Christmas Shopping in 1984

People shopping at a mall in 1984 for the upcoming Holiday season.

[@ChristysChannelYall]

I was 12 in 1984. I remember when the mall was packed like that and when we actually paid attention to what was happening around us instead of a phone. I miss these times. I don’t fit in with the world the way it is now. I’d hop a time machine back if I could!

[@Parrotgirl-Tattoo]

I was 10 in 1984. I think we are all here because we miss these times. It wasn't easy. My dad worked construction & my mom was a lunchroom lady. Economy wasn't great back then. But we always had plenty to eat & my mom & grandmother made our clothes. Going to the mall was a special event lol, just like a bucket of colonel chicken. I would go back in a heart beat. ❤

[@Valay.]

You guys had the opportunity to live in the 80s wish i could live in those times, everything seems so grey nowadays…

[@co6308]

I would give almost anything to go back in time, and stay...our country is becoming more n more like a USSA. The golden era is over

[@panthertrain1984]

I was born in 84 and I’m right there with you

[@chaddeez8446]

I was 7 then and obsessed with the escalators and fountains at the mall. Cabbage Patch dolls were so popular that year, but I was really into Transformers.

[@dforaker]

The internet ruined the planet. I'd give anything to go live in this era again.

[@user-sz4co2hc7v]

100% right

[@bigdogalldayeveryday]

More so smart phones. Internet existed back in 1984 technically.

[@AndrewPriester]

No, it’s the people who ruined the internet

[@travisthree11]

@@bigdogalldayeveryday Even more specifically, social media

[@aimeemoore1094]

And people

[@kickingfatality]

Im literally brought to tears seeing this. I miss this time so so very much. I was young and happy and healthy. My family was all alive and happy. We had hope and Christmas and holidays were magical. The energy in the air at the Malls during Christmas was wonderful. Christmas songs, the crowds, everyone happy. You could just sit and people watch and just take it all in.

[@DelbertSting-th7if]

I couldn’t have said it any better. I was 11 then and I long to be right back there. We were the last tough generation.

[@Missdeemeaner461]

Teenagers always went to the mall, met their friends there ate at food court, it was a thing.

[@coloradosage2682]

@@DelbertSting-th7if You truly were.

[@snowy12841]

Watching this makes me realize how badly we are failing as a society now. Every other person isn’t obese & in a scooter. People dressed nice, even to just do Christmas shopping. You could feel safe out & about, despite the crowds. People just had respect for one another. You don’t see guys with pants half way down their butt or people face down in their phones (talking on speaker phone no less). I miss these times. Seeing this these videos makes me realize just how much I miss these times.

[@RazorFriendly]

You are 100 percent correct. I get tired of people that always comment that it's just nostalgia and that every decade has its problems. The truth of the matter is that the times we are living in now are unprecedented. It isn't just that we are failing economically, but, as you said, in societal collapse. The obesity you mention has not only been normalized, but glorified. We are living in a time of lies and deceit from our media, and those of us who have woke up to it are painfully aware of just how unaware most of our friends and neighbors are to it. It's sickening to see what we've become as a society, and as a nation.

[@andrewm1660]

Nowadays in a mall, if you can find one, everyone looks like what we used to call carnies. My elderly parents visited a mall recently and complained that it was full of riff raff. I told them that that's just what most people seem to be these days. And they're all ready to shoot someone at the slightest offense.

[@marinhusky8863]

Everyone was patiently waiting in line and there was interaction. Having lived both then and now I would go back in an instant despite the conveniences of today.

[@user-jy3is3lo2d]

I 100% agree with everything you said.@@RazorFriendly

[@Kgio-2112]

I can't understand the low pants thing. Thought it would have been gone by now. It looks so ridiculous. Came from the jails.

[@DurandClan]

Omg, it's a mall! Back when people liked being around each other, were courteous and respectful!

[@rovhalt6650]

Back when society wasn't filled over the brim with desperate third world migrants, drugs and parents actually had time for their kids.

[@dutchman063]

People still are courteous and respectful, try stepping away from your computer and go outside once in a while

[@stevegarcia3174]

You got that right and dressed classy to like that lady and gentleman in the jewelry store they don’t dress like that anymore now it’s pajama bottoms tight colored hair shorts tops to short very different scene

[@stevegarcia3174]

Dutch I work in retail I don’t know where your seeing these people I applaud you for having the opportunity seeing this but I beg to differ people are rude no respect there constantly yelling stealing cussing each other out Im from Arizona and it’s nuts way different era

[@rbkrishnasarma]

Indeed- the mall experience was fun. I was born in 1985, I remember the late 80s and early 90s it was fun to eat in the malls and go shopping. Its still fun

[@08prema]

I want to go back to that beautiful time. The 80's was the best decade ever!!!!!

