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Sportmart How To Tackle A Tough Gift List Holiday CircularSKU: PAP-M1-Z7QTHOLIDAY PLAYBOOKSportmart How To Tackle A Tough Gift List Holiday CircularDecember 15–21, 1996The Gift List Had One Rule: Keep Moving
The best presents in 1996 did not need batteries—they needed a driveway, a game room, or enough space to race.
Sportmart turned the holiday wish list into a six-page playbook packed with motion.
Foosball, air hockey, darts, bikes, skates, and basketball gear bring back the Christmas when the garage became the neighborhood clubhouse.
Turn the pages and let the old prices, logos, products, and colors do what nostalgia does best.
First-Round Gift Picks
This vintage retail catalog spotlights foosball, air hockey, darts, bicycles, inline skates, basketball gear, and sports gifts. At approximately 11 x 12.5 in. with 6 pages, it delivers a genuine snapshot of what shoppers saw, wanted, and talked about during December 15–21, 1996.
PERIOD RETAIL EPHEMERA1990s NOSTALGIASPORTMARTBuilt For Christmas Break
Weekly ads and seasonal catalogs were made for immediate use—not long-term survival. They were folded, circled, clipped, shared around the house, and usually recycled once the sale ended.
That everyday purpose is exactly what makes this example so enjoyable now. It preserves real promotional language, package design, brand presentation, and consumer culture from its own moment—not a modern recreation of the decade.
Who Will Get A Kick Out Of It?
A fun crossover piece for collectors of Sportmart, vintage advertising, retail history, graphic design, period technology, pop culture, and 1990s ephemera. It also makes an engaging display or conversation piece for anyone who remembers shopping these aisles firsthand.
Honest Vintage Condition
Pre-owned vintage paper catalog/circular with original folds, handling wrinkles, edge and corner wear, light age toning, minor surface wear, and small bends or curling consistent with age and use. Contents shown remain visually engaging and legible.
Please review every photo closely for exact page count, contents, folds, marks, completeness, and condition.
Collector DetailsRetailer / BrandSportmartCatalog / CircularSportmart How To Tackle A Tough Gift List Holiday CircularDate / EraDecember 15–21, 1996Approximate Size11 x 12.5 in.Page Count6 pagesMaterialColor newspaper advertising paperRegion / MarketUnited States retail advertisingOriginal / ReproductionPeriod advertising ephemeraPacked Like Paper Matters
Ships free with careful flat protection between rigid supports. Tracked shipping is included.
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The photographs are part of the description. Inspect all images before purchasing so the exact paper, pages, wear, and condition arrive with no surprises.
Tackle Your Gift List With This 1996 Survivor
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