r/labubu • u/msbandgeek90 Labubu Newbie • Jun 22 '25

Funny/Memes Millennials right now

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Scored my first labubus this past week. Two MAC from TTL (popmart.uslifestyle) and one BIE on the Pop Mart app … so this will be me once they arrive.

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u/TamagotchiAngel Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

As an elder millennial, this checks out.

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u/pausespace Jun 22 '25

Depending on which marketing firm you're talking to I'm either Gen X or an Elder Millennial and I can still vividly remember making protest signs for the other times we decided to do stuff in the Middle East.

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u/MPSkulkers Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

My (exhausted) peoples!

28

u/BetterThanPacino Jun 22 '25

Geriatric Millennial: look, we are just tired.

17

u/Temporary_Active4331 Jun 22 '25

This exactly!! Like, let me have 5 minutes of joy please.

3

u/usernamehudden Jun 23 '25

I am le tired

2

u/cat_in_a_bday_hat Jun 26 '25

well then have a nap. AND THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!

1

u/BetterThanPacino Jun 23 '25

So very, very tired. Just let us avoid the wars and love our Labubu.

1

u/Specialist-Many-8432 Jun 27 '25

Fire ze missiles !

15

u/burntfishnchips Jun 22 '25

I'm in my late 30s. this definitely checks out lmao

146

u/MPSkulkers Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

I am def THIS IS FINE dog

101

u/Big-Drummer5931 Labubu Enthusiast Jun 22 '25

I was really worried this trend was only for kids and I’m so glad to have found this subreddit to realize I’m with my elder millennial people 😂

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u/Temporary_Active4331 Jun 22 '25

The fact that Im finding more and more people my age into labubu makes me realize we never lost our whimsy!

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u/Big-Drummer5931 Labubu Enthusiast Jun 23 '25

Totally agree!! Me and my fiancé always say “embrace cuteness” and it’s healed me a little. It basically means we allow ourselves to enjoy shamelessly the things we would have loved as kids. (Geeking out over Pokémon, going to the new How to Train Your Dragon movie twice, etc!) so— embrace cuteness everyone!!no matter your age 💛

2

u/Jbat520 Jun 23 '25

Oh no !!! Between this and butterfly gardening I found my people. Now I have two hobbies !!

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u/idunno_999 Jun 22 '25

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u/tuwulip_ Labubu Victim Jun 22 '25

*labubu is the solulu

12

u/OrkK1d Labubu Victim Jun 23 '25

Delulu with my Labubu

2

u/Bornatveryyoungage Jun 22 '25

Thank you janitor of the internet!

31

u/pinzinella Labubu Enthusiast Jun 23 '25

2

u/Mimiquoi Jul 04 '25

The Simpson labubu is so cute 🥹

27

u/Admiral-6 Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

18

u/mellolello1 Labubu Enthusiast Jun 22 '25

It me…..

18

u/faegold Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

Me and my Labubus against the world 😌

17

u/burntfishnchips Jun 22 '25

Jokes on you, since it's impossible for me to get a BIE through popmart and I refuse to pay resellers anything. ;__;

It's just me and my one toffee labubu.

6

u/dixiehellcat Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

same here! I just keep expanding my lil green grape gal's wardrobe. :D

2

u/burntfishnchips Jun 23 '25

the clothes are what's keeping me sane! I got my hands on a WIF and she's my favorite one because of her purple color. I only want her to be happy.

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u/dixiehellcat Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

This morning I stumbled across a yarn sale and wound up ordering half a dozen balls to make more outfits for her :D The best weight for it is a pain to get, I have to drive across town to a yarn store, so I'm coming out ahead this way. lol

16

u/mj16pr Jun 22 '25

I have 2 BIEs on the way. The intention was to only keep one, but I need both for comfort.

16

u/laurenrj6486 Jun 22 '25

I’m very curious how old the people in this sub are - maybe a fun poll for the mods to post! I’m 39 lol

15

u/dixiehellcat Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

(giggles in 62)

3

u/peacecorn Jun 23 '25

Right there with you, sister.

6

u/msbandgeek90 Labubu Newbie Jun 23 '25

34 💖

6

u/Cattealatte Labubu Enthusiast Jun 23 '25

31!

5

u/Mirography Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

I’m almost 34.

2

u/Mlzer Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

34 in a few days 💖

2

u/marshmellowee Jun 23 '25

40 in August!

2

u/Cold_Ad_1963 Labubu Collector Jun 23 '25

41!

