Early Christmas shopping at a Woolworth store in 1990 

I still had 3 of my grandparents back then , i would give anything to go back to that time , even just for a bit . As a kid you don’t realize how special and truly amazing those times are until you are older and sometimes it’s to late .

Yes. The chimes around 2:58 definitely took me back to when I was little.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 👍🏻✝️

Missing the 90's and my TEENS! I'd go back and stay stuck there forever.

Yes, the part with the Christmas trees and bells at 6:22 got me

9/11 ruined things too

Then dump the device you’re using to watch this? You don’t need it.

I agree. It was different times and far better than today. I wouldn’t mind going back myself. Society nowadays sucks!

@@theladynextdoor313 same here! Some people just don’t understand it either!! Things were just so much simpler. Now a days, you don’t even know your neighbors. Sad!

@@kathleenking47 I agree! After 9/11 everything changed and not for the better.

We did! We just didn’t know how bad things would get

@@dimviesel THIS !

Woolworths?! Perhaps the candy aisle and those dancing flowers or coke cans when music was played. Hah!

Black Friday was still horrible.

Are you suggesting the de-evolution of society?

@@thedelightfullytacky No, they are suggesting that we evolve to become normal human beings that respect themselves & others again, like they did in the 90's. Human beings now act as if they are animals instead of people, with absolutely no self-control, no shame, class, dignity, or respect. It's disgusting. Also, makeup is supposed to highlight your features & make them stand out, or to cover blemishes here & there. It's NOT supposed to cover all of your features altogether, or to paint a completely new face onto yourself where you either look like a lady of the night who charges for the hour, or a drag queen clown- not a good look... but I guess that is a pretty accurate representation of our society today, what they value, & how they live- absolutely disgusting, & not a good look at ALL.

Devolution INDEED!!! People looked well dressed and groomed! Dear Lord what a contrast to what we experience today! Sad sad day indeed!

Yeah man. Wake up. Jeez

@@ednanieves8572 I agree 100%

you all were a bunch of slackers not like the old ole 1920 we dressed nice and had real conversations you all with your big retail chains they don't even know your names we fought a war what did you ever do

They had riot squad police to handle these mad women shoppers ,so there

So true! I miss it too so much!

don't get it twisted there was plenty of fighting back in the day. my father told us stories of people fighting over Cabbage Patch Dolls around Christmas time in the 80s

They still had A320's and CD players back then.

Could you imagine being stuck behind all the old ladies?

@@nuttybar9 old ladies are like fleet of buses amd freighttrucks and you in small car behind them.

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I personally feel as if the generations after them are immature all around. You have a few of us that are grounded, but the rest can't accept that they're no longer 16..even well into their 30s.

Of course there is no beanie babies are cabbage patch

MAGA wasn't around.

@@danr2652 It kind of was, actually. Reagan was constantly dogpiled and reviled by the media, much like Trump is. Also, my Target was recently broken into and overrun by a mob of thieves. They all belonged to a singular demographic - a demographic who, seemingly, were not as bold or crazed as they are today. Don’t really care if you admit it or not, MAGA was never the problem. It was a reaction to all that had occurred during Obama’s term - most of which went completely over your head, and continues to do so. Good luck with your mental illness. Not for your sake, but for the people who suffer you.

@@danr2652 is MAGA the people that burnt down cities, police stations and murdered people? You are literally deranged. 🤣

@@danr2652🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. No just Democrats affiliated with the mafia.

@@danr2652has nothing to do with MAGA. Biden has made it worse! Rush the stores and steal. No consequences for the usual suspects

As time moves on, humanity gets more depraved! It is just the opposite of evolutionary theory that teaches we are evolving for the better. We are evolving technologically speaking, but morally or socially, we are sinking fast! The world used to be a better place. God help us!

I noticed a woman grabbing the sewing kit.

@@NotAsGoodAsItUsedToBe 🤣🤣🤣

I'm 43 years old as well. My grandma loved going into the Woolworth's at the Village Square Mall in Dodge City, KS in the late 80s. She would always take me with her.

