20 People Show Off What They Got At the Mall in the 1980s
Carly Tennes
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11/09/2024
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Though haul videos may be all the rage today, showing off what you got from the local mall has always been cool. Case in point? These iconic '80s photos depicting shoppers showing off their bags — and sometimes, offering a glimpse at what's inside.
From CDs to ice cream and new jeans, here, 20 people show off what they got at the mall in the '80s, featuring photos from Joel Sternfeld and some captions from Redditor u/slow-moving-sloth.
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“Miss Piggy notebook, 45 records and love the vintage Gap bag! The record in purple is the ELO logo, I'm pretty certain...could it be a song from Xanadu?” -
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“A sweater and a Semiconductor Replacement Guide!” -
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“Designer jeans, mustaches, V-necks and chest hair.” -
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“Wedding card and I spy that Bamberger's bag, blast from the past!” -
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“Five friends on a clothes buying spree, I see that Limited bag!” -
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“TV Guide, the quintessential magazine for all humans.” -
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“Drinks from 31 Flavors and a baseball bat - I recognize that bag around the bat from Herman's Sporting Goods.” -
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“Fairy Tale themed kiddie pool.” -
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“Who's Who in Baseball.” -
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“Soccer fan with fresh iron-on buying New Jersey postcards from Woolworth’s” -
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“Red shorts guy has a very handsome suit.” -
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“Sassoon guy and girl bought a shirt with parrot on it.” -
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A couple flaunts their ice cream cones at a mall in Colorado -
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A kid sips some Coke while hitting the stores. -
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“Dot-Matrix printer portrait of couple.” -
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Parents fill their carts to the brim at a toy store. -
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A (presumably) exasperated dad poses with his Disney Store haul. -
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A mall-goer carries what appears to be a poster. -
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Kids glimpse at their JCPenney goods. -
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Kids show off their toys and ice cream.
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“Miss Piggy notebook, 45 records and love the vintage Gap bag! The record in purple is the ELO logo, I'm pretty certain...could it be a song from Xanadu?”
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