Shopping at a Kmart store in 1999 

Even Kmart from 1999 looks so much more appealing than what we have today.

What's truly mind blowing is 1999 seeming so old and "retro" , sometimes 99 only feels like two or three years ago for me lol .

I miss the sounds of the old cash registers. It felt like you were really making an important transaction!

Getting pizza at the little food court was all the incentive I needed to be a perfect angel while my parents shopped. Miss the Kmart era now!

This brings back memories of my Mom and I taking my little boy to K-Mart and getting a soft pretzel and a soda pop after shopping. Mom's long gone, my boy is 28 and married and I'm a lot older than I was, lol. Nostalgia is a bittersweet thing.

I miss the out dated looks of Kmart, it felt comforting

You know you’re old when you can remember when Walmart and Kmart were on the same level.

Who remembers the “blue light special”? Still a great idea all these years later

Man, I wish we could go back to times like this.

Say what you want but these stores were so organized and finding items was so easy. Wide isles and pleasurable to shop. Yeah, I miss that for sure.

0:46 Legend has it, this girl is still picking out sheets in an abandoned Kmart.

Funny I’m seeing this now. I told my brother yesterday I miss Kmart and if we still had it in our area, I’d choose that over Walmart 100%. He agreed.

Can't believe this was 24 years ago man I miss the old days.

It’s like looking at photos of family members that have passed away. These videos are fun and warm but they are haunting, it’s eerie seeing peace before the world turned to shit in 2001

I miss those big bags of Kmart popcorn was just as good as movie theatre popcorn

My first job was at Kmart in 1996. I literally feel a little dizzy watching this. Synapses that have been dormant for almost 3 decades are firing like crazy. It makes me lightheaded, I mean, physically, truly. Thank you for this wild, strange trip. Some of the videos on your channel make me feel genuine heartbreak and grief for the loss of an analog world. ❤

I remember when stores used to have arcade cabinets in the front of the store in the 80s / early-early 90s. That was fun times.

Nostalgia at its finest!! The sound of the cash register paper printing, the intercom, the style. Omg 💜💜😭😭

The best display of Books and the cheapest prices on CDs...just a general nice feel throughout the store. It was a treat just to be there.

I'd forgotten how annoyingly popular Martha Stewart was in those days.

I wish they would've filmed the toy aisle. We used to go almost every sunday and I'd always run straight to the toys. Good times.

Much simpler times I miss those days at Kmart

Everything looks so clean and well organized! ❤

A different planet. And the new planet is really gross.

I graduated from high school in 1999 and it was such a great time. Look how many products are on the shelves and how fully-stocked they are. Now when you go into stores they seem much more barren. Everything seemed more plentiful back then. I miss shopping at K-Mart, Sears and Zellers (up here in Canada) with my mother and grandparents. We shouldn’t live in the past, but at least we have fond memories to look back upon. Take care everyone.

KMart was my dad's favorite big box store, which meant I got to tag along. (He liked the golf equipment that would be marked down super cheap.) They had the best toy selection at the time, IMO, so I loved it too.

Clean store,shelves full,nothing locked up behind glass. No one running out with stuff not paying. I miss those days.

I miss the Kmart Cafe. My grandmother worked in one during retirement, she raised me from birth until I was 17 yrs old. I have many fond memories of sitting in one of those hard red booths, eating a hotdog and fries, or nachos and cheese, waiting for her to clock out at the end of the night. We'd walk through the darkening store, hearing the announcement "attention Kmart shoppers, our store will be closing in 30 minutes, please bring your selections to the front for check-out". Shame they all went of business, the last one in my area closed up about 15 yrs ago. They were overpriced after all the Walmart's started to take over and became ghost stores, mere skeletons of what they once were. Even into my 20's I would walk down their halls and nostalgia would wash over me.

I love when Vampire Robot uploads a new video. Because I know it will be a nostalgic trip to the past!

