Top 20 Stores That Don't Exist Anymore
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Жыл бұрынThese stores are staples of history, but they sadly don't exist anymore. For this list, we’ll be looking at retail outlets that were once the pinnacle of your shopping experience, and are now a faded memory. Our countdown includes Borders, Radio Shack, KB Toys, Sharper Image, and more! Have you ever shopped at one of these places? Let us know in the comments?
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@WatchMojo Жыл бұрын
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@cadillacdeville5828 Жыл бұрын
Probably a good at least half of the list I shopped at at some point in time. Toys r Us, Montgomery Ward's, Blockbuster, sports authority and several others.
@Matt-sn3lo Жыл бұрын
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@andreking7138 Жыл бұрын
Lionel kiddie city was in direct competition with Toys R Us, whatever happened to them.
@dotubum Жыл бұрын
Shopped at K-B Toys, located at Crossroads Mall in Portage, Michigan.
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Yes, Blockbuster was THE place for video rentals. It brings back fond memories, especially for 90's and 00's kids. Shame that they wouldn't thrive as much in the age of streaming.
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
Streaming is pretty good tho so I wouldn’t say it’s a bad trade
@lamonteblakemore7957 Жыл бұрын
Used to love shopping block buster
@romanarroyo6086 Жыл бұрын
I agree blockbuster was the only thing to get movies back in those days but we can’t hold on things forever of course I’m not the one to judge at all but still I’m not only miss blockbusters but I also miss Toys “R” Us They used to have the wonderful toys back then but alas all things must come to an end as they say😢 and yes I’m crying and yes I will accept your comments for help me to cheer me up so that way I could feel better and thank you truly
@alifuller1658 Жыл бұрын
Who didn't I used to love going in that store
@alifuller1658 Жыл бұрын
It's going to be alright 🙏
@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын
These stores are simply unforgettable. They will always have a place in our minds and hearts.
@PresidentKony Жыл бұрын
is that Sus from the hit game Amogus?
@tonyneedsjesuschrist Жыл бұрын
UNTIL YOU DIE AND THE MEMORY FADES
@floydsemlow8253 Жыл бұрын
I usually say the 80s is the best decade ❤️ I'll include the 90s also. For it was the last of the Great American dream. The retail giant's haven't been the same since 🤦😞
@JorgeDeZacatecas Ай бұрын
I @@floydsemlow8253I would argue the 2000 where probably thee best partly cuz still the Internet was barely a thing and social media was barely taking off. It was a true Transition from 2000 to 2005 to then 2010 everything being a bust lol 90's where dope I was born in 1987
@pooky-changaming4089 Ай бұрын
@@floydsemlow8253I always say that the ‘90s were the BEST time to be a kid-I should know; I’m a ‘90s girl.
@toddw14 Жыл бұрын
As a kid, those sliding doors of Toys R Us was like opening the pearly gates of heaven.
@MsDisneylandlover Жыл бұрын
Lol but nothing beats heaven
@tox9809 Жыл бұрын
@@MsDisneylandlover Toys R Us does
@pooky-changaming4089 10 ай бұрын
Indeed! Walking through those doors was like walking through a portal to another world-a magical world full of joy (and shiny playthings!) just for children!
@derekstaroba 9 ай бұрын
I really liked KB toys. I remember this weird video game system I bought from there when I was like 11 and it was really fun. I also had a PlayStation but I would often play the one from KB. Cant remember what it was called. Had a game would fly around in a spaceship
@maxwell-gn2jn 7 ай бұрын
Hahahaha so true. It was like a magical kingdom. Before my Toys R us shut down about 8 years ago I went back. Just did not feel the same as when I was a kid. It was actually depressing.
@V_Smith_ Жыл бұрын
I actually had a job interview at Circuit City. It was a large group of people too. I later found out the reason why there was so many people was because they had fired a large number of their "senior" workers and were trying to hire new people just so they could pay them less. Absolutely insane.
@DecrepitBiden Жыл бұрын
Goes to show everyone is REPLACEABLE, no matter how much skill you have or how long you've been there.
@pasadenacatpink Жыл бұрын
This world can be an unfair place at times.
@dicksmith3163 Жыл бұрын
I was one of those people. 14 years of service..
@mojo3318 Жыл бұрын
Wow.
@TheGreatSalsaMan Жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane that corporate office employees making well more than what they’re worth thinks it makes any logical sense to get rid of dedicated employees who know what they’re doing and make the company money just to save payroll dollars…was it worth losing dedicated employees in favor of high school dropout stoners that don’t give a $&@% Experience andcearning more for it should not be punished by termination considering how much you gave for the company
@zakirstocks9514 Жыл бұрын
I Absolutely missed K. B. Toys and Blockbusters SO much from my Childhood Years.
@ARTSONICFAN990 Жыл бұрын
SAME!
@davidbedard6824 Жыл бұрын
My first real job was working at KB Toys when I was 16. Worked through high school and part of college. Good times.
@zakirstocks9514 Жыл бұрын
@@davidbedard6824 Glad you had Good Memories with K.B. Toys. 😀😃😄😁
@doctorwyvern9992 Жыл бұрын
Never got to shop there, mainly because there weren’t any near where I lived. I feel like I missed out on something.
@mutantapk Жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember I think the last thing I bought there in 2004 was a double pack of Jurassic Park toys they had there; wish I could have gone back.
@rayneozier Жыл бұрын
It was truly a special experience stepping inside of a Blockbuster as a kid🙏🏽
@manueltapia1859 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I remember you can play videogames inside there too
@monstersociety3360 Жыл бұрын
My favorite part was renting video games I wouldn't have gotten the chance to play otherwise. I discovered a lot of hidden gems I otherwise wouldn't have at Blockbuster.
@josgn Жыл бұрын
Yes
@dreamguardian8320 Жыл бұрын
Indeed it was.