😹🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤓

Ain't it funny how *WE'RE* the old people, now! 🤯🤣

@@shocker147 I will be 43 in 2 weeks we use to go to the woolsworth that was downtown in Wichita Kansas . Also another woolsworth that use to be by my house I was so sad when it had close in 94.

Same. 40 years young. I can still remember the old sweet woman who was our cashier at our small store.

You and me both… really does make you want to cherish even more the seconds we’re still granted on this plane. But boy, was this a time to be alive. I have such a lump growing in my throat while watching this and hearing all the holiday sounds. If only…

Woolworth's store went out of business so many years ago. I remember shopping and going to the malls and people got along and its sad now what has happened to us as a society NOBODY cares and no values anymore its 2023 and it will be 2024 in January 1.... this makes me sad to think about x-mas now or even back then when everything was jumping... now everything is shit now.

Third reply : There's a Woolworths store in California, the original counter top restaurant is there.... RU-vid: Woolworths store in California... 🎊 HAPPY NEW YEARS ‼️2024, 🎊

You miss the simple things like all the older ladys hanging out at Kmart running to the next blue light special

@@Jim26D🤣

never say never. Things change.

I understand what you're saying... ☹️ Moved away from home, in 78 ...as a teenager, 61 years old, I came to live with my aunt, all the the people that I've known, from my teenage years, have all passed away 😔😢.....

Why not? It’s all attitude & behavior! 😢😢😢

Then travel your ass back what are you waiting for 🐑

Just one….. day I would like to go back there and live

No me too. If time travel was possible. I would liquidate everything I now own, organize the $ into the kinds bills they were using in each era, and I would just fool around in the past, shopping. I always imagined going to Bergdorf's in the 50s - I never dreamed real-life shopping would become such a drag that I'd be nostalgic about 1990s Woolworth's, but it has & I'd see you there. Omg lol now I just shared my innermost nerd thoughts

I wish I could go back and STAY.

Me too. I miss Newberry's and Woolworth stores.

same.

I love those Danish butter cookies! 😋

I think you're mistaken, that's a sewing supply tin.

Yep those are Danish butter cookies blue & white tins lol 😊 had to go check lol

​@@rachelb.1030 Yes indeed! They're delicious!!! 😍😎

Remember the french fries?

Still available ! There's a Woolworths store,in California, original, the restaurant is there, on RU-vid,.. on my bucket list, this year 👍. looking at the Woolworths, diner, brings back memories 😊.

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That's how it always happened.

hahahahahahahaha....hahahahahahaha

I’m convinced, too. My mom did the same thing. We kids ate the cookies and now all of her sewing buttons, threads, and scissors are stored in the tins.

I was thinking the same thing as I watched this video! I have one of these tins, long emptied, from my late mother-in-law. And yes, I store buttons in it.

What happened was mobile phones and social media took over.

It has been INTENTIONALLY DESTOYED and it will get much worse.

People are idiots now

Kelly, ❤ your words….wish these new generation kids can learn from this.

@@withgoddess7164 Yep! No conspiracy theories, just absolute TRUTH! It began in earest sometime in the mid-late 90's and escalated after 9/11 into what we've now become as a nation, society and culture. The question is, just WHAT "entity(s)" are behind it. That's why the gentleman who wanted " to make America great again" is/was/will continue to be, vilified, defamed, destroyed....HE KNOWS.....HE KNOWS....

​@hey boss are u? Yes it's watered down.A million isn't what it used to be. If you're a millionaire today that's like calling yourself middle class in the 90s

For the worst .

MAGA DONALD TRUMP

Go to Brighton beach New York here is like in 90s nothing changes

Nobody staring at their phones

The last Woolworth's, is in Bakersfield, CA the in- store diner, is there with the original restaurant menu.... Another blast from the past, Block Buster Video Store, in Bend, Oregon... you can buy DVDS and VHS 📼 tapes.

