People watching at a mall in 1996

[@mak2488]

I was 8 years old. Like y’all don’t understand how warm and cozy the 90’s were compared to today. I can’t explain it 😭

[@forhealdan]

We definitely do understand bro, that's why we just spent 30 minutes watching this random video

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@forhealdan And we definitely didn't say bro

[@forhealdan]

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk damn, I guess all my 90s experiences are cancelled out now. Thanks for letting me know. Very helpful comment.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@forhealdan cool

[@tuckerbugeater]

sure dude@@forhealdan

[@MustangMami]

Who remembers playing hide and seek and hiding in the middle of the clothes rack. Those were the good ol days.😊

[@snozzlehead92]

I think that's just a "you" thing. lol

[@0000song0000]

Just playing hide and seek anywhere😅. I was born in the 90s and we were allowed to go (with other kids) around the neighborhood, no cellphones... There were way less cars then, so we would literally walk like in the movies... In the middle of the road😅

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

My brother and I were too damn dumb for that. We would have gotten lost from our mother and no cell phone.

[@rocknjock872]

Every time my brother and I were out shopping in a retail clothing store with my mom and not my dad hahaha. We would even grab a hanger each and use it as a gun and try to find each other like it was an imaginary paintball war hahaha

[@vicksanchez6376]

Oh man those were the days. I remember the countless times when ever my mom dragged me and my brother to go shopping with her we played hide and go seek in the clothes racks and chased with each other like maniacs. Everybody’s gangster until one us accidentally ends up in the lingerie section.😅

[@Mom2my4blessings]

I turned 20 in 1996. I met my husband then. I remember how packed malls used to be at Christmas. I used to love going to the mall!

[@prof3ssor178]

Same it was fun back then!

[@darrylwoodbury]

I was 18 and in college back then. The mall was my usual hangout spot and I could spend hours just walking around and going to different stores. Those were the days.

[@heatherkastenmeier7530]

Same!

[@joshfahnestock244]

I was 13... good time 😊

[@OfficialCesarValdez]

Wow, ‘96 seems like literally yesterday to me. I was turning 21 in ‘96 and remember that whole year vividly. Close to 30 years ago, unfreaking believable. Anyway, kind of weird to see the contrast of a very healthy populated mail against the current post apocalyptic ruins we call a mall today. Hurts to see the eminent extinction of my beloved mall. R.I.P.

[@anonymousamerican4580]

The malls were so alive during the 90’s. Christmas during the 90’s was magical.

[@dopeblacktherapist]

Right! I miss it so much

[@maliajenningsaj]

I miss it. I keep saying the magic is gone

[@Christina_Paz]

It was. I've wondered for many years if I'm just hyping it up in my head but watching this back proves it was magical!

[@anonymousamerican4580]

@ I know right? The atmosphere and just the people were different. Everyone was social and jolly. 😂

[@HonorableBeniah-A]

What most people don’t realize is that nostalgia is a pre-programmed emotion in your brain, most of the people commenting didn’t even come into existence until after 2000, but their programming says they did. Understand?

[@cgimovieman]

As someone who was a little kid in the 80’s and a teenager in the 90’s, experiencing all of both decades, seeing footage like this makes me want to cry. I miss this time SO much, and in the last 10-12 years I’ve finally just not been able to adapt, slipped into a deep depression and been out of work. In the earlier days of the internet, cell phones, and things like digital music and the start of the iTunes Music Store in May of 2003, I embraced it all and loved it. But I never wanted, nor did I imagine that all of that would largely lead to physical stores going away, physical media largely being gone, and even physical interactions dwindling away. Today, I feel like I have no where to go, nothing tangible that I own, and that I never actually see anyone or talk yo them face to face. I just hate it. I have two younger nephews born in 2006 and 2008, and I’m told that they’re completely fine with the ways things are today, having grown up with it. But I most definitely am not. I feel like whole generations of people my age and older now need massive amounts of counseling with how things today are compared to before. But it’s all largely ways that I frankly don’t want to get “used to”. Human beings are physical creatures. It’s not good for us to just be in the same place all the time, hardly interact with anyone in person, and hardly ever physical handle or have anything tangible. I really hope that it can change. But as long as younger generations like my nephews are just fine with things today, I fear it never will.

[@malumusera]

Agree, I miss the vibe, going to record shops and book shops were one of my favourites things to do and having conversations about the last album of x band or saving money x the next tour. I was happy

[@sethnaugle984]

I really do miss the 90's...I'm a 90's baby but seeing this brings me back. Admittedly I move hung around the malls much as a teen but I think that's when social media started and people were starting to get obsessed with their phones. I cant say much since I got stuck on my games but atleast I liked interaction with others. Everybody was obsessing about the newest iPhone. Atleast games when I was a kid you either played by yourself or you found a buddy you knew and played the game in the same room but atleast we could put the game down and go outside. I still remember using my first mp3 player at a music store that no longer exists...it turned into a sports then turned into rubble.

[@cgimovieman]

@@sethnaugle984 It’s nice to know that some people do feel a little of the same way that I do on these things. Lots of times I feel alone about all of this stuff. I actually am one of those people who upgrade their phone about every 12-15 months. But, for as much as I do use my phone, I’m not tied to it. For instance, I get really annoyed by people bringing their phones or tablets into restaurants and using them. My phone stays in mg car. I’m there to eat and talk with friends or family. Not take calls from other people, look stuff up online, or play games. And I usually just leave my phone in my car when I’m in the grocery store. I can go 15-20 minutes without it. But it’s a sticking point if others aren’t that way, and I ask them if they can put their phones away in those situations. Just like with buying music digitally, I was pretty on board with social media in its earlier years. But over time as people became obsessed with it, and it started to make me feel bad about myself having other’s successes in my face all the time, I used it less and less, until I finally just deleted all of my various accounts. Aside from KZbin I suppose, if you consider that social. I honestly don’t miss any of it at all. But it does sometimes make it more difficult to communicate, when most people use that as their primary communication today.

[@InfiniteTony]

Reminds me of when people couldn't adapt to the blip in avengers: endgame, and captain america was counseling a few people about the massive change lol

[@mrlookagain1142]

I also remember the change of tone to tv commercials around the 2000s era. The many colorfully cheesy, happier jingles of the ads became silent, monotone, post modernistic and filled with pharma.

[@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88]

I think the last bit of this sort of life and nostalgia ended around 2007, just before the first smartphone, and before Facebook went from just a college student geared website, to letting everyone and their grandparents on it. It's been a terrible slide downhill for the human mind/psyche.

[@user-uh5tb9er4o]

for me too, once i joined Facebook in 2008, my mindset changed to always being engaged with something on a screen

[@skywishr1313]

Ok boomer

[@Prsonfi23]

Agreed

[@christifason2050]

So very true

[@BrooklynBaby100]

I saw it happen. As soon as they let the weak minded rift raft get ahold of FB, it was all over.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

The sound of that receipt printing is something I haven't heard in a long long time. I miss the 90's a lot, such a great decade.

[@shoutuckerdidnothingwrong]

Really? I hear it every time I go shopping.

[@hashvendetta7226]

​@@shoutuckerdidnothingwrong No, its definitely a different sound now. They didn't use the heat paper. It was a loud ass printer.