One thing I love about these videos is not only the nostalgia but just the wonder of what you were doing or where you were when these videos took place especially if you were around during those said times. I was 5 years old i remember in kindergarten. Best era to be apart of i swear🤦‍♂️

We still have Kmarts in Australia really popular here 😊 I miss the late 90s so much!

Worked at Kmart in 1999 as a teenager and let me just tell you all those pastels from Martha Stewart collection are hard to get out of your head.

1999... my favorite year i lived in.

My mother worked second shift as a cake decorator in the bakery department at my hometown's Kmart back in the early to mid 90's. My father would come home from work and he would take my brother and I sometimes to go shop and visit her. My father bought me my snes from there because I had a good report card from school and I still have it. Walmart eventually took its place in the building after they closed down, but it was so much fun shopping at Kmart, especially going to the cafe and getting pizza.

This Kmart and the one you put up a while back from 1992 with the vintage red K with the turquoise mart sign is extremely nostalgic.Hard to believe that in 1999 their were still over 2,000 Kmarts in the USA.

Way nicer than our Targets today. Neat and organized. Clean. Product out. Always wondered if I had a childlike perspective and that’s why I thought department stores were so exciting on the weekends with my dad but apparently they were clean and stocked! We do not have a clean home and bath store anymore.

Oh man, I am so happy that I've subscribed to your account. Me, my Mom and the rest of my family we miss Kmart in the United States so much, so keep up the good work and upload more videos in the 90s if you can please.....

Sadly, this is how the latter days of KMart were....you'd go into this big, clean, well-stocked store selling everything for very reasonable prices, and the place would be....empty. Or almost so. I never understood what the big pull of WalMart was. But it just sucked customers out of KMart like a vacuum cleaner.

I worked at Kmart first as a cashier, then at the courtesy desk / returns then took the security training and went on to be a Kmart rent a cop lol it was a great place to work for it’s sad to see then gone , memories that I’ll remember forever.

Shortly before the retail apocalypse. You would never guess shopping at Kmart in 1999, that they and other giants like Sears would be gone in twenty years.

this was very nostalgic for me I even remember shopping at Kmart in the 70's and 80's with my mom and my grandmother wow I was 29 years old when this video was made in 99

Wow…the Martha Stewart stuff takes me back to when I first “niced up” my house after I got my first decent job. A few months ago I found two sets of the floral MS dish towels I had put away as extras, brand new in their late 90s glory, colorful before the advent of griege (although you can see the bland coming in this video). Her brand overall was nicely made and long-wearing. Some of the bath towels from that time have survived as pet bedding. The edges have frayed but no holes after almost 30 years of use. I also bought nice business casual shirts at Kmart and 4 are still in use 25 years on-a little faded but very well made. They’ve never even lost a button and the two extra buttons are still attached on the inside. In fact I’m thinking of carefully taking one apart and making a pattern from it. I have another 3 shirts by the same brand, in the same style, that I bought when Kmart was going out of business but by then the quality and fit had changed for the worse and I stuck them in the back of the closet.😢

ME and my folks used to go to Kmart every friday night after dinner in the late 80s/early 90s. Me and my dad would go to the cafeteria to get a slushy and some chocolate (they had some nice chocolate there that I remember) and we'd talk about life, football, friends, etc while my mom shopped. I have so many amazing memories there. Loved Kmart. Problem is Walmart moved into our city in 1997 and killed it.

Love the close up shots of the woman typing at the cash register lmao

Kmart screwed up when they didn’t renew Martha’s contract. I said back then, “if Martha leaves, so do I”. Everything in her line at Kmart was quality. Everything was well made, and lasted. Our guest room still has towels from Martha’s everyday collection. They show no wear after 20 years. The glassware, china, and kitchen gadgets are still in use, and if we see any at thrift stores, we buy it. We bought 3 MSE vegetable bowls last week. It’s too bad they self destructed.

OMG I can remember loving going with my mom to K-Mart in the early 90’s because I always got a warm pretzel 🥨 and a slushie

The cashier was pleasant😂

I still have my Martha Stewart dishes from KMart!

Help me, help me, help me Martha Stewart! Take me back to the 90's!

It’s Saturday morning and now I’m watching people , over 20 years ago, shop at Kmart. Felt just like yesterday

Does anyone remember this recorded announcement...? "Attention Kmart shoppers! For your convenience, we've installed customer service call boxes throughout the store. If you need assistance, please press the button on one of these call boxes, and an associate will be right with you. Thank you!" 😁I'll never forget that one! I also remember hearing "SERVICES NEEDED IN SPORTING GOODS." and "SERVICES NEEDED IN THE LAYAWAY." (sigh) Good times.

Keypad tapping on the register as a choir screams “I wanna know what love is”

Always remember as a kid going to Kmart with my dad and how clean and nice everyone that work there and how easy it’s was to find everything there was how wish stores like that were still around

Omg.... I used to work at K-Mart in Bozeman, MT, back in 1987-1989. I made $3.05/hr and absolutely loved my job and working there. I made employee of the month, ran the toy dept, dressed up as an Easter Bunny, and K-Mart would get a birthday cake every month and have a lil get together. Ahhh, fond memories.... i still remember my employee #. We lost our K-Mart 😢

Seeing that Martha Stewart section brought back memories. She used to make a 3-wick Vanilla Bean scented candle that was by far the best smelling candle I’ve ever smelled to this day. Great memories!

Looks just like yesterday! Used to spend almost every weekend as a kid in "K". It's amazing what we take for granted today...looks like such as nice shopping environment unlike the noise masses of craziness today...

even back in 1999 the stores were empty

Nostalgia feels

Back in the day when the cash register matched the walls, floor, ceiling, and the employee's shirts 😂

Miss hearing the blue light special announcements over the loud speaker. Especially around the holidays when people would rush to find the flashing blue light pole in the right department to find the sale. 😂 Also.. Can we take a moment to appreciate the "real" oldies playing in the background here. 😊

I'm desperately holding on to 1999 to avoid crossing over to the 2000s 😅

I worked at Kmart in 1999 ! Thanks for giving me flashbacks ! 🥺

Take me back! These were the days

As a Former Sears Auto Center Mechanic and or As a Sears Employee (Kmart was a Sears owned establishment) For 6 years and it has been quite an honor. Kmart And Sears was one amazing Store Chains.

At least one thing is still the same at dept stores as they were then, you still can't understand what people are saying over those lousy PA speakers. Oh, and you may still hear Foreigner playing somewhere - if you are lucky. My manager at KMart circa late-90s "Don't take this the wrong way... but you are just not Kmart material." There were concerns from other staffers in the electronic dept that I wasn't following the 'blue book' . It's true, never cracked the thing, I just sold and helped customers as best I could. Good times.

I really liked this one love all the kmart and walmart videos it would be cool to see people shopping in a super kmart

I remember going into Kmart back in 1978 or 79 i was 6 years old. Me and my mom were in line cashing out and I saw my friend from school. I grabbed the microphone for the intercom and started yelling his name throughout the store. My friend started laughing and my mom was pissed and embarrassed

I think I commented before on another Kmart video about my Mom working in the Kmart Cafe (it was more of a country diner if that makes sense) that was in some select stores in the early to mid-90's. She made really good tips and mostly the elderly would go there to eat after shopping out in the store. We used to go to other Kmart stores and get discounts with her employee card. I was always in the electronics section looking at the newest Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, GameCube and PC games throughout the years they were available. Seeing these shots bring back memories of how the store layout was and it still is very vivid in my mind. I just remember when we'd all go shopping, my Grandpa would be at the Garden section, my Mom and Grandma looking at clothing, birthday cards, bedsheets, etc., and then finally me at the video games. We would all eventually meet up and head to the checkout. I really miss those days.