@rosemadder5547 Жыл бұрын
We had a “popcorn video” first that dated back much further. I loved that place.
@kennethtaylor3467 Жыл бұрын
miss Toys R Us and KB Toys. very difficult to look for kids' toys these days without stores dedicated to them on the scale they carried. plus remembering how much of a treat it was to look at their shelves when i was younger
@TheGreatSalsaMan Жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder why exactly they all failed…
@goofydxni 11 ай бұрын
Toys R Us is doing pretty well now, valued at over 1.3 billion in the US
@pooky-changaming4089 8 ай бұрын
@@goofydxniMeaning that an official comeback just might be around the corner! I hope that happens! I long to take my soon-to-be-5-year-old niece to a Toys R Us store-and get her a bunch of toys, like any doting auntie!
@maxwell-gn2jn 7 ай бұрын
Target and Walmart are too blame. Just not the same anymore. Dedicated toy stores had a magical presence.
@popman1966 6 ай бұрын
I hear you I shop Amazon for my niece and nephew
@apeeples22 Жыл бұрын
I miss Borders so much. I’ve always loved books and every time I went there I was in my element. I remember when I had my first child I would take her and buy her a book and just have a nice quiet cozy time out😢
@samarycastro Жыл бұрын
Their kids section was always so cute! How I miss borders! 😭
@apeeples22 Жыл бұрын
@@samarycastro I know me too 😭
@samarycastro Жыл бұрын
@@apeeples22 Barnes and nobles just doesn’t have the same vibe as borders did 😔
@apeeples22 Жыл бұрын
@@samarycastro yeah I’ve been there a couple of times and it just didn’t feel the same.
@jaclynsanture6643 Жыл бұрын
i loved borders it was great
@Aluciel286 Жыл бұрын
Surprised Sears didn't make the list. I used their catalogs for my Christmas lists for years. It blew my mind when I learned you used to be able to order houses from them.
@brownbeautyxoxo7442 Жыл бұрын
The last time I was in Sears the Kardashians had just put out their clothing line and 3 piece jewelry sets. All the Sears started closing like the next year😂😂
@disneygirl3630 Жыл бұрын
Used to pour over their catalogues as a kid/teen ( I’m now 20)
@Phanthief95 Жыл бұрын
There’s still some around. I know of one in Braintree, Massachusetts & it’s the last one I’ve seen in the state.
@veronicado1016 Жыл бұрын
@@brownbeautyxoxo7442 hahahaha😂
@raymondhopwood9393 Жыл бұрын
And back in the early days, they also sold cars when you could buy one for 5 or 600 dollars.
@BajeBeauty 10 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, Barbados still has Woolworth, RadioShack and Payless stores up and going strong.
@williamedward3176 Жыл бұрын
One of the biggest Canadian shopping memories I have from the 80’s as a kid was Consumers Distributing. Nothing could beat looking through the catalogue, finding what you wanted, get excited about it and start saving for it, then going to the store and giving your item number….only to find out it’s not in stock 😂
@francoisregis2155 5 ай бұрын
Indeed so many memories of buying Transformers gi joe and LEGO there
@pabloruiz6224 Жыл бұрын
Man, I remember when I was little, the two stores that I’ve been too, were Toys R’ Us and RadioShack. The nostalgia really gave me so much memories. 😢
@lessismore8533 Жыл бұрын
Also the discovery store!
@drbluzer 10 ай бұрын
As an electronics hobbyist , RADIO SHACK was THE STORE for my shopping !! In the mid 1970's I bought a quadrophonic amplifier , a turntable , an AM/FM tuner a cassette tape deck , and four (4) MC-500 bookshelf speakers all from RADIO SHACK !
@DiegoDiablo 5 ай бұрын
Seems like your best days were behind you lol 😂
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@Antcomander Ай бұрын
Ok
@darthstarkiller1912 Жыл бұрын
Borders was my favorite bookstore next to Barnes & Noble when I was a kid. Went there so many times and bought plenty of books and movies. Miss it so much.
@HikazePrincess Жыл бұрын
As far as bookstores go, I mostly remember B.Dalton and Waldenbooks in my local mall
@dreamguardian8320 Жыл бұрын
Me too. Let's just hope Barnes & Noble doesn't meet the same fate and go out of business, now that people are starting to read books online on their Iphones. Otherwise, we might not ever see a real book again at all.
@9386AliG Жыл бұрын
There was a Borders store close to where I live. I used to walk there all the time. But now they closed it and it became a Trader Joe’s store.
@kellyshomemadekitchen Жыл бұрын
I will never stop wishing Woolworth’s was still around. It was such a treat to eat at their lunch counter as a kid. Not to mention the cartoon booths a kid could sit in and watch a cartoon for a nickel while the parents shopped.
@mojo3318 Жыл бұрын
Hi. I like the bangs in your profile pic!
@chayden153 Жыл бұрын
woah, that sounds awesome!
@drbluzer 10 ай бұрын
I'm in my 70's and I totally forgot about the kid 's cartoon booths in Woolworth's back when I was a kid . Thanks for jogging my memory !
@HawkofEndimyon Жыл бұрын
Got to shop at an actual Tower Records a couple months ago in Japan. They are still going STRONG over there with multiple huge stores.
@butterflygirl13 Жыл бұрын
I was surprised not to see KMART, MILLERS OUTPOST, & MONTGOMERY WARD on this list. Miss a lot of these stores. And there was another great book store at the mall I use to visit all the time, Waldens.😢
@funstuff7356 Жыл бұрын
KMart is still around with a few stores...Google says Florida still has one
@butterflygirl13 Жыл бұрын
@@funstuff7356 ooh sweet I’ll have to check that out when I back to FL. Do know which what part of FL?
@XanaxDust214 Жыл бұрын
K-Mart is still officially in business, albeit with only 3 locations remaining.
