In commemoration of the Tamagotchi making a comeback this fall with new and improved toys, I would like to take the time to remember my experience’s with my old Tamagotchi toys, and how much fun I had with them.
My first Tamagotchi was a shiny blue one. I can’t remember which pet I had, but I do remember I loved it, although not so much when I had to feed it every few hours. I think I even tried to smuggle it into school a few times so I could play with it at recess and show it off to all of my friends. I don’t know if it was just my school, but we had our own way of deciding if you were cool or not in elementary. The more Tamagotchis you had, the cooler and more popular you were. You literally showed them off on your key chain that was attached to your belt to make sure everyone could see your supremacy. If someone had 10 Tamagotchis, you wouldn’t dare look them in the eyes walking down the hallway without their permission. Not only did I have a few of these cool toys, I got one from a friend of mine, which leads me into a really funny story.
In Kindergarten, there was this boy that had a huge crush on me who tried to win my affection by giving me things such as hand-drawn pictures and objects he found in his pockets. One day he was so desperate to win me over that he actually stole his older sister’s Tamagotchi and gave it to me. He claimed that she “would never notice it was gone” or she “never played with it anyways”, but I wasn’t quite sure I should take it. Its design was actually one of my favorites out there, it was all white, orange buttons and blue designs. But I was so scared to accept his kind gift because his sister was the scariest kid in school, she was in junior high and no one dared to mess with her that it took me a few hours to decide if I should take it or not. However, temptation took a hold of me and I just couldn’t resist that design, so I took it home with me. I showed my mom, yet again, a gift this boy gave to me, since it was a daily habit to joke around about how silly he was being, and she was quite shocked to find this gift much nicer than the rest. Eventually, I believe I did give it back to him to return to his sister because I was so scared that she would find out and he’d spill the beans.
I hope you liked my little love story, and I hope you guys were okay with the different style of post this week. If you have any funny stories from elementary school or any memorable experiences with Tamagotchi’s and other 90’s toys, I’d love to hear about them! You can leave a comment bellow or tweet me it at @audrey_niksic!