40 years ago, parents were desperate to get their hands on Care Bears or Cabbage Patch Dolls.
They were the must-have toys for under the Christmas tree in 1983.
Closer to home, these were the neighbourhood streets where you probably went looking for a bargain or two.
Wearside's local shops - from Ryhope to Silksworth - get our attention in this gallery of Sunderland Echo archive photos from 40 years ago.
Tell us if you went shopping in Doggarts or Woolworths.

1. Bargain hunting - 80s style
Retail therapy from the shops of the 1980s. Tell us if you loved Doggarts, Murleys and Tonks. | se

2. Shop time in Silksworth
The Mini Market, Siddles for fruit and veg and more in Silksworth. | se

3. Shoppers out in Houghton
Doggarts in Houghton in November 1980 but you'd have to be quick to grab a bargain. It was closing down. | se

4. Hetton in the 80s
Wadditt's, The Off Licence and Carpenters in Hetton 40 years ago. | se