@mattgerrish908 Жыл бұрын
@@funstuff7356 I'm in New Hampshire and there's one like 5 or 10 minutes away from my house
@SailorAlphaCentauri Жыл бұрын
Waldenbooks was the mall arm of Borders. When one went, they both did.
@angeldquintas Жыл бұрын
Wow, the Warner Brothers store. I was about 5 or 6, I went in there only once as a kid (I think it was just before they closed) and my parents bought me an RC Mystery Machine. I also remember hanging out at KB Toys while my mom and/or sister would shop around the mall. Good times.
@fromthehaven94 Жыл бұрын
I bought a pair of tshirts that had Looney Tunes characters in mugshots with their alleged crimes. The one for Daffy Duck was naturally "the unauthorized impersonation of a wabbit".
@raymondhopwood9393 Жыл бұрын
They had a rival in the Disney Store. I imagine they've gone under as well.
@breezer723 Жыл бұрын
I still have a sweatshirt and a marvin the martian plush toy I bought there . Loved that store
@mojo3318 Жыл бұрын
An RC Mystery Machine! Nice!
@happiestplace3754 Жыл бұрын
I work for years for the Warner Bros Studio Stores in the mid to late 90s to the early 2000s in a total of 3 different stores. I started as a part time employee eventually moving up to a store manager. I was then recruited by Disney to come work for them. 6 months later, it was announced that the WBSS chain would close. I had gotten out in time with no knowledge of the closing. I worked at Disney for years and then Toys R Us. I was still working for TRU when they announced the closings, and eventually closed my store. Now all these years later, The Disney Store chain is also closed.
@jimroscovius 4 ай бұрын
I visited Radio Shack all of the time. I bought my first and second computers from there, worked there for three years, and continued to visit there a lot. I loved the gadgets and the electronic toys. And the catalogs and flyers were awesome!!
@ARTSONICFAN990 Жыл бұрын
Man, the thumbnail ALONE hit me right in the nostalgia. I grew up with a K.B Toys Store, Payless, RadioShack & a couple of Blockbuster stores in my hometown in Puerto Rico.
@TheBiologicalGamer Жыл бұрын
El Payless 😭😭😭
@ARTSONICFAN990 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBiologicalGamer I know the feeling, buddy. I grew up buying my shoes at Payless.
@syxepop Жыл бұрын
Actually "panita", I've had 13 / 20 of the stores in this list within 10 miles of my home in Metro San Juan: - SPORTS AUTHORITY (< 2 years) - WET SEAL* - COMP USA - KAY BEE TOYS* (❤❤) - PAYLESS SHOESOURCE* - THE SHARPER IMAGE - CIRCUIT CITY - FW WOOLWORTH* (the US version, not the existing AU / NZ supermarkets) - SAM GOODY'S - BORDERS - RADIO SHACK* - TOYS R' US - BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO* This list needed to include The Disney Store, now only available within earshot distance of their Parks and online... * in my hometown
@syxepop Жыл бұрын
@@TheBiologicalGamer - no joke, Payless was one of the "go-to" stores in the Island for "cheap shoes". Now we have to choose between the "weaker quality" of Humberto Vidal and La Gloria (founded by the 2 Vidal brothers) offerings or whatever is available at Walmart. Women have a bit more more choice as when Rainbow sells on clearance it goes into that "affordable price range".
@uru_bray7275 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, KB toys was my excitement when I went to my family at the Mayaguez Mall in my childhood. Good times.
@wilburnh Жыл бұрын
It was mentioned that there was only one Blockbuster left, but you failed to mention the two remaining Sam Goody stores still in existence. One of them is in my local mall. I truly miss the good old days though - our mall had a KB Toys, there was a Toy R Us outside the mall, close to an Ames. When I was younger and in a different area, my mom and I frequented Woolworth’s too. So much nostalgia in this video; makes me long for the times when I had less responsibility in my life.
@ysidropachecoiii47 Жыл бұрын
Yup I use to get Garbage Pail Kids cards from Woolworths .....man...
@mojo3318 Жыл бұрын
@@ysidropachecoiii47 I
@maxwell-gn2jn 7 ай бұрын
I miss Woolworths. Walgreens is trash@@ysidropachecoiii47
@carinarosales6899 5 ай бұрын
@@ysidropachecoiii47me too
@hip2besquare1972 Жыл бұрын
Hearing about all these old stores makes me feel so old, but all part of my most fondest memories, especially Border's, that was my most favorite place to go, I could spend hours inside Border's because they carried all of my favorite paranormal romance authors and every time a new one came out, I was there to buy it from Border's, I just knew that they would have it first.
@lisachiappetti6092 Жыл бұрын
What is paranormal romance I am intrigued
@blueblousedesigns Жыл бұрын
KB Toys, Toys R Us, Wet Seal, Radio Shack, Brookstone, Payless Shoes, The Sharpener Image, Media Play, and Limited Too were my favorites
@susandolan9543 Жыл бұрын
The one place I miss is Woolworths department store. They had a soda fountain area in their store and once in a while (depending on how much mom had left after shopping) she would let me get a waffle ice cream cone.
@darkgardenrecords9264 Жыл бұрын
And a damn cafe, where only little people worked
@raymondhopwood9393 Жыл бұрын
Their number one rival was the W. T. Grant Co. They went under in the mid or late 70s. Their downfall came when they came out with their Bradford Appliance brand in an effort to compete with the big dept. stores. It was a big gamble, and it failed spectacularly, and that was the end.
@donnabittner69 Жыл бұрын
I was always hungry in Woolworth.
@jolenetwomey8280 Жыл бұрын
Yes! The best one I ever saw was in downtown Dayton, OH where they had a nifty lunch counter where in the late '80s you could get a nice lunch for less than $2.00. I returned to Dayton in 2017 to find it had closed around '98 or so.