[@shoutuckerdidnothingwrong]

@@hashvendetta7226 Oh, okay.

[@pleasedontwatchthese9593]

dot matrix printer

[@raba2d723]

probably not, that's a dot matrix printer, the current ones use heat paper@@shoutuckerdidnothingwrong

[@janiesippel225]

I was a young mother of three in 96. I would love to go back and stay there. Thanks for a walk down memory lane.

[@LightningStench]

❤

[@maguffintop2596]

yup. 30 with two little ones 1) 3 yrs and 2) 4 months. Best time of life.

[@shanenice5380]

take me back

[@deegee1317]

Look at this, people who aren’t afraid of the camera compared to the punks in 2024

[@michaelpeters78]

@@maguffintop2596 my mom was also 30, well 31 but 2 kids as well, me 6, and my brother, 11 and she has said the exact same thing as you. "Best time of my life" so it really must have been the best time. Sure was from what I remember.

[@keolagaming3125]

I swear these videos are the closest thing we have to a time machine 🤧 I wanna go back.

[@raisa_cherry35]

😢

[@kel7588]

I agree, I'm binge watching these videos today.......

[@pickleraspa2458]

When i think I’m depressed I see comments like these and realize at least I’m not binge watching 90s KZbin videos all day hoping against time and reality for some nonsense.

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Yup, me too want back.

[@MacXpert74]

@@pickleraspa2458Are you sure? You did watch this one. 🤔😂

[@JacobMedrea]

it's just surreal to see people walking at the mall without phones and looking around. Everyone was basically people watching . I guess it's called being human.

[@dapper892]

Yep. Jobs, gates, Zuckerberg and the rest ruined society. They traded the natural human experience for BILLIONS in personal net worth.

[@markwaldron8954]

Yeah, now if you people-watch, people think you're some kind of pervert or weirdo. Everyone is supposed to be dutifully glued to a screen.

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

​@@markwaldron8954I notice that, if you look around too much, people start looking at you suspiciously 😂

[@thedirtybubble9613]

@@markwaldron8954 Yup.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

@@ILoveTheAllCreator because they hate freedom. Conformist attitudes of the 21st century. I literally once just glanced at this guy and he literally had to open his mouth and say "who you looking at". Growing up in Florida, it used to be very normal to people watch because it was the thing in the 90s to be appealing, crowd comforting and social. Now people are antisocial and have terrible attitudes. 2023 just sucks.

[@MichaelSlipko]

It's weird to think my 16 year old self could have driven to this mall and appeared in this video. 1996 feels like yesterday in some ways, but seeing this video makes me realize how long ago it was, and clearly a different era that has passed. The last 20 years really did a number on this country and society.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

I was 17

[@wulfone5961]

I was 11 or 12 depending on when this video was made.

[@Club1981]

I’d say Christmas 1996… I was 15… take me back 😢😢

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

I'd say the last 10 years is where the sharp decline started. Specifically when social media became the default medium everyone had to use.

[@kizzlekakes]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusicme too!

[@Nick9Three]

These random videos are the highlight of KZbin for me. These are such gems. You can really get a feel for the time. Stuff was affordable. Tables were full. Gas tanks were full. Holidays with the family when everybody was still here with us. Miss the 90s man.

[@Jmal1090]

The fact that people are waving and smiling at the stranger holding the camera immediately shows how different it was then. I was 6 when this was filmed 😊

[@Tha90sKid]

Yess

[@SmoochKassidy]

Maybe we would have been friends. I was 5

[@tippy7831]

Cameras were still a fun novelty at that time. If someone was filming you at a public place it meant you might be on local TV in the near future, so smile and look your best! I love seeing people waving

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

It was so different. Way friendlier. Way more family oriented, and way easier times. Girls were less promiscuous and dressed more conservative. All the TV shows and movies were about family and friends. It’s basically the direct opposite of what is being promoted and shown today. 80s and 90s was the best era and you will not convince me otherwise.

[@Jmal1090]

@@The_Primary_Axiom Yeah, I agree wholeheartedly. I wish those values were prevalent today.

[@neilgorsuch5302]

From what I can remember about those times is we all took it for granted. At that time in 1996 things seemed as modern as they could be then and we all thought the world would just stay like that. The internet was around and everything nobody could ever imagine things like I phones, youtube, social media and even online shopping was unheard of to most people then.

[@tamie7974]

The internet and phone tech had not taken over yet 😢

[@joemonteirosportsshorts3343]

The internet was around, yes but the difference is the internet was like the wild west back then. No censorship and it wasnt as regulated as it is today. I miss those days being a kid going on blogs and random websites to play games on. Hell even in the early to mid 2000’s it was still good. Everything changed around 2010 it seems.

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

Most of us didn't think about terrorism war and economic and societal collapse. All things that are very possible in America in 2023.

[@ytzpilot]

I was on Compuserve in those days and it was really expensive

[@GlynOC]

The internet was a thing on one computer in the local library and the word was common but no one knew what it really was or did

[@rodger495]

Such a vibe. The 90s were truly special times.

[@Solidbuilthomes]

Almost as good as the 80s 😎😎

[@NintenPizza]

@@Solidbuilthomes Late 80's/Early 90's is my sweet spot. I can't stand the very early 80's, just as i can't stand the very late 90's. :P

[@JDOGFTW]

no scumbags anywhere either everyone just having a good fucking time. and no hating.

[@matthewmosier8439]

Notice how everybody of any race is interacting normally. Focusing on our differences constantly didn't make people get along better

[@Singmeadream]

What a breath of fresh air to see people without cell phones.

[@brien1513]

Yes, not a single person in the video has a cellphone. Just chatting

[@ChrisFloresTV]

I turned 14 that year. Life was so vivid back then. The holidays were next level in those years! You can feel the spirit and intention everywhere.

[@dianeyoung8130]

capitalism didnt start selling christmas things until mid-late november. Now its here in october. Not that special if you see it more often.

[@wileecoyote5749]

Holy shit, that means you're 67 now

[@joel230182]

@@wileecoyote5749 nice math

[@fashionqueenstar]

@@wileecoyote5749 42 who

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

I was 14 years old too in 1996. I remember hanging with friends at the mall because we all loved buying comic books and pogs during weekends and hangout and skateboard before the sun went down and if you weren’t home before 6pm, are parents would get mad lol

[@ImOnGearSoWhat]

I miss growing up in the 90’s, I wish I can go back in time for one day 🥺

[@NintenPizza]

just 1 day? I'd love to go back to 88 - 95 and live there forever. lol The only good thing about today that I still like are video games, and certain streaming TV series, but overall pop music blows, fashion sucks, home decor is sterile & bland, commercials are corporate and lazy, most movies feel like heartless overly realistic throwaways, physical media is dying, smart phones & Social media exist etc. The world sucks now lol

[@jayjackson5711]

The other day I was trying to remember the name of a Sega game I grew up playing​ at my neighbor's house while my parents drank beer with them and watched football on Sundays, and the game is none other than your profile pic lol. Although my neighbors had Adventure Island 3@@NintenPizza

[@remhk6672]

​@NintenZoid84 88-95 sounds about right for me as well. What year were u born? I was born in 1984. Although not from generation x, I feel way more relatable to people born in this generation than millennials.

