It’s nice seeing a cashier at every register.

People were less pissed off back then.

I worked loss prevention in a Super KMart back in 1998. The store is closed on Christmas, but they still need someone in the store to monitor the freezers, so if one of them shuts down, they don't lose all that frozen food. I worked the midnight shift. Was the only person in the entire store on Christmas Eve. It was honestly a little eerie, being in that giant store all by myself. There's so many places for someone to hide in there. To keep myself occupied, I grabbed a bicycle and did high speed laps around the store. Nearly killed myself.

I'm so grateful to have experienced life during the 80s and 90s.

I never thought I would be watching people shopping at Kmart but here I am. The nostalgia is real with this one.

Never thought watching a Kmart store from the past would reduce me to tears....ahhhh yesterday....we just didnt know how good we had it....

People seemed so civilized and respectful

I think everyone who watched this can agree that our society has devolved in massive tangible ways! 1 order. 2 cleanliness. 3 civic pride 4 enthusiasm. God bless y'all

It’s true when people say that KZfaq is the closest thing to a Time Machine. This is pure nostalgia! RIP Kmart 🙏🏽

These classic videos prove that KZfaq is the closest thing to a time machine.

The 90s , I WANNA GO BACK😢

I was 14 in 1992. I would do anything to be back there again with the full knowledge, memory, and exoerience of my 45 yr old self in my teenage body.

Forever grateful to the person who captured this beautiful moment in time.

Such a simpler time.. The employees appear happy to do their jobs, no one is losing their sh*t over a minor inconvenience, no unruly children, and no bloggers pulling pranks for social media.. What a time!

Everyone looked so sane just 30 years ago! The internet has made us all crazy.

1992 doesn't seem all that long ago, but it might as well be another world when you look at the cars, the clothes, the people with no cell phones giving each other eye contact

what caught my eye right off was the lack of SUV's in the parking lot

Seeing regular people just being is so calming. No dancing, no branded content, no antics, just being.

It’s crazy watching all of these videos and seeing people actually being chill and not sucked into their phones

What a cool time capsule. You never think mundane things like this would be interesting at all when taken in the moment, but wait a few decades and that changes.

I never thought I’d live to see the day when the 90s were “old”.

So weird not seeing everyone staring at their phones.

It's sad that they are "all" gone now. Kmart, Sears, Montgomery Ward, Thrifty Drug Store, Longs Drugs, Toys R Us, Orchard Supply Hardware, Payless Shoes, A&W Rootbeer (for the most part), Homebase, and many others, and in general, "Dime Stores". Plus all the stores that my parents and grandparents saw evaporate. There are still a few stores left, like JCPenney and Ace Hardware.

I worked for Kmart for 25yrs until we closed the doors for good 😭. There's never been a store like it. Loved the video brought back memories

I was 16 in 1992. Never thought that decade would be the last good decade we would have.

I miss the way things were back in the 1990's, I feel quality of life was so much better back then unlike today.

Thank you for sharing these memories. I've been looking for videos like this lately. I was 13 in 1992. With children of my own now, I can't help but think that there was something magical about growing up in that time period and a distinct innocence that has all but disappeared from today's experience. I'm sure every generation has this kind of viewpoint, but it feels like it's much more marked with Gen X. I miss going to Blockbuster on a Friday and wandering around the place with family, and trying to get ahold of that new release before it was all rented out.

Imagine wearing a long sleeve shirt and tie to work in a Kmart... Mad respect. I miss these days.

Amazing, no one is being rude or impatient, everyone is dressed like they're actually going out in public and not like they just crawled out of bed. Even the kids are well behaved. We weren't perfect back then but at least we attempted to be civil. Sidenote : the electronics employee ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT!! 😮

I was 12 years old and I remember the 90s as just having the greatest times in my life. If I close my eyes I can still feel the cool summer mornings just starting getting ready for a hot day, riding my bike, rollerblading, swimming or go going to a theme park. My childhood summers were the greatest times to be be alive as a kid. To better times. Embedded into my DNA forever.

Man….I remember going to K mart as a kid and my parents would have in depth conversations with the store members and we would get popcorn at the snack stand and be in there for hours. It would be such a joyful experience as a child…nowadays I really dread going into stores and try to go either real late or early in the morning to bypass all the impatient, rude and assimilated population.

Thee thing that impressed me the most is how patient everyone was back then. I was 32 back then and I loved shopping at K Mart. What a lovely piece of Americana.

Pulling out fresh money from the bank envelope ✉️ classic.

I just really really really miss those days 😢

Back when you couldn't just google reviews on TV's, you had to actually talk face to face with someone and trust that they knew what they were talking about. Simpler times. 💛 I miss actual customer service!

Man it’s a trip to see all those shoppers and no one is talking on a cell phone. Some of them ignored or acted shy and didn’t want to be on video when the camera was on them. I was 22 in 1992 and seeing the K mart logo and the cars in the parking lot brought back memories of being a 22 year old. I would go right to the record section and get a Coke and a box of way too salty popcorn on the way put.

Ironic how people were more connected without the Internet

Ah yes, paying with a check at Kmart..... those were the days!! Does anyone else have memories of the Kmart cafeteria? That was a treat when I was a kid!!

