Old Shops Australia - X and Musk can fuck off

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 👋

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 👋

Alpen Muesli: Who else felt like a breakfast hipster when munching on this in the early 80s?

Pulling up the bus outside the Sydney Opera House 1974.

Robert O Foster collection/Ball State University USA.

Straight from the source - buying fish at Constitution Dock Hobart 1977.

National Archives

When Sweet Orange Marmalade was just 59c at Coles and not some kind of bougie imported European luxury.

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

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

Rest assured there's none of that DeepSeek nonsense here at @oldshopsoz.bsky.social

No it's not something out of Mad Men it's the original lobby at Sydney's Wentworth Hotel 1966.

Welcome to @oldshopsoz.bsky.social
Please have your money ready

Don't know, could be anywhere

The Pancake Kitchen Ballarat VIC

Yes kids, Uncle Old Shops used to eat his Subway Footlongs when they looked like this.

Bring back the easy to read Sans Serif font on product packaging, like these mid-70s Arnott's flavoured cracker selection. 👓🔍

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.

Big W Back to School 1987. Stackhat and KT26s is on our list.

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.

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.

Saw a picture today of what she looks like now 😬😵‍💫
It's somewhere here on social media

Streets Hawaiian Delight late 1960s. When the wrapper art they knocked up at 4:59pm on a Friday was still awesome.

Testing out the Radial Tuned Suspension of the Torana Sunbird outside Pick n Pay hypermarket, Aspley Brisbane 1986.

Some old favourites here

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

Buy any four Stripe exercise books and get a freebie sticker - another unbeatable Back to School offer from Olympic stationery and @oldshopsoz.bsky.social

Kmart Back to School 1987: Trax sneakers, Maxims Flasks with the beaker cup and cotton rucksacks.

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.

Because they never learnt the humility of working for a living, like Hoad and Laver as shown here on sponsors duty in 1964 when they were banished after turning pro.

Big influence on a generation of Aussie kids (ok, this one). He made us curious about the world beyond our homes and schools.
Proud he was a member of our FB group!

That typography and art layout is Too Legit 2 Quit.