From an electric ice cream scooper to a dipstick cleaner, the newest gadgets on holiday shopping lists in 1983 looked a lot different from what’s available today.
From an electric ice cream scooper to a dipstick cleaner, the newest gadgets on holiday shopping lists in 1983 looked a lot different from what’s available today.
From an electric ice cream scooper to a dipstick cleaner, the newest gadgets on holiday shopping lists in 1983 looked a lot different from what’s available today.
From an electric ice cream scooper to a dipstick cleaner, the newest gadgets on holiday shopping lists in 1983 looked a lot different from what’s available today.
KCRA’s John Gibson traveled to San Francisco, exploring toys and tools for what he called “the first Yuppie Christmas.”
Young urban professionals, or yuppies, might have shopped at the store InGear, where you could buy a fancy, cast-iron egg timer or stainless steel garden shovel. The items were touted as “fashionably practical.”
For kids, the store at the Exploratorium held innovative marvels, including a mess-free bubble blower or plasma globe.
As technology continued to evolve, holiday shopping has changed and progressed throughout the decades.
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