Sears 1982 Christmas Holiday Season

Sears 1982 December Christmas Season. Raw footage of people sampling the latest in Video Games and Computers.

[@Malystryx997]

Being a kid in the 80's was a truly amazing experience.

[@michaelmcclelland7075]

It sure was!

[@laurenchristianna2092]

It was, and I was only 7 when the decade ended but i still recognize that the 80s was a whole different frequency than today.

[@2332gregor]

My dad bought me the NES deluxe bundle with Rob the robot in 1985 when I was 6 and is one of my fondest memories with my father.

[@bentonrp]

Your Mom was a truly amazing experience. 🙂 ... last Night! ...Sorry. In the 80's we used to always... well, nevermind...

[@ZX-ou5op]

Tell that to Adam Walsh.

[@grapeape9098]

I never thought when I was 10 years old (in 1982) , that 41 years later I would be interested in watching video of a parking lot from 1982 😃

[@KentKaliber]

Dude even watching the PARKING LOT is making me feel nostalgic! I like the way the cars looked back then!

[@evagonzalez7777]

Me too, the cars tho 😂😂😂😂outta curiousity you're how old? I'm 44 &was only 3 going on 4 in 1982 .

[@grapeape9098]

@@evagonzalez7777 I am 50 years old, I had to cut back on the nostalgia videos cause making me too depressed

[@stagesixx]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@deirdremorris9234]

@@grapeape9098 No. Whats depressing is we are marching into the 5th Industrial Revolution and its gonna crush a lot of us.

[@joseitors8522]

In 1982 I was 9 years old, my dad refused to buy me an atari 2600/Atari 800, collecovision or Intellevision despite getting good grades at school and he having the income for it. I was very frustrated as a kid being the only kid in my neighborhood and private school without one. However, when they bought me a PC with a Intel 40486 CPU in 1989(top of the line), it completely changed my world and even allowed me to study computer engineering and be top of my class in college and graduated with honors because of that advantage. In fact, in 1989 I was the only one with a real computer in my neighborhood. A few years later, I found out without they knowing, they took a 2 year loan for 7 grand back in 1989 to pay for that PC, with a dot matrix printer, VGA color monitor, floppy disks, mouse and hard drive. Now, in their elderly age I take care of my parents by providing them with the best possible life because of that amazing gesture they had with me.

[@Gem_Am_I]

God bless you. ❤

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

The 486 PC was a far better gaming machine than Atari or Intellivision.

[@jeffreybaker100]

My dad was the same when it came to an Atari 2600. I wanted one. My Dad would say to me "save your money". I remember back in the summer of 1982 I was doing various jobs around the neighborhood just to earn $5 here and $10 there and etc. By September '82 I had over $120 to then buy one at a local Child World Toy store

[@AshleyMckendree]

Thats amazing, 7000 in 89 would be the equivalent of buying a computer for 17,600 today! They really loved you lol

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

@@AshleyMckendree Even modern Apple computers and iOS devices are cheap compared to the prices that were for their products back in the 80s and 90s. An Apple Powerbook in 1996 was like $10,000

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

The Sears catalog Christmas Wish Book was the best thing ever for a kid in the 80's.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I agree!

[@v-town1980]

Omg! Yes!

[@IamReallySanta]

Yup! Right to the bras section and then the toys.

[@user-dv6pw9rm5s]

Yup lingerie section!

[@jamiejohnston6671]

No doubt !!! Right in the middle was the full uniforms and gear for your favorite NFL teams and players. I got the Cowboys uniform, helmet, and all the gear ! Tony Dorsett, #33. Best Christmas Present Ever

[@fisterhr]

My beloved father that died not too long ago bought me an Atari 2600 at Sears in 1982 for Christmas. I still remember how excited I was holding the box in my arms before we left the store. What a great memory.

[@buzzfunk]

Those were the best!! Today, you spending time hunting your xmas gifts from fedex or ups because you know, the one and only job they have, to deliver packages - they can't even do that.

[@neilfeinberg7825]

Wow, asteroids, space Invaders, dig-dug! We begged our father for three years and played "Combat" that came with it!

[@Helmuesi911]

Do you still have the game and cartridges?

[@fisterhr]

@@Helmuesi911 I doubt it. If my mom goes before I do and I have to totally clean and clear her house where I grew up, I may come across it.

[@billpelican2773]

I have a very similar memory

[@vangoghskye]

Man when I was a kid I loved the Sears catalog during Christmas.

[@suzzanimalchannel1030]

Yes!!!!! I loved it also, those were the days, I’m 44 years old now. Lol I miss the 80s.

[@stephengyves884]

100%, life was so much better back then. Growing up sucks and the world becomes stranger every day. 80's cannot be beat in any way. I'd give all the tech away just to be back then.

[@vangoghskye]

@@stephengyves884 different time for sure.

[@charitysghost1207]

I spent a lot of time going through the catalogs with an ink pen drawing mustaches on all of the ladies and making black eyes and pretend scars on everyone.😅

[@Lonelythumb-mg4eh]

The toys and the ladies section. Everything I young man needed back then

[@ridiculous_gaming]

Technologically, these early computers and consoles were so magical. Also, look how more calm and relaxed people appear since smart phones did not exist yet. No ear buds and no text notifications. People are actually viewing their surroundings. I miss those days.

[@sa3270]

Every different computer back then had its own unique charm. Today I don't really feel sentimental about any particular PC I've had in the last 25 years.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

@@sa3270 You were lucky to be able to afford them back in the 80s. Many of us could not and it was not so sentimental when you could only use other people's systems. Today, I can find whole, new, laptops for 150 bucks or so. Adjusted for inflation to the early 80s that's less than $50

[@moshesett8580]

mee too

[@KoRntech]

Well also the news was not corporate ran on if it bleeds it leads and what new outrage can we tell you about today.

[@artistamisto]

Ear buds were out in 1982. I got a pair with a mini cassette tape player from my Dad back then and I remember walking around in a store listening to a Loverboy tape.

