Christmas shopping at a mall in 1993
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2023
- Footage of some Happy Merry Shoppers in Florida at the Dadeland Mall during the very busy Christmas Holiday season.
Mostly footage from the Macy's store there but some other fun festive shots around the decorative mall.'
This video last around 5 minutes or so.
#dadelandmall
#macys
#burdines
Why do I torture myself watching these? These wonderful times are GONE and it makes me so sad.😞
Ikr... =(
Right there with you. If I could find a time machine I wouldn't hesitate to go back to the 80s/90s. 🤬 This miserable era I'm stuck in. I can't stand the 20s, I want to go back so bad, back to a time when the world was a much happier place to live in.
@@Elementalitihappier for some.
@@Elementaliti I hope i'm reading you right, but you're 20 today, wanting to go back to the 80s and 90s?
@@CinHalCedHerChance no I wish I was still that young
Seeing groups of people without cellphones clasped tightly in their fists is even more heartwarming than the holiday decorations.
Did you watch this vid and post this comment on a cell phone? 😂
@@EarthsGeomancer don't wanna offend you but i see this stupid comment everytime. Even if the persons comment was written on a phone so as i do right now, it has simply nothing to do with the fact that people are insane with their phones in public nowadays.. And another thing , back then it was in fact a different time.better without phones in public..you can say what you want. It is not just only nostalgia what a lot of people claim. Stupid !Wrong!
@@downtown9451 Cherry picker. If you think phones have worsened society, throw yours in the trash.
@@EarthsGeomancer 😂😂 people who claim only nostalgia have an addiction to their phones and modern media. They like and love how it is now and they don't wanna hear the opposite haha
This was their idea of the cellphone. Brilliant
Is it just me or does looking back at these videos make you feel like you took those times for granted?
I really and I mean REALLY miss those days compared to today.
Same af. I’m sad everyday 😂
I was 14. Seems like the good old days
My dad bought SNES for us boys right around this time. What a time indeed
Yes, but to be fair most people don't really know how good they have it at any point in their life until that time has long passed. Especially if you were a child at that time.
How I miss these days 😩❤️❤️
Sure do miss those days. I was in High-school in the 90's, and everything back then was more simple. Shopping, better quality clothes, food court had fun food, people were just happy.
Better quality clothing-for sure!!!
Nostalgia has a way of making everything look different through the lense of the past. Problems still existed, they were just different. Waco happend this year…
Us queer folk not so much. I miss a lot about the 90's, but I keep in mind I'm wearing rose colored glasses when I remember them.
I don’t care what anyone says; we were happier then.
@@Ch3rryT3a waco did not affect the entire nation. the scale of the problems we face in the 21st century dwarf anything that happened in the 90s. they were better times, it's ok to admit it. "bad thing happened in 199X". yep. no one is saying problems didn't exist.
Time is evil
Except when things go from bad to good. Then time is good.
@@rovhalt6650 agreed
Unfortunately it has gone from awesome to extremely horrible!
And it's going by faster and faster every day
2:41 that old register noise brings back so many memories shopping at the malls.
It sounds like a drill.
It sounds horrendous who would like that noise
I was 20 in 1993 and working in the young men's department at Sears during the Christmases from 1991-94. There's a young man in this video at 04:13 who could have been me. Had a very similar look in dress, and build to myself at the time. I'm 50 now and wouldn't have a traded a second of my youth in the 80's and 90's for a do-over in this decade.
My takeaways: technology hasn't changed too much in the department store shopping experience aside from the cash registers, older people were healthier looking as I don't see anything in terms of motorized carts, obesity, and general personal hygiene demeanor as they all seem pretty sharp and more well off. People definitely dressed nicer and looked more at peace, just more basically content generally speaking.
They are shopping at Macys so they have a lil money. But I agree, the vibe is so much more peaceful.
Older people are definitely in better shape TODAY and living longer. Many of them just don’t look as old as they did back then. The people you see here are people that went shopping that don’t need a scooter to ride on in the first place. Medicine and healthcare is better now. Also scooters are mostly used at places like grocery stores and Walmarts more than you’d see them at malls.
@@Ms.Delphine1204 living longer maybe, but quality of life is worse. Technology can keep your heart beating but cant make you HEALTHIER. You see in the video people in their 70s and perhaps 80s just leisurely walking around a crowded mall. These days all these people are being cared for in nursing homes or with issues that does not allow them to go out. I haven't seen this many senior citizens out shopping in a crowded mall in a VERY long time.
Keep in mind, most people you see in this video who look like they're in their 70's are actually most likely in their 60's.
not nearly as much radiation back then to ruin ever aspect of our being yeah.....