[@DMoses76ix7]

A day won't suffice 😢

[@Saranda4787]

It's 90s (nineties = plural), not 90's.

[@deniseherud]

i wonder if the person filming this knew they'd be a social archeologist one day. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of our past--it's sadly missed and fondly remembered 💗

[@bobsacamano7653]

They probably just got a new camera and was looking to put it to use and then got bored with it soon after

[@tavaresmateriaisparaconstr1861]

❤

[@kbholla]

Well said.

[@mewkatlol]

I see people from all over the world under one flag together

[@GalekC]

what's sad about it? i was a child during this time & had a great time at 3 y/o in '96 but i think it's time to move on

[@Emotionally_Mature]

This video makes my belly feel warm and happy. Born in ‘83 (was 13 during this video). I REALLY miss those times because people were actually connected & focused on the people around them instead of connecting their focus in their phones with their heads down. It breaks my heart that most people today won’t be able to experience the exclusivity of connection. If only we knew what the damages of social media and touch screen phones would do to a complete society. I miss these days. Hope we can gradually get them back.😢😞

[@Goldi3loxrox]

No matter how old i get, i will always feel truely blessed to have been a kid in the 70's a teen through the 80's and in my 20's during the 90's.

[@philarevolutionarywarriorp8295]

Same here

[@autodidactic]

gen x had a good time

[@206Vin]

Same! We were lucky!

[@VideoJAO]

I was born in 81. I feel very blessed but I have thought about how great it must have been to experience things from the 70s. I’d say that being born in mid 70s would have given someone a really amazing experience for their childhood, teen years and young adult years.

[@rodmunch69]

@@VideoJAO you're a millennial, this is a conversation for GenX, kiddo.

[@mauricioramirez9744]

I was 16 and remember putting on my best clothes to go to the mall. We met with friends, made new friends and spent most of our time at the food court, music store and the arcade. My mom and grandma would take us kids Christmas shopping and it was simply a great time. Have a great day every one!

[@kel7588]

It was certainly a great time to live. Thankful for the memories. Prayers and Blessings.........

[@Alex_Gordon]

ok so you are 43 years old. good to know

[@MOE13576]

​@@Alex_Gordonso you're a kid. Good to know

[@nickcancelliere5638]

Ditto,,,,and was 16 too

[@ChosenbyGodprotectedbyJesus]

I was 16/17 and graduated high school at 17, 1997. I remember most people were nice and friendly and that best pizza place at the mall was sbarros pizza.

[@GoodBeat101]

I marvel at how orderly and calm most people are in these videos compared to today. I hate to say it, but it is just so soothing to watch people shop and interact like normal humans. We have lost this part of ourselves in the last 15 years or so.

[@clovis-]

there were outbursts then just as there are now.. go in any store, and you’re more than likely to find mostly decent people going about their lives. we only think all those public freakouts are common cos we have more access to them now, on KZbin or Reddit or TikTok.. there will always be people like that!

[@Jacob-nu4nd]

It’s because you were younger than and you had the Patience? now you’re old and everything irritates you. You act like children and people were Saints back then.

[@toddw14]

Alot of that is antagonized now because people pull out their phones & record. That didn't happen back then & yes, in my experience, people were much nicer & shopping was calmer back then, even at Christmas time. Even Black Friday wasn't as demanding as it is nowadays.

[@tsurek]

Have you seen the movie Jingle All The Way? It came out precisely in 1996 and describes this behavior 😂😂😂

[@samanthasmythe6243]

Yeah….. what happened to people?

[@Chanelle247]

I was 13 in 96, 8th grade. What this video made me feel is how quickly time slips away, until you revisit a moment in time like this decades later. So might as well “ride the highs and dig the lows” of life because in 30 more years we’ll be feeling the nostalgia of today, fcked up world and all.

[@stevejones6503]

I was 19 back then. An amazing year, in a normal world which we took for granted. Miss that era so much 😢

[@Optim40]

100%

[@Shorty_Lickens]

I was 17. And fucking miserable. I do not miss the superficiality and shallowness of that era, not a bit.

[@shannonshannonbobannon5040]

18

[@Smiles4UFL]

@@Shorty_Lickens you sound quite content with the state your current life situation. 👀

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@Smiles4UFL Weird. Because nothing I said would indicate that at all. You must not be very intuitive.

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

I always admire people who had the foresight to realize that one day, before you even know it, these times will be gone... so record it.

[@winterqueenkel]

Those camcorders were rare and cost big money back then!

[@ATMfromNJ]

I wonder if it was part of mall promotion/PR.

[@PrimericanIdol]

In the 2050s, there will be plenty of recordings from today that are going to look dated and low quality by comparison.

[@FollowMe4REP]

What a nightmare to think that society still has so far to decay that I will look back on the present with nostalgia and longing.

[@JustaKarenDiscoveredTheIntrnet]

people need get off there camcorders and enjoy the moment

[@lcmi]

Notice how friendly everyone was... I miss those days!

[@dapper892]

Still like that in some places, you just have to get away from large democratic cities.

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

It was so casual

[@Galidorquest]

@@dapper892 Or visit developing countries like India.

[@g.e131]

I do too. It seems like everywhere you turn now there's someone that's hateful or uncontrollable with anger.

[@Inaworldoflove]

People are friendlier now. I remember you'd look at someone back in the 80s/90s and you might get 'what are you looking at?' or "take a picture it will last longer!'

[@Pvydrow]

0:35 "The prices are ridiculous!" Man, just you wait a couple decades...

[@IanBuell]

Going to the mall was fun back then, the energy and expectation of the holidays especially! Everybody was happy, you could feel it as they shopped for gifts for others. It’s as if you could feel the spirit of giving in the air!

[@coashddjj294]

Yes, I remember that too.

[@purplelove010]

I'm still happy when Christmas comes and I know a lot of people who are

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Late 90s early 00’s, we would routinely go up there, just to hang out.

[@rocknjock872]

Everything and everyone was so inviting as well

[@wulfone5961]

Yeah, the economy hadn't gotten worse, and you didn't have high inflation and declining wages. People could afford to shop back then. You also didn't have a bunch of politically correct leftist types going around harassing your for saying Merry Christmas or wanting to sing a Christmas carol or put up a Christmas tree.

[@kathrynmdesign]

Look at how BUSY it is. And now malls sit empty… rotting away. I was 15 when this was filmed. I worked a cash register like that, too. Running checks through the printer part, swiping cards - you never swiped your own card. You would have laughed if someone told you one day people would be just ringing themselves up for their purchases. Crazy!

[@gameshowguy2000]

Not only that, the cash register keyboards had color-coded buttons. Love those.

[@domepiece11]

Remember those carbon paper credit card slidey etcher things?

[@julielainez8045]

I was 15 too ❤

[@Mscookie3131]

And then Covid hit

[@mangarda]

This was pre-gentrification. Inner cities were war zones so people spent more of their free time in the suburbs; that's how malls became a big thing. In the 2000's as crime went down and more cities underwent urban renewal (think: Brooklyn, Wicker Park, Portland, etc) people started feeling safer being in-town and malls suffered for that. Malls aren't really the natural order of things though. They were only preeminent from the 70's-90's. Before that people went to their neighborhood shops, or downtown.