@rwwilson21 Жыл бұрын
As a 90's kid this video brings nostalgia.
@isaiahadams1208 Жыл бұрын
Same here
@gator9339 Жыл бұрын
Same here
@ernieestrada193 11 ай бұрын
Ya
@pooky-changaming4089 5 ай бұрын
Same here!
@HawkknightXC88 Ай бұрын
If only if these stores were back...
@maxwell-gn2jn 7 ай бұрын
I do miss Sam Goody. I remember going there and buying CD's. The feel of opening those new CD's was truly unforgettable. Loved that store so much.
@GamingFanactic911 Жыл бұрын
Man I do miss my childhood and so many of these stores were a part of it. Kids nowadays will never understand what all of these stores were like. ❤❤😭Circuit City, Hollywood Video, Disney Store, Borders, and Blockbuster are among those I miss
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@GamingFanactic911 2 ай бұрын
@@averagelittlelulufan not really. They are just pop up stores; it will never be the same
@herculesbrofister265 2 ай бұрын
They don't need to understand these stores, they go to the mall and make their own memories with current stores.
@TCWRebelsResistanceWords Жыл бұрын
I knew Blockbuster would be number one. Growing up, there was a location only 3-5 minutes (depending on traffic) away from my house and ever since we moved into that house when I was only 6 years old and found that location, we would go there once or twice EVERY SINGLE WEEK and would spend sometimes more than an hour there browsing through the huge store selecting a week’s worth of videos. I STILL have some DVDs that I even bought there once they started selling movies there too. When I heard they were going out of business, I was completely devastated because A LOT of my favorite movies and shows were discovered by the countless hours I spent there. So many fond memories at Blockbuster that I will NEVER FORGET as long as I live
@Bo_D_Hansen Жыл бұрын
I miss record stores so much because I really spent many hours listening to music in record stores when I was a teenager back in the good old 1980's
@waverlyking6045 Жыл бұрын
People just don’t understand. It isn’t the same when you get music on Spotify or iTunes. A store that had posters on the wall, music playing in the background, and T-shirt racks added something to the community.
@Bo_D_Hansen Жыл бұрын
@@waverlyking6045 You are absolutely right
@raymondhopwood9393 Жыл бұрын
There was a record chain in the Atlanta area called Turtles. That was where I bought most of my records and tapes. They also had a Ticket Master location there.
@isaiahadams1208 Жыл бұрын
As 90s kid, who’s about to be in his late 20s, this is very nostalgic. And by the way, I kinda knew that Blockbuster would be number 1 on this list cause I miss movie rental stores a lot.
@lessismore8533 Жыл бұрын
I was born 91 so I’m not full 90s kid as I was a baby in early 90s. Full 90s kids gotta been born like 85 or 86
@legendaryTMNICO 9 ай бұрын
@@lessismore8533I was going to middle school at the time in 91 and I grew up going to Kaybee Toys and toys r us too.
@YakkoWarnerTower Жыл бұрын
I almost remember a lotta of them but Toy R Us, RadioShack, Sears and some classical stores have good nostalgia
@imsomewhatcertain1024 Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly, there is one last Blockbuster store left in Bend, Oregon. The store still rents movies, and it serves as a monument to the once gigantic video rental brand brand.
@gator9339 Жыл бұрын
I thought it became a Blockbuster themed B&B?
@stevengonzalezfedex4641 10 ай бұрын
@@gator9339no I believe it became a B&B in the 90s and still remain open
@junbug9844 10 ай бұрын
It actually mentions that in the video lol.
@618Smokey Жыл бұрын
As a 30 sum year old, I had to pour out a shot in memory of toys r us and blockbuster. Many a good times at both! 😭
@DiegoDiablo 5 ай бұрын
How’s old are you now?
@an0therdimensi0n99 5 ай бұрын
if you seperate the nostalgia factor, blockbuster was annoying af. the whole experience required way too much effort especially if you remember having to rewind VHS tapes.
@jordanserchuk7418 11 ай бұрын
Most of these stores I at least remember vaguely, but I have especially fond memories of Blockbuster, Toys R Us, K.B. Toys, the Warner Bros. Studio Store, Borders, and Tower Records. I wish they were still around.
@pooky-changaming4089 8 ай бұрын
Yes! And The Disney Store as well-I always loved shopping there, just as much as I loved shopping at Toys R Us and K-B Toys! I never went into a Warner Bros. Studio Store-‘cuz there weren’t any in the malls I frequented as a child. Same thing with Tower Records-there were no stores within easy access. I don’t remember actually going into a Blockbuster Video-my family and I, for the most part, bought movies at places like Walmart. But when we did rent a movie, it was usually at a mom-&-pop video rental store in our neighborhood. I never went to Borders-my family and I were-and still are-loyal fans of Barnes & Noble!
@preziosestelle7368 5 ай бұрын
Tower Records still exists in Japan.
@seanalailima5929 Жыл бұрын
I remember at my nearby mall, that there was a Sears, Borders (now a T.J. Maxx), and a K. B. (wasn’t into video games at the time). I don’t know if you know WatchMojo but Toys R Us is back in the United States as a store in Macy’s.
@joshuamohlman Жыл бұрын
I miss the days where my mom and I would go to Blockbuster every Friday to pick out a movie for movie night. Good times
@mell0wm0nkey14o1 Жыл бұрын
Even as a kid i remember going to video store and getting the 5 videos for 7 days special... made school holidays amazing. Have all the friends over for movie days and snacks
@dreamguardian8320 Жыл бұрын
I miss the good old days too😢
@diegodiaz1476 Жыл бұрын
WA
@michaell6807 Жыл бұрын
@@mell0wm0nkey14o1 ha dont forget the video games and smell of popcorn. Sign wish i could go there now😑
@carinarosales6899 5 ай бұрын
@@michaell6807I know right I love popcorn
@CaptainMarvelsSon Жыл бұрын
I loved Sharper Image stores because they had quality (often very expensive) items found seemingly nowhere else. I remember a chess set under glass where the board was marble, the white pieces were ivory, and I don't remember about the back pieces, but it was all electronic. Type in the move you wanted to make and the pieces moved on their own (keep in ,mind this was the 1980s). It cost $3,000.
