was great to walk around without money, but if your folks handed you a 20 before dropping you off? FANCY!<\/p>\n

You were walking around, treating your pals to a lemonade or Dippin’ Dots like you’d won the lottery.<\/p>\n

Seeing A Movie WITHOUT Sneaking Snacks\"personPhoto by Krists Luhaers<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>person watching movie<\/p>\n

If your parents actually bought you candy, drinks, and popcorn AT the movies, you were living the high life.<\/p>\n

Name-Brand Cereal\"brownPhoto by Tamas Pap<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>brown ceramic bowl with brown and white beans<\/p>\n

Eating breakfast at a friend’s house with actual name-brand cereal was pretty special, especially if there was a toy in the box and your pal was the sharing sort…<\/p>\n

Riding In A Friend’s Mom’s Brand-New Minivan\"aPhoto by Caden Bern<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>a gray car parked in front of a house<\/p>\n

Captain’s chair? Sliding doors? AC that reaches the back?<\/p>\n

You were living in the friggin’ future, man.<\/p>\n

Cable With All The Channels\"personPhoto by Jonas Leupe<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>person holding gray remote control<\/p>\n

This is the biggest one for me.<\/p>\n

I was the lucky kid with all the channels. I remember my friends being SO excited to watch TV at my house. I felt very fancy. Thanks, Mom and Dad!<\/p>\n

The Truth Is…\"twoPhoto by Annie Spratt<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>two young boys sitting on a coffee table<\/p>\n

Growing up in the 90s in Lubbock didn’t really require much to feel special. A little trip to the mall, a movie night, or dinner somewhere out of the ordinary was enough to make for an unforgettable weekend with your friends and family.<\/p>\n

What was the height of luxury to you growing up in the 90s here? Shoot me an email at chrissy.covington@townsquaremedia.com and let’s chat about it! Then, keep scrolling for more fun below!<\/p>\n

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Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did you grow up in Lubbock in the 90s?\u00a0Like me, you probably had a VERY different definition of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-388117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}