I went to mall recently and noticed that most people just looked emotionally burdened and unhappy.
not nearly as much radiation back then to ruin ever aspect of our being yeah.....
Because people are more divided than they've ever been
I went shopping today for clothes and it's amazing how unhelpful people are now. Grocery shopping these days is like maneuvering around zombies.
@@Alabaster335 sad to hear , shopping ppl still seem to be ok enough where i live , though yes everyone else always looks zombie like to me
though i may look the same like that as well since im always sleep deprived -w-'....
Everyone is depressed, there's no more joy in our lives.
Everything was more affordable back then and better quality! People were happier and had hope!❤
Almost has an asmr touch to it so refreshing seeing people move about not talking loud or on a cell phone not doing tiktoks around the store such a great time 😊
The decorations were beautiful! I always loved going to the mall at Christmastime. Those days in America will not be forgotten!
Macy's apparently hasn't updated its interior look in more than 30 years.
The video feels newer than it actually is, thanks to the decorations and even the bags with the current logo on them. Doesn’t feel like it’s 1993, more like mid-2000s imo.
@@faheemabbas3965The hairstyles match 1993 though.
I was 12. Can confirm what we all know- these were the best times to be alive. Malls were safe, cashiers were helpful, people took pride in how they looked.
Now artificial intelligence will rule the world
Back when malls were booming.
Now they're disappearing due to online shopping
2:50 Always love to watch for these escalator shots! Such a familiar essential I always enjoyed as a little one, taking us to the next level of shopping wonderland!
Why does 1993 seem closer than 2003?
People were so much more respectful of each other. Store cashiers actually acknowledged the customer instead of treating them like they are being inconvenienced. Times have changed.
@@rosierose2717Yeah. I'm surprised they were even fired considering how often employees are not always that nice to customers anymore. It seems like alot of the attitudes employees got fired for 30 years ago are now often getting away with it. Many managers today don't care how employees treat customers as long as they're still doing their job efficiently and helping to keep the money rolling in. Theyre really bad now in places like Walmart. Back in the 20th century, managers cared about manners and friendliness to customers alot more than they do today. "The customer is always right" has sorta faded out in more modern times
@@alvexok5523ok karen
And as a retail worker of over 17 years i can tell you the general public has declined greatly over the last decade or so, especially in the last 3 years. Its uncommon to be a retail worker or food service worker for over a year without being physically assaulted by a customer. Its absolutely nuts. And verbal assault is a constant, they can say anything, even how they plan to kill you to your face, and management will do nothing. You'll get called every name in the book multiple times a day. You think being a customer is bad? Lol you are the ones with all the power. One lie to the right corporate head and you're lookin for a new job the next day. You are an inconvienve to the company because you cost them money every hour. The money is all they care about, and the customers have the money. Therefore; the customers have the power. And many of them know it and use it for fun.
@@beakfish7319and not to mention, the pay for non-management positions is absolute crap, and who the heck wants to put up with all that abuse for poverty wages? I know that even 30 years ago, retail didn't pay high wages and the workers weren't living lives of luxury, but they generally could at least afford basic necessities, and college students working those jobs could at least pay their tuition, and didn't have to worry about homelessness or going hungry if they didn't have the option to live with their parents. Wages haven't kept up with inflation so no wonder no one wants to do these jobs anymore, and the ones who do work them are miserable and aren't motivated to give premiere customer service.
@@alvexok5523 It's because they realized that customers aren't always right.
I love the vintage Macy's bags! Wish they still made them like that (classy).
i would go back in the blink of an eye.
Wish I could go back 🥹🥹🥹
One day 😀
Me too
Me too.
You can relive it in the afterlife, read ndes.
I remember going to Millcreek Mall in Erie, PA in October of 1992 and again in October of 1993. This is EXACTLY how things looked then as well with the crowds of people, the positive relaxing vibes and me sometimes eating at restaurants there amongst all this. This was very enjoyable to me and watching this video brings back memories of those times I traveled to Millcreek Mall here
1993 was an EPIC year....Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Cranberries, Wu Tang, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg...
And for movies you had Jurassic Park, Dazed & Confused, The Fugitive, Falling Down, True Romance
Dear God, take me back!!!
nowadays you cannot even find a person to help you at a store, and now you gotta pay for a bag, and not everyone is glued to there phone. simpler and happier times imo, even though i was born this year 😂😂
Remember when you could go Christmas Shopping and a mass shooting never even entered your mind 😂 🇺🇸🎄🎁
Why did you use a laughing emoji? Mentioning a mass shooting is not funny
Right tho!? The good old days! Everyone had a gun, but everyone also knew how and when to use it. Everyone also knew you could fist fight someone if words weren't working. Now everyone goes straight for the gun to solve everything little thing.. its insane how bad its gotten so quickly.. =/
And there were no illegal immigrants or BLM 😢
you must not have seen the news reports of postal workers mass shootings back then
@@minipandora22 illegal immigrants has always been a problem. what world did you come from?