[@juniorthird7952]

Is it just me or does everyone seem to look healthier than people today?

[@mrjon75]

100%. Thinner, but also just healthier, and better. I noticed within 1 minute. I don't think it's all "our" fault. More processed food uses more corn syrup, seed oils, and GMO ingredients now vs them. There was likely less microplastics everywhere, and people got more ☀️ sun.....

[@Purplenpinkk]

Also, people are stressed to the max now, don’t sleep enough or as well and work too much.

[@Incomudro1963]

@@mrjon75 It's absolutely your fault if you're obese. Everything you listed is an excuse.

[@mrjon75]

@@Incomudro1963 Mudro, you seem hurt. Shook. Obsessed.

[@JustCallMeLiberty]

No purple hair, tattoos, piercings or people obsessed with phone.

[@vince2433]

No internet. No phones. People being alive in the Real World. Shopping, in person. Touching, feeling, seeing... I digress.

[@av9049-e7l]

This is so soothing. The changes in a few decades become so apparent when watching this. Cashiers and workers are not machine-like, clients stroll around in a calm demeanour. They also look around with curiosity and have real human emotions. Lots of people talk to each other, it's incredible. They do not carry themselves in a frozen manner. It's almost like ASMR.

[@liamwatson5125]

With the sound of Model 3/4 impact printers, that wouldn’t be soothing.

[@louern123]

yeah , and i can’t even watch it … too slow 😞. and i’m 58 !!

[@goldenflower222]

Everyone's calm because prices were lower and not price gouged. Shopping is not fun anymore.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

@flowerempress4632 Finally an intelligent comment. People need to understand that the current economic situation has created the tension and anxiety most people feel in public. In 1996 people could afford a house or apartment weren't overworked and has way less stress levels. Now people can't. The lack of affordability and stability in western countries is one of the main reasons why people have changed.

[@paul.9828]

@@JesusChrist2000BCBut our President says that his plan is working and we are in an economic boom. Can't you feel it?

[@FalloutConspiracy]

I was ten years old in 96. Kids these days have no idea. Going to the mall was so much fun back then! I remember it was always packed on the weekends and especially during the winter holiday season when all of the stores would be decked out with fancy Christmas adornments. No matter what city you lived in, no matter how big or small your town was, the malls were THEE place where teenagers from all over would go to hangout. Good times that forged a lot happy memories for millions of people.

[@youareworthalot1228]

I was born in 1986. :-)

[@christifason2050]

I was 10 in 96 as well I sure miss those days!

[@beverlysmith6539]

People were more active back then!

[@fadedmemories86]

Same age, as well. Spot on.

[@illuminatedGaming33]

Yeah Malls were special as a kid in the 90's. Sure, it was still "consumerism" obviously. But as a 11 year old in 96' I wasn't thinking about that, everything was just decked out- and the ARCADES! the Arcades was where the magic was really at for me.

[@luvair6765]

The sounds of the keyboards and receipt printers. I didn't realize how long it has been since I had heard one of those. Reminds me of shopping with my mom years ago.

[@tadool5352]

Same thing I was thinking when I was watching this.

[@liamwatson5125]

Macy’s replaced their CRTs with LCDs and their Model 4s with 4610 thermals in the early 2000s. That should be the next Macy’s video.

[@katrinakaye7997]

It's funny because I don't remember the last time I had to sign when paying with my card, I think it's definitely a think of the past now...

[@ryujigoda3445]

They still exist printer and keyboard and they still do them in some shops there’s little receipts sometime you can barely make out what’s on the receipt lol

[@liamwatson5125]

@@ryujigoda3445 All the major stores replaced their Model 4s to reduce noise pollution. They had to do that. They’ve been long discontinued since 2005. The Suremarks remained in production for a long time and changed shape a little over the years.

[@GuyonthePhone]

So much normal. Everyone in this video looks like a normal, stable, happy person.

[@manuellujan666]

I can almost feel the calm air smell the Sbarro pizza and feel the clean cotton and denim clothing keeping everyone warm with genuine smiles and hope in their eyes

[@helloitsmehb]

I’m the 90s ? Lol

[@christophergaudreau9265]

Great comment . . . Loved Sbarro sphaghetti 😊

[@QuantumEffectResidue]

I know! I loved that too.

[@themessycrafter5679]

And the cheap prices.

[@jasonmiller9889]

The sound of the receipt machine hits hard in the nostalgia.

[@guerresanto]

Soriana must kept these receipt machines used in formerly Gigante stores.

[@SakurimaSan]

❤

[@Brooke-de6df]

I bet it does. It’s so sad that my generation can’t experience that.

[@squaresided]

I swear I could hear the printing noise outside of work..

[@OldSkullRPG]

Not just that, but also the slow and patient typing sound of the teller since no one is is in a rush.

[@VHShortie]

The sound of the receipt paper printing is nostalgic alone

[@afroatheist-isnowafroantit6154]

I like the sound....

[@Hiiamsamm]

Agreed

[@oli-v1j]

It took me back to that year that I was working at Liz Claiborne😢I miss those day❤

[@minsteralbarn]

I still hear it sometimes

[@limiwa]

I was 11/12 at this time. Gosh I miss it so much. Going to the mall was so much fun. I now have 4 children, two of which are very young. I was just telling my husband the other day, "We need to get the kids out of the house, but it's too cold to play outside ... Wouldn't it be great if there was an indoor area that had lots of different stores in it, places to eat and a play area in the middle for kids?" Then it hit me ... a mall. I was describing a mall lol. All of the malls in our area were torn down and redesigned into outdoor shopping centers. Take me back!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

My Grandma told me stories of being a sales clerk in the 1930s in an Eaton's department store. The salesgirls were required to say "May I help you, Ma'am?" and "please and thank you" at all times. There were counters everywhere with a clerk behind it, serving the customers, eager to please and eager to make a sale. Customer satisfaction was the goal. My Grandma worked at the counter selling women's gloves, scarves, and stockings. She said the stockings came in a fancy flat box and the scarves were silk, in dozens of beautiful colors and patterns. Good quality items. The women buying from her were always pleased at the service, and left the store happy.

[@ss_whole]

Yea Dollar General has really gone downhill since the 30's

[@User78813]

@@ss_whole 😂😂😂 1 register open and the whole warehouse worth of carts and pallets in front of the items for sale. They were eager to please because the product didn't sell itself yet. We're so programmed now they're like "Here come get this shi 🙄" Us: 📱🏃🏿‍♂️🚶🚶🏿‍♀️🤼

[@pickleraspa2458]

@@ss_wholehaha

[@writeonbetty7835]

Now they have to ask the customers what their "preferred pronouns" are.

[@1blackice1]

I think if I got that level of treatment in a modern store, I would feel weird. I stayed at a somewhat fancy hotel in DC once where they had a bus boy, doorman, etc. Everyone always call me Mr.[Last Name] wore neat suits, and all I could think was 'this is way to fancy for me, I'm just a regular guy, you don't need to try so hard'

[@thinkfromabove]

I miss the 90s. The 90s feel like a warm blanket on Christmas day. It's so comforting to me.