[@pez334]

I was born in 67 so when I watch a video about the 1980s I think what I wouldn’t give to relive and go back to that time that for me was the best time of my life

[@rocker76m88]

Same. Those were the good old days when people had respect for each other. They dressed nice and didn't go out in their pajamas😒

[@Tipman2OOO]

​@@rocker76m88crazy how much the world has changed. I wasn't even alive back then, but still nostalgic for it. 29 yo

[@rocker76m88]

@@Tipman2OOO 👍❣️

[@patrickc.5441]

Born in 66, those times seem almost like a dream now. Keep hoping I get shaken and this current time is a dream and I wake up and go back to the 80s.

[@junioralsept9335]

This makes me want to cry...😢 Want to go back to that time...😢

[@josealvarez9904]

If I could, I’d take my family back to the 80s and have my kids grow up 80s 90s, the 2 best decades

[@brentcanfield8883]

Me too.😞

[@Mrd9960]

Hey life goes on, I wish I could too, but here we are, we just have to make the best out of what we have.

[@bryanbohlken7653]

Oh my, took the words out of my mouth

[@lisapate1741]

Me to I'm 44 miss the old days. Everything is falling apart.

[@Laurie81560]

I worked at Sears in 1982. We all dressed nicely and treated each other respectfully. There was a knowledgeable person in every department.. Honestly, it WAS as good as it looks. I'm glad many of you miss these times. It means you're good people. ❤

[@eric_in_florida]

I was in retail management back then and yep the dress code was coat and tie at all times when on the floor. We had great employees who actually came to work as per their schedule and busted their butts.

[@PraveenSriram]

Now everyone thinks they can do whatever they like without consequences, especially the entitled Americans of all races.

[@warrennotes3575]

Long before that vampire Eddie Lampert sucked it dry. 😮

[@nisus8]

I worked at a Sears store considerably later (in the 2000s), but yeah, it was still very much as you describe it, in terms of the dress code and the professionalism on the sales floor -- you basically had to know your stuff (I worked in Electronics), and the company made darn sure you got constant trainings and updates, which they provided. Really great place to work.

[@richr1029]

I miss those days......

[@curtiswright311]

My son says these types of videos are like looking through a time machine. He loves them. He was born in 1999, so this is ancient history to him. I wish I could take him to 1982 so he could experience firsthand how awesome of a time the 80's were.

[@robertd9850]

Not really. The economy then was terrible, very high inflation, high unemployment, high gas prices, industrial plants shutting down . . . it was a pretty dreadful time until it started to improve in the mid '80's. Was better still in the late '80's.

[@TanManFixes]

at least he got a good ten years in, before everything went to hell LOL ...

[@daveschmidt7108]

​@@TanManFixes And only getting worse .....

[@DragunBreath]

I wish I could take my kids to that time as well. No "always on" connectivity in your pocket at all times... I think they'd balk at the concept, but it certainly made for much more meaningful and deep relationships with friends and family.

[@RandallJennings]

@@robertd9850 Thanks, Reagan.

[@walkerb1734]

I was just turning 13 in this year. What a magical time. I would give anything to relive the 80’s again!

[@bub8752]

Notice how patient everyone is

[@mehmeh5471]

White people only thats why

[@taroman7100]

You mean when we had a classier group of people and not praising garbage on tv and not everyone had a gun with an ax to grind?

[@suomenpresidentti]

No cellphones.

[@alainportant6412]

@@suomenpresidentti less blacks 👶🏿👶🏿😂😂

[@nancyg158]

and no salty attitudes from a journalist.

[@ballinonabudget1130]

I remember going in every week so my grandma could pay on her layaway. That’s the only way she was able to afford Christmas but she always had a good Christmas for me. I miss her every day

[@mikejaxn]

+1 to this one, same for me and my grandma

[@karenroy9045]

My parents did the same thing. Remember the big Christmas catalog from Sears?

[@Helmuesi911]

Do you miss her or do you miss those Christmases?

[@Jim26D]

Our grannies were godsends. Don't know what I would have done without mine.

[@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106]

I certainly remember the layaway. Do stores do that anymore

[@cluman1]

For me, it was just another day back in 1982. Nostalgia can be depressing. You can never go back and when you compare it to what's in front of you, it can get you down. Be happy you got to live it.

[@williamsmiler184]

I feel you. I really do.

[@ouknow1446]

Nostalgia does more. It makes us miss the present while obsessing over the past. Right here, right now is what you will be reminiscing over in the future. 2023 comes only once.

[@culwin]

The nostalgia and brainwashing in these comments is truly crazy. I was there in 1982, it wasn't that amazing and in most ways not any different than now. Recognize that these nostalgic delusions is crazy.

[@ouknow1446]

@@culwin Ask them this simple question. Which would they rather choose? Stay here and be that young and simple again or sent back to the 80s as old and jaded as you are now? I bet they choose to stay because I believe its not the decade they miss. They miss being that young and naive. The times weren't innocent. They were.

[@culwin]

@@ouknow1446 Sure, most people miss their childhood (unless it was real bad). That has nothing to do with the 80's specifically. And many comments here (and elsewhere) are propaganda from people who don't even care about that. Nostalgia is a drug that people can take advantage of.

[@brendatrump5163]

I was 9 in 1982 and didn't realize how good we had it. It feels like the internet ruined it.

[@ian.swift.31614]

the internet did ruin western civilization. it's linked up extremists all across the world with each other.

[@joedimaggio3687]

Then get off the internet

[@LoveLee-jz1tj]

I know the Internet has ruined everything..it is the root cause of ALL DECAY.

[@eyeseer1]

Technology has dehumanized society.

