Sears 1982 Christmas Holiday Season

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 😃

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

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

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

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.

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. ❤

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Notice how patient everyone is

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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