@jaclynsanture6643 Жыл бұрын
they still have those in outlet malls and at the airports
@squarebear619 Жыл бұрын
They still exist online. I buy some good products from them.
@loganthegemmycollector5950 11 ай бұрын
i agree!
@yodaman5069 Жыл бұрын
How on Earth do you not mention Sears or K-Mart, especially over stuff like Wet Seal or Ames or even Teavana?! I'm also surprised by the lack of mention for Media Play and/or Suncoast when talking about Sam Goody. Heck, no mention of Lionel Playworld, either. And Tower Records over Turtles?
@carinarosales6899 5 ай бұрын
I know right I miss both Kmart and Sears I bought my appliances there at low price
@raina1848 4 ай бұрын
The death of Sears still haunts me today. 😢
@Grego-xz9pt 15 күн бұрын
Oh shit sears!!! I forgot 😱😱 no,way r.i.p 😢
@davidmurray7617 10 ай бұрын
I’ll admit this……The extinctions of Blockbuster, Toys R Us, Sears, Payless Shoes Store and RadioShack still hits me. If only I can go back in time and do it all over again. 😢
@doyouevendab77 2 ай бұрын
Guess what?
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@VlogsIWC 2 ай бұрын
Ok so fun fact there is a radio shack it’s in Colorado
@dangercat9188 Ай бұрын
I miss sears 😔
@SaharaColeman Жыл бұрын
One store that I miss is A.C. Moore, that was the best craft store out at the time imo.
@thedevilsrockstxr2309 Жыл бұрын
They're still around?
@carlycarmine3858 Жыл бұрын
No, I know my local AC Moore is now a Michaels craft store
@bretl17 Жыл бұрын
AC moore was bought up by Micheals
@thedevilsrockstxr2309 Жыл бұрын
@@bretl17 we literally have em in PA....I walk past one everyday
@thehertzman Жыл бұрын
I used to work for Blockbuster as a Customer Service Representative, I was devastated when I got the call from the District Manager saying I was let go due to the news.
@brownbeautyxoxo7442 Жыл бұрын
My friend was working at Blockbuster before they closed. He let me have a bunch of their huge posters.😂 We use to kick it in that store when he was closing. I would pull up and hang out with him for hours.
@mell0wm0nkey14o1 Жыл бұрын
Thats so sad... i was so shocked when i went to the area i grew up in and saw the Mr video and Video Town had closed down.. i mean my older siblings use to go there when they were kids.. i even use to rent the ps1 and games for the weekend
@eas8381 Жыл бұрын
I'm barely middle-aged but this video has made me feel a thousand years old! I grew up having shopped at all but two of these locations. I never thought I would feel nostalgic about electronics, home goods, and sporting supply stores. This has brought back vivid memories of a simpler time and the frequent debate I had with myself as to whether I should make a left and go to Best Buy or a right to Circuit City. Poor planning on the property owners' part, putting the stores next to each other. 😆 I still remember my mother's internal debate between Linens and Things and Bed Bath & Beyond.
@Candace-rg5zs 5 ай бұрын
Same
@mouthoftheeast 4 ай бұрын
"barely middle aged?" How do you know that?
@starmnsixty1209 4 ай бұрын
I think that middle she is usually considered to start at age 40. If 41, or so, technically, a correct statement we hope.
@eas8381 4 ай бұрын
@@mouthoftheeast not to sound disrespectful, but is that an honest question? Are you not familiar with people using the term middle age?
@eas8381 4 ай бұрын
@@starmnsixty1209 I'm confused as to why my comment was confusing. However, yes, I'm in my early 40s.
@ThePirateprincess23 Жыл бұрын
I miss going to many of these places. Warner Bros Store, Toys R Us, Circuit City, Borders, and Blockbuster among others. One of the local Blockbusters in my hometown was turned into 3 fast food restaurants and each I time I look at that building, remember what could be found in each section: Chipotle is in the section that had this kids movies and video games; Wing Stop is where the checkout/return counter and retail videos were; and Flame & Skewers is where all the comedies, horror, action-adenture, musical, suspense, and drama films were.
@leesashriber5097 Жыл бұрын
When Border's closed I was devasted. I'm one of the few avid readers that actually reads an actual book. It's part of my growing up. Nothing like a good real book!!! Woolworths has given me many memories from shopping for Barbie doll outfits to lunch at the counter with grandma. Thank you for taking me down memory lane ❣️😊
@jaclynsanture6643 Жыл бұрын
borders was the place to be, Texas still has one i love to read myself
@map3384 Жыл бұрын
My wife and I were cleaning out our kitchen draws prior to moving out of New York a few months back and there was our old Block Buster ID card. It was like out of a time capsule. The local store closed over 13 years ago.
@nikkibao890 Жыл бұрын
I have visited 13 of the 20 stores you listed. I loved K.B. Toys and Toys R Us growing up.
@gamrkidd Жыл бұрын
Dang.. here in Oxnard California we had so many of these stores years ago. Blockbuster, Fry’s, Comp USA, KB Toys, Woolworth’s, RadioShack were here for sure. And I believe we also had circuit city and Sam goody. I have a lot of good memories of going to those stores 😔
@smartcookiesmommy Жыл бұрын
I'm living in another country for several years, nice memories come back watching this video. Getting my portable TV on RadioShack, shoes on Payless, gifts for little ones on ToyR US, clothes on Wet Seal, etc. I didn't know they were closed for good now.