A blessing and a curse. We remember an age when things were much better.

If only we appreciated it more, at the time. Don't think any of us could even begin to imagine the world live in today.

I agree 💔

I'm 50 now haha. But to be honest, here in the South, it's not too different now than it was in this video in a lot of respects.

I was only around 6 months old at this time and it’s wild seeing how much things have changed in the last 33 years

Absolutely spot on! So sad, but so true...

I was a manager at a Dollar General in GA in 2017-18. You would not believe how absolutely cheap that company is. They only staff the stores with 2 people at any given time, and one of them is always a part timer. Its on the managers to stock the store, as well as help the other employee cashier if need be, handle all the other store duties and so forth. I worked evenings, and the part timer would not come in till 6, so from 3pm till then, I'd be alone, and no way I could have gotten to all the stuff they want you to do. During the 2017 holidays, it was an absolute mess in the store I worked in, and me and the other 2 managers could barely keep the shelves stocked, which we would get in trouble for from the district manager. They would not hire any seasonal help, or allow anyone to stay after hours and do some stocking or even some cleaning. In fact, the closing manager has to be out of the building by 20 mins after closing, or they start calling and asking why you are still there. I ended up quitting about 3 months into 2018 after constantly getting barraged by the DM over things it was virtually impossible to do. I have no idea how they find people to work in these places anymore. The one I worked at, since the pandemic, is only open from noon till 8pm now days, because they are short of help. And they keep opening new ones in my area, which are also on limited hours due to them not being able to find staff. Its mindblowing.

@@treysimmons7707 This is all so true. Every time I go into one of their stores (in fact, I was just in one today), the lone employee looks totally exhausted and overwhelmed, between trying to unpack stock and fill-in the shelves, while customers are lining up at the register and hitting the counter bell, because they don't want to use the one self-service bay. That's why the first thing one notices when entering the store are signs that state that they're hiring. I would guess employee turnover to be quite high.

@@birdsfan57 And I forgot to mention more about the part timers I talked about. They would want us to hire people, and lie to them and tell them it was 25 plus hours a week, but they would really be getting 10 hours a week, 2 shifts. So, most people we hired, when they realized that (I actually told a few of them off the bat if I could see they were really needing money, Id go look, you better go find another job cause you'll only get 2 shifts here) was going to be the case, they'd quit. Of course, the DM would blame the high turnover on management. Every 2 to 3 weeks, we'd be hiring new part timers, and within 2 to 3 weeks, they'd all be gone. It would only be me and the 2 other managers for a week (of course we'd be in trouble for working more than 35 hours a week in this time) working the store, then they'd lure some other poor, unsuspecting people in, it was never ending. Ours did not have a self checkout, just 2 registers, and we were in a very busy area, so from about 4 till 10 pm, we closed at 11 (unlike other DGs, this one stayed open an hour later due to the high volume it did), the place was slammed 7 days a week. And you know another shitty company with similar policies? Family Dollar.

@@treysimmons7707 I feel your pain. Dollar Tree seems to be another "high-turnover" company. Many stores understaffed, with aisles obstructed with palettes of unopened boxes of goods to be shelved and merchandised, and not enough employees to do the job. Sad...

every kid thinks the era they grew up was the best..some old man is probably telling you how great the 60s were.

i was born in 2003 but i think the 50s-80s are better

No TATTOOS they didn't show up, until 2005

@@kathleenking47 There were tattoos then.

@@Religious_man not as much. Most were Navy, or motorcycle clubs

That depended where you're from.

People turned into rabid monsters who hate each other , I miss the sixties and seventies growing up!

You ready to fight for it? Most aren't.

@@steverye8872 All we need to do is put God first in our lives and mountains will move.

@Mauricio Ramirez I agree but we have to remember that God helps those who help themselves and also God hates a coward. Words alone won't curb the evil rising in this country.

Nooo!! hatred and social justice and being as tribal as possible is what we want now:)

@@steverye8872 God does not hate. God said He would heal our land if we obey Him. We must reaffirm that we are One Nation Under God and place our trust in Him and place our trust also in Jesus. Peace be with you and do not be troubled.

I was a kid in the 70s and loved getting grilled cheese and egg creams at the Woolworth cafe after shopping. We were so lucky then.

@@ajvintage9579 My first job was at Woolworth Ala Moana. Honolulu, Hawaii. I worked at Harvest House restaurant in 1975. The made the Best Burgers, Hot Dogs, Shakes. and Sundaes.

Same. My grandmother worked at Woolworths as well and it was so special going to visit her cuz sitting at the counter and having a milkshake, the days before digital intervention cell phones Etc were quite lovely in retrospect

Edward, if you do find a time machine, please take me with you. I was born in 1961 and worked as a cashier in 1977. No scanners, looking for price stickers, and heaven help the cashier who forgot what was on sale that week!!

My mom is the same age and she remembers absolutely loving the ice cream at Woolworths. I feel like I went to one of the last remaining ones in my city when I was a small child (I’m 34) but who knows.

So what you’re saying is you’re 50+ lol

@@geniuswithacapitalk Ssshhhh 😅

No..the people back then SMOKED and LOOKED older I'm 64, and in my group, I'm the BABY I know plenty in their 70s and 80s

I think it has something about how they themselves consider themselves old adults or indoctrinated into the system and that makes them look that way if they believe the lie.

@@TanyaKatherine if they believe what lie?

well said sir

you all were a bunch of slackers not like the old ole 1920 we dressed nice and had real conversations you all with your big retail chains they don't even know your names

Nostalgia is a funny thing. How quickly we forget physical altercations over limited numbers of Elmos and cabbage patch kids, or what a dump every Woolworths was. In my area the lunch counter was long gone by the 90’s.

​@@larryaugsburger8452 Funny, none of the 4 Woolworth stores that my family frequented during the 60's, 70's and early 80's were "dumps"...Guess it depended on which area one lived.

@@birdsfan57 This video was from the 90’s. You really don’t remember the crappy $3 sneakers and the rest of the low quality merchandise, huh? Nostalgia is a funny thing. They went out of business in 1997, so it was a pretty ugly decade for Woolworths.

And whiter

@@spaniardsrmoors6817 WHAT?!

@@aaronwilliams6989 Less minority immigrants.

They were an older crowd too.

@@nuttybar9 Be more careful what you post.

Ms.Sandy , Woolworths store in Bakersfield,CA. the last one in America, and the restaurant is there, with the original menu. the last Block Buster Video Store, is in Bend, Oregon.. you can buy DVDS and VHS 📼 tapes.....

Hey JLo

Back to the Future, JLo , there's a Woolworths store in Bakersfield, CA last one in America... The last Block Buster Video Store,is in Bend, Oregon 😊

Oh me too

Oh God, they had the best grilled cheese and fries in the in store restaurant. And the ketchup is always so good....better than at home

@@SuV33358 yes! That's right! The ketchup WAS amazing lol. Glass bottled or those red plastic nozzle tipped bottles. It was rich and tangy. Ranch was only a place cowboys came from 😂. Were things greasy? Sure. But we ran, skipped, walked everywhere and played so we burned off the caloric intake and drank water from garden hoses to keep hydrated. Can we talk about garden hose water? Whether it burned your mouth from heat or cool from shade....omg....Evian WISHING it could compare.

I know what you’re taking about, but there were dangers around even then.

@@Mami_Loca "Mami's Here!!" 🤩

These people probably didn't train children, if this was 1990

@@kathleenking47 what do you mean

Yes, embarrassing and frightening at the same time…. and it’s only going to get worse..

We are rebuilding at this time

@@cameronfulluci2543 We aren't rebuilding, we are being demolished from within.

@@jimkeskey your 100 % right👍

We're fucked

Me too

because you're not a little kid anymore, that's what changed.

Many malls became unsafe as well. They became a place for gangs, thieves and ppl didn't feel safe.