Hated the troll dolls. I worked at a local department store (Schottenstein's in Columbus, Value City elsewhere) around the time of the video, and we were selling Russ Trolls (which everyone wanted) at $14.99 for the larger size. We had non-Russ brand at $12.99. This one particular loudmouth guy started screaming at my boss in Housewares, Toys and Sports, claiming he had seen our ad on TV list the Russ Trolls at $12.99. While he was loudly arguing that with her, others heard the argument and joined in, claiming the same thing.
Eventually about 20 people started running down our toy aisles, grabbing the Russ Trolls and tearing off price stickers, and it was a near-riot when my boss called head of security up there. He got them near the office and wrote their names down, ostensibly to let them know anything, but offered to show them the exact ad, which we had in the office and could show them the paper ad AND the commercial. "We don't need to see that, we know what we saw!" And all this hysteria started with one nabob trying to save two bucks off a Russ troll.
Wow!!!
At least they wanted to pay for things, before BLM
@@JamesChatting More like the Jan. 6 insurrectionists....but they're payin' now :)
This couldn't have happened. I've been assured by the rest of the chat that back then everyone was polite, calm, and courteous at all times, and that crime was only invented after cell phones became popular.
@@draveed Heh, believe me I wish I had a cell phone back then...I'd have made a fortune posting videos of this stuff :)
I remember this year well,I was in 6th grade and remember
Peeking at the Christmas presents while mom and dad were on the weekly bowling league.
The Christmas decorations are quite lovely.
Shorts at Christmas time, aaaah yes, must be Florida: 1993 was a good year, when Macy’s still had their Christmas Shop
Ahhh, I was 6 in first grade. ❤😊 best Christmas ever that year.
I was in the 9th grade
I think about Christmas shopping with my Mom and Grandparent's at Valley View Mall in Roanoke, VA throughout the 90's. It truly felt like the holiday season, but I was also a kid excited for video games and toys haha. Just seemed like all the stores went all-out on decorating their stores and the big Christmas tree in the center of the mall. I just don't see that full effect today.
Macy's bags always looked very classy with the thin big lower case letters. the aroma of perfume & cologne and the echo of peoples voices, especially in the food court. I miss that
I lived a few minutes away from this actual mall in 1993. I'd go there at least once a month. The close-up shot of the red Burdines shopping bag at the end of the video makes me nostalgic because they were a famous Florida department store. It's not around any more. Toward the end, many Burdines locations became Macy's stores, and the others closed completely.
That one woman was funny: "Am I in your way?" 😂
this looks like it’s gonna randomly show up in youtube recommendations in a few months
Awww. ..... I remember there was a Macy's on one side of the mall and a Gottschalks on the other with a B Dalton in between. Oh my goodness, the 90s..... my how time flies.....
Tines when people were normal and not brainwashed by fancy high tech, ai and social media
Good old days..❤❤❤
Why do some people act like the 1990's was the Paleolithic era? It wasn't that long ago! Jeez!
@@kickingfatality Still, it wasn't like in the Flintstones where they used a bird as a record player
The advances in technology since then though make the 90's like the last decade before most of humanity was plugged in 24/7 with internet, social media, smart phones that changed everything. It's a different world. It was 30 years ago, I was 20 and the changes since then seem like it was lifetimes ago.
The 90's were a Hell of allot better then today!
@@stormwulf117Lol. Flintstones wasn't real. In the Flintstones world, dinosaurs and humans existed together, which never really happened.
@@diabolusvincitThe majority of people didn't have any internet until the mid-90s and then it was the dial-up modems with that infamous screech/ringing noise. Emailing started becoming more used in the average household in around 1995/1996.
The internet and email existed in 93 but it was mainly office businesses and the wealthy. At my highschool in 1992, I took a computer class and we were still using the old Apple computers with the bright letters/black background, and I never remember our teacher ever mentioning anything about the internet in that class. I never really started hearing about it til around 95 or so
I was 2 years old 😅
I was not born yet 😢 So pretty videos
Those were the days, my friend. Check out the top music of that year. Damn good stuff
Quite a few people ‘put themselves together’ to go to the mall.
In 30 years, YT will have videos titled "Christmas shopping at a mall in 2024". Then all of us will reminisce about the "good ole days".
everybody knows these were the peak best times for america
This doesn’t even seem like that long ago yet people seemed to different. Modestly dressed, no pajama pants with their bellies hanging out. People seemed to have had more respect for themselves and for each other. I was 7 years old in 1993 and remember it fondly. My how times have changed!