[@texaswunderkind]

One more memory, for the young people. Sears had a service department, usually entered from a separate door in the back of the building, or even in a separate building (as mine was). You could go in with the model and serial number of any Sears product, and buy replacement parts. I bought a moped at a garage sale that was 30 years old, and they were able to get me a replacement throttle. In an age where lawmakers have to sue to give consumers the "right to repair," back then you could actually keep durable goods like washing machines, refrigerators, vacuums, etc. running for years by fixing parts that broke.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Companies actually block their service manuals from leaking out of the company now. They archive and encrypt them so only an employee with a badge ID and code can access the system. Miele does this, so does Tesla and Apple, and Dyson.

[@KingIstvan]

Nowadays durable goods are now disposable goods. Lucky if you get 5 years outta a fridge now.

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@KingIstvan friggin’ “planned obsolescence”.

[@deependz3231]

Sears used to advertise their mufflers real cheap, then when you went to buy the muffler, you found out the little tailpipe on the end was going to cost three times more than the muffler.😅🤣😂

[@videosuperhighway7655]

I wish I could go back in time and stock up on washing machines 😂 the new ones suck so much.

[@texaswunderkind]

In 1993 my cat knocked my old clock radio off of the nightstand, breaking it. I went into the local Sears and bought a new one. That 30 year old alarm woke me this morning. It has started every single day of my adult life. Just thought of that. Had I bought it at Walmart it would have broken in my hand while taking it off of the shelf.

[@vampirerobot]

Great comment...so true 👍

[@Shinnosuki]

I also have a space heater I bought at Sears around 2004, and its still sitting at the corner near my bed that has warmed me every winter for close to 20 years now. I bought it with my employee discount as my first retail job while in college.

[@milfordcivic6755]

I have a General Electric clock radio my late aunt gave me in 1986 for a Christmas gift. Still going strong, everything works!

[@willgibson8534]

But that cat isn’t around anymore, and that is the sad part. I am sick of pets passing away. Death must be stoped

[@willgibson8534]

@@Shinnosuki till it starts a fire and burns down your house, space heaters need to be replaced every few years

[@americanpatriot8996]

I miss sears.the 1980’s was a very special time in American history and culture. We were blessed to grow up in that era.

[@Jacmac1]

Young kids today could not comprehend what the 80s were like. No cell phones, no internet, out in the streets playing every day, arcades, heavy metal, and MTV. It might as well be a foreign language.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

App

[@desertweasel6965]

Street light cerfews

[@rightwired]

My dad got a Craftsman drill for his wedding on June 30, 1959. It broke in July, 1994. He went back to Sears and they gave him a new one! lol I still have it. It still works great!

[@cherijones6722]

Wow amazing!!!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

The MBA's ended that generous policy! They had to! Craftsman tools are now made in China like everything else! Not sure who owns the Craftsman brand now, but it's no longer Sears, if Sears even exists anymore.

[@WIDOW.OFFICIAL]

I still have a Sears drill from the 40s that I found in a horse pasture in 1984. It still works!

[@chumdog90]

Yep, Craftsman warrantied and replaced their tools for life.

[@gertexan]

My folks had a dryer from Sears that lasted 37 years until they couldn´t find a replacement part for it. I can´t remember the brand, but dad was proud of keeping it going for so long.

[@billymatthews7346]

Never ever felt Sears would be gone forever.

[@billymatthews7346]

@@jackd.ripper9216 Jack agree

[@gvi341984]

Plenty of them in Latin America same feel as always and growing

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

I think there are still some in the US.

[@alainportant6412]

@@billymatthews7346 it is not gone they have a website ok

[@GemaDeKristal]

En Guatemala hay dos tiendas Sears.

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

Im glad i got to grow up in the 80s and 90s. You young people have no idea what you missed👋

[@kingofspedup]

well maybe we didnt get that opportunity

[@culwin]

True, the 1890s were an amazing time. If you weren't there, you are a real loser.

[@v-town1980]

​@@kingofspedupNo crap. They're just telling you what great times you missed out on.

[@user-dv6pw9rm5s]

It was an amazing time, we thought it would last forever.

[@Anarchist86ed]

Legend has it that guy is still there doing takes.

[@vampirerobot]

🤣🤣🤣 2 funny!

[@jamesp13152]

Good one!😬

[@GR-pv5jx]

The take number would be at least six digits long now.

[@gabeh7923]

Take 3 Ataris? Ok! Lololol.

[@fernandosalas8589]

Yea white hair wrinkled face and with a cracked saying now let me see what take is it again 1 no wait 3 say what? can't hear speak louder camera man "sears closed down no more takes" says the camera man who's old too😉.

[@JediFight]

Better times than today.

[@MarcusDaGrand]

You can say that again. Life was so much better back then. Growing up in the 80's was fantastic. The times we live in now are beyond depressing and anxiety inducing. Very hard to enjoy life these days. It's all about surviving. I wish I could go back.

[@alainportant6412]

@@MarcusDaGrand I see but at least now you have trans kids going mainstream.

[@killroy7114]

@@alainportant6412 And commercials weren't required to have black men married to white women. And white men actually appeared to have a brain - and actually appeared in commercials. And when black people pillaged and raped, the news would actually give names and race. Ahh, the good old days.

[@michaeldalton8374]

Yes. 18% interest rates were awesome!

[@JediFight]

@@michaeldalton8374 people weren’t as heavily burdened by debt. Sure, every time has its own issues, but this was definitely a more simplistic time. I enjoyed it.

[@macoppoc7560]

Going to department stores at Christmas as a kid in the '50's was an event. Especially Sears. The smell of popcorn, the beachball twirling over the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner or was that a Kenmore? The Christmas decorations, Santa in the toy department and just a swirl of shopping activity in the store.Brings back fond memories of a simpler time.

[@small_ed]

I don't understand why some folks think times were simpler during their childhood, regardless of decade.

[@cyborg266]

@@small_ed Because they conflate their simple life as a child to that time since they didn't have the grown-up problems and bills like they do as an adult. It's simple psychology but not so simple to many adults.

[@natanaelribeironatan5935]

​@@cyborg266Cirúrgico

[@SurnaturalM]

I still have my kenmore vacuum cleaner. I bought it new in 1973. It's green, like my appliances used to be. I only replaced the plug and the hose.