[@marquitashiver6141]

Yes Lord!

[@fob1xxl]

Back when it was a way of life. Teens meeting at the mall. Seniors going for their daily walk and families going to a movie. Life was so much better.

[@JDOGG111]

Now, all we have in malls these days is shootings.

[@alyssapage1585]

My teen goes to the mall every weekend with friends to hang out. Our mall has a daily senior walking club. & we regularly go to the movies as a family, even have memberships for monthly passes. Not saying malls, movies + socialization hasn't died in many ways, but these things are still available in many areas if you get off your phone + actually seek them.

[@iiCounted-op5jx]

brutal, my town might be closing my local mall soon

[@asianfacility5682]

Todays malls not so cute?

[@TomDavidMcCauley]

@@alyssapage1585 life was totally not better in the 90s, other than the lack of smartphones and social media

[@theresademorrow1003]

I was 22 years old in 1996 and worked at the mall. This video really is a Time Machine! The register and the credit card process is the same as I remember…I can FEEL that keyboard and running the card through the slot.

[@orlanzo2621]

This video should just be a nice little reminder of the past and the way things used to be, but it honestly just makes me depressed. It makes me realize how much the world has changed and just how much I miss the 90’s. I was 9 years old in 1996 and turned 10 December of that year. Seeing this video was like a blast of nostalgia to the face. It was truly a different era, one I’d honestly give anything to go back to. I’ll take 1996 over 2024 ANY DAY, and I truly mean that. The world has been poisoned by social media, obsession over politics, etc. Heck people were even healthier back then as well. It was just a more vibrant society back then and people were truly present and connected.

[@jadong8989]

Preach.

[@justinsm]

Yup, my oldest is turn 10 this December and his era are a complete different than mine (going to be 38 in Christmas too so, yeah)

[@thedivinefeminine1821]

Yup, I watched this and ended up crying, because I wish things could go back to this. I hate the way things are now. I'm beyond depressed tbh.

[@Appreciation-Community]

Ironically politicians are a major part of the reason we lost this era and if more people had actually cared about politics and got involved it would have last longer.

[@hoedemakerbart]

Yeah i was born in 87 to. Give me a time machine man.

[@xosammyb]

I went to the mall yesterday and it was empty. All the stores are soulless and serve no purpose when you can just order everything online. All the workers hate their jobs and are barely making a living. Half the stores in the mall are closed. Times have really changed.

[@courtneyalva]

Same here. Mall is dead & when I do go just to try & get out the house, I have to look over my shoulder & make sure people don’t start shooting which has become very commonplace here in Charlotte, NC. We even have poor police dogs on patrol inside.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

All the malls near me have closed down due to shoplifting and crime. Ugh

[@ThePresentTimeNow]

In hindsight, technology really has changed the world.

[@fantasy8833]

it only comes alive when i come around

[@mollygiovanna1095]

So true!! great comment!

[@BeeRejuvenatedStudio]

When people still wore nice CLOTHES, not pajamas and “gym wear” that is more like sports bras and underwear. A time when people still considered pajamas as sleepwear only and enjoyed going out and interacting together with real human connection. Phones are no excuse and people can choose to put them away when they’re out or anywhere together.

[@Goldi3loxrox]

its happening in the UK too i was in a shop called Home Bargains a bit like dollar Tree and a woman in front of me at the check out was wearing pj s .

[@BeeRejuvenatedStudio]

@@Goldi3loxrox oh nooooo! Not the UK! 🙈😳😫🙀

[@Novaximus]

The women changed. Men didn't. Though today, I feel like more and more guys are becoming either more Feminine or more immature

[@BeeRejuvenatedStudio]

@@Novaximus yes very true

[@claireelizabeth9431]

What's wrong with people wearing clothing that they feel comfortable in? It's not a damn job interview lmao why should I care about dressing up for random strangers?

[@loveanddreambig]

I was 3 in 1996; my earliest memories are from then. This video brought back such feelings of nostalgia from my early childhood in the late 90’s. Thanks for sharing.

[@selamariebruh]

Feels like I'm a lil kid again . Thanks for taking me back. This is how I exactly remember the good days with my parents.

[@roniangel3]

I graduated HS in 1996 and I remember those years in great detail. I can not believe 1996 was 27 years ago (2023)! I loved going to the mall then and I still do, but now, with my daughters (son doesn't enjoy as much, he just loves the food court). Malls are fading away, they still exist, just not as plentiful or filled with the same energy. Yes, people did look much more normal back then, I feel like people cared more about decency back then, a sense of pride in themselves and in their country - unfortunately, not anymore. 1996 was a big year for me, I was 18 and lots of things happened in my life that year in particular. I graduated HS, my best friend went to another country for school (he never came back the same), my father passed away, 2Pac was murdered (favorite artist at time), the pressure of trying to figure out life and so on. Countless wonderful things became of my life and I'm truly blessed - I love my life and especially my family, they are my world. I'm married to my MS sweetheart, we enjoyed those times together and still raise a family together. Hello from Maryland - 1996 was a year I'll never forget.

[@faegrrrl]

After the 90s, everything went to heck. This is nice to watch. Thank you.

[@Tha90sKid]

Especially after 9/11 😞

[@faegrrrl]

@@Tha90sKid You got that right.

[@LastSaturday09]

It started way before the 90s. The 90s were dark and ugly. Idk what everyone’s talking about here. Getting their years mixed up!

[@aziza000]

@@LastSaturday09what about the 80s?

[@LastSaturday09]

@@aziza000 80s were upbeat and awesome!

[@yannhollister9091]

omg that's amazing, i was 10 years old in 1996. I remember i used to be so excited to go to the mall with my grandma, this was such a simpler better time. We really lived in the moment in the 90's, i really miss it so much..

[@laurasutcliffe723]

I was 16. This gave me a little ache in my heart. Thanks for taking me back in simpler times for a bit! :)

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

Damn baby how were you 16 way back then and you still be lookin' so good? A/S/L?

[@AGoldieDog32876]

Perfect way to explain, gave me an ache too ❤ miss the good ol days.

[@jasonbourne5142]

I was 12. Are you married now?

[@mascara1777]

I was 16, too. Such a special time.

[@Mjones22276]

What up ma

[@jonyang6982]

Such a simpler time, I was only 6! Now 33 Thank you for sharing these memories with us, you are truly a time machine.

[@AnonymousPoet-m8h]

I was 8. Now 35, I look back at my childhood fondly and really miss walking around the malls during the holidays with my family.

[@AJ_savage16]

I was 7 now 34 I feel so old now

[@Groovingforwardatx]

Same, although I might have been 7 depending on when in December they filmed this.

[@louisromano8947]

People looked a lot more normal thirty years ago

[@pashedmotatos]

They were

[@aprilthomas1489]

People knew that they were male and female.

[@MissA3839]

And the women didn't have tattoo's all over their arms.

[@sueedwards9334]

And there was virtually no obesity or even overweight.

[@pashedmotatos]

People these days have lost their minds.

