Stores No More: Commercials for Circuit City, Blockbuster, Record Bar, Montgomery Ward, etc.

Ahhh, the 80's store commercials - when actually leaving your house and going out in public to shop was fun.

We bought nearly everything at Sears. We would go several times a month: Craftsmen tools, washers and dryers, Mom's wig and Prince Matchibelli perfumes, my brother and I new clothes for school and Easter, lawn mowers and garden supplies (I still love the smell of fertilizer and Ortho bug-killing spray [which I don't think they make anymore. DDT.] ). But what I particularly remember is the candy counter. A lady in a pink uniform with a little maids cap would scoop goodies for us. A small pink and white bag: almond bark, peanut clusters, mint creams, coconut bonbons and, especially, hot roasted cashews. Man. Those were the days... Another great job, Fred.

My husband worked for Circuit City. :( RIP Circuit City Kmart ads had me tear up. My grandma loves Kmart and when I would spend the night with her as a kid, she would take me to Kmart and let me pick out one candy and one outfit or toy. The Kmart she and I always went to is still there. We like to joke that Grandma is keeping it afloat. When that sad day comes that that Kmart closes its doors I'm pretty sure I will cry like I lost a relative. The memories will always be there, though, even if Kmart won't be.

when the middle class was alive and thriving.

In the early 1960's my Mom worked at S.S. Kresge's 5 and Dime in downtown Muncie, Indiana. They were the forerunner of K-Mart. My Mom worked at the Fountain serving drinks, ice cream, sandwich's etc. They had an annual employee summer picnic that was great fun. Kresge's was family oriented and I have lots of fond memories from there.

I remember buying a RCA video camera ( the big clunky vhs type) in 1990 from circuit city for a staggering $2000. How time flies by.

I remember when Radio Shack was an awesome store, I would read their catalog over and over back in my CB'er days. I saved and saved for a CB base station and then my parents finally loaned me the rest to buy a Realistic Navajo Pro Niner and antenna. They were even in early and were a player in the personal PC market with the TRS-80 computer and others, but somewhere along the way they lost the plot. Another good post Fred!

I’m only 16, but I still can’t believe Blockbuster is gone. It was so abrupt and painful. Pretty sure the newest game I rented there, was 007 Legends on PS3. Every Saturday was a ceremonial trip to Blockbuster, to rent a movie and two games. It’s sickening that Netflix is the culprit for the murder of Blockbuster. Can’t believe I use Netflix, considering their abundance of outdated, irrelevant films and shows... Good vid btw. Subbing!

I'd rather watch these old commercial than any of the crappy shows that are on today's TV .

Sure you can buy just about anything on the web.... but there are people that still want a brick and mortar store to go and actually touch and feel what they are buying, myself being one , this video just proves how good the times were when we had a middle class....

I was only 17 when I got married, so we had no credit to speak of.....we finallllly got a Sears credit card and our very first purchase was a Huge VHS player.....I don't remember the brand..but I do remember it was. $600 before tax

Man, I love that Rod Serling Radio Shack commercial! There's still an RS in my town but it's nowhere near as cool as it was in the '70s when I was taking electronics in High School.

I hated to click “like”. I miss Montgomery Wards.

My aunt passed away in 2012. Her TV was from Wards, and still works great!

I get my underwear at K mart. 400 Oak Street. Cincinnati Ohio. Oh ohhhh... 17 minutes to Wapner...

It's a wonder that Sears is still open.

Oh how i miss those days so long ago😣😣

Anybody remember Musicland?

Anyone remember Curtis Mathes? They were "The Most Expensive Television Sets in America, And Darn Well Worth It!" They had their own stand-alone dealerships dedicated to their products. I remember, we bought one in 1980 in Louisiana. My favorite commercial was the one espuosing the quality of the dealers, and this Rich Kotite-looking guy was losing his because he was no longer up to par. That was a great memory of Curtis Mathes televisions.

K-Mart is your savings store. I remember that jingle from the late 70’s. Funny we had a K-Mart in Manchester, CT. A day or 2 after the 1978 Blizzard, and a week after the Hartford Civic Center roof collapse, the roof on the K-Mart also collapsed. I remember in school we were singing “K-Mart is your cave-in Store”. Forgot all about that until I heard that jingle. Wow. 40 years have gone by so fast.