[@attila7092]

Wow....I heard a cashier saying "thank you and have a nice day". Simply amazing

[@DocNo27]

I really wish I would have kept some of the Christmas Wishbook catalogs from the 70's and 80's. What fun they would be now!

[@vampirerobot]

It would be a nostalgic blast for sure!

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@vampirerobot also money

[@DocNo27]

@@ATwistofEntertainment Pretty amazing that the company that literally invented mail order couldn't figure out the Internet?!? Still boggles my mind even today.

[@stevenallen6245]

My grandmother and mother kept all of their catalogs 😂 my mom has them now😅

[@Metsfan7232]

Can still find entire catalogs online (to look at on screen).

[@ponchoman49]

Back when things were made in the US, appliances had colors and lasted more than a few years, clothes last more than a few months and Christmas actually still meant something.

[@jogmas12]

It’s wasn’t a QC paradise

[@RapidCycling07]

The meaning of Christmas will always be about the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. What has changed is the rise of atheism and Marxist “political correctness” from hell, gaining power and brainwashing the masses leading to the current global problems we have that will be getting much worse. One day 2020-2023 will be looked as “the good old days” in comparison when the depopulation obsessed Marxist globalists continue on their Satanic “progressive” agenda to destroy the world/humanity. This chastisement will end when Russia is finally consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Viva Cristo Rey!

[@Brian-li5up]

​@@jogmas12 maybe not for you.

[@jogmas12]

@@Brian-li5up I seen complete failure of 1980 made in USA products

[@patcola7335]

Look at those old Whirlpool built belt drive Kenmore washers and dryers. Those were great washers and dryers. When quality actually meant something. I was 15 years old in 1982 at this time.

[@user-yk3bc5ne3g]

That parking lot footage is better than most shows on TV these days...

[@small_ed]

Is that what that was?

[@v-town1980]

​@@small_edDuh.

[@thebroham5239]

100% more entertaining than SNL

[@hygrave2892]

There is a Eddie Money song that perfectly encapsulates how I feel about this time period and video. I wanna go back. Sears, Ames, Montgomery Wards, Roses, K-Mart, Woolsworth, People's Drug store, and just so many more I forgot. I am not ashamed to say this video almost brings a tear to my eye. Glad I at least lived through it once, and the present is hell itself compared to those glorious years gone but never forgotten. Thank you for the post, it made these dark days a tad brighter.

[@Nancinfool]

Those were the best times of my life. I wanna go back, go back and do it all over. But I can’t go back, I know

[@XCenturionX]

Remember Service Merchandise?

[@dgwaters]

Ames was my store. Worked there from 1993 to 2002.

[@rocker76m88]

Omg my first job was at Ames Department store 😄 I worked at Jamesway Department store during the Summer on college break.

[@kirk1968]

Sears was awesome, they always had one of their Tele-Games units set up to play Atari 2600 games. What an amazing time to be 14 in 1982.

[@nickh7777]

Than you get older and realize...video games are just rules to follow with graphics

[@joeg4707]

@@nickh7777 You ok bro?

[@nickh7777]

@@joeg4707 happy go lucky ain't so happy go lucky anymore

[@alainportant6412]

@@nickh7777 easy there kid

[@zrriff2792]

For some reason when I feel depressed I always watch old stuff like this to feel better

[@miss_michelle]

Me too

[@regularguyreviews3048]

Amen me too!

[@kathleenking47]

Yes..no tattoos, unless you were in Navy...they look messy, and some are paying to get them removed Men wore TIES.. Like those in Sears Now, even cops look like thugs complete in sleeves

[@randomtees]

Living in the past is not healthy.

[@Midnight_stars3399]

Same for me

[@shazbk7616]

In 82, I was 16 years old. Seeing those video games after so many years brought beautiful memories back. In those days, people were better, calmer, and more professional. We didn't have the term "road rage," and all Americans rallied around the Red, White, and Blue. Look at the Sears employees; they are all clean-cut, wearing ties, and clean language. It was such a wonderful time.

[@jr2904]

I'm jealous, I wasn't born until '89

[@musicnerd72]

I was ten years old in '82. That Christmas I got the Atari 2600 and "Spring Session M" album by Missing Persons. Still remember it like yesterday!

[@perfectsplit5515]

I was nine in 1982. I was the master of Atari 2600 Asteroids!

[@musicnerd72]

@@perfectsplit5515 I wore out Centipede and Space Invaders and later Pacman when it came out.

[@aimsays]

We’re the same age

[@JohnnyinMN]

I just think of how thicker the steel was in those appliances back then. I started working at a Sears during this time. We were always respectful to customers and I learned everything working in paint and hardware there. Older coworkers actually were the last of the Sears’ retirees.

[@moldyal]

Im drooling at those appliances, the ones that last for decades without any issues, compared to the junk for sale today

[@durianwright4373]

Back when kenmore was kenmore

[@OnTheRocks71]

The older washing machines and dryers were particularly impressive from a reliability standpoint. I remember we had ours until 2001 when my family moved to a new home, and they were still in perfect working condition. Parents bought a front loading machine that I don't think even lasted 10 years.

[@richr1029]

amen.. Kenmore was the bomb!

[@Rio_Seco]

You can thank regulations for the poor appliances we have today.

[@chrisstromberg6527]

⁠@@Rio_Seco it’s always the government’s fault, right TK? Try googling “planned obsolescence”!

[@petegentley7146]

This video is amazing to me. Life was so simple, people were mellow, and not a cell phone in sight. On top of that, this was my first Christmas.

[@scruf153]

we talked to each other instead of screaming and fighting over nothing

[@Helmuesi911]

Yes, everything was peaceful and harmonious.. not a care in the world 🤦🏻‍♂️ Get real.. the only difference now is everyone records everything.