[@kaynemccully5266]

Oh god, I wish I could go back😢 what I would have done differently😢😢😢

[@MissaPality]

​@@kaynemccully5266as much as I cherish the 80's and count myself lucky to have been a teen, I wouldn't want to anything different because all my choices led gave me two beautiful children. The good the bad it led me here.

[@kaynemccully5266]

@@MissaPality so true! By the way have a happy Easter

[@azdrifter3968]

It's been weird watching shopping malls die out because of online shopping. They were the place to be most my life. I walk into them now and theres hardly anyone there, but in my mind I can still see the crowds of people flowing through them. Never thought I would see them die out.

[@phoenix.maximus]

same here. there are a couple of malls in my surrounding area that still have decent crowds, but the stores and kiosks are mostly junk. a few good stores, but mostly junk and/or food now. i miss shopping for tapes and CDs the most, i think. oh, and the arcades when i was a bit older - nothing like an in person match in x-men vs. street fighter! i would literally sweat lol

[@bobbylawsen9638]

My sentiments exactly. When America didn't suck.

[@LadyTarasque]

I find it weird that brick and mortar are dying out in general.. at least with clothing shops, because I'd rather know what an item will actually look like on me and if it'd fit (because sizing isn't universal..) than having to cross my fingers o-o

[@blueskysailing]

@ LadyTarasque Exactly! The sizing now is never right. It's so much better to shop for clothing in the store.

[@Chiavaccio]

​@@blueskysailingtrue!👏👏🥇🥇🔝👍💯💯

[@Ij-jan]

My youngest daughter was five at the time. Oh my goodness why can’t we go back in time.😢

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Yes.. I know how you feel.. Life passes by too quickly

[@StevenBertuglia]

This is how I remember the malls during the holidays. No parking. Everyone in the holiday spirit. Now you go to the mall during the holidays and everyone is in a bad mood. The mall is half empty. The internet with all the good it has done has also had just as much of a negative effect. Just IMO. Kids Born in the late 90s and later just will never understand how simple life was. Yes it had its problems and issues, but you knew your neighbors, there was human to human contact, the holidays were magical, going to the mall was actually fun. I truly miss my grandparents and relatives who were all born in the 1920s. I would give anything to spend one more holiday with them. I really took things for granted as a kid and into my teens. I couldn’t wait to grow up now that I’m grown up with kids of my own, I truly regret not living in the moment when I was younger. Life goes by fast my friends. Now that we are so distracted and disconnected it feels like it goes by even faster. These videos do help a little though. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@KyleEvra]

How dare the internet exist!, yet here you are using it. 😂

[@beachfrost3367]

I, too, miss my grandparents and now my sweet mother who has passed too.😔 Time sure does fly by. I can still remember the smells and the feeling of Christmas when I was a kid. I just can't seem to recreate them on my own, and I know that I never will because those that made it so special are gone now and it was them who made it special. I, too, wish I hadn't taken it for granted, thinking they would somehow always be here. This life is cruel, and it does go by so fast. It is nice to have these memories, but sometimes it feels like a curse too to see it knowing that you can never go back. Much of the time now, I just rush through the holidays as they are just reminders of what used to be.

[@Kgio-2112]

I had a math teacher in junior high school, Mr Bertuglia. Don't see that last name much.

[@shaunsteele6926]

it's true... I always tell my kids, try to imagine what your life would be like if you'd never seen a cell phone before lol

[@handsomeX]

​@@KyleEvraHow dare we not like certain aspects of something. Always liking everything about everything is definitely where it's at 😜

[@todd3563]

Safe, clean, sociable, respectful times. You don't see anyone making duck lips to the camera.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Or flipping off the camera or aping around and grunting for attention.

[@WaitingForTheHook]

Ok Boomer

[@ATLKing404]

You and I must have grown up in 2 completely different 80s

[@LeeDee5]

Who the hell is making duck lips in 2024?

[@todd3563]

@@LeeDee5 Did you notice it was posted in 2023?

[@Plan9-3127]

Born in 77.... Thank you for posting this. I get warm fuzzies thinking about those days. Being a kid in the 80's was a magical thing...The world was so much more simple. I miss it...

[@sbloome77]

Same born in ‘77 and it was a magical time ❤

[@christianpatriot7196]

Yes it was and it almost makes you want to cry thinking about how blessed and wonderful things were compared to today’s insane world and I’m also a 77 baby

[@Plan9-3127]

@@christianpatriot7196 I couldn't agree with you more... I certainly NEVER saw any of this coming... I pray to God every day that our country gets it's act together somehow.

[@kris78787]

@@christianpatriot7196 social media ruined the planet

[@StarMarcie]

I was 8 years old Christmas of 1984. This was a great holiday for me and my younger sister. Barbie and Cabbage Patch dolls reigned supreme! ❤

[@truthbetold6011]

Yes ❤

[@robertrichardsonjr.6705]

Yes, I was 9. A great time to grow up.