Amazing how immaculate the store looks, shelves are filled and everything is properly organized. Sadly my memories of Kmart are mainly less of this and the sad last moments before shutting down.

Crazy how we still touch the stuff to look at it even though we won't buy it guess its that physical interaction with the world we have

Its crazy to see this. Thank you for sharing! I was 7 in 1999 but remember Kmart so vividly. I play a game called VR Chat, which is simply a virtual reality video game that lets you hang out with people online and create custom made content. There is a 3d recreation of a early 2000's Kmart that you can explore. For some reason its one of the most popular maps in VR Chat for people to explore and hang out in. I think its just cuz you really cant get the same kinda feel or vibe anywhere besides an old big box store.

0:10 Even Rhonda couldn't help Kmart.

Kmart was THE best - loved it. My favorite store ever. I'm still so upset that all the stores have closed. Martha Stewart should revitalize Kmart to bring it back to it's former glory. Her line at Kmart was better than anything available now, and it was classic ❤💚❤️

Wow! I actually remember that Franklin promotion at the Kmart Cafe! I thought that was a fever dream until I saw this video. I knew I wasn't making that up! This is why I'm subscribed to this channel!

Makes me miss the time period. I was 14 in 1999. It was a simpler time then .

Such great nostalgia this channel bring

I liked Kmart. They had a great toy department and yummy snacks in their lil cafe.

This remind me of when my nana would take me with her to Kmart:( it was the best time of my life I’d do anything to go back and hold her hand while we shop

Why did they close down K-Mart? They use to be as big as Wal-Mart are today but over the years you started to see less and less K-Marts and more Wal-Marts

I have fond memories of Kmart in the mid 80s, especially during the Halloween season. Those masks were just designed differently back then. I can scent memory that rubber and foam smell. Kmart’s popcorn machine, too.

You helped me prove a point. Thank you from the year 2023🐬

Looks very clean and neat. Like someone wanted it to look that way.

"14.06" She looked so thrilled to be working there. 😂

My first job was at a Zellers in Canada. Very similar vibes. Was there for 7 years and became a manager before the building leases were bought out by Target. Many friends and memories made. Great times.

Dang, people sure loved their Martha Stewart product 😂

The Little Caesars at mine was so dark on the inside but it was by design. It felt like a fancy restaurant. The smell of icys and popcorn...

I miss the old world. Grew up in the 80's and 90's. This new world is a bland, wicked, miserable shell of its former self. For people like me, this isn't just nostalgia, the old world really was a thousand times better, in so many ways that we can't even describe.

First of all ty for your channel!! so many good memories❤ first thing that came to mind.. LAY - A- WAY 😅

BTW Thank you for bringing all this amazing footage back to life. I thoroughly enjoy each upload of the past. I was a very young first time mother during these years.

Ah those good old K-mart days in the 2000's, the smell of pizza & The Lord of the rings on the display tv's. Good memories 🙂

That was back when people from all around the country would flock to the K Cafe. Most people think I’m joking when I say Kmart Cafe’s used to make some really good food back in the day.

Legend has it those loafs of bread are still sitting there.

Those people are now 24 years older than they were then. So am I.

The cashier looked so done but it was perfect ASMR. I hope she's doing well today.

I cant stop looking at these videos, brings back so many memories..😩

Excellent customer service. Very engaging and warm. Kmart is here to stay.

I specifically remember the hanging ad of Martha Stewart in her bathrobe and mug...I have no idea why, but it's the only thing that stands out to me watching this

I miss KMart. The Super K's were the best!

Wow, this Kmart is absolutely stunning. I used to shop at one at Somerville Massachusetts for many many years. I also worked at one in Texas around this time. Didn’t look as good as this one. I wonder what soft lines looks like ha ha ha. Anyway, thank you so much for sharing this. Good times great memories and I miss the K Cafe so much. It never looked like that with that beautiful bread, basket and selection of nice things to eat. Oh my word.

This is nostalgic but also a harsh reminder that retail stores are inherently depressing