[@TechLover_91]

Ummm because they didn't exist yet but trust and believe y'all would have been using them 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@coreytallentcoreytallent6584]

​@@Helmuesi911 no. It was different then. People talked to their neighbors...associated with them. People could walk down the street and be invited by a lonely soul for chit chat and not have the authorities called for strange unknown persons walking in the neighborhood. Kids grew up outside together (I was one of 22 kids in a ten house area on the street I lived on that played, dreamed and adventurized with daily and that was not during school hours). There is no closeness any more, not even among families. It's instant gratification now...no waiting 6 weeks for that tee shirt or comic book ordered or buying the package for Star Wars figures and Toys before they were even released to the public. Life was slower, steadier. There was fear no doubt. Racism is always there no matter the decade or century but i remember being taken care of by a black woman and her daughter and the son was like a brother to me and as much as I knew, it was like that everywhere ( to my ignorance because the news did not instantly travel like it does now). Arcades were the weekend destination and kids for the most part only got competitive with each other there seeing who could get the high score on pac man. Guns were there but nothing like today....violence was there but nothing like today. Fear was there but I honestly think fear today has been traded for Trending and likes instead of true fear. It's nothing remotely like it was in the 80s. Either you were not born or you were older already.

[@JasonScalici]

​@@scruf153 sounds like you should talk to other people about the 80s. You were in a bubble apparently.

[@jjflash2611]

I loved going to our Local Mall and Sears with my Family as a Kid and checking out all the new stuff. It was a big event, followed by dinner at Farrell's. Great time to be a kid.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

Wait you said Farrells, Brunswick Square Mall ?

[@freedomfirst5557]

As I remember it.....truly a time of endless possibilities. Technology was just taking off. Miss those times and the memories it holds.

[@small_ed]

Hindsight is 20/20.

[@FIASCOGAMING]

People are probably shocked by those prices, but those appliances were made in the USA, and they would last you decades. I still remember my family having a microwave from before I was born - it lasted 20 years. A lot of items were also repairable + came with warranty.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Not all of them. Somewhere around that time we bought our first microwave, it was a Sharp, and that thing lasted something like 30 years. I'm not sure it ever did break, my parents just wanted a smaller one.

[@MrJestyler]

Had a made in USA 1981 amana radarange until 2015

[@jclark2019]

yep still have a Kenmore microwave from '85 that still works

[@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg]

If they lasted decades why are they not working today? my fridge is made in china is now 19 years old works great. my stereo receiver made in china 30 years old works great, my toaster is 15 years old made in china. those Ataris where made in china lol. just please stop talking.

[@misterbalsa9676]

A lot of things made today are still repairable. In fact, it's far easier to find parts, service documentation, exploded views, etc... online. I've repaired appliances, outdoor equipment and power tools. In some cases, the low price of replacing the item makes it not worth repairing.

[@christschool]

Nearly all of those appliances back then were made in America, by union trades people.

[@MrWolfSnack]

and the morons that didn't throw them out by now will find they still work. i dumped out my 2007 POS Maytag for a nice 1970's Kenmore set. Never gave it a second thought and my clothes are like brand new again.

[@christschool]

@@MrWolfSnack Yep, I bought a home that had a 1970's fridge in the garage. I keep my beer in there because it is COLD. New fridges can't get that cold.

[@muziklvr7776]

@@MrWolfSnack That POS Maytag was a Kenmore in 2007 (Whirlpool bought out Maytag in 2006).

[@latitude1904]

Sewing machines were made in Japan then later Taiwan (But quality went down)

[@MrWolfSnack]

@@muziklvr7776 That explains why I was finding identical parts but with Kenmore part #'s

[@tomtalker2000]

This is when Christmas actually meant something. The build up and suspense of new toys and gadgets. Nothing like an 80's Christmas. Man i miss those days.

[@valeskavictoria1278]

I feel the same way about a completely different decade; it's just whatever time period during which you were a child.

[@Dagger-Deep]

Nah, people were still complaining how Christmas was better in the 70's.

[@johnbrown504]

This video was filmed at Landmark Mall in Alexandria, VA.

[@latitude1904]

Still have my all-metal Sears Kenmore sewing machine from 1976. Works like a charm and still valuable and sought after. Back in the day, Sears stood by their products 100% for life, so they manufactured some of the best quality products - and they're still running today bcs of easy serviceability. I do my own oiling and repairs on the sewing machine. We also still have Sears power tools working great from the 70s and 80s

[@princessmarlena1359]

My dad has a Sears metal power drill from the ‘50s that still works.

[@elliegonzales8212]

My mom had a Maytag washer that lasted her from about 1975 to 1995 with no parts ever put on it but belts. I still have (will be repairing soon- tub bearing finally went out)a Maytag Performa that I bought in 1998 and lasted till 2022 with only the motor being replaced around 2015 and a few belts of course. I did not replace with Maytag brand as I heard they were now Whirlpool, have heard nothing but bad stories about Maytag/Whirlpool washers. Decide to go with G.E. Hotpoint instead, but stupidly didn't do any research assumed it was still American G.E.....come to find out they are now owned by Chinese Haier. Piece of crap lasted 2 days past the 1 year warranty and is now making grinding bearing noises. I will be fixing my 1998 Maytag. You cant buy jack anymore that isn't some low quality Chinese excuse for a product. And all for the greed of a few and because of the betrayal of American workers who had always made great products.

[@latitude1904]

@@elliegonzales8212 You got that right. GREED of the 1%

[@jimbarrofficial]

Still have a 20 year old Sears Kenmore vacuum cleaner. Only part that I replaced (from ebay) is the hand beater brush stair cleaner. Hoses, suction, attachments, and motor still work perfectly.

[@Jim26D]

I have an old acme juicer built in 1964 that still runs fine. Not sure if it was from sears but goes to show how much quality was put into products before billy Clinton sent all our jobs to china.

[@dennisk207]

as someone who was a kid back in 1982, this video is great! being able to buy computers and video games for home use was relatively new and exciting. I certainly remember walking these aisles, checking out the merchandise, and wishing I had it all. Also the Muzak playing in the background is the cherry on top nostalgia-wise.