[@quickpstuts412]

Same age as me. I agree! The joy of seeing the birth certificates and the first and middle names of the dolls! I still have my 2. Malcolm Felix and Pauline Nessie. LOL

[@handsomeX]

My sister got a strawberry shortcake doll that never seemed to lose that strawberry scent 😂

[@TheRealJohnHooper]

When normal families could afford a home and everything..

[@bb-gc2tx]

cant afford anything these days.

[@Does_This_Look_Infected]

If someone is building a time machine to go back to 1984, please reply. The 80s and 90s were amazing times when people actually valued one another.

[@Lostforwords12345]

I want to go back

[@Loveispainj]

Question what do you think happen.. it's such a drastic shift in everything.. ppl that was around then just don't understand

[@generallobster]

When the internet first came, I remember how strange the concept was: create an online name (that was not your real name), and say whatever you want without a filter. The concept of being rude or mean without concern for retaliation was new and alien. Then we lost our innocence and freedoms after 9/11. Now we are here.

[@proudamerican2133]

Graduated high school in 84. I'll go back.

[@proudamerican2133]

​@@Loveispainjthe boomer generation began being in control.

[@TravisSurtr]

It really makes you see how rotten social media has made everything. They should play this stuff, unnarrated, on mainstream TV channels for all to see.

[@joseamador5516]

I was born in ‘84. Man, I wish I could do it all over again just to see the people who have gone that I love so much and appreciate the little moments a little more. It would be amazing if my life were a reality show from beginning to end and every moment were captured on footage.

[@h3cz_]

No bc then moments would have no meaning.

[@joseamador5516]

@@h3cz_ moments would always have meaning you would just have more of them.

[@bword590]

Time is crazy. I’m currently 20 years old and these videos fascinate me because it’s like going through a time machine. I think of my loved ones now and imagine what 20 years in the future can look like, what i’ll miss, what’ll be different. I get scared because I know i’ll miss these little moments of just being in the presence of my family. I yearn to return to my childhood and I know I will yearn to be 20 again when I’m older.

[@marquitashiver6141]

Born in '83 and I would go back if I could too.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

@@bword590 Especially if Klaus Schwab gets his way and destroys our world the way his organization intends. It will not be good in the future. Humans will be eating bugs and renting everything you can imagine. They don't want people to own anything. At all...

[@DrVonChilla]

I was 20 years old in 1984 and I would give ANYTHING to return to those times. 😃

[@luannestrickland4199]

I was 20 also and had just married in November.

[@SummerLivngroom]

Only thing missing is the pretzel & popcorn smells

[@stevegarcia3174]

Yes and orange Julius stands

[@colleenjeffries3334]

I love how calm everyone is. Nice time. Nice people. Loving these time warped videos.

[@leilanigreenwood5064]

I wonder if calmness will ever return again? Look how crowded the malls were

[@colleenjeffries3334]

@@leilanigreenwood5064 , bless your heart. I feel the same sentiments. God is our refuge. Have an amazing year!

[@Ryan96se]

@@leilanigreenwood5064 It might after some hard lessons are learned. New technology has spoiled many

[@leilanigreenwood5064]

@@Ryan96se Yes, it has spoiled many. But, it's as if people have run Mad. Crime is happening nationwide that makes no sense Americans walking around angry, stressed out, and violent. People are always rushing for no reason

[@supercoolyguy]

​@@leilanigreenwood5064 ✊

[@nole8923]

1984 was what I call the happy era in my life. It seemed to be a happy and hopeful year for most Americans. It seemed everything was new and fresh and you didn’t see the decay like you see today. The 2020s seem to be the decade of decay for retail like the malls. Only hardware and grocery stores it seems are doing well. I guess Americans don’t have the money to spend because the cost of housing sucks it all up. Young people have no hope today of actually buying a home now because the prices are insane. In 1984 it seemed everything was fresh, new, and alive. Not dying and decaying like today.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Reagan had just been reelected by a mind-blowingly electoral.

[@BarB2-90Nine]

It depends of what type of job you have yes housing is out of reach for most but save and budget $ maybe one day you can buy one who knows what 2morrow will bring . Remember if you buy get a fixed mortgage.

[@243wayne1]

+nole8923- Everything is relative. In Oct. 1981 the 30 year mortgage rate was 18.4 percent according to Freddie Mac. Once the Fed reined in inflation, the 30 year rate seesawed down to the 9 percent range, closing the decade at 9.78 percent. The current 30 year mortgage rate stands at 8.29 percent fixed. Nobody thought they could EVER afford a house THEN either. The more things change, the more they stay the same. PS. The Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians and the Israelis were throwing rocks at each other back then too. As well as 2,000 years ago. Carter was President with the gas shortage, now we have Sleepy Joe Biden doing the same BS. Class dismissed.

