These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Landline Phones

The only people who probably still have landlines anymore are our grandparents. Since the invention of the cellphone, the convenience of never missing a call if you leave the house outweighs the need for a phone that plugs into your wall. So long to overbearing ringtones and answering machines for good.

Checkbooks

Since the invention of online banking, the need for a checkbook has become pretty old fashioned. When was the last time you balanced a checkbook? Probably never.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.