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The 1990 Sears Wishbook

12/24/2011

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Thanks to ebay I was able to get my hands on the single greatest periodical of all time.  Every year as a kid I would spend hours studying the pages of these as if my life depended on it.

Sure enough, over 20 years later I remember most of it.  Revisiting this masterpiece has been one of the highlights of my year.  After lots of “oh yeeeeahh, I remember that”‘s and a few “holy cow, people were like that?”s I’ve decided to share the joy.

Merry Christmas – here are a few things that might be fun to remember.

(don’t forget to look at page 2)

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  • http://twitter.com/abhutchison Amy Hutchison

    My favorite is the Charlotte Hornets page.  May they rest in peace.  The only thing that would’ve made that better is if it were a Starter jacket.  Hmm… I wonder whatever happened to mine…

  • http://twitter.com/elizabeth_cw Elizabeth

    I always wanted that roller coaster set and the clear phone. Still kinda do. Thank you for taking me back to 5th grade!

  • http://www.jonathanpettus.com Jonathan Pettus

    This was an incredible trip down memory lane. For two months out of the year, this book was my Bible. Thank you, Tripp Crosby. Thank.you.

  • http://twitter.com/sadlierka Kim Sadlier

    If I were to show this to my siblings who were born in 91 and 94, they’d be like “Man, Kim you are old.” 
     
    I lived in the Charlotte area when the Hornets left. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/fitrealmama Holli McCormick

    I TOTALLY remember this wishbook…and all these styles.  I’m right there with you praying they never come back in…including the boy bands! Thanks for the tripp down memory lane.

  • http://youcancallmejo.tumblr.com/ Joanne Garcia

    I definitely had both a Teddy Ruxpin and a NKOTB pillow … not as cool as the sleeping bag, but still equally awesome.

    captions are the best.  thanks for that stroll down 90′s memory lane.

  • Isabelle Gingras

    I want the dog sleeping bag.

  • TorConstantino

    Ahhhh, now I understand why #8 was called a “mocking turtleneck” – 20 years of hindsight changes everything. I still think the Hitachi color photo printer is cool, I used to fiddle with it in the store right next to the Apple Newton display….

  • http://www.trippcrosby.com Tripp Crosby

    I would keep that info to yourself :)

  • http://youcancallmejo.tumblr.com/ Joanne Garcia

    I ain’t got no shame.

  • Bettyfisher4824

    I am actually looking for a doll that I purchased for my daughter out of that book, it is called lullabye baby I think, its features were that it sang a lullabye. It was a crib toy that when baby moved in crib the doll would sytart to sing the lullabye. If you could give me the exact name of this doll I may have better luck findingthis doll. Thanks.