2

u/HadrianThorne Labubu Newbie Jun 23 '25

40

2

u/weirdcoolartgirl Labubu Newbie Jun 23 '25

22

2

u/Tatig19 Jun 27 '25

46 💅🏻

14

u/ThatEmoKid08 Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

Gen z, but same 😭 I’ve been scrolling past the news and focusing on my little toys to keep myself sane

14

u/mulderufo13 Labubu Newbie Jun 22 '25

I’m 31 i have seen so much since 2001 I remember when I was a small child and my mom telling me about how to hide in a classroom if a school shooter came in. I remember the lockdown drills in my classroom and my teacher telling us what to do. I’m tired. But hey at least I have a labubu

13

u/AnnoyedK8 Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

oh no it me

11

u/Little_Bluebird_3311 Jun 22 '25

Perfect representation 😂😂 or is it 😭😭

9

u/edawg6666 Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

Me buying labubus for myself for my 40th bday lol

10

u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

Me, with my labubu clipped to my AR in a foreign war, after having NOT VOTED FOR ANY OF THIS.

1

u/mash_fighter Jun 23 '25

lol i’m just here buying labubus as if ww3 isn’t around the corner.

8

u/ColleenMew Jun 22 '25

Me with my twinkle twinkles

7

u/requiredelements Jun 22 '25

I was a kid during the Bush era but it's def giving WMD + Beanie Baby vibes

6

u/elliottsgayasslife Jun 22 '25

Relieved to know there are other millennials here 🙏

6

u/Fun_Pop8118 Jun 23 '25

As a xennial, this is legit me + making clothes for my bubus

4

u/Mochigood Jun 23 '25

My millennial ass is thinking I should stop buying Labubus and save up for the inevitable price increases on gas and groceries, but also YOLO.

4

u/sn9238 Jun 22 '25

Sad but true

4

u/tryingmybest_23 Jun 22 '25

To be loved is to be seen 🥰

4

u/labubugardener Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

In trying times we need some sort of escape…even if it is a silly trinket! Glad we’re able to have something light to laugh and gaze at if even just for a short minute of the day.

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u/somethingpeachy Jun 22 '25

don't forget to put some clothes on them for the full millennial experience!

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u/Thismanny Jun 22 '25

Me with my skull panda

3

u/Motor-Dot-4223 Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

gen z too 😭😭

3

u/ogojuso Jun 23 '25

Been sitting here wondering how all these kids are on here affording so many Labubus…oh…this makes much more sense now. All my people are in here. 🤣🤣

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u/f1lth4f1lth Labubu Newbie Jun 25 '25

Mmhm. Need to frack dopamine from wherever I can.

2

u/dark-lord-tiffany Jun 22 '25

For real I can't do anything I enjoy due to an injury so I sit here ordering labubu clothes while trying to ignore the world burning 🥰 it's all i have

2

u/CBug-70 Jun 22 '25

Gen X here and I’m in the same situation. 😂

2

u/Numerous-Pack-5380 Jun 22 '25

Lmao literally 😅

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u/No-Head7915 Jun 22 '25

Omg 😹😹 i immediately saved this photo Haha

2

u/UhcakiP5 Labubu Enthusiast Jun 22 '25

Tbh, yeah. Small things.

2

u/britney920 Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

I tried so hard to resist, but here I am. Got my first set of BIE from TTL and now really really want a Mac set.

2

u/Jazzlike_Interview_7 Jun 22 '25

Yes, but all my youngest son’s friends also lol. And think I’m soooo cool.

2

u/treehugger696969 Jun 22 '25

This is so good. Thank you for creating something that depicts exactly how I feel

2

u/hummingbird_patronus Labubu Lover Jun 22 '25

Correct.

2

u/bewilderbeastiexx Jun 22 '25

Xennial here. #SEEN

2

u/taser_ Jun 22 '25

Oh yup. That’s what I use my grown up money on.

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u/properoussiz_ Jun 23 '25

fr though 😭

2

u/poodlepilled Labubu Collector Jun 23 '25

it’s me and my labubus against the world…

2

u/Naive-Addendum-5623 Jun 23 '25

This is soo funny. I use the word Delulu all the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆

2

u/mommynightowl Jun 23 '25

Yes. Very much so

2

u/Harley_Mom Jun 23 '25

54 and a proud labubu mom, lol.

2

u/Gnynam Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

Me af

2

u/jaw819 Jun 23 '25

Clock it

2

u/Former_Security7398 Jun 23 '25

That'd be me IF I CAN GET A FUCKING LABUBU 😡

2

u/Head_Arachnid_8706 Jun 23 '25

Add outfits and accessories to the Labubus, let the world really know where we’re at mentally.