Back when there was actually customer service and person to person interaction 😢

This is back when stores were still stores and not giant warehouses.. Cashier's were still human and the employees knew everything about the products they sold without getting on the internet and looking it up.. I miss those days tremendously.. We have really screwed things up pretty bad in the past 30 years..

Ah yes the 90s, when people were living in the moment, interacting, not looking down staring at their phones like zombies.... Miss that everyday... 🤧🤧🤧

I miss hearing those dot matrix printers at the checkout. People wrote checks and the cashier took their time getting the info from the driver's license. The guy in electronics tried to explain to the customer and help him. Good luck finding an employee now in any store and if you do, they know much less than I do.

Why is this so heart warming? ❤

People seemed nicer and less sick and less depressed and irritable back in hese times. Thanks for this video brings back memories for me. There was a k mart where I use to go to and I was in that city a few years ago and it's now a wasteland.... I don't think they turned the old k mart building into anything, there's alot more drug addicts and homeless people around there. You can see how mentally un well people are compared to the old days. Something about the footage from the camcorder, the vibe in the air this video reminds me of the good old days with super nintendo and sega genesis, n64

When it comes to the phrase "you can't go home again", I am unsure if people realize that applies to places you have also shopped/been to in general. We don't think about it while growing up, and take for granted what it once felt like to go so some place as simple as a Kmart, with a family member who has now passed, in your childhood neighborhood which doesn't look recognizable anymore, etc. I appreciate these nostalgic videos; they are very therapeutic. RIP Debbie, 3-5-20.

In just thirty years. Look at how much more civilized, courteous and well mannered the folks here are compared to today.

The sound those cash register printers made! I had completed forgotten about those old printers.

It's crazy the 90s look like the 70s did in the 90s. So retro looking

The most important thing I see in this video is the respect everyone have for each other. Children are properly behaved and the employees are very respectful and helpful. Discipline was 100%.

I miss these days. People knew how to interact. No one is distracted by social media

When i was a kid i always loved the small rides they would have out front. You bet your boy was excited to go to K-Mart everytime 😅

Wow!!! This is so great!!! 92 was a great year! I was 15. Now I’m 45. I miss the 90’s. A wonderful decade ♥️

They got some " Full House " going on in Electronics, that is so cool.

4 years before I first came to the united states of America in 1996, so sad that I can't watch my little village back in the early 90s when I used to lived there, but I can have my consolation to watch these good video from 1992.

When I was kid, my dad bought me a BMX bike from Kmart. All the neighborhood kids poked fun of it calling it the Kmart Special. Still feeling the effects of the trauma 35 years later

I worked at a KMart in the mid to late 80s, things were so much better then. I was just telling my kids recently that when I worked there we had to hand type in the cost of each item since we didn't have scanners, about 80% of the people paid in cash, 15% with a check and the few that did pay with a credit card (there were no debit cards) required us to pull out those roller things and carbon paper sheets and hand write everything in. I miss those days.

I remember people used to go talk electronics at Walmart and Kmart with the associates that were actually knowledgeable

The sound of those old registers is hitting me right in the nostalgia!

I was a cashier at K Mart in the 90s in high school. The sound of the register even brought back memories. So cool!!

If only it could be the 90s again. The last greatest era. I was 12 in 1991 and I'm so happy that I was a 80s kid and a teen during the 90s and had a chance to experience those eras.

I love how full house is on the TV to add to the nostalgia 😂

I got my first stationary bike at Kmart in the mid 90s. I still have it today and it still works.

A trip to Kmart was everything for me as a kid . And if we ate too wow what a treat lol

I remember my mom putting clothes on layaway for me and my siblings. I still remember exactly what the store looked like inside. It was huge.

I worked at a Kmart in Arizona 1991-93, this is exactly how it looked. Had to wear the same red "smock". They paid everyone in cash every 2 weeks hoping you would spend the money on your way out the store on things you saw all week while working 🤣 Remember layaway? And seeing people actually paying with check sure brings back memories!

Notice how not only could you find a salesperson to help you but he understands what he is selling. My dad used to ask a bajillion questions in the electronics department when he was picking out the newest tv, stereo, or camera and the poor salesman was able to answer most of them.

This Has Been the Most Relaxing & Interesting KZfaq Videos, I Think I’ve Ever Watched, A Kmart Vid. The Good Ole Days, Returning to Live One Day in the 80’s/90’s Would Be A Dream Come True! Thank You for Sharing.

Believe it or not, it was calming watching this video! It made me realize how much society has changed in the last 30 years and how impatient and rude people have become. I think we've lost our basic human respect and courtesies. It's a shame. I do see though, that TV prices are still about the same! ( car prices certainly are not!)

ah yes, the memories. I can still smell the popcorn and hear the announcement of the blue light special. My very first candy bar I ever bought was a Mars Bar from K-Mart. We had a Ford Fairmont then. My mom driving that day. I sat in the back seat holding that candy bar and staring at it remember how special that was. Imagine that? Excited about a trip to K-Mart and my first candy bar! haha! That was a big deal to a little boy.

