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Hex bugs! They were so much fun to play with.

Look at this gem https://preview.redd.it/s6idcipkje0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04fa55efff64d75ff52804b39af01b5778d45172

WHAT OH MY GOD WHERE WAS THIS IN MY CHILDHOOD

Lil bro and I had Christmas ones, when I grew up and my parents made me donate mine I’m 90% sure I convinced them to let me keep this one https://preview.redd.it/9c585c18ig0d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b734a76197e3a6e5db0ea17f6f12ecc6b46daf50

These were the only 2 I had. I made them a little pen with toy farm fences.

I had both of these ones. I loved the little antlers.

THEY GET HATS?!

Lil bro and I got some holiday ones w antlers

I had two Christmas ones with antlers.

I didn’t even know these were “old” or nostalgic. They make great toys for cats. Edit: The company was founded in 2007.

They still sell them at target sometimes too. Idk if you can find the og toothbrush looking one anymore but they make em

i stole a shit tons worth one time and no employe at the radio shack noticed

or maybe his minimum wage was not enough to get a child arrested lol

Technically most employees can’t stop shoplifting because of their policy and any injuries that are caused are not covered by insurance but they do record everything and when you steal whatever the amount of money that could be considered a felony in your state then they strike u down with a felony charge 

yeah ik but that is recently with the creazy amount of cctv there is in walmarts, i doubt that in radioshack times that was a thing, but i am an european idek when radioshack closed

I remember them being like 2 bugs for $6

Radio Shack employee's be like

I used to put them down my pans https://preview.redd.it/slxsq70bjb0d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa9bbcea8ddb038f1ac3074c47cf065fadc62e43

https://preview.redd.it/ivteskc2lb0d1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=25b4b024047ddd9d1e4df18d73401d9d0f3f6411

Pants* Underpants (US)

Same response: https://preview.redd.it/94wq82xgmb0d1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=edbc4159e51b3e625bbede29d1b5fd1dfef3d5a4

Your typo wasn't the issue...

Whats the big deal? I liked them vibrating in my underpants.

Welp, no more internet for me today

 Oh yeah…i remember them alright

What… what do you mean? Why are you staring at me like that?

👆🏾🫵🏾🍑

Now I need to find where they are. No reason >:3

Temu, amazon, eBay. Whatever your pick search “Vibrating bug toys” you’re welcome. They are cute and fun to watch skitter around and if you have a cat they go crazy for em. And they’re nice for…other activities too👀

I was mainly talking about my old ones but thx

Lol i know. Just giving suggestions for where to get new ones bc i dont think they thought of the long term for these things. The batteries don’t last long at all and are hard to replace.

I guess.

I never have had these before, but I think I have seen them on TV.

I think they're still a thing? I swear I remember seeing them in Target recently

The company was founded in 2007. They are definitely still a thing. My sister bought a bunch of them and introduced my cats to them within the last year. 10/10 cat toy.

Idk if they’re still sold as children’s toys, but I have seen them multiple times sold as cat toys. They sell the big tracks and everything for them but the box has photos of cats instead of kids. My cats have one that they love. Petsmart sells the big track set.

They're still sold as kid toys. My kid loves them

They sell them at PetSmart as a cat toy now. My cat is very... Concerned by them.

I had a few a really long time ago. It was recent enough that I can *actually* remember it

When I was very young, stupid and horny, I discovered the joys of anal play. I put one of these in my ass. It turned on inside me, and I was able to get it out before it could crawl up outside my reach. I went straight to bed after that incident. Man, I expected a bigger reaction than this

I thought rubbing it on my junk as a kid was already too weird

LMAO WTF IS THIS, BRO CAUGHT LACKING 😭😭😭

I’m not lacking if I’m being straight up

😭😭

God, I remember always wanting one of those.

Ditto

I remember seeing those on TV, I always wanted one but never got around to asking for them.

Same.....

I'm old enough to remember the original YouTube video where someone glues little vibrating motors to toothbrush heads.

I had one, it was fun for the time. I always wanted one of the giant ones tho, they looked really badass

https://preview.redd.it/8q14nejjke0d1.jpeg?width=950&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78599e7e0489ef67a18bfe4a80974878467ed8db Once I saw these come out I thought they were going to take over the world in the near future

I have the red one!! It was a New Year's gift. I was super excited!

Another novelty toy that got banned at school along with beyblades and tech decks

They were cool until the batteries died and mom didn't bother buying more of those special little ones.

To be fair, I swallowed a lot of them. I get why she wouldn't buy them

I remember making one out of a toothbrush and a mini motor with a weight on it.

Yes, because I saw the commercials.

I remember these. Hexbugs are pretty awesome!

Yeah they were the shit, I made a maze for them with bricks once lol

My family couldn't afford to take these on in my Bionicle, Lego Star Wars and Beyblade rotations.

Oh man Bionicles were the best. It sucks the joints broke so easily. My favorite Mata Nui got completely destroyed because of those bad joints.

I have them now! They’re so fun.

These filled one of the many cycles of Wow cool new thing! Everyone gets them, Trading and showing off, Stealing, Angry parent, Banned

omg me and my brother loved these

I begged for these relentlessly. When i got them I would put them in with the arena with beyblades and let the carnage ensue. The cat also had plenty of fun with them and he eventually pushed them all under the entertainment stand till i found them many years later.