[@dannydougin3925]

How is 1982 41 years ago?? I remember it *so* well!

[@juiced311]

Whoever thought to do this, you're a genius.

[@dexm8846]

Man I would love to go back to those days when everybody was well-mannered, kids were respectful, and children stood by their parent's side not running aimlessly through the store screaming. And the adults were not hellbent on rushing around the store and running into and over one another.

[@daveidmarx8296]

To be fair, I used to walk to the mall by myself in '82 when I was 11 and just hang out. I liked going to Sears because they had great displays for video games and if I didn't have money for the arcades (which was usually), I could still get my video game fix. But I certainly wasn't running around.

[@joannagipson12]

Exactly 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@oophelia46]

They were well-mannered because they were disciplined. No coincidence

[@chriswaller6902]

Parents were actually able to be parents and discipline their kids the way they were supposed to be and not bound by so called abuse laws.

[@ratclone]

I ran screaming right to the Atari display LOL

[@mrradio2187]

My Kenmore dryer purchased in 1983 continues to run perfectly today. Only the heating element has been replaced. (Aug 2016 $19.95)

[@vampirerobot]

Yeah, they will run forever.

[@phil562]

It all ended with cell phones. These videos are the last years we were truly alive.

[@rustynail6819]

I both miss and don't miss those times. I miss how things were in 1982, meaning people seemed to be nicer, more polite, and not in a chaotic rush. Nobody walking like zombies staring at a cell phone, no loud music blasting in the store. What I don't miss was the crushing inflation which drove prices through the roof. Today in 2023 the inflation is much worse, but it was terrible in 82 as well.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

I'd go back in a HEARTBEAT!!!! Love the 70s!!!!

[@TechLover_91]

The 70's is so OLD Now it's near half a Century ago LET IT GO 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@thisisrob8750]

@@TechLover_91 hillarious. Obviously u weren't a kid then or in the 80s too bad. 70s were about a half century ago but u knew that right u nitwit

[@patricks8876]

​@@TechLover_91Almost a century ago? What are they teaching kids in math these days?... 🤦

[@TechLover_91]

@@patricks8876 (1970) was 53 years ago that's almost a Century which is 100 years 🤦🏽‍♂️ The 70's are long gone get over it

[@patricks8876]

@@TechLover_91 Lol I know what 53 years is and I know what a century is. If you think 53 is almost 100 - all I can say is I'm glad you aren't my accountant. I see you now fixed you original post to save a bit of face... 🤣

[@dkillalegend]

December 1, 1982 was the day I was born. And all of this was already going on while I was still sleeping in my crib.

[@stevenmeadows6917]

The whole shopping experience was different back then........It wasn't Christmas until you've done your mall shopping, the Christmas smells changing as you walk by each store......the music, lights, ...the guy in the Santa suit......just a grand time . I feel fortunate to have lived it

[@user-sw9jo7fe3d]

I was 16 and just got my driver license. I could go to the mall whenever I wanted. In 1982 the mall wasn't a popular hangout for those who run into stores and steal arm fulls of mechanise.Never once did I see gangs of lowlifes brawling.

[@rdred8693]

Yep. Same age as you.

[@ericgregori]

I remember the Xmas catalogs and circling all the toys I wanted.

[@derrickjohnson5299]

I get an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia watching these videos.

[@williamn7579]

Looks like a dream. I'm a millennial, born in 93. And I often like to think about what the 80s was like. The employees really knew their stuff. And everybody was present in their own lives. More meaningful.

[@artistamisto]

Back in 1982 during the Christmas season the main mall in our city had a penguin exhibit near the Ritz store in the middle where the escalators were. We would stop and watch the little penguins walk around and occasional slide down their little slide into the water. Fun times. Wish I could go back.

[@solitaire5142]

A time before the tattooed Smartphone Zombie apocalypse.

[@scruf153]

and the internet destroyed all the brick and mortar stores

[@ClipHarvey]

Amen to that!

[@TechLover_91]

The Smartphone I'm sure you keep your face constantly HYPOCRITE 🤦🏽‍♂️🙄

[@JasonScalici]

He said while in a KZbin video probably watched on a smartphone...you stuck in the past people are obnoxious lol

[@9852323]

@@JasonScalici “yOu sAy tHaT wHiLe oN yOuTuBe” who cares…Obviously he’s not stuck in the past if he uses KZbin. It’s called nostalgia lol

[@victorramsey5575]

When my grandfather was a teenager (1920's) he bought a 12ga shotgun from Sears for $12.95. He left it to me in his will. I still have it and it still functions as good as new.

[@markahlin3017]

Ok. 👍

[@yubl10]

I wasn't born yet in 82 and wouldn't be until 88. The things that I missed out on. I do remember sears in the 90s. Kinda sad that they didn't exist anymore.

[@MugenGlider82]

Sears customer reps wore shirt and tie! What a time to be alive🎉

[@richsimon7838]

I graduated High School in 1982. The 70’s were the greatest time to grow up in suburbia America, and the 80’s the greatest time to come of age, the 90’s to build your life. Then the 2000’s came, everything is falling apart and country is in a great decline, probably never to recover. The 1900’s in America, from the greatest rise to the greatest fall in only 100 short years!

[@richsimon7838]

Agree JohnConnor, and that’s why I live there and fully support Governor DeSantis for President 2024!

[@boostedmaniac]

Those washer and dryers at 1:50 are some of the most reliable. I hate the front loaders of today. I know so many people that have trouble with them and have to replace them after a few years. I still have my water guzzling top loading Kenmore from more than 20 years ago. Works like a charm.

[@joannagipson12]

I worked at the Fallbrook Mall in Canoga Park at the Sears there in 1982. And I stayed for seven years. I miss the fun I used to have at work every single day!!! And I love how the young male employees are dressed...💜🌟💜🌟💜

[@jaghifi]

I miss these days! some of the best memories of my life. Time that has slipped by.

