# What catalogs do you actually like to get? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 3, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980 "2005-12-03T00:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mint\_my\_own](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mint\_my\_own](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mint_my_own)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/1 "2005-12-03T00:37:07Z")
I can just toss most of the ones at this time of year, but I love the camping ones. I drool over expensive tents and top end canoes that I will never own. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/2 "2005-12-03T00:58:38Z")
Victoria’s Secret! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/3 "2005-12-03T01:08:07Z")
Man, two posts and you’ve hit both of mine! I love Cabela’s, and I suspect I love Victoria’s Secret for a different reason than Waterman… Oh, and there’s one western wear catalog that I always seem to actually buy things from, [Rod’s](http://www.rods.com) . Oh, and [Penzey’s](http://www.penzeys.com). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/4 "2005-12-03T01:17:16Z")
Patternworks, Halcyon (both yarn and fiber arts equipment catalogs) X-treme Geek, Cyberguys (gadgets and gizmos and computer components) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/5 "2005-12-03T01:18:22Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Patternworks, Halcyon (both yarn and fiber arts equipment catalogs) Incidentally, I call these two my “yarn porn”. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/6 "2005-12-03T02:36:13Z")
> [@Cowgirl Jules](#): > > … and I suspect I love Victoria’s Secret for a different reason than Waterman… What reason do you have in mind? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/7 "2005-12-03T02:50:11Z")
Signals - I just received a gift from my husband from there last night! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/8 "2005-12-03T02:58:17Z")
Ikea and Holt Renfrew. For some reason those are the only catalogues I get too. So that works out. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/9 "2005-12-03T02:58:33Z")
Moss Motors (MGB parts) The Easton Press (books) Sporty’s Pilot Shop (pilot supplies) ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/10 "2005-12-03T03:06:11Z")
Blowfish ---
**Author:** ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/11 "2005-12-03T03:11:35Z")
Penzey’s is about 2 miles from my house so I visit that in person. (It is wonderful to walk in there and smell the world.) My favorites are [Rockler](http://www.woodworking-news.com/woodworking/tools/rocklers_exclusive_product_line.shtml) and [Bits and Pieces](http://www.bitsandpieces.com/default.aspx) and there used to be a couple gardening catologs I got that I loved but they don’t come in anymore and I forget their names. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/12 "2005-12-03T03:34:43Z")
With a name like **Waterman** you should look forward to the Levenger (pens and such) catalogue! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/13 "2005-12-03T03:56:49Z")
Grainger, MSC Industrial Supply, and McMaster-Carr. Yes, I’m strange. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/14 "2005-12-03T04:03:02Z")
LL Bean (fine classic outdoor clothing made well) Sportsman’s Guide (cheap outdoorsy and sometimes odd stuff) Sporty’s Pilot Shop (aircraft related) ---
**Author:** ![lonesome\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/15 "2005-12-03T04:06:40Z")
Adam and Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/16 "2005-12-03T04:37:23Z")
Levenger’s, Penzey’s, Nordic Needle, Pottery Barn. Oh, and Restoration Hardware, even though I can’t afford it. And Van Dyke’s Restorers, antique hardware for my antique house that I also can’t afford, alas. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/17 "2005-12-03T04:48:00Z")
I love many catalogues. :)[ul][li][ThinkGeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/)[/li][li][Sharper Image](http://www.sharperimage.com/)[/li][li][Improvements](http://www.improvementscatalog.com/)[/li][li][Solutions](http://www.solutionscatalog.com/)[/li][li][Get Organized](http://www.shopgetorganized.com/)[/li][li][Signals](http://www.signals.com/)[/li][li][Pottery Barn](http://www.potterybarn.com/)[/li][li][Levenger](http://www.levenger.com/)[/li][li][Hammacher Schlemmer](http://www.hammacherschlemmer.com/)[/li][li][Taliesin Bookstore](http://www.taliesinbookstore.com/store/)[/li][li][Swarovski](http://www.swarovski.com/)[/ul][/li] > [@betenoir](#): > > Blowfish 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/18 "2005-12-03T04:55:27Z")
I love the Vermont Country Store catalog, L.L. Bean, and Lands’ End. I only look at the Blowfish catalog online, though. (with a tape measure or ruler) ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/19 "2005-12-03T05:40:09Z")
My favorite catalogs are for pet products. Yeah, I buy a lot of dog stuff. When I see the elaborate, expensive items, like cherrywood beds with orthopedic matresses, I can soothe myself with the thought that I’m not \*that \*nuts. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/20 "2005-12-03T16:03:00Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > What reason do you have in mind? :rolleyes: Roll your eyes at me if you want to, but most men I know like to look at that catalog and I like to buy things from it. Not such a huge difference, but unless you’re underwear shopping, it’s still there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980.md?page=2)