[@joemarchand8313]

@@243wayne1 What about the way people interacted and carried themselves back then vs. now? There's no denying that people in general respected one another and spoke much more kind to each other. Also, physical appearance is in the $hitter for the majority of U.S. citizens, they're grossly overweight, inked up to the max, etc., which indicates a huge lack of self respect. Road rage was always a thing, but not nearly to the extent of what we're seeing today. The "me....me....me" era is on steroids. (*Recess bell sounds*)

[@KS0102]

​@@243wayne1wow. And completely avoiding the negative wakeTrump left, I see...

[@norbertzimpfer7548]

I was married in 1984 and we newlyweds would go to the mall together to hang out. Everyone was dressed well and very polite. I miss those times a lot

[@rhonda8026]

Wow, brings back a lot of good memories. I was 13 at this time. The world is definitely a totally different place now. I'd like to have a time machine 💯

[@BamaMatters11]

I was 12 and I totally agree.

[@thewoodwardreport3632]

I like those days better and 70's were awesome.

[@rvk8991]

Help me Rhonda

[@rightwired]

I was 11. I'm doing with you.

[@Tallgirlsrock]

I was 14 the 80's were awesome!!

[@jsm61103]

Never worried about random shootings in those days. I was 8 years old. Loved growing up in 80s. The 80s were great years. Life will never be that way again.

[@Cargo_Bay]

Oh they happened. You just didn’t have social media telling you about them the second they started

[@quickpstuts412]

Shout out to the 76 babies! lol

[@kris78787]

Yep mental health has gotten much much worse since those days

[@keybyss7671]

The was the same year as the McDonald’s shooting…. 😶

[@HelenFrost57]

People actually use money back then. Now a days most places don’t even take money. These old videos are a treasure. Those were anxiety free days. Hope whoever reads this has peace in their life. ❤

[@stevegarcia3174]

Don’t forget checks we’re huge then I remember my mom always wrote a check now and then besides cash

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

@@stevegarcia3174 my gosh, yes. My mom would used coupons to save a lot of money, then write the check over up to the amount she'd saved. She was a housewife and had a kitty set aside for Christmas, etc...

[@LadyK007]

🩷🩷🩷

[@arthurm.358]

Lol where do you live?? I see ppl carry cash all the time in South Florida

[@CaptchaNeon]

People also get robbed who are carrying a lot of cash. It’s far easier and safer now, especially if you have reader blocks in your wallet and I absolutely love tap and pay on my phone

[@Mszahnclass95]

1984 was a big year for a lot of things and turning era and trends. i haven't seen a mall this crowded in 20 years

[@stevegarcia3174]

Malls aren’t the same anymore this is a very crowded scene now people push each other always in a hurry cuss each other out if you don’t move fast enough at least back then you could look at other stores as you walked and could look around a store without being rushed or pushed

[@lolagarcia1142]

the cabbage patch doll was everywhere, it was insane during that time. my best friend got one and she was the happiest person on earth!!!

[@vampirerobot]

It was a dynamite of a product that took the U.S. by storm.

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

I was 12 and my mother was so excited to have got me me on of those dolls. She had adoption papers, a name, everything. She was also blonde haired and blue eyed like my mother, wearing a yellow dress, my mothers favorite color. I can guarantee there was way too much money exchanged to make sure I ended up with a doll my mother wanted. I’m a red head green eyed Barbie and my little pony loving girl who thought it was the ugliest doll I’d ever seen. It lived in the back of my closet. Mom would continuously find that ugly thing and proudly prop it up on my bed.

[@lolagarcia1142]

@@kelleywyskiel3478 but honoestly those were the best toys and dollas back then and still are now , of we could go back to the 80"s and do it all over again just one more time . Do you still have the doll? my best friend still has hers and still in the box .needless to say she showed it to her daughter and like you she thought it was the ugliest thing ever ivented😂.

[@stevegarcia3174]

Garbage pail kids to were huge I remember a sticker album I wanted so bad back then and the real ghostbusters action figures

[@marytatara9525]

People were a lot thinner then. Not having to work or play on computers and cell phones all day, not to mention video games (which is a total obsession now). Thanks for sharing this.

[@handsomeX]

Facts

[@raggedyann8762]

I graduated high school in 1984....I sure do miss those wonderful simpler times! Thank you for posting..it’s a great break from today’s world🥰

[@ShadowMan66]

Me too 1984 was my final year at school and I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. What a great and uncomplicated time it was!

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Same here. I'd forgotten how very slender and relatively healthy everyone appeared to be.