[@sagittarius_sq4]

In 1996 this is when people actually decorated their houses for the holidays and you could ride through neighborhoods and see just about every single house decorated and families actually spent the holidays together during this time unlike today here and the year 2024.

[@90xolove]

I wish I could to go back to the 90s and live in that time forever. Everything felt so much more wholesome back then. It was cozy and the music was great-and still is.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

Everyone and everything seemed more civil, natural and original. I was 7 in 1996. Never did I think the "norm" of those days would die out.

[@rdred8693]

None of us did. I was 28 years old.

[@BigHeartNoBS]

There were no Karens like there are today.

[@99sentcoins]

Dang I was 21. 😂

[@derekstaroba]

I was ten that was the year I discovered Playstation. Going to the pool winning free sodas. The sodas used to have Sunkist where you win a free soda like what seemed like every other time. The bottle cap would say you are a winner and you go turn that in. That was the last time I remember Penny candy as well. Me and my sister used to actually walk to the convenience store where my moms cousin worked and I would spend the quarters the man who I collected golf balls for paid me. And things like pogo sticks and skip its were so fun. Going to the movies was magic. I remember mortal kombat and some others. I'll stop there before I write too much

[@dionysusNME]

There actually seemed like there were more then...it just that Karen's were ubiquitous and not a scattered annoyance like now

[@jediskunk67]

Back when we talked in person and didn't have our heads on social media!

[@lolwtnick4362]

everyone watched the same idiot box channels and believed what the news told them.

[@Oskar_A.]

@@lolwtnick4362 And people don't today? lol

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

How original different eras

[@thestarseeker8196]

Quite a few people gravitated so strongly to the Internet because the functions of society were a failure. The same is still true. The cart didn't come before the horse

[@erikstorm8935]

@@lolwtnick4362 Everyone still does that today. Except some replace TV news with internet news.

[@Moji710]

My 14 year old son, “WHAT IS THAT NOISE!?!?” as the receipts are printing 🤣 😂

[@queenbee7749]

Look how pleasant people were. I really miss those days. What a beautiful time❤

[@mimosa27]

The social contract wasn't breaking yet

[@marquell9800]

The way people are just patiently waiting in line not staring into their phones. I was 11 years old and loved seeing this, brought back so many memories: )

[@amuroray9115]

Is it bad to stare into their phones, minding their own business? Or it much better if we all just casually talked about our days? Honest question 🤔 I did grow up before smartphones were invented

[@arthemas8176]

​@@amuroray9115 yes it is. It shows how dependant and impatient we have become

[@bd12544]

We didn’t know any other way.

[@holly3359]

​@@amuroray9115I agree with you on the phones while standing in line. People have gotten impatient (probably due to being spoiled by instant gratification) and phones keep them at bay and calm, which is absurd but nothing wrong with minding your own business, esp for introverts who'd rather not engage with strangers.

[@VitaminV29]

Yep no one can be bored today or simply patient it’s so sad

[@QuantumEffectResidue]

These were the best of times; the 80's and 90's!! Back when life WAS NORMAL. Today? It's like the Twilight Zone, a horror movie, a freak show, and the outer limits all in one!!

[@remhk6672]

@@QuantumEffectResidue so disturbingly accurate!

[@MrFleamonkey]

i sometimes think we broke from the timeline when they first fired the hadron collider.

[@jennyb1537]

Back to the future where biff is president

[@AlanKelly-nm9lx]

so true man! Its like try talking to someone they will get offended..... I hate todays days!

[@joyoflivingacolorfullife]

Look no fat kids

[@SuperAwesomeFraggle]

These people have no idea what kind of bullshit awaits them just around the corner.

[@owensigurdson7474]

This gives me the feeling of going home early on a snowy Friday from elementary school. Less worries, more space in my mind for my own thoughts, warm, sleepy, stress free.

[@jaredarmstrong1732]

Wow, the way describe it really captures that feeling! And yes I remember those feelings very well.

[@DJ-rv3ew]

Amazing description... I was THERE!!! I can smell my Mom's homemade soup cooking, and the windows all fogged up and the snow blowing outside.. wow that's an amazing feeling. Thank you for reminding me 😊

[@TheLoneWolf51395]

No phones, no social media, everyone being human.

[@CodyThePefectionist]

Yeah nothing is more naturally human than walking around a massive store to buy useless junk. Gimme a break

[@jesse_-]

You can hear all the background chatter. You don’t hear that too much there days, unless in a crowded restaurant. You would hear that everywhere back then, but then everyone got a smart phone, and got dumb.

[@queenmoreau2098]

They had mobile phones and social media during this era along with pagers. It was the late 1990s, not the 1970s.

[@jasonbourne5142]

No one looking down on their phones

[@jasonbourne5142]

@@queenmoreau2098 they weren't smart phones though dummy

[@reinhardt5405]

Wow the cashier registry sounds instantly unlocked some childhood memories. I would even play pretend I was a cashier at home, with scanner and all lol

[@noglutenzone]

I was a kid in the 70s & I always LOVED the sounds of those cash registers.

[@genevieverobin]

The best things about this video 1) no one is distracted by a phone screen and 2) the fashion and vitality of most people

[@amazingjana]

I wish it was still like this

[@bethbeyer8441]

Me too

[@skywishr1313]

Is still some what is

[@rollitupmars]

It is do you ever go outside?

[@amazingjana]

@@rollitupmars Yes lol it’s not same though 😅

[@Eman-vp5wk]

@@rollitupmars in what sense are you saying it's still the same? You mean we still use your left and right feet to walk? You mean people still breathe oxygen to stay alive?

[@toddw14]

One thing I noticed is how much better dressed everyone is. Nobody is walking around in skanky outfits even though its warm enough to do so. Look how many men & women are wearing a collared shirt & how many have their shirts tucked in. Just an overall better shopping experience back then.

[@Mike.T.]

20 seconds in, short shirts and a skimpy tank top.

[@toddw14]

@@Mike.T. Thank you for that necessary fact check, overall every one was dressed better.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

Some women dress like skanks at Walmart and Wegmans and it makes me disgusted and not turned on

[@sew_gal7340]

People didnt look obese either, since there was no amazon at the time everybody had to walk around malls to get their shit to bring home (and yes i noticed an obese person in one part of the video but that wasnt the majority)

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@Mike.T. While that is fairly provocative, such a majority of girls on a night out or even at daytime this century are quite literally dressed like prostitutes.

[@Diego_Portillo_1982]

Oh my God!! Time flies!! I remember when I was just a teenager, now I'm almost a grandfather, when I watch this video I feel so nostalgic, I miss those good old day and I hate getting older. I would like to go back in time and stay in it.

[@TruthRevolution1984]

It would be so cool for someone to recognize their younger self in this video all these years later. I also cannot believe 1996 was 28 years ago!

[@ernstachildiyev2155]

Some key takeaways: 1. People walked around without staring at their palm. 2. People weren’t paranoid about being filmed in public by a stranger. 3. People were in considerably better shape.

[@Krix6426]

Racial hate was not as wide spread or as dangerous as some would love us to believe.

[@bigbobby5555]

@@Krix6426 I was around then. I don't know. I think it's always been present for whatever odd reason humans do that for. But it tends to spike and then settle down.

