About Us

Our mission, our goal, our passion is to provide people all over the world with a great selection of cool retro products at excellent prices, an easy-to-use secure and informative web site and outstanding customer service.

From our retro decorated office and warehouse in Nashua, NH the seven full-time employees of Retroplanet.com work everyday to complete our mission.

Started in 1997 by Keith Kennelly as Vintage Vending, Inc. we quickly built a reputation as the finest restorer of 1950's memorabilia in the country. We bought, sold and restored all kinds of 1950's icons including soda & candy machines, pedal cars, soda coolers, gas pumps and more. Soon after we expanded into reproduction retro products including diner furniture, Rock-Ola jukeboxes and an endless selection of accessories and decorating items now numbering over 2,000 products.

Due to various circumstances we made the hard decision to leave the restoration business in 2005 when we moved to our current location. One benefit from that decision was more time to focus on and expand our product line and the features on our web site. When you cruise around our site you will find a retro blog, a PDF library, and a retro wish list, just to name a few. We offer volume discounts on many of our products so you can use them at birthday parties, class reunions and corporate functions. You can also check out our new Museum page where we feature lots of classic 50’s items from our restoration days.

Thanks for visiting us and if you are considering purchasing some retro products online we ask that you give us a chance, we won’t let you down.

Meet our staff

Name: Keith Kennelly
Job Title: President and Owner for 11+ Years
Past experience & present job goals: Previously, I was one of the founders and owners of Salem Sportswear. We were one of the largest printers of licensed NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and college t-shirts in the country. My primary job is to find new products and to always look for ways to improve our website and to make sure we have happy customers. Of course there are about a hundred other things a day that go along with running any small business.
Favorite thing about working here: My favorite thing about working here is solving the day-to-day challenges of running an ecommerce business. I love the atmosphere of our offices, being in downtown Nashua and working with some great people.
Favorite product: It's a simple product that most of us played with when we were kids. It's probably one of our least expensive items but still lots of fun, and that's the elastic-driven Sky Streak Balsa Wood Airplane. Item # 24886.
Product related story: I like decorating my garage with our gas station and auto related signs. The garage is definitely an under-decorated space. For a reasonable price you can add color, style and fun to those bland walls.

Name: Maria Hayden
Job Title: eSales Mgr/Buyer for 10+ years
Past experience and present job goals: Prior to coming to Retroplanet.com, I was a hairstylist for 21 years. My goal is to provide our customers with the best information and direction with their purchase. We pride ourselves in having the best customer service in the business. My latest job endeavor has been maintaining our website to insure that it is informative, fun to shop and always full of new exciting retro products.
Favorite thing about working here: I love my job and look forward to coming in everyday. Being a small staff, it is great to see the team effort that goes into making Retroplanet.com the successful company that it is.
Favorite product: This is tough for me as I love all of our products, but being the coffee drinker that I am, our classic diner mug Item #13330 is one of my favorites. Just makes coffee taste better!!
Product related story: Over the years I have had the pleasure of purchasing many products. A few for myself, but mostly as gifts. The big hit this past Christmas were our cool manhole cover floor mats.

Name: Erika Robinson
Job Title: Customer support administrator/Sales for 7+ years
Present job goals: To assist customers and treat them how I would want to be treated - whether it be helping a customer with an order for a pair of fuzzy dice, or providing a diner with our retro furniture, every customer deserves the same 100% friendly service, all of the time.
Favorite thing about working here: I love the unique products that we sell. My coworkers are pretty unique too! Makes for a fun combination!
Favorite product: I can't pick just one. I am a big Coca-Cola fan, so I'd have to say all of the Coca-Cola items that we sell. From signs to tableware, we have it all!!
Product related story: I purchased a V-Back diner booth and a table with chairs. I converted my country style dining room to a 1950's style diner. Complete with the reproduction telephone and many, many signs on the walls. Looks fantastic, and it's a big hit when guests come over!

Name: Chantalle Wieland
Job Title: Photographer and eMerchandiser for 6+ years
Present job goals: Vintage Vending was my first job experience working on a web site and photographing products. My goals are to provide customers with the most accurate and informative images and descriptions of the products that we sell. When a customer opens their box of retro goodies, there should be no unpleasant surprises!
Favorite thing about working here: It's really encouraging to know that 100s of people see my photographs every day. I love all things retro from music to clothing, so this is the perfect place for me to work. And being a part of a small business makes the workplace fun and enjoyable so I look forward to coming in everyday.
Favorite product: This is a tough one! The item I would most like to purchase would have to be the Crosley Select-O-Matic Turntable. I grew up listening to my parents records; now I just need to build my own record collection!
Product related story: I purchased a bunch of the tiki party supplies for a friend's 30th birthday party and they looked really great all around the pool in the back yard. We had a blast!

Name: Nicole Miller
Job Title and yrs. with company:
Web Store Assistant for 2+ years
Yahoo Stores: 50sretrosigns.com, dinerdecor.com, retrobirthdaygifts.com and Amazon Store
Present job goals: My goal is to ensure that our webstores are easy to navigate, offer quality products, provide excellent packing and shipping methods, and superior customer service.
Favorite thing about working here: The greatest thing about working here is the small business aspect. We work together as a team, and I like coming to work every day.
How many people can say that?
Favorite product: I’d have to say my favorite group of products are the funny retro magnets. They never fail to make me laugh out loud, and they make great gifts!
Product related story: I love looking through our products to find a unique and personal gift to give someone special for a birthday or the holidays. Everyone always asks where I found something so cool and different. It’s really great when I can say “I got it where I work- at Retroplanet.com!

Name: Marco Bezeredy
Job Title and yrs. with company: It will be 11+ wonderful years. All-around best packer for shipping department.
Present job goals: To ensure the product gets to the customer in excellent condition. We also provide the best service in the world.
Favorite thing about working here: The products we sell. It's all about getting back to the great 50's and 60's. Can't get that no where else.
Favorite product: Diner booths, Rock-Ola Jukebox CD Player, signs and magnets.
Product related story: Shopping here any time I get a chance, to buy a gift for someone or my wife. She loves Betty Boop.

Name: Ann-Marie Aiyawar
Job Title: Web Assistant/Writer and Blog Editor
Present job goals: My previous work experience was as a graphic design manager in the book publishing industry. That was very interesting, but nothing compares with coming in everyday and working with the variety of retro products here at Retroplanet.com. As a relatively new employee, I am still becoming acquainted with all the awesome products here and the new ones that come in day-to-day. You may have seen my name attached to some of the blogs on our website. These have been a joy to write and have helped me become more familiar with both the new and vintage products here at Retroplanet.com and at the Vintage Vending website. I strive to write interesting, informative pieces that people will enjoy reading and be impelled to respond to.
Favorite thing about working here: The people here are great and very dedicated to making sure our customers are completely satisfied. I have always loved retro things and learn more about them everyday. There's never a dull moment!
Favorite product: There are so many products that I see everyday that I'd like to pick up for myself or for someone I know. The ice cream parlor products, the old movie posters and all of the retro toys are probably my favorites though.
Product related story: My first purchase here was a set of Gumby characters for my daughter. She loves playing with them and enjoyed hearing about how I watched the Gumby programs when I was a child. I really love sharing things from my past with my children, and products like these make it possible.