[@elidanavarro5924]

I was 18... you guys, it was truly a great time. Today, when in think about how things were, It almost feels like there was a happy golucky innocence ...we were all just chill, looking at mtv videos, listening to the radio, shopping at malls, hanging out at parks, picnics, bike rides, block parties, smoking pot was considered edgy. You never even thought about being mugged or pushed onto train tracks when visiting downtown Chicago... people were Def friendlier in all Chicago neighborhoods. I grew up in the north and south sides of Chicago. Never ever had problems... ever.

[@shaunsteele6926]

I grew up in California but watching Ferris Bueller I always thought Chicago was a totally cool place. These days I'd be afraid to visit lol

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Is a great time now just walk outside

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@lavenderflowersfall280 I can't, I'll get shot for being white and straight

[@eliseintheattic9697]

I married in 1983. At the time, my now ex-husband worked at a local mall. I went to pick him up on Christmas Eve because we only had one car. The paking lot was huge, but I couldn't find parking anywhere. Finally found one lonely spot way out by the road. I had to walk in to get him, because you know, there were no cell phones then. It was a long trudge in and out. Good times. 😂 That mall was just demolished a few months ago.

[@mackpines]

No phones, people happy and talking with one another. Miss it so much. Those good old credit card things where they would slide the handle to make a carbon copy.

[@Christopher070]

These videos give me a wistful feeling. I was 14 and most likely delivering my after school paper route as this was being filmed. It was such a great time to be growing up.

[@h3cz_]

Lucky

[@Tallgirlsrock]

Same! 14! 80's were awesome!

[@Spookje09]

Yeah, Christmas 1984 I was 14 and working washing dishes in a restaurant in my local mall. Best of times. The future was wide open.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Same, except I had retired from my paper route the year prior.

[@randabeast]

Also 14 then, it was amazing and exciting to see how packed the mall was. True Christmas spirit everywhere. A shared experience

[@DrRoss-eq6zv]

Our Worlds Innocence has been Lost but Never Forgotten, Forever in Out Hearts! 💖🙏

[@chaddeez8446]

I would love to go back in time on this day and walk around experiencing the atmosphere, stores, people, styles, smells, etc. Then you would find me in the parking lot checking out all the classic cars. You know how long it's been since I've seen a Chevette on the road? Also eat at several places at the food court and compare to now.😂

[@Richard-fv7rq]

Noticed a few things about the lot - particularly no SUV's, no cell phones and few reverse parkers! Happy days for us teens in the 80's. Don't envy them now.

[@blackroan2276]

That's right! SUVs are so ugly -- they all look alike. No style, no class. Cars had more style in the 80s for sure.

[@kirk1968]

I was 16 and a sophomore in 1984, what an amazing time it was. The future looked bright, computers were becoming mainstream in the home, and the movies were awesome. If only we realized back then how special that era was compared to today. It's quite sad, really.

[@newfreedom21]

14:27 even into the early 90's most clothing stores used a 8 digit vendor-style code, manual carbon-copy credit card impression sliders, and we'd call on most checks to get an automated approval code. no credit card terminals, no barcode readers, no check readers.

[@patriciapearl2529]

The old cars in the parking lot, what a Time Machine! Those cars may not look sharp or cool but they ran forever. Great uploads!

[@therealjayseh]

At least they didn't ride like a covered wagon. Today's vehicles ride like s***

[@243wayne1]

+patriciapearl2529- Only thing is, they didn't run forever. People started vehicle shopping at around 50,000 Miles. At 100k miles it was in the car crusher. IF it made it that long.

[@crystalstevens4638]

For the younger viewers here, this precisely why us teens hit the mall every single weekend! Nothing like hanging out, chasing the opposite sex & eating whatever we wanted to. Oh, & let's not forget that we could smoke while walking around 😂😂! Glad that ended. But yes, the mall was the place to be in 1984 ❤

[@dougmorris9317]

I was 22 in 1984. Worked in a big discount dept store, Murphys Mart. Boy does this take me back! I used to volunteer to work up front at the checkouts, just to meet n greet the customers. Now I'm a 62 year old hermit! 😅

[@MorningMary67]

This brings back such happy memories for me. I was in high school in 1984. Believe it or not, we'd get dressed up, just to go to the mall! It was THE place to hang out with your friends. Sorry to say, we will never experience this again. I'm just so thankful I got to enjoy it and can still remember what it was like.

[@joeapicelli8367]

When did it go from peace then to chaos now? Couldn't have imagined it.

[@rovhalt6650]

Observe carefully, try to identify the differences and you might notice why.