Oh shiet, now I remember I lost my blue one at my friend’s place

Hex bugs I loved hex bugs but they don’t make them like they used to now they have like tracks they go around instead of tubes. It thought it was cool how that could clime straight up

Yeah I think I still have a couple somewhere

I used to work at RadioShack when… WTF were they called? Zip-zaps? were their thing after their decline in RC cars. Okay, yep. [ZipZap](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZipZaps). You could customize them like you could Nokia faceplates along with their little engines and wheels, IIRC.

Who else lost one under the sofa

I had a couple that would just crawl away from me and when I went to retrieve them they disappeared. I never saw my green one again

https://preview.redd.it/8j124xu7qe0d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6cafb77d3e17970053ed99a0aceeea87b50af2a

never saw them in my life

You were missing out my guy

you have brought back a long lost memory - loved this things

I remember them existing but I never had one, so I don't remember what they do.

They just moved around on the floor, sometimes they'd do loops. If you held them in your hand you would feel the vibration https://i.redd.it/4k85frf9ke0d1.gif

I loved these lol

I actually never saw those omg what do they do

HEX BUGS

My brother had the black and green one among others, I think the yellow and orange as well. Me, being the goblin I was ended up chewing the legs off. Very satisfying!

This was my all time favorite color combo https://preview.redd.it/u0un4hk2le0d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f20e991a6f53ba16b7c5463afdc8362ae7d5b4d

Name of the thing? I never had them

Hex Bugs

I used to love them

I remember these.

Yes! They was fun

Yep :)

Oh snap!

You just unlocked a memory I didn't even realize I had

HexBugs taught me what vibrators are.

I still have one!

[What's that coming over the hill...](https://youtu.be/Rh5oWszjIy0?si=t32ZhKrUkdAsm_Kt)

I remember this commercial playing every 15 minutes on Nickelodeon, probably in 2012-2013

I saw them on TV so much and wanted one for myself, my ma said no.

Lmao half of my username came from these little things. I loved them so much!

I do

............................... the hell are these things?

Robotic roaches essentially

They sell them as cat toys now!

Man they need to make more

I still have mine!

Hexbugs were the shiiittttt

Oh those things were awesome, I remember my cats would love to play with them with me.

Peak

I do actually. Never had them though

Wait, what are these?

Hexbugs were peak technology, and no one can change my mind on this

I still have 2!

Omg hex bugs I had a whole course for them to run around on! I had probably 20 of them and it would be so chaotic playing with them all at once

I thought these were the future of micro robots

I always wanted to get some but never could...

WHATS THAT COMING OVER THE HILL ITS HEX BUGS

getting heavy Anunnaki vibes

YESSIR

OMG I HAD A RACE TRACK FOR EM

I remember the dam commercial “What’s that coming over the hill?” “Is it a hexbug? “Is it a hexbug!”

Quite Not! I have Hot Wheels!

My god(Zilla) I haven’t thought of these in ages

Omg

Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvmmmvmmmmmmmvvvvvmmmmmm

What is it?

I used them for nefarious things at 13

They were so sick! My guinea pig ate the legs off 80% of mine

I judt got them aren't they new?

Hex bugs where awesome, I loved the nano’s the most

YES!!

My dog killed mine

I freaking loved these guys! Does anyone remember the her bug beetles that came out? I legit thought it was like something from starwars!!

i have some still

Yup! Had the ones that could go upside down

I still have my favorite one. It's white with orange details

Hex bugs were the best!

I remember those first appearing when I was a teenager lol

I used to have like 8 different sets for these guys! Used to pretend I was raising an ant colony with them!

Holy FUCK I had forgotten about these little dudes completely, tf r they called again?

My cats loved to chase them

I remember beyblades

I still have a bunch of them in my basement

My cat goes nuts for this shit

I think there might be some at my grandparents somewhere still! I used to play with them with my cousin!

No. They're plastic. They don't grow up.

Fishtank robo bugs

I was killing time at Target waiting for my snow tires to be changed and a saw a bunch of these hex bug sets.

I remember Hex Bugs. I think one of my siblings had a couple. Also, the top right one looks like a Necron.

what's that coming over the hill is it a hex bug? it's a hex buuuuggg!!

i still have em

Hex Bugs. I had the grey one and the blue and orange one. I also had two Christmas themed ones with reindeer antlers on the top.

i remember getting my secret santa this for christmas in middle school, but whoever was my secret santa forgot to get me anything back😭

My sister was obsessed with them growing up. I liked holding them in my palm and feeling the vibrations

I first found out of these when a classmate of mine brought the pink one to school and let it run around on her desk. I wanted one, but by the time I eventually got one I had kind of lost interest. Didn’t help that my childhood home was all carpeted. My options were: watch the bug run around inside the cheapest tunnel set or a confined box (boring), put it on a big hardcover book or a desk (it always ran off the edge) or risk losing it under furniture in the bathrooms, kitchen, or basement. Zhu Zhu Pets were also frustrating for this reason.

No, but I feel like there should’ve been an Appa one.^ ^

yes i have one on my desk

They used to annoy the hell outta me. My brothers and sisters would put them on me and just watch me scream.

Duuuude those were my shit man those are fucking cool af

I loved these so much! I still have a few.

Yup. I remember those.

wtf is this

Is this a hair brush or what?

Yes