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Old Shops Australia - X and Musk can fuck off
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Celebrating Aussie corner store and milkbar heritage. All-Aussie consumer nostalgia and retro retail memories.
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No longer posting on X for the obvious reasons. 💩
Saturday morning Step Fitness demo at the @oldshopsoz.bsky.social Health and Fitness Expo at Westfield West Lakes Adelaide c1995.

Shout out to our Adelaide/SA followers 👋
January 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Saturday morning shoppers at Clifford Gardens Toowoomba QLD 1985: Don't forget to put your entry in for your chance to win the Suzuki Mighty Boy/Daihatsu Handivan 600cc whatever.

Shout out to our Queensland followers 👋
January 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Alpen Muesli: Who else felt like a breakfast hipster when munching on this in the early 80s?
January 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Pulling up the bus outside the Sydney Opera House 1974.

Robert O Foster collection/Ball State University USA.
January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Straight from the source - buying fish at Constitution Dock Hobart 1977.

National Archives
January 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When Sweet Orange Marmalade was just 59c at Coles and not some kind of bougie imported European luxury.
January 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The then-new PMG/Post Office at Crows Nest NSW 1960s.
Now occupied by the Metro station that is planned to have three residential towers built on top.

National Archives
January 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A classic red Merc blends in nicely outside the new Safeway/Red S supermarket at Church St Brighton, Melbourne 1983.
Shout out to our Melbourne members.

National Archives
January 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rest assured there's none of that DeepSeek nonsense here at @oldshopsoz.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
No it's not something out of Mad Men it's the original lobby at Sydney's Wentworth Hotel 1966.
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Welcome to @oldshopsoz.bsky.social
Please have your money ready
January 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Pancake Kitchen Ballarat VIC
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yes kids, Uncle Old Shops used to eat his Subway Footlongs when they looked like this.
January 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Bring back the easy to read Sans Serif font on product packaging, like these mid-70s Arnott's flavoured cracker selection. 👓🔍
January 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
To our recent followers welcome to @oldshopsoz.bsky.social - We're light on the fizz so you can slam us down fast.

And to everyone, please repost / share our posts to help make Oldshopsoz the best and biggest place on #BlueskyAus for retro retail memories and Oz consumer nostalgia.
January 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Big W Back to School 1987. Stackhat and KT26s is on our list.
January 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
That time Maccas Australia tried it on with the fast casual dine-in concept Boston Market. Died in the arse after a year or two.
January 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Botany Rd Beaconsfield, inner Sydney 1977. As working class a neighbourhood as it got.

Now the part of town where people queue around the block for Insta-famous croissants.
January 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Streets Hawaiian Delight late 1960s. When the wrapper art they knocked up at 4:59pm on a Friday was still awesome.
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Testing out the Radial Tuned Suspension of the Torana Sunbird outside Pick n Pay hypermarket, Aspley Brisbane 1986.
January 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Some old favourites here
January 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Don't even think of going Back to School coz the school holiday fun continues with Old Shops Carnival Capers, two shows daily 11am and 2pm.
Be there for our bubblegum blowing competition with lots of cool prizes and giveaways from Bubble Yum.

Westfield Marion SA 1985

Pic: Westfield Marion FB
January 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Buy any four Stripe exercise books and get a freebie sticker - another unbeatable Back to School offer from Olympic stationery and @oldshopsoz.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Kmart Back to School 1987: Trax sneakers, Maxims Flasks with the beaker cup and cotton rucksacks.
January 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Australians all let us rejoice 🇦🇺🎵
For teenage girls can dress young and free
Thanks to Venture 1988!
#AustraliaDay #StrayaDay

Catalogue pic taken outside Greater Union cinemas Russell St Melbourne, now a hotel.
January 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM