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From handmade pieces to vintage treasures ready to be loved again, Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s also home to a whole host of one-of-a-kind items made with love and extraordinary care. While many of the items on Etsy are handmade, you’ll also find craft supplies, digital items, and more. Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. What holiday gift do you buy for the person who has everything, and who also thinks the 1980s was the best decade in human history? Listen, we get it, the '80s were wicked awesome to the max.
But somebody made that soap anyway, and we're amazed that this is something that exists and can be purchased in 2018. Originally based on an Atari arcade game called Touch Me, Simon was a memory game with four different color panels that flashed in patterns that players had to duplicate. It could captivate kids for hours during the '80s, and they still sell the original version. But if you're looking for something with a more modern edge, try this high-tech approach to Simon, which you wear like a virtual reality headset. Wicked awesome gifts for fans of last century's most righteous decade.
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Here are 30 gift ideas perfect for the bodacious Valley girl or righteous dude on your holiday shopping list. For even more gift ideas, here are15 Amazing Gifts for People Who Are Impossible to Shop For. Squarely in novelty gifts territory, slap bracelets came into popularity in the late 80s and remain a touchstone for the era. This pack of 25 of them is assuredly overkill for just about any situation, but they’ll make a great stocking stuffer, joke gift, or party favor. Found something you love but want to make it even more uniquely you?
Many sellers on Etsy offer personalized, made-to-order items. Ever find the perfect gift idea for someone, but their birthday was months away? We make it easy to remember your gift ideas. See our top gift ideas section for most popular items. Like other decades, it's easy to look back on the '80s and cringe.
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The history of the instant camera goes back much further than the 80s, but given that this camera revives a design that first debuted in 1977, we’re calling that close enough. Instant cameras on their own are retro, this one is styled to look retro, and those who enjoyed slinging snapshots in the 80s will probably enjoy doing it now. These days, you need not have an old Apple II kicking around to enjoy this game. This is a handheld, super-portable version that takes stylistic cues from the computers we used to play on, while itself being something of a throwback to an earlier era of mobile gaming. Removeable media has moved on a fair amount, though for a certain set of people, the 1.44 floppy will forever be remembered as the predecessor to the jump drive.
To really get a full picture of what the 80s were all about, this tome presents New York Times articles of the day to shed light on the major stories and trends. Over 336 pages, the highest-profile stories are accompanied by full-color photography that produces in the reader a mix of nostalgia and reverence for all that occurred. While it’s true that the Lamborghini Countach came out in 1974 based on design language taken from an even earlier model, this car became the ultimate symbol of the 80s.
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Remember when these seemed like the height of innovation? Anyway, these little numbers would make great 1980s-themed stocking stuffers. They come in red, green, blue, and yellow versions, but the color sent is chosen at random.
Do you miss making mixes on cassette for your friends? But with this handy USB flash drive, you can make the ultimate mixtape, one that looks exactly like the beloved cassettes of your youth. You didn't think you were going to get out of here without us recommending you buy your '80s fanatic a fanny pack, did you? A true "throwback to the freshest decade ever," this game includes everything you need for a totally fun night with friends.
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Having come into the world in 1980, I consider myself an arbiter of hilarious taste, mainly because the role models who shaped me include Jem and her Holograms, Prince, Mr. T, and Inigo Montoya. Keep yourself warm with a sweater that's equal parts cute and horrifying. Why, what did you think we were implying? If you still have people to shop for, here are50 Wow Gifts For Everyone on Your Shopping List.
Want to know who could pull during the 80s? Equally great as a gag gift and a genuine remember-when, this book should satisfy the most hardcore 80s lovers, in every sense of the word. Once they’re done reading, they’ll proably want to watch some, so pair this with DVD copies of those cartoons. Collections might be the best way to achieve this, including options like TV Guide Spotlight Totally ’80s Toons or Warner Bros. In many ways, the 80s were a golden age for cartoons and any fan of them would be interested in digging deeper into the histories thereof, as told by the people who created them. These stories will ignite a wealth of memories while also expanding the understanding about how and why these cartoons were made.
Sure, MTV isn't even close to what it was when it debuted in 1981, but these retro-style shirts harken back to a golden era when music videos were just music videos, and we all couldn't get enough of them. Test your knowledge of the totally rad '80s with this book of questions about subjects as diverse as "Ronald Reagan, Rubik’s Cubes, and Run-DMC." We love that this boombox has Bluetooth connectivity and other 21st-century features, but looks like it belongs in the 1980s. This nearly $600 versionis super gnarly, too.
This first volume of a three-volume set is for any hardcore "Bloom County" fan. Volume one covers the strip's early years from 1980 to '82. You can still buy a Cabbage Patch Kids doll today that is strongly reminiscent of the originals, with updated outfits to suit the times. If you’re looking to recreate an 80s-style Christmas for your kids, a Cabbage Patch Kids doll should proably be on your shopping list.
The requisite palm trees are in full effect on this tapestry wall hanging, conjuring up something out of Out Run. Bowie is gone from us now and that’s all the more reason to celebrate his turn among Muppets with this detailed rendering. It measures seven inches tall and has 12 points of articulation.
Via the online store, Nintendo has made 44 titles available from the NES library, as well as SNES games. This way, you and your family can enjoy all the benefits of a fully modern console and all the classics of the 80s. Whether you’re a child of the 80s, or just wish you were, it’s hard to deny that it was a pretty cool decade. Discover our picks for the best 80s gifts in our ultimate list below. The above listings are based only on either Seller's listing information or Etsy marketplace data. Get exclusive offers by signing up to our mailing list.
Even better if they're a pair of Moxi, which come in a variety of neon colors, so that your feet are as shiny as the rest of your outfit. From Jon Bon Jovi to Meg Ryan, Michael Jackson to Whitney Houston, everybody who was anybody in the '80s had a perm. You can still get them today, you just need to know where to go. And lucky for your gift-giving needs, some of them offer gift certificates.
This is also a bundle, which includes a few accessories and a pack of film. If you prefer, you can get this handheld unit in a set with two card-based versions of the game, too. As an alternative 80s-inspired coaster choice, you could go for a set styled like NES cartridges. Because of the endless reboots and Michael Bay movies, fans refer to the original toy line as Generation One or G1. Hasbro has reissued these toys in retro-styled packaging.
