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Oh how the times have changed - A Look at Old Christmas Catalogs


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Those are so cool!!! Brought back lots of memories of my childhood in the 70's. I will have to show my 11 yr. old daughter. I have told her about some of the toys and dolls I played with as a child. Now I can actually show her. Those prices are a hoot!!!! Sure wish they were like that now, lol. Under $10. for dolls, $25. for play furniture, wow. Thanks for posting this. Its great.
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I looked at the Sears 1985 catalog expecting everything to look super-cheap. I find much better prices on similar items today! No wonder I didn't get the good stuff as a kid - there were no deal sites like this. Can you believe that my Mom had to comparison shop in person!?!
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This is amazing! I think I had every single thing on the page of the '88 catalog with the Fisher Price kitchen! My friend is getting her daughter a kitchen this xmas, and my mom and I were just talking about how nothing compares to the old Fisher Price one! It's so true! And all these other kitchen gadgets and food accessories...all of it was amazing! Nothing out today comes close!

 

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Funny to see how language and word usage changes over the years. Picture from the 1969 wishbook, certainly couldnt get away with this these days LOL http://www.wishbookweb.com/1969_SearsChristmasCatalog/images/1969_SearsChristmasCatalogPage0251.jpg
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This is wonderful!!! I found my prized kitchen set that Santa brought me in the 1986 catalog on pg 406! I was 4-years-old, and I got that kitchen and every little piece of plastic food and tiny cookware you could think of to go with it! I used to pretend I was a mommy and play with it all day; making meal after meal for my imaginary babies and husband. I almost cried when I saw that picture. I haven't seen that kitchen in years!! :)

 

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