This post made me smile. Very nostalgic. My mother was a merchandiser for Hallmark and two other brand card companies. She worked for a few KMarts, Toys R Us', and Targets. It was through my moms friendships, that I got my first after school job at KMart. I had that same red smock. 😊

Man, seeing that miniature carousel in front - you just don't see that anymore. The old packs of baseball cards at the register, too. So much stuff I took for granted back then.

Love the sound of that cash register back then. This brings back so many memories. Look at the prices! Unbelievable.

Worked for Kmart for 9 years right up until Sears went bankrupt in 2017. We still used half of that tech from 1992, lol.

I needed this right now, you have no idea.. Sincerely, thank you.

Wow I was 19 at the time of this video and I forgot what it was like to see so many checkout lanes open at once. You can go to three stores in one day now and probably not see that many lanes open in all the stores put together.

Even in the 1990s many of their stores felt like they were in an era of decline. The height of this store's glory was the 70s and 80s. The "Blue Light Specials" were iconic. And it kept shoppers in the store for longer so they could see what the next special was. Their cafeterias had good food, too, so taking time to sit down for a meal while shopping was often on the to do list. By the 90s, much of these special touches felt like they were slipping away. And, of course, they were. As we well know now.

I was 21 in 1992 and lived 20 minutes away from Suitland. It was never consider to be a good neighborhood, but I will take the people shown in this video over the ones we have today. Everyone seemed very nice and friendly, children were respectful, and the staff was articulate and knowledgeable. What a world of difference!

A window into a different era where people loved each other

I love this, thanks for the upload. I remember always going with my grandma to K Mart and I’d always call it THE K Mart which my granny thought was pretty funny. She would always buy me something at the food court which is why I liked going, usually I got a icee or a pretzel.

As soon as Kmart got shutdown by my house years ago, that’s when everything started becoming weird. This world has changed so much since then.

Two years ago, I made a decision to use my phone very sparingly… and I’m happy to say I’ve maintained that. What I didn’t expect were the extra benefits; A few months ago, I was just lying down in my bed doing nothing. Literally, looking at the wall. Suddenly, I had a brief but very vivid flashback of a lazy summer day in my childhood bedroom in the late 90s/very early 2000s. I even remembered the details of a comforter I hadn’t seen since my teens (I am in my thirties). I actually felt like I was back there, I even faintly recalled the smell of that room. I remembered the feeling of summer days were it was common to spend chunks of the day doing nothing, and enjoying it. It dawned on me that’s so rare nowadays with the constant stimulation we get from screens and calls and texts etc. Back then, you watched your favorite show when it came on, maybe a movie in the evening, maybe went online once to check your email or something…but otherwise just spent time one on one with people, reading magazines/books, and truly relaxing. This video brings back those feelings.

Fun to look back at these times. I believe the customer looking at the TV's was trying to ask which video formats the TV could display; NTSC or PAL (or both), rather than what voltage it could operate on.

Going there with my grandpa in the 70s was best time of my life.

No automatization, you actually got to interact with real people. Miss those days😢. Videos like this are time capsules and should be preserved for future generations to show them how good it was then

Kmart will always hold a special place in my heart. I can remember my mom and I going Christmas shopping, back to school shopping and Halloween. You couldn’t tell me back then we would no longer have Kmarts. Goes to show you nothing lasts forever ..❤

I worked at KMart in St. Clair Shores, Michigan from 1988 to 1992. It was an amazing company and I continued to shop there for decades after. I miss this company, this store, this experience.

This is literally my childhood right here. Seeing those makes and models of cars, the interior of the K-Mart, and all the CRT TV's lined up on the wall... it just bring a tear to my eye, of that cozy 90's consumerist aesthetic that was such a part of my everyday life back then.... It really moves something within me, that pines for this point in time that can never come back. Brings me back to the days in which I was still playing Super Mario World and watching new episodes of Ren and Stimpy.

1992 still had late 80s vibes going on.

Back when you could actually talk to someone about a product you were thinking about buying, miss those days.

Omg the new Jack Swing playing on the TVs! I remember new Jack Swing was all the rage. I miss the laid back feeling of this time. Nothing mattered but the present moment.

Man I remember having to write the person’s driver license numbers on checks! Wow lmao I’m old and mom I love you ❤️

People really worked back then. Stores had a good number of employees! Sad we can’t say the same of today.

The salesman in electronics knowing the voltage difference outside of the US is pretty good knowledge! Something you don't really see these days in retail.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS . ... this is the same exact Kmart me and my mom shopped at all the time. i was 9 at the time of this video. I miss my mom so much. THANK YOU SO EFFIN MUCH FOR THIS UPLOAD

I feel like this is not the same planet. We have entered another dimension or something. I remember these times, so surreal.

Love this! The sound of the old registers, people writing ✍🏾 on papers, the electronics section was spectacular back in the days… we had it so good!

I worked at a kmart in 92. I could almost feel this.

I love footage like this - just capturing everyday life in a period of time.

No one walking around showing the butt. No flash mob robberies. No one fighting in the parking lot! I wish we could have this back

Miss these days, everybody is smiling even with a camera! Loved the simple days!