They didn't have to as we lived in the sticks, access to temptations were miles away. Of course when I was miles away where temptations were, they often weren't... just don't take it home.
One thing I didn't have is jeans. We couldn't wear them to school so I had a ton of chino pants, all khaki, every damn day. Then when summer came she reasoned I should wear out the school pants because I'd get new ones for school in the fall.
There were cool things that certain people got, that I couldn't have, but nothing everyone had but me.
Oh, wait, everyone could stay up to watch the Untouchables, but me. At least they said they could.