[@lokalolatigra]

I was 7 years old..and our house had that green sage carpet 😂 I was the human remote control for 4-5 channels on that moster click click nob T.V.!! I'm actually amazed I made it this far in life being a reckless kid. Mom worked at K-Mart and Dad was making pizza at Round Table's. So we had clothes and food. Thx for the flashback!! ✌😊

[@ChiCan76]

It was the Best of Times!

[@Religious_man]

And it was the worst of times. So what does this mean?

[@Trainy2]

Web were in a huge recession in '82

[@rman52]

​@@Religious_man He got 60 likes. You got 2. What does that mean?

[@Religious_man]

It either means so many people are stupid or so many are wise. It depends on the subject matter. Therefore, that's not my focus, and you have 0 uploaded videos with only 1 subscriber in your channel and you have been a YouPoop member since 2012 @man52? Why are you such a lowlife?

[@CarsandCats]

Yes and the MUSIC was fantastic too! I liked almost every new song that came on the radio.

[@Bobby8451]

I was 5 yrs old in 82. Lol I remember kindergarten very well and playing with my neighborhood friends but never knew really what was going on in the grownups world. So cool to see this. Thx!

[@rfjohns1]

I'll bet there are still a good amount of those 1982 washer and dryers still in service today.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

In the words of Cinderella, "You don't know what you got till it's gone". Back in 1982, Sears was still the retail master! They knew what they were doing.

[@knerduno5942]

Obviously they didn't know what they were doing as they were not able to adapt to changing conditions and failed.

[@Julia-nl3gq]

@@knerduno5942 Sears couldn't ''adapt'' to everyone moving to online shopping, and Amazon. They did know what they were doing. People did not. People stopped going there, and fell for the convinnice of online. And yeah online shopping is convinnient, but it's no fun, the way Sears was.

[@billyidol2115]

Space Invaders was the coolest thing ever. I remember throwing literally hundreds of dollars into those machines in the early eighties😂

[@DragonQueen78]

I was only four so I don't remember much of 1982. I DO remember around 85 and beyond. Being a kid of the 80s and 90s was phenomenal 😊

[@bkattic9360]

I'm in my 50's, so this was the golden age for me..What a difference now!!

[@pmafterdark]

What a flashback. Turned 17 that year. Remember this time so well and Sears also. I severely miss them both.

[@pc-sound-legacy]

I loved to go to the malls. What a great time, and what a great experience! It isn't the same anymore. Nostalgia

[@galebailey5583]

Good times back then…I miss Sears.

[@RJ42997]

Who would have known at the time of recording something so simple would be so different 41 years later

[@amandaamadori7756]

More like 40 yrs

[@donchilders5332]

If you think about it though, 41 years before that would have been 1941. Imagine the people, dress, and products from 1941 to 1982. That's going to be a huge change too. Granted though, technology has changed way more from '82 to '23 than from '41 to '82.

[@triple6758]

I remember when parking lots were full of square vehicles. Wow.

[@nodak81]

I was just over a year old. I have great nostalgia for the 80's even though I don't remember a lot of it. Life has been more and more depressing with each passing decade.

[@Dave1854]

Incredible times! Love this!

[@eurasian73]

I was 9 in December of 1982. I remember Sears as a child and how exciting it was to visit the video game department. I had an Intellivision and Sears had the Super Video Arcade games which were compatible. Fun times and fun memories. At the beginning of the video you could hear arcade games in the background. Sears used to have a small arcade section near the candy department.

[@CarsandCats]

That's Awesome! I had an Intellivision then too. What was your favorite game? Mine was the Baseball.

[@Davitofrito]

Was born seven years later but this feels wild to me. Everyone and everything looks so normal and happy. Nobody staring at phones. Everyone conducting themselves with class, no screaming kids or people taking selfies. Places that didn't have $ for upgrades could still look like this in the 90s and i remember seeing so much of this stuff at friends houses even like 2002. Thank you for uploading this.

[@jakep8484]

Same age and remember alot of this or similar products in our home and friends homes, took it all for granted as a kid thinking things would stay relative. Seeing stores like this reminds me of shopping as a kid much more than now. We all know current leadership is ruining the once great America

[@TechLover_91]

Oh Hush Up you probably keep your face buried in your phone but keep whining about a time before them people like you are a Trip 😂🤣

[@michaelpeters78]

same age as well. this decade looks nice and peaceful. too bad we won't be able to experience it, but the 90's were pretty magical too, am I right?

[@CarsandCats]

Technology is destroying humanity. And it's going to get worse. This year is the beginning of A.I. and now things will really accelerate.

[@kathleenking47]

Phone's you stsre at, werent around until KZbin

[@thomasbryant6512]

Seeing the full parking lot at the end is a sharp contrast to today when most malls are abandoned, run down, bought by Amazon or their anchor stores converted to storage units.

[@christybrown3716]

I wish I had taken more videos back then 😢 miss it so much!!

[@firecriss1392]

No wal-mart, no target, no internet shopping---we were better off without those.

[@billslim9267]

walmart was around back then

[@TechLover_91]

Speak for Yourself! Don't say we 🙄 Walmart has been around since 1962 do your research 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@knerduno5942]

Wal-Mart and Target existed back then. Wal-Mart was mostly in small towns at the time. I recall one in the town of 5000 where my grandparents lived maybe opened in 1981. Target moved into my mid-sized city in this same year, and still at the same location.

[@Cat4evr]

Right on the third, dead wrong on one and two lol

[@animalyze7120]

@@TechLover_91 Who gives a shit? All that store does is attract the dregs of society where it spawns. Now Walfart has to close stores because of all the shoplifting problems, seems like even they couldn't defeat the Moth crap they attract.

[@caseylance88]

Sears is alive and well in Mexico. Here in Texas, my hometown sears closed down 5 or 6 years ago. I thought maybe they were all gone, but as I started traveling in Mexico, I started seeing them in several malls. And looked to be doing very well there. Pretty nice to see

[@Religious_man]

That's pretty screwed up. Are you still their representative or what?

