r/interestingasfuck • u/Charming_History7423 • 11d ago

/r/all McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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u/doopajones 11d ago

Kmart in the states in the 90s was amazing, had a little concession area with hot dogs and popcorn and icees

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u/ChoochieReturns 11d ago

Blue light specials and product demonstrations. It was a party back in the day.

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u/Queen_Cheetah 11d ago

One of my fondest memories as a kid is sitting in a booth at our local Kmart, just talking with my dad as we enjoyed our Icees/soda. Now that store is just a vacant building with boards over the windows...

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u/doopajones 11d ago

That’s a great memory to have, thanks for sharing :) The one in my town is all boarded up too.

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u/Queen_Cheetah 9d ago

Aw, that's a shame- although I think there's still some stores elsewhere (like Guam). So maybe there's still similar memories being made?

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u/Think_Ad_1583 11d ago

Yo, I remember when we were getting a new target nearby earlier last year. I was hyped to see the new store and grab some popcorn from the food court. They put a Starbucks there instead of a food court

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u/doopajones 11d ago

Man, that popcorn smell when you walked into target back in the day! Mom never let me get any

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u/throwaway098764567 11d ago

there's a plant nursery near me that has a fresh popcorn stand in the houseplants area, feels very throwback

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u/Legend_of_dirty_Joe 11d ago

they always had one of these running too