@TheTruth-dy8ze 2 ай бұрын
Payless and toys r us still exist in the Philippines.
@sassykaren7587 Жыл бұрын
I really miss Sam Goody’s, and Circuit City. Payless is another store that I miss. I used to work for Ames, and was even involved in the remodeling when they bought out Murphy Mart.
@chayden153 Жыл бұрын
They had a Sam Goody in Petoskey, Michigan and I remember going there all the time with my dad while my mom was working at Walmart at the time. So many good memories
@babyswheels54 Ай бұрын
Just found your channel and I literally walked through my life and looked at all the places that are now gone. Some of them I wasn’t even aware that they went out of business. A special and unique era is no more.
@phill5917 11 ай бұрын
Only early 90's kids remember excitement of KB toys. They had one in this mall when I was a kid and everytime I went with my mom I would always run to that store.
@mr.skateandwatch Жыл бұрын
Teavana was one of my favorite joints for taste testing tea in the mall, broke my heart after a small gap in time I saw a different store. As well as CCS skateshop, met alot of people and had good memories. Oh, the times; They are a-changing
@fromthehaven94 Жыл бұрын
If it's not individual stores, it's entire malls.
@raymondhopwood9393 Жыл бұрын
And not necessarily in a good way!
@gator9339 Жыл бұрын
My mom loves the dragon pearl tea from Teavana so I'd buy it for her for Christmas but now I can't find that tea anywhere, not even on Amazon.
@pooky-changaming4089 10 ай бұрын
“CCS skateshop”?
@karinwilliams9186 Жыл бұрын
Borders was my store! With my mom taking me there all the time it’s how I became a huge bookworm. I miss that place. Every time I hear the name it always brings back great memories. My mom loved Circuit City. It’s where we would mostly get our DVDs and it’s where I got my first Nintendo and the games. Too bad I lost the Nintendo years later😭.
@MegaSnow121 Жыл бұрын
My husband had a Radio Shack laptop for his work as a newspaper journalist in the 1980’s. Sometimes after a late night event he needed to report on, he would write the story, then send it through our landline to the paper; one particular evening it took ten minutes to transmit - and showed up the next day as a two inch long, one column note. We were in awe! Oh, how things have changed; I am writing a comment on a KZfaq video on my iPad while expecting a call on my iPhone. :-)
@williamnessanbaum7464 Жыл бұрын
The Radio Shack at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville, New York. I went there to find the resistor needed to manufacture the key needed to play an uncracked copy of Leader Board Golf for Commodore 64. I got the correct resistor and two alligator clips. The key I was able to produce wasn't pretty, but it *did* work!
@sparrow420500 Жыл бұрын
I miss the Ames we had on our town. It replaced Zayres, when I was a kid. Does anyone else remember Zayres??
@j_kahn Жыл бұрын
Yes. I used to go to Zayre’s (Beverly, Ma) as a kid also. It later became an Ames. I think it’s a grocery store now.
@sparrow420500 Жыл бұрын
@@j_kahn our Ames, up here in Maine became a grocery store too. (Shaws) My wife was born and raised until 16 in Beverly/Salem. LoL
@sheilagrubman2285 Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@udntknomeXX Жыл бұрын
Thought I was the only one that remembered Ame's changing to Zayre's..
@user-mg5mv2tn8q Жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to remember when Zayre's was Shoppers City.
@krisfrederick5001 Жыл бұрын
As an 80-90's kid going to the Mall used to be an EVENT. The Food Court, the arcade. Pointing and clicking isn't the same. I will ALWAYS be a KB Toys, Suncoast, Spencer's, Toys R' Us kid
@pooky-changaming4089 8 ай бұрын
There’s a major city about an hour away from my home-and it has a mall that’s still thriving! It’s one of my favorite places to shop!
@jimroscovius 4 ай бұрын
@@pooky-changaming4089Same here - our mall is falling apart, but 90 miles away is a thriving mall which we visit every time we go there. We visit the outlet mall and the big retail mall.
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@jimroscovius 2 ай бұрын
@pooky-changaming4089 It's about a 90-min drive for me. We go every so often.
@jedistreaming4006 Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a tour in memory lane. I shopped on most of these stores, specially Tower Records in NYC. KB Toys, Whoolworths, A&P, CompUSA, Circuit City, Payless, Ames, Sports Authority , Sam Goody, Border's, Toys R Us, Crazy Eddie's was another i frequently visited. Radio Shack was my RC cars store. I miss these store's. Blockbuster Video killed by streaming and mail in DVD's. Sad story to the best store's ever. Btw, in Puerto Rico Toys R Us became Toy's For Us.
@itsehsanh Жыл бұрын
I got a chance to go to a Toys“R”Us in Japan a few weeks ago. Brought me so much nostalgia.
@GamerFromJump Жыл бұрын
I miss Circuit City. And it looks like Best Buy might go the same way if they’re not careful. Tower Records came back as an online retailer, and they still exist in Japan due to being owned by a different entity.
@davidjackson2524 Жыл бұрын
Come to Dublin, Ireland for a Tower Records.
@leeparks15 Жыл бұрын
They took our Best Buy away. 😢
@nando03012009 Жыл бұрын
Circuit city and compusa miss those places. Still got microcenter
@qcorleone Жыл бұрын
Best Buy near me just renovated their store. They got rid of their DVDs.
@GamerFromJump Жыл бұрын
@@qcorleone - Annoying as hell. BluRays have been cut to one aisle and a couple of square displays at mine. And they wonder why people are going to Amazon. I’ve been able to find some pretty obscure stuff there.
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
I loved Anchor Blue and Delia's, they were my absolute childhood!😍💖
@nando03012009 Жыл бұрын
Miss anchor blue. The 90's baggy pants.
