The Czech news server iDnes.cz put together two very exciting presentations from the days of 'communism' or in Czech "za komunistů" (under the communists - colloquialized as "za komančů") or "za totality" (during the times of the totalitarian regime" or even "za totáče" (the same as previous, only colloquial). You can see what the pre-Christmas shopping experience was like and what the goods were available and what they looked like. There are pictures of hundreds of products from different eras (unfortunately unsorted).

• Czech department store from the 1970s
• Czech gorcery store from the 1950s and 1980s