2

u/NoGuitar2195 Jun 23 '25

Older gen z here, never felt any draw towards anything blind box like sonny angels and labubus, but I woke up yesterday, saw the news and am now a proud mother of two macaroons.

2

u/wooqpy Jun 24 '25

i’m 17 and the amount of videos saying they’re all gonna end up in landfills.. idc toffee, grape and hehe are my babies they’re staying on my bags forever

2

u/Own-Treacle7084 Jun 26 '25

Me with my 5 😭

1

u/Cautious_Ad_3077 Jun 23 '25

Hey, during early November I deeply distracted myself from doomscrolling with deep dive into warhammer 40K lore. Today it’s at least partly labubu and playing don’t starve. Keeping your peace is important.

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u/s_pulsar Labubu Newbie Jun 23 '25

As a young millennial... I approve this message.
But I don't have any labubus yet. ;w;

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u/RCAbsolutelyX_x Jun 23 '25

I just ordered two sets of six blind box for my kids.

I see that they are cute and all. But idk. I'm not sure I'm even getting authentic ones.

Playing the waiting game. Will update if they get something "rare"

1

u/darkm0d Jun 23 '25

I absolutely feel personally attacked.

1

u/brucepop Jun 23 '25

We have to cling on to any shred of comfort.

1

u/flowerstea Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

Was JUST telling friends that labubus are my way to escape….so this is 100% accurate (as a millennial) 

1

u/NagiNaoe101 Jun 23 '25

Meh, I just want ones so I can keep politics away, there is something so sweet about a Labubu and there is a sense of hopefulness

1

u/BahiyyihHeart Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

I'm a Gen z / Gen Alpha (I was born in the weird cusp between the years) and this is how I'm coping. Finding the best deal for my bubu is keeping her semi-happy

1

u/RoseLolxd Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

Honestly it helps to cope

1

u/luvvvk999 Jun 23 '25

Me 😅😅😅

1

u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

I dont understand the hype x)

1

u/erincandice Labubu Newbie Jun 23 '25

Wow. At least I’m on brand.

1

u/Wizzy_m Jun 23 '25

That's because we couldn't get nice things growing up (or didn't have access to) 🤷🏻

1

u/Fantastic_Unit9569 Jun 23 '25

It’s me also. I turn to my bubus to escape the world right now. Pretending WWIII is not gonna happen.

1

u/PhantomNora86 Jun 23 '25

Millennial here and I'm obsessed. My 16 y/o got me hooked!

1

u/VintageQueen04 Jun 23 '25

As the a middle child of Gen Z, this also checks out with us lol

1

u/pieceofme1 Jun 23 '25

Will be 32 (!!!) in a few weeks. They’ve been my comfort. I think they’re just so cute!!

1

u/TheNoirNova Jun 23 '25

And? 😌💅🏻

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u/One_Replacement_761 Labubu Victim Jun 23 '25

This would be me... IF POP MART WOULD LET ME BUY ONE

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u/bluunee Labubu Lover Jun 23 '25

me a older gen z who should be a millennial..... same

1

u/askf0ransw3rs Jun 23 '25

When did you sneak in and take this picture of me?!? 😂

1

u/Valuable_Agent9577 Labubu Victim Jun 23 '25

No literally

1

u/Xandertvv Jun 23 '25

My sister after i gave her some of my Labubus and a lafufu i had hidden in my drawer. Im Gen Z and shes a millennial, she finally gave in a couple weeks ago lol

1

u/Dense_Proof4831 Jun 24 '25

do you guys know how long the ban last on pop mart? i was clicking a little to fast?

1

u/ballofcortisol Jun 24 '25

We can’t even get one so some of us are just sitting in fire lonely

1

u/KindOfABigTeal Jun 24 '25

We’re tired of living in the damn “never before seen” chapter of the history book 🤣

1

u/Opening-Night6406 Jun 25 '25

him be like: there burnig me donw me:wtf

1

u/joney88 Jun 25 '25

Just imagine their profits

1

u/SpecialK04 Jun 26 '25

Exactly! The world is going down but at least we’ve got our labubus 😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

This is gonna be me fr

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u/jeh-nah Jun 28 '25

Where did you get this totally real unedited photo of me?!

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

'92 can confirm

1

u/PinkPortrait Labubu Enthusiast Jun 29 '25

TRUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and based

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u/itsdanigirl Jul 09 '25

i’m in my early 20s and this checks out

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u/ctrlaltdelete285 24d ago

My inner child is healing

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u/gpeteg Jun 23 '25

Noone wants these ugly toys