80s
Great music, TV and films plus emerging technology breakthroughs is what made the 80’s amazing. We love a retro and vintage gift idea here at Dope Hamster, so check us daily.
80s
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Cabbage Patch Kids
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonOpen your heart and take the Oath of Adoption with these Cabbage Patch Kids. This classic 80s doll showcases blonde yarn hair, blue eyes, a soft body, plastic head, and baby powder scent.
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Pound Puppies
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonPound Puppies are soft, fuzzy babies who need someone to adopt them and take care of them. They like to be held close and given lots of love & hugs. If you take them home, they promise to love you very much.
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Atari 2600 Console
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonThe Atari 2600 Console was the first video gaming system that brought video games from the arcade into the home. If you were a kid in the early 1980s you just had to have a 2600 and the latest games.
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Slinky
Retro GiftsThere is only one slinky toy and it has been going for over 75 years. It stretches, wiggles, walks, and it jiggles. Now you just need a very long flight of stairs and watch it in action again and again.
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Handheld Water Game
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonBack in the 80s we would spend hours playing these handheld water games. Just trying to bounce the rings onto those hoops with the power of air in water. Looking back, it was much simpler times.
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Boombox Cassette Player
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonAll the cool kids had a Boombox Cassette Player back in the 80s. They’s pop in the latest ‘Breakdance’, ‘Top Gun’ or ‘Footloose’ cassette, turn it up, lift it onto their shoulder and then walk down the street showing everyone how cool they were.
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View Master
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonTech has greatly moved on now but there was a time when kids had a View Master and enjoyed their first foray into virtual reality. The View-Master was a special kind of slide viewer where you could see pics of all manner of things.
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Care Bears
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonThe Care Bears are a group of huggable best friends that live a sweet and caring life. The iconic 80s bears inspired TV shows, films and lots of other merchandise. They are still hugely popular today.
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Magic 8 Ball
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonThere was no need to stress about making a choice when you had the Magic 8 Ball. Ask a question, give it a shake and let it guide you with its reply. The Magic 8 Ball has all the answers to all your deepest questions!
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He-Man Vintage Figure
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonTwist the waist and shout out “I am the Power” with this cool He-Man Vintage Figure. The war for eternity rages on with Super 7 new Masters of the universe vintage action figures!
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Vintage McDonalds Toys
Retro Gifts View Product on EtsyAs expected, the smart people kept their Vintage McDonalds Toys knowing that they would be a goldmine in the future. Take a look at these Happy Meal toys and see how many you remember.
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Strawberry Shortcake
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonStrawberry Shortcake is the original berry scented doll from the 80s that all the little girls wanted. For collectors and new fans alike, her sunny and optimistic personality make strawberry Shortcake the perfect forever friend!
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Mr. Potato Head
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonKids can let their imagination go wild with the classic Mr. Potato Head figure. He comes with lots of parts and pieces to create all kinds of crazy looks. Make, mix and laugh.
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Spirograph Art Set
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonThe Spirograph Art Set is the classic way to create countless amazing designs. The precision engineered Spirograph gears work with the 3 design pens included in the set as well as with most standard pens, markers and pencils.
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Rainbow Brite Doll
Retro Gifts View Product on EtsyBack in the day every little girl had a Rainbow Brite Doll. Rainbow Brite is a media franchise that was created in 1983 by Hallmark. The popular franchise included dolls as well as an animated series and other merchandise.
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Simon Game
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonGet ready to look, remember and repeat with the classic Simon game. It is an exciting electronic game of lights and sounds in which players have to repeat random sequences of lights by pressing the colored lenses in the right order.
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Magna Doodle
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonMagna Doodle is the ultimate magnetic drawing toy from the 80’s. It is used for creating fun artwork that erases like magic! You can draw pictures, write messages, play games, practice letters and numbers, and inspire imaginations.
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Speak and Spell
Retro Gifts View Product on AmazonSpeak and Spell was an 80s educational toy that was designed to help children learn to spell. They have to try to correctly spell over 200 commonly misspelled words using a speech synthesizer.