[@joparker9052]

No soulless cell phone stores. No pajamas.

[@marcusgonzales2984]

@@Krix6426 Racial hate was wide spread at the time. You just didn't here about it as social media was at its infancy in 1996​

[@bidenwearsdiapers4026]

No purple hair, no BLM shirts, no gender neutral bathroom stalls, and people of varying races and religious backgrounds weren’t being told one group is oppressing another and that another group should view themselves as victims.

[@feelingkevinly]

The biggest thing I notice is how no one is distracted by a cell phone. I think that carrying phones with us does way more damage to us than we realize. Back then people were present and looking around. Today it is hard to even make eye contact with someone, and when you do there is an awkward tension because people are afraid of each other- at least that's how it hits me. When I was in middle school we would spend so much time walking around the mall. We didn't have money to buy anything, but it was fun to just walk through the shops and spend time with friends. It was our first taste of independence to be dropped off at the mall by our parents and be allowed to spend a few hours on our own. Malls today are a bit eerie, especially around the holidays. Everything is decorated but no one is there. :(

[@oldtwinsna8347]

In 1996 there were cell phones used by regular folks, and more commonly people, including teenagers, carried annoying pagers, so you are about a decade too late actually. It was more of an 80s and earlier thing if you want to make a point about electronic devices.

[@directorbeau]

​​@@oldtwinsna8347most teenagers didn't walk around with a cellphone or pager lol even in the mid 90's. The only internet access we had was on one family computer. Just not being plugged into the Internet all day long makes a big difference in how we act, in my opinion.

[@Rschr101]

It's a great escape for people, that little screen. We are all more closed off than we ever have been.

[@toxicmoldmedia]

@@oldtwinsna8347 There’s a huge difference between cell phones just used to make phone calls and the phones we have today that are basically TVs and social media updates constantly

[@marcusgonzales2984]

@@directorbeau Your wrong. A lot of teenagers had pagers and cell phones at the time in the mid and late 90s. The thing was cell phones at the time were for calls only and pagers were when you were needed/and to call back a number sent to you. You only had a set amount of minutes/hours a month of call time in your cell plan so people were sparing on there phone when they used it; hence why you never really saw people on there phone allot in that time period

[@bbygrlpt2]

People dressed better back then and also look healthier and happy

[@kellylappin5944]

So true, better dressed and not everyone was obese.

[@Redgloves87]

Definitely

[@roderickcortez138]

Yes because crocs hadn't been invented yet.

[@brittneyluna9545]

They looked a lot older too due to how they dresses haha. But considering America's obesity epidemic is getting worse it's not surprising that in the past they were thinner.

[@ginao9426]

@@brittneyluna9545now everyone has ozempic 😂

[@maguffintop2596]

Remember going to the malls at Christmas, even late (hours till 11pm!). Did some of my best shopping then.

[@redeyejedi99]

No mall is this crowded anymore, obviously there’s some positives to that but mostly it’s sad. A part of my childhood was “going to the mall” was like a weekend event

[@albedougnut]

Honestly, I see my local mall pretty crowded when I go and visit. That said, it tends to be a lot harder for kids to go out nowadays with the way that public infrastructure is designed. A lot of teens dread driving on high traffic roads, and part-time jobs do not give them much disposable income either.

[@skogen_takeheimens]

Cause lot of people do their online shopping now. But yeah I noticed that too last time I went to a mall it still during the pandemic era of course. But after that the mall was still dead and not many people walking around. Plus it’s really expensive these days to shop at the mall lol

[@phantommah8042]

Eh people are still going to the malls and going outside. You just have to live and appreciate the now.

[@daynasafranek7807]

I graduated high school in 1992, and I miss seeing people who actually dressed up to go out. We did back then because it just made a better impression to look your best. Especially at the mall! 😂

[@valetudo1974]

Look how everyone looked? They looked happy, calmed, collected, friendly, healthy.

[@ATLKing404]

there were just as many people during that time who looked the exact opposite

[@darrylscott8542]

Life wasn't as tragic then. The economy was good..... Terrorism was almost unheard of in the USA, and people ate a bit healthier then.

[@mizztery2994]

LOL, how exactly does *everyone* look all those ways you describe?

[@valetudo1974]

@@mizztery2994 because I was around at that time and I'm still alive today and based off both of my observations people believe it or not we're a lot happier back in the day even when I went to grade school I didn't see kids taking psychotropic medication or even heard of that, I didn't even see or even know what a homeless person was because there weren't any.. The world was a lot different back in those days

[@valetudo1974]

@@ATLKing404 Well, if that was the case based off of my observation, I was around during that particular time I've never seen that many people hang out, for example, at the pharmacy in or near department stores.. Go to a pharmacy today and you got lines and lines of people so what did I miss?.. I also never saw homeless persons back in those days either and I live in a large city so again, what did I miss??..

[@Becca0082]

People look calmer. Not dragged down, nervous systems are calm, not looking down at their phones. Just content exactly where they are and being in the moment. A good reminder, to at least take a break from my phone. God bless

[@brittanyb5942]

I want to go back in time and get some of those clothes! The 90s were such a great time to live!

[@ViolaBoyd-z4f]

right? I need a pair of those jeans, can't find that quality anymore, haha

[@ewidontlikeyou]

For some reason, high-waisted jeans look so much better on adults in the 90s. Love it. Wish I was a 90s teenager.

[@Eman-vp5wk]

You would've been all about those jnco jeans like half the teens back then. Specifically 96

[@Saltinator]

I had a bunch of pairs of JNCO's and UFO's. The 90's, my Rave/Grunge days ❤

[@kristinamercado5737]

The 90s were amazing, especially the TV shows & music ❤

[@paigemiller4272]

It’s nice to see how covered up everyone was back then, like nowadays you see teens wearing short shorts with crop tops

[@DarkandTwisted]

As an 80's kid, I am really missing those days. Those days before, the world was falling apart in so many ways. Our country had no idea what would be happening. This video is beautiful as well as sad. ❤

[@GEORGIABOY23]

1978 baby here

[@valkiron11]

@user-pv8sx8xm4u Yep, thanks to declinism and nostalgia

[@dawnkocher9247]

I feel you. Everything was at ease. 🥹

[@Galidorquest]

@user-pv8sx8xm4u That was mainly an issue in certain communities.

[@DRourk]

Some people had an idea, and they warned, to no avail. Even today many people ignore some of the biggest problems. They still shop at Amazon, vote for people with zero integrity, look the other way on illegal immigration or even support it, support socialism thinking it's not communism, and generally live decadent lives.

[@tashalynnx13]

The style, the music, the movies, the vibes…. I’d give anything to go back to the 90s!!! What a lucky time to be born ❤

[@PSTA]

Watching these videos is hard cause I want to go back so bad.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

PSTA me too😭 it's so depressing.

