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29 Extremely Rare, Mind-Blowing Photos From The 1980s That Show How Wildly Different Things Used To Be – BuzzFeed

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1. These 1980s pay stubs and credit card:

Vintage credit card with metallic plate and receipt from Andrea & Nardini Construction Co., dated June 9, 1954, on a wooden table

2. This 1980s Easy-Bake Oven:

Easy-Bake Oven on a windowsill, with a timer and temperature dials on the right

3. This budget for a 1980 wedding:

Wedding budget list with costs for reception, florist, caterer, cake, photographer, music, stationery, and gratuities. Total extras noted

4. This 1980s Sony FM Walkman:

Sony Sports Walkman with wired earbuds and armband laid out on a table

5. This 1980s phone:

Vintage telephone with Olympic branding and 1984 graphics, featuring a push-button dialing pad and coiled cord on a wooden desk

6. This 1980s camcorder:

Vintage Magnavox video camera in an open black case with cables and a manual

7. This 1980s Dunkin’ Donuts thermos compared to a 2018 one:

Two Dunkin' Donuts thermoses, vintage and modern, are displayed side by side on a table with sunflowers in the background

8. These 1980s Canadian Coca-Cola cans:

Eight vintage soda cans arranged in two rows display various designs and logos of popular brands like A&W and Coke

9. This 1980s computer:

Two computer setups: One modern with a flat screen showing a road and OS, and a vintage setup with a bulky monitor displaying orange text

10. This 1982 Nintendo gaming console:

Handheld Nintendo Game & Watch featuring Donkey Kong Jr., with control buttons and a small screen displaying the game

11. This 1985 Ken Doll:

Plastic doll with short hair, wearing a knit sweater with a camouflage pattern, lying on a fabric surface

12. This Burger King that has remained untouched since the 1980s:

Empty fast-food restaurant interior with retro-style booths and decor

13. This Pizza Hut that’s also remained the same since the 1980s:

Empty pizzeria dining area with checkered tablecloths, wooden chairs, and booth seating, featuring a vintage arcade game table in the foreground

14. AND this KFC that’s also stayed the same since the 1980s:

Empty fast-food restaurant counter with a menu board above. No customers or staff visible

15. This 1987 packet of McDonald’s bacon bits:

A vending machine bacon bits packet labeled

16. This 1980s intercom system in a condo:

A vintage wall-mounted radio and cassette player with a digital clock display showing the time as 2:32

17. This Gatorade carton from 1988:

Vintage Gatorade Lemon-Lime carton that looks like a juicepack, with the straw still inside

18. This 2012 Toyota Hilux compared to a 1988 Toyota Hilux:

Two pickup trucks are parked in a workshop, with an orange cone placed between them

19. This 1980s Cheetos bag:

Cheetos Crunchy snack bag that's clear and has the brand cheetah at the bottom

20. This 1980s spaghetti measuring stick (that says a woman’s serving size is the same as a 12-year-old’s):

Spaghetti portion measurer on a wooden surface, labeled for child, adult, and family servings by weight and age guide

Spaghetti portion measurer on a wooden surface, labeled for child, adult, and family servings by weight and age guide

21. These 1982 Disneyland day passes:

Old Disneyland passport ticket from 1982 with terms on the back detailing admission and restrictions. Price listed as $12.00

22. This 1981 Twix wrapper:

Twix candy wrapper showing it contains two cookie bars, net weight 1.73 oz (49g)

23. This 1984 microwave:

Vintage Litton Generation II Multi-Wave microwave with control panel visible, sitting on a kitchen counter

24. This 1985 Soviet pack of cigarettes:

Hand holding an ornate cigarette pack with Cyrillic text and floral design

25. This unopened 1985 MacWrite and MacPaint program:

Box of vintage Macintosh software, MacWrite and MacPaint, showcasing a hand using a mouse and a screen with graphic and text editing features

26. This 1987 coffee maker:

Coffee maker brewing into a floral-patterned carafe on a kitchen counter

27. This 1980s list of bands that were banned on Soviet radio:

List of bands with reasons for being deemed not recommended, including themes like violence, sexism, and anti-Soviet sentiment

28. This 1980s teenage bedroom:

Vintage room with a CRT TV, audio equipment, shelves with cassettes and CDs, and decorative items. A mirror reflects part of a poster

29. And finally, this 1988 mouse instruction manual that’s over 200 pages:

A person is holding a Logitech Mouse User's Manual featuring an image of a wired mouse and colorful stripes on the cover

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