@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ Жыл бұрын
@@nando03012009 *JNCO’s* are STILL AROUND…AND ARE COMING BACK!!!! *Teens, 20-Something’s (Like me), and the OG’s ARE WEARING THEM AGAIN.* *Check it out!!!!*
@nando03012009 Жыл бұрын
@@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ damn. That's a brand I haven't heard or seen in a long time. They used to be one of my favorite pant.
@pooky-changaming4089 10 ай бұрын
“Anchor Blue”?
@pandabytes4991 Жыл бұрын
When I worked in a mall, I would always go to Teavana and the team there would steep a nice, fresh cup of tea for me. Hell, I still use some Teavana branded tea tins. I will forever miss them, but I have since found a new tea house to frequent.
@nyc78 11 ай бұрын
Omg I loved going to the flagship Warner Bros. Studio Store in NYC on 5th Avenue! I was a teenager when it opened in 1993. I remember in its first few years the store was 5 floors. Then they massively expanded to 11 floors! 😮 The additional upper floors were smaller than the lower levels but it would be an epic journey going through that whole store. I would usually start at the very top and work my way down. It was a mini amusement park in NYC to me. My favorite floor was the gallery floor with the animation cells and figures. I would spend a long time there looking at the many pieces and reading their descriptions. It was fascinating seeing the cells from iconic cartoons and wow-ing at their price tags. They had a 3D theater in there that played a Daffy and Marvin the Martian film short. You would get spritzed with water during some scenes.
@samarycastro Жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow! This video really brought back many memories!! I worked at Sports Authority and sadly within the year it got closed down. Teavana I used to see in the mall and had NO idea it was Starbucks! There was a Radio Shack AND a Toys R Us near my house during my high school days and sadly I remember going to both frequently. My mom would buy my shoes exclusively from Payless! Sad to see it go as well. Blockbuster was like a weekly trip with the family and we ALL got to choose a movie I remember that fond memory ❤ Last but not least the closing I will NEVER be able to overcome is the closing of Borders! 💔 I remember vividly going weekly at the LEAST to make some exciting purchases. My dad would take me and I just wouldn’t want to leave looking for an exciting new book to read! 😭😭
@kkp0505 Жыл бұрын
I really miss Linens n Things, shopped there all the time. I liked Sharper Image for sure, loved their technology and work items. And Fry’s and Circuit City? Could spend a whole day there! Going back in time, I was devastated when Drug Emporium went under, but we now have Ulta so all good!
@pooky-changaming4089 Ай бұрын
“Drug Emporium”?
@ravent2631 11 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed Teavana. Not only for their teas, but their cups and pots! I hope I'm able to keep the few pieces I got from them for a long time. As a teen, I loved visiting Borders. I'd buy a new book and then get a coffee at Seattle's Best.
@TranzparentMethods Жыл бұрын
This makes me miss brick and mortar stores soooo much. There was something about walking into a store and smelling freshly sealed plastic and browsing for, sometimes, hours...
@GoddessGirl2121 Жыл бұрын
Borders was one of my favorite places to shop, I never left without spending money and I still miss going there!
@shaungomez9898 Жыл бұрын
I also remember Borders from 2011 at the same mall mentioned and that store was pretty damn superb! Since the stores shut down including the one in Boise a decade ago it is now a T-Mobile retail store and next door some kind of ice cream shop
@bigjoeofthe707 Жыл бұрын
Damn. This list is making me feel old. Some of these I remember going to and others I never heard of it don’t recall it
@kevinray3229 Жыл бұрын
Fry's was the candy store to a techie. Back in the day, my first trip to Fry's was almost overwhelming. I basically had no money, but dozens of things I would have loved to buy.
@jcam5 Жыл бұрын
I miss Fry's Electronics, the stores were huge and had quirky themes like a Pyramid or the Wild West. Last time I was there was during the Bitcoin Rush so I was shocked that this Graphics card section was almost empty.
@davinp Жыл бұрын
Linens N' Things was one of the original stores in my local mall then opened in 1985. I miss it. The mall is still doing well today
@kriscynical 10 ай бұрын
Man do I miss CompUSA. They were the only brick and mortar store that carried the special cartridges my wide format Epson printer used at the time, and they were a lifesaver for me more than once when I'd be preparing for a show/convention and ran out of a single color of ink without enough time to ship it. It was also fun looking at all of the display computers and laptops.
@edddiej8320 10 ай бұрын
That Radio Shack commercial is hilarious 🤣! Its the clapping to the music that got me!
@andrewpappas9311 Жыл бұрын
I remember Blockbuster and Toys “R” Us when I was a kid, I loved those stores
@partofthetribe3277 Жыл бұрын
I used to love Ames. For such a small store they had everything there. My brother and I got our first Pokemon games there. We walked over to electronics and as soon as I seen it and showed him we both started spazzing. So my mom being the saint she is bought us the games red for me blue for my brother so we could trade each other once we got the link cable. Good times.
@carinarosales6899 5 ай бұрын
Where I live we never had Ames!!
@pooky-changaming4089 Ай бұрын
@@carinarosales6899Same. And I prefer Pokémon Yellow.
@swaggaqueen0391 10 ай бұрын
Most of these stores were a part of my childhood especially KB Toys, Toys R Us, Radio Shack, Circuit City, and Sam Goody. I miss those days.
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@LetoniaisanERI 6 ай бұрын
KB toys and Toys R' Us form my childhood... thank you for everything 😢❤
@tmoore4075 Жыл бұрын
So many good ones. KB Toys was a place I'd love to go look as a kid and Borders, I went to the one in Ann Arbor all the time in high school.
@tonyp5997 Жыл бұрын
I remember working at McDonalds in my teens and they give out free Payless Shoes coupons to buy non-slip shoes. The memories…☺️🥺
@XroorX 10 ай бұрын
Toys R Us had a Christmas contest where you could keep everything you placed behind a line, under five minutes. My siblings and I would fantasize about winning when we ate the cereal it was advertised on…
@jayb329 Жыл бұрын
Man the good memories from these stores ,,, it was awesome growing up in those times….👍🏼👍🏼
@firstname__lastname Жыл бұрын
What about FAO Schwarz?? My childhood favourite toy store! Going in there was like magic especially during Christmas time. The store was like the classic high end toy store you'd always see in the movies! Huge teddy bears, huge laid out piano keys you could step on... Every corner was filled with toys and gadgets and stuff animals ☺️. All the holiday feelings when stepping into a FAO Schwarz... I was sad to see it leave my DT area. Not everyone wanted to shop at Toys R Us. That store was usually poorly organised and chaotic. There was a sense of wonder in FAO Schwarz...even if you didn't but anything. You went in there for the experience
@kcollier2192 Жыл бұрын
G.C. Murphy & Co was similar to Woolworth in that they were known for a wide variety of low cost items- IIRC they were advertised as a 5 & 10 cent store.
@Hillers62 Жыл бұрын
With the exception of Wet Seal, I shopped at all of these places...I miss them all...I even worked at Toys R Us...And what about Montgomery Wards?? The store that created Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer????
@bamacopeland4372 Жыл бұрын
Blockbuster and Toys r Us definitely hit the nostalgic feeling button. Back when I was carefree, didn't have to really work, and pain-free in the body.
@rdm8522 Жыл бұрын
KB toys holds a special place in my heart. They always had a deal on the X-Men action figures. 2 for $20 if I remember right 😂
@chrislee8186 Жыл бұрын
Ok l have literally a whole collection of X-men straight from Kb toys with the sticker still on there Priceless times!!
@thundergato84 Жыл бұрын
I remember buying my Sega Genesis games from there.
@pooky-changaming4089 Ай бұрын
I, too, cherish my memories of KB Toys. It was my top place to shop for Barbie doll outfits and furniture-even though Toys R Us had a bigger selection of those, KB had them priced slightly better.
@KDRtheMDDGNS Жыл бұрын
Ia it morbid how much I like lists like these?! Well, I get in my feelings when I see KB TOYSTORE! 🥺
@TampaAries 2 ай бұрын
Almost had me about to cry thinking about KB toys, had so many memories going to the mall with my mom as a kid and only wanting to go to KB Toys and once I got inside the store it was like heaven on earth lol.
@pooky-changaming4089 Ай бұрын
KB Toys, Sanrio Surprises, and The Disney Store were my favorite mall shops when I was a little girl.
@koglioknows 4 ай бұрын
Hearing the Toy R Us theme song came back to me like it was 30 years ago. Nearly teared me up. 😢
@devinmiller5891 Жыл бұрын
I was a Little Kid when I went to some of these stores. 1: COMP USA 2: KB Toys 3: Warner Bros. Studio Store 4: Circuit City 5: Kmart 6: blockbuster I am a 90s kid and so only the 1990s people who are my age or younger or even older will remember. RIP to these Stores However, on the side note, there was a Rumor a few years ago, in 2018 that after toys R Us Closure, that KB Toys was planned to make a Comeback, however, this Never happened, due to lack of proper funding to make this happened.
@reginaldanderson4464 Жыл бұрын
Woolworth, Toys 'R' Us are the samples of my childhood...WB store, Circuit City will forever be a part of my young adulthood.
@pasadenacatpink Жыл бұрын
Stores that I went and remembered from my childhood: KB Toys, Circuit City, Sam Goody, Radio Shack, Wet Seal, and Toys R’ Us. Imagine what these 20 out of business stores that were mentioned in this video would be like if they are still open today, but I know they all have to get with the times. I noticed you forgot to add Montgomery Ward, Sears and Kmart in the video since they were some big department stores that were also out of business.
@vinnyboombatz1399 3 ай бұрын
A LOT of these stores bring back memories of my childhood, lol. As far as the stores I've gone to as a kid or shopped in as an adult, Woolworths, Toys R Us, KB Toys, Foot Locker, Circuit City, CompUSA, Borders, Radio Shack, (I'd buy electronic components from there by the bags), Sam Goody/FYE. I remember Wet Seal from my teen mall rat days, not to mention walking the aisles at Blockbuster on Friday nights looking for that one movie and video game rental. I'm surprised WatchMojo didn't mention FAO Schwartz - it was a HUGEEEEEE toy store in NYC. In fact, it was featured in Big, with Tom Hanks (the piano/Chopsticks scene)
@sheismazing2__622 Жыл бұрын
I remember blockbuster nights were awesome as a kid
@jaclynsanture6643 Жыл бұрын
my sister and i always loved going there alot
@dreamguardian8320 Жыл бұрын
Indeed they were.
@vulpixfairy1985 Жыл бұрын
I remember I used to look forward going to Borders whenever I visit Singapore and while it was in Australia. I could spend HOURS in there. Too bad it’s closed now but thank goodness I have other bookstores to go to. I loved going to Toysrus as a child when my dad would allow me and my brother to pick any toy we like for our birthday presents every year. I mostly do online shopping but I still see some pretty good deals there. And yes, Blockbuster, we had an outlet back in Sydney near our apartment but it’s closed now. A shame.
@averagelittlelulufan 2 ай бұрын
TOYS R US IS BACK BRO
@bastogne1327 3 ай бұрын
I worked at a Radio Shack in the late 90s. I had a lot of fun and made a lot of money for a 19 year old at the time. Lots of bonuses and such for selling cell phones and Directv dishes.
@lovelygirly06 Жыл бұрын
Most of this list was my childhood! Toys r us, circuit city, blockbuster, payless, KB toys. One store that wasn't on the list is Kmart. I looked forward to Friday nights with my mom n sis for movie nights. Now everything is digital.
@pooky-changaming4089 10 ай бұрын
Long live physical media!
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