[@magicallyme96]

@@rovhalt6650hmm I don’t get your statement could you elaborate? 🧐

[@stevegarcia3174]

There was no divide then people came together no political situation’s

[@bridaw8557]

@@rovhalt6650no internet. No cell phones. So social media. People actually talked to each other. no a,axon so people had to go to the store to shop. We had to make an effort to do things. We went to different stores for items. The mega stores weren’t everywhere. Walmart wasn’t in every state yet. Better food quality hence virtually no obesity at least in this clip. Health in general. More modesty. Only some families even had cable TV. Video stores were limited. The F word was extremely inappropriate. People had to walk more. Very little plastic surgery. Lots of families had a stay at home mom. Better standard of living for middle class. Quieter in general. Good music!! I don’t have time to list them all, I’ve got a Zoom meeting. 😊

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@magicallyme96 he's alluding to the fact that it was a majority white middle class population back then

[@jeffreyg5718]

These videos on your channel remind me of my grandmother-whom I miss so badly sometimes. Thank you for uploading these for us.

[@Arthur-hg7ny]

Santa likes all the mommies on his lap, too.

[@nocturnalrise]

I loveee these! I play in the background while working or cleaning. They’re so calming to me, and bring back soothing memories. Please don’t ever stop ❤

[@jasonlinton9902]

What a great time to be a kid the 80s were the best years ever in my opinion we had the best video games the best toys the best sneakers and cloths the best movies the best cars and trucks too we had it all but all of it is a memory now the country has went to shit nothings fun anymore and theres so much crime now back in the 80s you just didnt see murders and school shootings often everything and everywhere you went felt safe we didnt need the internet either you had to go to the mall or stores to see the new toys that came out or games or wait for the toys r us mini catalog that came in the mail now you sit back and shop online its just no fun well anyways thanks for posting this i enjoyed it!!

[@mark3464]

The murder rate and crime was massive in the 80s compared to now. Maybe you have such an idyllic memory of that time is because you were a kid.

[@kristineholcroft9163]

It was a fun time more simple the world is way different not what is use to be just have to keep the happy memories with us great times for sure

[@JohnnyUtah15]

@@mark3464 Yes, if you lived large cities and the inner cities. It wasn’t everywhere. Still a great time regardless of the statistics.

[@grapeape9098]

@@mark3464 I was 12 in '84. A lot of it is because, the rate was high, but crimes were concentrated more in the inner cities then. In rural areas it was much lower. That's why there is always this dichotomy between people saying crime was low, and then others (normally younger folks) pointing out the crime rate.

[@truthbetold6011]

Yes yes yes ❤

[@Lanae8199]

I was only 3 years old in ‘84. I remember getting a blue Smurf guitar for Christmas that year. My older sister who was 9 at the time got a Cabbage Patch Doll for Christmas that year. She named her Kimberly. I remember her head would come off sometimes.

[@vampirerobot]

🤣🤣🤣

[@angelmax404]

So many questions. Your sister’s name was Kimberly or the doll? Was it “Kimberly” and is no longer? And who’s head would come off? Hopefully the doll’s.

[@Lanae8199]

@@angelmax404 Kimberly was the doll’s name.

[@edwang8975]

Not really

[@guerralg63]

My son was also, but he wanted He-Man toys. I was a young mom of 21 and worked a ton of overtime to get him everything he wanted.

[@raea3588]

I was a newborn infant when this was filmed. I thought I'd been born into a bright and magical place but it was Christmas and it was the 80s and I really miss my childhood when I see these videos but I'm so glad we have this footage 😊Thank you!

[@plumalynne1399]

Love these videos. Love the sound of the cash registers.

[@PredatorKingdom]

1984 was definitely the first full year of the 80s culture as you can tell from the hair and fashion in this video. If you watch the videos from 80 through 82 and parts of 83 you can see that late 70s culture still heavily represented, but here it's like a different world as the 80s have arrived in full bloom. You can feel it in late 83 as well.

[@ugaais]

Yep and it ended around 1992 always a couple of years hangover on decades…

[@jasonlindsey3164]

Time was so fun then! 1984 was my favorite time of the 80's. Todays culture is so stale and awful! Look how calm everyone is and just living life.

[@coloradosage2682]

Simple Minds "Don't you forget about me", Big Country, The Alarm and U2, Ultravox and alternative clubs, Young Guns 1 and 2, Miami Vice, what not to love?

[@teresapflaumer5717]

If this was Christmas Shopping 1983, parents would be killing each other for those Cabbage Patch Dolls! 1984 parents were calmer.

[@jenniferlopez3554]

Long waiting line , people look nice , they keep calm and they feel comfortable 😊 No stress 😎

[@NatalieBear34]

I go back in time in a heartbeat. I just love noticing how life used to be compared to what it is now and I’m much older now, but I’m glad I had that time in my life.

[@kimberlysiddons]

1984…….wasn’t that just last week?😢

[@Tanya1987]

I miss physical stores and shopping malls being a big deal. Now everything is on Amazon 😞

[@gabrielbenitez9257]

I sure do miss whatever was displayed in the mall and I hated it once some of the things I'm looking for are now on Amazon.

[@blackroan2276]

Amazon is getting a monopoly. I don't think that's good. If you want to buy something online, there are MANY, MANY websites other than Amazon where you can buy them.