[@OverRule1]

Hearing those receipts print out instantly made a lot of memories come flooding back

[@natalierose1072]

I was 8 in 1996 and something about this footage makes me long for that time. It feels safe, simple and comforting

[@choprox01]

agree 100%...used to love going to the malls

[@DonaldTrumpToupee]

Same here 1988 baby I kno the exact feeling you’re talking about wats funny is I can almost smell the video in weird way if that makes sense lol

[@ChevyboyCaprice_]

Not really for me, feels like something bad is about to happen... I guess cause that's how it is today

[@desertrose0601]

Yep. It was. I was 17 that year. I miss the 80’s and 90’s so much. Simpler times. Far less racism and tribalism than we have now. Everyone pretty much got along back then. Everyone was just happier in general. Not that bad stuff never happened. It just seemed like culture in general was much more authentic somehow.

[@AdeleiTeillana]

That's how everyone who didn't have a traumatic childhood feels about the years during which they were children. It feels safe and simple because as a child you weren't aware of the complicated and stressful things of the time.

[@disappearintothesea]

Thanks for sharing! I was 12 in ‘96 so the mall and 3-way calling was my life! It was the best of times we didn’t know we’ll miss one day.

[@mulletover3832]

No one walking around in pajama bottoms starring at a cell phone. How nice it was... EDIT: Thank you for turning my stupid comment into a fight forum.

[@TokyoACR]

No one walking around with weird piercings, pink, blue, green, purple, or rainbow colored hair either. Women didn't have tattoos unless they were punk or emo and men with beards weren't much of a thing back then either. Sigh. I miss these times. I miss when people dressed better and didn't dress like someone who just came out of the mental hospital. EDIT: I love reading all the butt hurt comments that I'm getting lately. The fact that you are offended/upset by my post, tells me I'm absolutely 💯% correct. A little history lesson for you young turks who think regular people of the 80s & 90s look like the people of today, rainbow hair was never a thing with normal people in the 90s. If you grew up in the 90s, you would know this is a fact. Any of you who tell me otherwise, you're obviously not from the millennial generation. I grew up all through the 90s and never saw a single normal person who looked like my description above. Yes, people colored their hair back in the 90s but the normies never colored their hair like the punk/emo people did. Back in those days, punk/emo people were seen as mentally unstable/depressed people. Normies only colored their hair with natural colors (and that was usually only with older women/men who were going gray) and younger people (usually kids and teens, never adults) bleached their hair as far as coloring goes but they never colored their hair with wild, unnatural colors. These days, you see old ladies with unnatural hair colors. If you can tell me where there are normies or old ladies in any of these kinds of videos (not movies) with wild hair colors like humans today, I'll gladly hear you out but I highly doubt you'll be able to find a single one! Even if us normies did color our hair like they did today, we wouldn't be caught dead doing it. We would have gotten our asses whooped or laughed at by bullies. How privileged you babies are that you can look like a clown every damn day. I know it's hard for you to believe that no normie colored their hair wild hair colors back then but that is a fact. As I stated in my original post above, that was only a punk/emo thing. Hilarious that you're so upset over my opinion and keep trying to tell me that my eyes have lied. Keep it up, clowns! You're doing an amazing job of showing how embarrassing you are and how out of touch you really are with history.

[@mychaelabeauregard8389]

@@TokyoACR didn’t realize self-expression was a bad thing?

[@TokyoACR]

@mychaelabeauregard8389 you call that self expression? More like attention seeking imo. There's healthier ways to self express than putting chemicals on your body.

[@mychaelabeauregard8389]

@@TokyoACR dying your hair, whatever colour you want IS a form of self expression. you want attention seeking?, how about worrying about who’s been plaguing our TVs for the past 15 to 16 years , instead of getting upset over some dumb hair dye, tats, or piercings . Please 🙄

[@TokyoACR]

@@mychaelabeauregard8389 Cry about it. Oh wait, you already are. 😂

[@Camaro69z]

From growing up during the 90's mall shopping, to owning a store in a mall that is now closing this year, it goes to show you how much has changed in retail. The 1% always win.

[@Rschr101]

Goodbye middle class, thanks Obummer.

[@Nephelangelo]

⁠Every president since Reagan has contributed to the ongoing effort to destroy the American middle class. Every single one. @@Rschr101

[@LewisC-t1f]

@@Rschr101the elite control both political parties.

[@morris5190]

I get nostalgic and sentimental when I see footage like this. Simpler times I miss so much. More privacy and real life interaction . More attention to each other.

[@jalynashley1991]

Agreed!

[@liliyapraznikova5670]

The mall era. This was the perfect time to be a kid.

[@TheSunTheSea]

Look how normal everyone was back then. It didn’t matter what their race or sex was, everyone just went about their business with so much more humanity and normalcy

[@whozyourdaddy]

You can thank our useless politicians for changing that. All they're good for is creating division which they then promise to fix in exchange for votes. Only instead of fixing it, they make it worse, dividing everyone up into little boxes and playing us all against one another. The current things we're going through as a country are not normal, and it will end badly if we don't come together as one people.

[@__-pr1of]

That's exactly how I remember it too as a child of the 80's and I say this as a minority. It wasn't until 2008 when race, sexual orientation, and religion started becoming major points of division. It was obvious how media, politicians, and academics all pushed for this change that brought division and backwards logic to the forefront of society. What's the most weird thing to me though is how people can't see it. It's as though many people can't see how cleverly the masses are manipulated. Interesting times we live in.

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@__-pr1of yep, I remember it like that too.

[@cdevidal]

Notice that the styles haven't changed all that much. This was 27 years ago. And 27 years before that was 1969. But the styles are pretty close to today’s; Think about how different styles were between 1969 and 1996.

[@nb-user25]

Looks can be deceiving

[@izzyrocks8388]

What an amazing video and time, no cellphones, no selfies, no injections, no social media. Just people having a great old time. Brought back a lot of nostalgia.

[@RichWeigel]

1996 cellphones were just making their rounds its just not everyone had one yet. My friend had a StarTAC in 96.

[@RONALDB62]

also no blatant looting, never to return....

[@ataridc]

just people filming other people's credit cards with handheld camcorders LOL what a time to be alive

[@Happysoul44]

I graduated from high school in 1996! Thank you for posting this!

[@AvaLynn85]

Wow this is so therapeutic, nostalgic 😢❤ I needed this.

[@jartober]

Yes there were global problems but life was just better back then. No social media and "influencers"... a simpler time.

[@gofastER]

The influencers were large media companies who decided who got to be seen/heard.

[@minipandora22]

No BLM ✊🏾 no illegals….. 😢

[@angelinaduganNy]

@@minipandora22 racist

[@minipandora22]

@@angelinaduganNy I absolutely said nothing racist , SHAME on you.

[@minipandora22]

@@angelinaduganNy saying no BLM isn’t racist!! BLM is a terrorist organization that caused millions of dollars in damage.

[@10171981]

Crazy how people used to get mad when the malls were so crowded back then and now EVERYONE wishes it would be that crowded just for old times sake !

[@veemartini5374]

Yes I agree. Being in a dead empty mall is so eerie and depressing, and sadly many malls today are just that: Desolate, lifeless, sad.

[@torrisali2082]

Everyone is interacting with the atmosphere, a little more self aware. Having conversations. Kids are talking with their parents more. No cell phones.

[@suev7235]

It’s nice to see and remember that people spent time together at the mall and no one was on a smartphone unaware of their surroundings.