A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
- Footage of a South Carolina family as they venture into the city to their local Sears.
No electronics or toys in this one darn it ...☹️
Just shots of the kids trying on shoes, looking at clothes, etc...
Audio goes in and out, sorry all.
This video last around 5 minutes.
#sears
For those of you not old enough to have experienced life in the 70's and 80's; you will never know just how good things were then compared to how bad things are now.
The sound of those car doors opening and closing on that blue Torino are classic sounds of the 70s.
"These are on sale. You like these." Note: this is a statement, not a question.
This may sound corny coming from an almost 58 year old guy, but watching this brought tears to my eyes. Why? My dad was still alive, I was 11 enjoying the time of my life skateboarding in the street, riding wheelies on my buddies Schwinn that I could not afford, hoping that cute girl Lynn down the block liked me. Such innocent times and yet very distant memories. Bottom line, we all got along, didn't have much money, were happy and didn't have the damn cell phones that alienate us. Thank you for posting this!
'These are on sale so that's what we're going to get' - how many times did I hear that growing up lol?
Fascinating that 103K people tuned in to watch a family visit to Sears 47 years ago. 2K people commented. That speaks volumes!! Never thought I'd want to return to those days. And here we are, longing with tears in our eyes.
This takes me back to my childhood when my mother was a young, vibrant woman and my siblings and I played all day long in the streets of our West Des Moines, Iowa neighborhood. Back then my biggest problem was getting home before the street lights came on. I had no bills, nobody died, the internet did not exist so people actually talked to each other in person. Why do we have to grow up?
Look how respectful the children are toward their mother. Looking to her for her leadership and in complete trust.
When parking lots were full of Cool-ass cars...
I miss the 70s so badly. I hate the times we live in. Life is just horrid to me now.
I worked at a downtown Sears in 1977, putting 10-speed bikes together in sporting goods and working the sales floor. The sight of that cash register was jolting. I can still remember my code to use it. The store was a hopping place. The sidewalk sales were legendary. Christmas was a madhouse. It’s where I met my first girlfriend. And worked through college.
We had the same Ford Torino. Shopped at Sears and JCPenneys for back to school clothes.
It's amazing that woman and all her children got into that 1970 Ford Torino two-door hardtop . Nowadays people have two children and they need a Chevy Tahoe with three rows of Passenger seating.
Everyone is so calm, centered, focused, without phones.
Thank you for this. I'm feeling very depressed today, and was just thinking how much I missed going to the mall, with my Grandma and Mom, in the 70s and 80s. We would go at least twice a week, and make an entire day of it, eating lunch at a restaurant, inside of Weinstock's. Grandma has been gone for 13 years now, and my Mom has dementia. My life, and life in 2024, is just an absolute joke now. If I had one wish, it would be to go back to the late 70s to mid 80s, and live there permanently. Life was so much happier back then. For a long time, I regretted not having kids, but now I'm happy I didn't. Bringing up children in today's society, would be a nightmare.
Real cars. Real metal. Clothes made here. Family values. Sit down dinners. No cell phones, computers, or crap. It will never be the same way, again.
That's how we shopped for shoes when I was growing up.
The older I get the less this time feels like it was real.... So thank you for the pleasant reminder and a fun trip to my past.
I'm 68. My mom my dad and my little sister are gone now.
No cell phones, no disrespect, and customer service...how things have devolved.