[@JennaLeeEquals3]

The vibe pre- 9/11 was epic. I was 3. I miss those days!! No one walking into shit on their phone. Ppl interacting & smiling instead of scowling!

[@strongdelusion9442]

Right! I live in Albuquerque where nobody smiles anymore, and I do mean nobody!

[@bobbyprivate]

I bet back in the 80’s, people were like, “why are you filming us shopping?” “It’s the busiest time of year!” But it’s a genius idea! To capture the past, to one of the best eras of all time.

[@1981mrdavid]

I grew up in the 80s. Can confirm that most people back them were excited to be on anyone's camera. It's so different now as everyone has their phone out just waiting for a confrontation with anyone.

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@1981mrdavid it was pretty unusual to see anyone with a video camera back then... we probably thought we were going to be on the news or something lol

[@kristineholcroft9163]

Wow so many good memories things are soo different now wouldlove to just go back to the 80s fun simple happy times

[@mountainpeakcloud8442]

Something that stands out is how people/adults are sitting on the floor, against the wall, eating their lunch. There seems to be a more casual attitude about things, and you just don't see that as much these days.

[@jazzyjac75]

This is what a functioning economy looks like.

[@ugaais]

Reaganomics he was on his way to a 49 State win 535 electoral votes…a glorious time

[@davefox7516]

​​​​ That's what I was going to post. Reaganomics. The economy is better with a republican in office. In 1986 it took only 22.00 to fill the tank of my sports car. The other day, it cost me $70 to fill my tank.

[@shushymcsecret993]

Reagan. It was a great time to be American. We actually had pride. Maybe too much...all the USA vs USSR...but God it was heaven compared to now

[@ronbennett7885]

Lots of peak mall videos on this channel, which is great. Such footage is difficult to come by. Many viewers on various dead mall channels ask what malls looked like back then. Often about all one can find are some sparse photographs. Glad to see video of malls in their heyday.

[@ugaais]

Born in 1970 it was great being a kid in the 70’s and a teen in the 80’s….

[@BRANDONLEZZGO]

graduated HS in 84 good times miss the America I grew up in screw this crap today

[@davefox7516]

THIS WAS THE MIAMI VICE ERA, 1984 I was 17 years old. I truly loved this era. I loved the fashion, the music, and the pastels.

[@lolagarcia1142]

makes me sad tho in a way , watching this video alot of these people are all grown up or have gone!!!!!

[@TheAssclown213]

I am still here. Grown, yes. But only physicality 😉

[@miss_michelle]

Yes I agree

[@fec9496]

I was 2 years old, and I'm here😅

[@lolagarcia1142]

@@fec9496 awwww i love it i was 14 yrs old and all these videos just make me sad , wish we can go back one more time!!

[@fec9496]

@@lolagarcia1142 🥰 we are surviving lol

[@bluedragon4]

I was 11 in 1984 and now I am 51. It a reminder how fast time goes by. All the children here are in their 40's now. It was a beautiful moment.

[@stargathings2566]

I was 5 years old and in love with cabbage patch kids I miss the 80’s I remember this time as a simple life ❤

[@Sablesez]

Wishing I could go back to this time. Life was so damn good

[@ManningTaylor]

Cumberland Mall in Atlanta. The then regional department store shopping bags always help identify the area.

[@belindaroney]

I was searching comments for this, I knew it was a metro Atlanta mall by the Rich's & Davison's bags. I still miss Rich's, the best department store. I looked forward to their Harvest Sale every year.

[@vintagehollywoodstars]

Look cars! Not a giant SUV in sight.

[@Dave1854]

I was 11 in 1984 and would go back to those amazing years in a heartbeat! I LOVE going to the malls back then... and most importantly, my parents would be much much younger as well!!!

[@sbloome77]

I remember getting a fake cabbage patch kid first because my grandmother thought they were too expensive. I wasn’t enjoying it so she finally bought me a real one (probably when it went on sale). 😂

[@moaningpheromones]

Look at them go on the cash registers - tap tap tap tap tap - have a nice day.

[@gretchenwenrich1011]

I’m watching this in December 2023. I was 17 in 1984 and the mall or outlet’s was where I got everything . Heck walking the mall with your friends or even your boyfriend, was the thing to do.

[@jonna3474]

Id hop a time machine backwards as well and hopefully respect it for what it was. Had no idea back then how good I had it. I graduated High School that year.

[@HadEnough6792]

I would love to see Vampire Robot do a comparison between a mall from 1983 and one from 2023. Put the videos side by side. Then witness the devolution of humanity.

[@micker9830]

Haha love the TVs! Hope they guy splurged and bought the gigantic 24" set lol!! Hard to believe that we used to watch TV from the couch, on a TV the size of the monitor I'm typing this on lol. Seeing no Cell phones makes me want to cry, such a simpler time.

