Supermarket Time Portal 1971 | Grocery Shopping with Muzak

I finally had a moment to reupload this in 4:3 ratio. Check it out: https://youtu.be/zk8m7kcbjZY😙

I remember working as a stockboy and this old lady wanted to buy a half a head of lettuce. I told her she had to buy the whole head. She then demanded to see the manager. I went through the double doors to the 'employees only' section and told the manager ''some cranky old hag is demanding to buy a half a head of lettuce''. I heard a noise from behind me, turned around and she was standing right behind me looking angry. So, I said ''and this nice young lady would like to buy the other half''.

One thing missing here, something that used to be common in front of grocery stores but that I don't see much of anymore. Those kiddie horse rides, the one you put a quarter in and it moved back and forth. Those seem to have faded out.

All the soft drinks were in glass bottles in those days. Man they tasted so much better to me than drinking out of plastic or aluminum. I remember helping my grandparents take the used coke bottles back to the store to get money back. Those were the days.

I’m hiding in my bedroom watching because my wife thinks I’m crazy watching this. I can’t help it. This brings me back to my childhood when everything was AOK👍 Heyy👍😎

Recording people grocery shopping back then seemed pointless probably, but seeing it 51 years later...glad they did. It is a very valuable gem. ^_^

Aside from prices...I noticed two wonderful things: 1. All the shopping carts had four wheels that all turned in the same direction. 2. More than two checkout lanes were open...at the same time!

Back when this country had some class.

I could watch this video, and others like it, all the time. I was 12 in 1971. I used to go grocery shopping, with my mom, every Wednesday evening. This brings back a flood of wonderful memories. I miss my parents. God bless the person that made this film. Thank you.

Hard to believe this was more than 50 years ago. Time sure flies by.

Look no one is shopping with pajama bottoms on.

The beginning of one of the most amazing decades! Everyone loved the 70's!!

I love these old videos — makes me want to go back in time to simpler times without all this technology!!

OMG! The LEGGS display! I remember that and I was born in 1973. Great nostalgia. Thanks.

It’s crazy to think the little babies in the carts are in their 50’s now

I grew up in the 70's..this was such a wonderful time to live. Sometimes it's kinda hard to watch because you yearn for those times again. But hey at least we have YouTube to bring us back.

It’s great people filmed things like this so the following generations could see how simple life was then, and how hectic life is now. I vote for the old days!! Lived them, loved them!

I was a small child in the 70's and I remember when grocery stores were like this. My mom would drop me in the cart and we were off to an adventure. Today,. September 21st, would have been my mom's 86th birthday. Happy birthday, Ma.

I grew up in the seventies, remembering being a little girl going grocery shopping with my daddy. We would go grocery shopping on the weekend when he was off from work. My mom would put a cute little dress on me. If she went with us, she would put on a nice dress or pants suit with her makeup on and her hair fixed nice. Everyone looked nice to go shopping back then. All the lanes would be open and yes the muzac would be playing lol! My daddy would sit me in the front of the cart with the shopping list my mom made out in her handwriting. He would be scratching out everything he got with his pen. I remember everything being so neat and tidy and the shelves well stocked. We would get in line he would always get me some candy or a little toy by the cashier counter. There was the cashier and the person who bagged your groceries. Everyone was so nice and helpful. The adults acted mature and knew what they were doing. It was a completely different time and a better time at that. Now I hate going shopping in Walmart. I miss those days.

Cashiers that actually know how to count back your change, amazing.