They are a time traveler

Good News : There's a Woolworths store in California, RU-vid : Woolworths store in California, and, you'll remember this from the past , the last Block Buster Video Store, in America, it's in Bend, Oregon.....

And 80's and 70's .... :(

yes 70's and early 80's for me as well

The last Woolworths store, is in Bakersfield,CA .. the restaurant is there, with the original restaurant menu..... Another blast from the past, Block Buster Video Store, in Bend, Oregon... you can buy DVDS and VHS tapes 📼.👍

Thank God ,They could've broken a hip if they had.

@@nuttybar9 lol TRUE! When I first started watching this that was my first thought, “omg PLEASE don’t pounce on each other!”

Yep, they used to sell fish, lizards, birds and hamsters at ours in the basement, strategically located next to the toy department.

Yeah, we had the pet dept. in our small Woolworth's (no diner) There was a giant red with colored feathered parrot there for years. People had taught him cuss words...probably why he was there so long.

I do

Oh yes!!

Yes !

Today, mostly pyjamas and jogging pants!

They still make them

They had club sandwiches that were served with fries, a pickle and a small side of coleslaw. It was a real treat for us when my grandmother would take us for a day out! Woolworth's, an all day movie then Horn & Hardart's for dinner! They had a picture of what food was behind the little door. I remember how heavy the tray was with their little brown dishes!

I'd get a grilled cheese & fruit punch.

The last Woolworths store is in Bakersfield,CA. the in-store diner, is there with the original restaurant menu.👍

People were hungry

Back to the future : the last Woolworths, is in Bakersfield, CA. the in-store diner,is there, with the original restaurant menu..👍

Oh yes, it was the full day out!!

They were so much better quality than the ones sold today.

@@larrycj4382 Proper filament bulbs, no LED lighting garbage.

100% true. Sadly true, and it's to our detriment that we've become this way.

You're not alone my friend. A lot of us pine for those better days.

It’s ok to cry ☺️

"Your" America? You better go back to Europe where you came from.

​@insinty just because something is new, doesn't mean it's better. Just because something is old, doesn't mean it's bad. Let's not do false equivalents.

Thank the Immigrants for ruining our country

And the record department on the bottom level of their store on Broad Street in Philadelphia. Saw the movie" To Sir With Love" when it was first released and my cousin and I, immediately after leaving the old Broadway Theater across the street, ran to Woolworths to buy our own copies of the theme song. Still own that 45, along with those of Diana Ross, (with and without The Supremes), Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ("C'mon, Marianne"), and the Jackson Five...

Relive those days ! The last Woolworths is in Bakersfield,CA. the in- store diner,is there with the original restaurant menu..👍

Vanishing? They're gone, replaced by confusion, ridiculousness and a flock of sorry ppl.

In Mexico, we still have Woolworth stores.

@@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880 that's awesome because I really do miss having them here in the US.

that was considered crazy and chaotic. .

These old timers were born into, or grew up in, the Depression. Some of the old men served in WWII or Korea; some of those women lost husbands or sons in those wars. I doubt many had a television until they were adults.

Their minds had not been rotted by MSM.

I know! I wish I had one of those huge white tins a lady had. 😋

NO TATTOOS however, they do have places where there's tattoo removal

You think those hideous late 80s/90s clothes were nice?

@@Arbysroastbeefjuice Yes. Some of them. I like the men's dress slacks and the women's long skirts and dresses. I see people wear weird and ugly clothes nowadays. I myself used to wear clothes that don't look good, not realizing how I looked.

​@@Arbysroastbeefjuice some of them were nice and people use deodorant back then nowadays people don't even shower like maybe once every seven days

Walmart ruined America

That's exactly what I was thinking

I hear some people even paid for the merchandise…

​@@alfredofettuccine9425 trust me there were many shop lifters back then too. but they used to be more discrete.

Walmart wasn't on the scene yet... Today people don't give a sh*t. I miss the past.

As you can see from the video that's because t most of the shoppers were just elderly people LOL

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