[@richardhazdra29]

I love watching these old videos when everyone and everything was normal!

[@lolagarcia1142]

i was 14 at this time and this just brought back a ton of memories❤❤❤❤

[@lorireece1930]

I was fourteen as well. Great times!

[@lolagarcia1142]

@@lorireece1930 🥰

[@HamatoYoshi2099]

I hope to one day stumble across a video like this and see myself as a kid.

[@teresarenee3829]

I was 16 years old in 84....that would be so cool if someone you filmed saw this 40 years later....

[@Felicity542]

Oh how I miss the 80’s. So many memories. People really tried to dress nice when they went out and about back then, boy do I miss that. Good times.

[@melaniexoxo]

I was 23. I spent so much of my 20s at the mall. 😂

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I often wonder if people ever see themselves while they watch videos like this!

[@TheLeslieMichelle]

Yup, those were good times. I remember the mall being super packed as I window shopped and browsed around as my mom bought gifts. I got my first big allowance too that year, and I got a chance to buy gifts for the family too. I can still taste my burger, fries (which Mom kept stealing off my plate...Lol!), and that icy strawberry milkshake for lunch. Fun times!

[@user-ik6bz8fu7i]

Department store chimes! I remember that ding ding sound! Time for “iTimeMachine”! I’ll trade my iPhone to go back to 1984!

[@pmcpmc8005]

Parking lots were full then. You would never find a parking lot like this at a mall nowadays. Malls are either dying or on the way out.

[@ronbennett7885]

About the last time I saw a packed mall lot was about 20 years ago. Even then it was a rarity. 70s-90s was peak mall. As malls declined, some converted parts of their parking areas to outparcels for food places, retail, etc and still had plenty of space.

[@edjsjjsjsjeje3751]

Internet is better

[@KyleEvra]

Internet is better. The closeness of stranger humans really disgusts me.

[@Dixon193]

I do remember the food court was so packed you had to sit on the floor along the wall 2:38 LOL

[@c.s.7266]

No cell phones or internet. Better times that were less chaotic

[@vidform]

It's hard to read the entrance sign at the beginning of the video, but I think this is Cumberland Mall in Atlanta, GA. There was another Cumberland Mall in New Jersey, but I think this video is of the Atlanta mall. I noticed there were a lot of older people (over 50yo) shopping there. It was safe for senior citizens to shop in the mall during that time. Not anymore.

[@dv1216]

I think you’re correct. I see Rich’s bags …..that was a big department store in Atlanta before they consolidated with Macys. Good eyes!!

[@kristinazubic9669]

@@dv1216 Rich’s AND bags that say Davison’s/Macy’s!

[@victoriaa9933]

it has to be Georgia. The clothing is too light to be New Jersey at that time of year and a few of the people who talked had southern-ish accents. definitely didn't sound like NJ. No bags from NYC metro-specific department stores from that time either like Sterns, A&S.

[@sherifox4623]

No? Why?

[@janed.9907]

There were people carrying shopping bags that said Cumberland Mall, and Davison’s was definitely an Atlanta store.

[@lemonhead162]

I was 10 in 1984, and wish so bad I could go back! You always see people commenting that times were much better back then for a reason.

[@lukeduke1440]

Before amazon destroyed every store & business.

[@katieirish5765]

I was 24 in 1984 and it was the first time I was exposed to the Must-Haves trends. I was wearing a new pair of Reeboks, which I bought just because they were comfortable. I had complete strangers coming up to me saying, "Oh you have the new Reeboks, how are they"? I was shocked. The craze for lot's of thing started in the 80's and I stayed out of it; I wasn't one to follow trends.

[@user-ib5pu9hm1y]

I love this era all way from after WWII up to the 90s. Before any covid, racism, theft, crime, etc...kids had stores and a Toys R Us to visit. Now all you have is amazon where the rich get richer. I feel bad for kids in this present time.

[@hafsafossie7074]

I was 22 years old back then. Miss those good old days

[@mauricioramirez9744]

I remember the radioflyer red wagon we got for Christmas that year. I was as happy as a kid could be.

[@ryanjones4106]

I got one for christmas in the late 90s. The whole thing was made out of strong metal with thick paint. If you see them today, they are almost entirely plastic

[@pamelarose9712]

This sure brings back SO many memories for me😮.I was a 16 year old who loved going to the Mall😊. I remember when it was so crowded, never thought id say in 2023, that I actually miss such busyness!🙊🙉🙈

[@deflepmarc]

Amazing footage this is how we go back in time, I was 11 at the time and this was so much better then today. I would go back in heartbeat.

[@teresapflaumer5717]

1984, age 12. I got Atari video games for Christmas. Mom shopped at Jamesway, Caldor, Bradlees, and a local Mount Holly department store called Gregory's.