[@caseylance88]

@@Religious_man I never worked there

[@Religious_man]

Why did you say "It's pretty nice to see" after you said you spotted Sears in Mexico? That must be a different Sears.

[@caseylance88]

@@Religious_man It was nice to see a sears open again because it reminded me of older days. It is similar to Radio Shack or other stores that are mostly gone, a store from childhood that seems to not exist anymore. But then you walk past one again and it takes you back in time

[@ChatGPT1111]

@@Religious_man you're not the sharpest crayon in the box, are you? 😂

[@JanetHarris-bc5tu]

I really Loved the 80's, it was great! I was 9 and my brother was 2 in 1982.

[@stephenwhite4950]

I remember how you could just leisurely stroll through the mall and everyone wasn’t so frantic and in such a rush. Nowadays it’s a mad dash to go shopping anywhere, no store employees help you, other customers are rude and walk right into you and there isn’t much selection and everything looks mulled over. Better times back then in many ways.

[@EddieLeal]

No mass shooter head cases or flash mob retail theft to worry about either.

[@ts-900]

So Make America Great Again? Is that what you all are saying?

[@stephenwhite4950]

@@ts-900 I voted for Trump both times he could definitely help the economy

[@ts-900]

@@stephenwhite4950 The problem with Trump is...what to do with all that money?

[@r0ckworthy]

It's like watching a video from a parallel universe.

[@gklug305]

Worked 17 years (1975 to 1992) at Sears, commissioned sales in Home Furnishings. It was a great place to work in those days!

[@ronaldcook3840]

Me too, I worked there in the late 80's. Best job I ever had in my life. The pay wasn't much but my coworkers were the best. We had great times after work.

[@rjeff753]

I worked there 17 years also. 1978 - 1995. Loved working there. Started on the dock unloading trucks, Home Improvements, Lawn & Garden and Hardware before being the Auto Center Manager for the last 9 years. Job was eliminated on May18th 1995 10 days after my 17th anniversary with them. Did get a great exit package.

[@winterlynn9012]

My mom worked at a Sears but in Peru South America, as a young teen in the 60s, she was not even 16 yet, it was her first job and she often talks about the fun she had working there. She still has a gorgeous porcelain clock with birds on it that her coworkers gave her as a parting gift before she left so she could move to the U.S.

[@HisXLNC]

I remember so many Christmases shopping at Sears. And they had an epic Christmas catalog only second to Radio Shack.

[@DJbrad-2100]

Loved this so much! I was a camera operator in the late 90s. I just loved watching this person get B-Roll and very much enjoyed all the 80s nostalgia. ❤

[@rlm6213]

Thanks for posting this raw footage. I used to work at Sears, back in the 1990s, which was pretty much their last hurrah. Fascinating to see this take from 1982.

[@willgibson8534]

Hello Anthony Ghretta who worked at Gamestop then the Peabody Sears.. it’s been a long time! I hope you found what you were looking for in ARIZONA. I bet you didn’t and that makes me happy.

[@burnthecandleatbothendz]

The sears in my city just went out of business 2 years ago

[@willgibson8534]

@@burnthecandleatbothendz Sears is still full steam ahead and going strong in many areas ! Sorry such a wonderful store was closed in your area, BUT, it will eventually be back! bigger better stronger!

[@tobyl55]

Worked at the Sears in Hanover Mall, MA in 1998 - 99 while in high school. Great times.

[@ronaldcook3840]

Work at Sears in the late 80's. Best job I ever had in my life. The pay wasn't much but I had a great time hanging out with my coworkers after work.

[@texaswunderkind]

We had an Atari 2600, then an Intellivision, and then a Coleco. The electronics were advancing so quickly in that era, it was an exciting time to be alive. I don't miss the crappy clothing or shoes at Sears, but their tools and appliances were amazing.

[@vampirerobot]

You were lucky

[@d.vaughn8990]

You were crazy lucky! It was all most kids could hope for, just to have one of those consoles I remember receiving a Sears Telegames Video Arcade (Atari) for Christmas 1981. Over and over, I would find myself staring at it - in complete disbelief that I owned an Atari!!

[@Imagezone61]

I used to find old crappy condition Craftsman tools in cars I bought, or even found on the ground and take tbem to Sears where they would trade me for new ones. That's a good warranty, and good service.

[@imaramblins]

Colecovision rocked!

[@bernieudo4399]

@@Imagezone61 Back in 1987 worked for SEARS in toy department & customer service was #1. All departments. If there was a line you could go to another department. If you had a problem, there was a solution. We were even calling other SEARS to see if they had what the customer was looking for. No self service. Customer was #1. CRAFTSMAN enjoyed a lifetime guarantee. Even if you broke it the customer was due a replacement. Who does that now?

[@shakes7333]

Loved the 80s wish we could go back. Kinda brings a tear to my eyes.

[@eckankar7756]

In a second I'd go back to 1982...times were so simple. We called each other on the phone, went to each other's houses to visit, no internet, no cell phones. We talked to each other, took time to visit, eat out, have people over to watch TV. I think the internet has destroyed society, not help it.

[@rainsunshine7186]

Bingo

[@randymoyan7871]

Totally agree 👍

[@paulk6532]

Vectrex! I remember playing that console in a hardware store counter just like this one...it had color overlays you could place on top...and it was great! The vector graphics were so crisp, like the Tempest & Star Wars...nothing like that feel. Love this stuff, thanks!

[@CarsandCats]

Yeah, my friend Paul S. had one. It was really cool!

[@antinorest]

Vectrex was the first console I saw. A neighbour had one and we would go to his house and play all day long sometimes. I´m talking about Colombia in the 80´s when the country was way different from now. Imagine.

[@RandallJennings]

Oh no! Spike! Molly!

[@pinkfreud62]

I was engaged in Oct. that year and remember having so much fun & love browsing the mall during the holidays with my fiancé. 1982 will probably always be my favorite year.