Gen Z is bringing back landline phones because they think they look ‘cool’: ‘I love to twirl the cord’

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Gen Z is bringing back landline phones because they think they look ‘cool’: ‘I love to twirl the cord’

https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/lifestyle/gen-z-is-bringing-back-the-corded-landline-phone/

The ’90s called, they want their phones back.

Gen Z is bringing back landline phones because they think they look ‘cool’: ‘I love to twirl the cord’

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/10105454

• Gen Z's nostalgia for the early 2000s is sparking a revival of landline phones, seen as a retro-chic escape from the digital age.

• Influenced by '90s and 2000s TV shows, young adults like Nicole Randone and Sam Casper embrace landlines for their vintage appeal.

• Urban Outfitters capitalizes on Gen Z's love for nostalgia by selling retro items like landline phones alongside fashion trends from the '90s and 2000s.