I was 9 years old. I remember going to the malls and also seeing Jurassic Park. Good times.
Mostly i wish i could live that day!
Ah my town's mall used to be that busy. Good ol' McKinley
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Nice vid
Merry Christmas
And they said Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
My way back machine😍😭
We will never see Christmas trees with incandescent likes like that in a store. It's all LEDs which are too bright and look unnatural.
Miss these times
Yes❄️
Amazing to think that all of these people, even the children, are no longer with us.
The best part is they don’t have smartphones. As an 80s baby I miss the simple times like this
The person at the beginning is like “Showgirls for Grandma Sue, Showgirls for the kids, Showgirls for the dog. You’re all getting Showgirls, Showgirls all around.”
Christmas decor outside where it snows continuously blows my mind.
Interesting, what do you mean?
@@vampirerobot I mean in warm weather places. All Xmas images are snowy and such, but when you see people in short sleeves and shorts mixed with the imagery. The cold and the snow is all I've known..
@@briank.8925 Oh okay. That makes sense..
The sad part is these malls will eventually all shut down, there just isn't a market for malls anymore with online shopping.
Never before seeing a stroller that I recall on an escalator.
Paper bags everywhere in the mall.
This is how I remember the early 90s. The perms, the costume jewelry, the unique glasses, the horribly fitting jeans and the truly magnificent jumpers. Glorious.
Snow birds here in Fl on vacation 😅
Seems like it was five years ago!
This is nice. Now so many people are rude, on their phones, you hear about them having fistfights and trampling each other for Black Friday gifts. I like the simple, calm hustle and bustle of the old days like this. Just leisurely browsing, gentle chatter, etc. Except that woman bought every Showbox. How will I get a Showbox now?
And not a single person accosting the cameraman!
Ahhh... the year i was born...
The first few minutes of this video appear to have been filmed at the Macy's in Aventura. That store is completely unrecognizable in its current state.
I used to breakdance in this mall in the 80s. I can almost smell the cardboard, sweaty knee pads, and Cinnabon right now. I'm gonna need to do the worm down the hallway to get this out of my system. Just praying I don't break a hip.
I was just telling my 16yr old daughter how the malls were onced filled with people and stores. I still don't understand why development moved to strip malls.
I'm just guessing, but overhead, cheaper to maintain, less hassle?
With an indoor mall you'd have a lot more overhead/costs. Security, cleaning, maintenance (lights, plants, fixtures, decorations) etc..
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My first Christmas at 5 months old
Shopping mall still look pretty similar in New Zealand. Apart from troll dolls, I've not see one of those for while.
I was two months old..
I wonder how they got that last clip. Did they know about the film and how did they get so short
Im always curious how people dressed back in the day and I feel it hasn’t really changed
Burdines!! That's a Florida store!
People were happier back then.
“Are you being helped?” You don’t hear that shopping anymore. The Burdines shopping bags must be a South Florida Mall
Yes! Burdines was a Florida department store in the 1990s. I used to shop there.
Ahhh 1993, when Mighty Morphin Power rangers toy lineups were selling like hotcakes.
I was in 7th grade then, I sure do miss these times!
1993 was the year I was born
It ain't over yet everyone. There is still time for civility. Smile at someone. Hold the door for the person behind you. Say 'thank you' to the cashier next time. It's the little things that will bring it back.
I was 6yrs old in 1993
The Year I got my Super Nintendo and Sega !
Can't believe this was 30 years ago I was four years old at the time.
Me too! 89 here!
I was 2!
I was born in 1993
Back when America still had some values left and women actually wore clothes that covered them. Tattoos were not in yet either.
Does anyone know why these videos were recorded back in the day? I know it wasn’t to share on social media 30 years later 😂
I was three years old
I was 16
Those wered great years
Clinton Era .
Lot of. People enjoyin shoping
No cell phones no pc was betterall then after 2008
All I can think of is this-mall is vacant, water damage, collapsed ceilings, vegetation and all the souls who’ve walked through there. This was truly the last decade before technology took over and pretty much changed how we live. Makes me wonder what this generation will say in 30yrs like I’m saying now.
the sound appears at 2:50
I was 3
Back when people worked and ACTUALLY HELPED A CUSTOMER OUT
Back when the staff were paid enough to care.
Its so interesting, it seems everyone agrees that these simpler times were better when we weren't all distracted by phones and social media. Yet as soon we all go back into the world everyone forgets and society continues to get worse lol
Where's the DeLorean???
There were like no fat people back then
Christmas was garbage in 1993 I wasnt born gang 💀