# 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:** 2
**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, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/21 "2005-12-03T16:39:16Z")
Waterman, on further reflection, I see that I was just being an ass, and I apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/22 "2005-12-03T16:43:02Z")
I like getting book catalogs (like, for instance, the ones from [Daedalus books](http://www.daedalusbooks.com/)), and the [American Science & Surplus](http://www.sciplus.com/) catalogs, which have some of the greatest product descriptions ever. ---
**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, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/23 "2005-12-03T17:27:00Z")
> [@Cowgirl Jules](#): > > Waterman, on further reflection, I see that I was just being an ass, and I apologize. No apology needed, despite the innuendo of my original post here, I have actually purchased items from the catalog in the past, **and to set the record straight, not for me**! ---
**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, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/24 "2005-12-03T17:29:33Z")
Yes, that’s why my lightbulb went on… I have stuff from there that I didn’t purchase, so duh! My lightbulb’s running a little dim these days. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/25 "2005-12-03T17:35:49Z")
My old apartment was on the mailing list for the [Harriet Carter](http://www.harrietcarter.com/) catalog. I actually came to look forward to getting it – there was so much inane crap in there that it made for some fun bathroom reading. I’ve been doing a lot of air travel in the past year and refer to the SkyMall catalogs they have on the planes as Harriet Carter’s grown up cousin. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/26 "2005-12-03T17:43:39Z")
My favorite is the Lee Valley Woodworking catalog. My second is Victoria’s Secret, but not for the Puritanical reasons that **Waterman** and **Cowgirl Jules** do, I love for the skimpily clad models 🙂 ---
**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, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/27 "2005-12-03T17:44:34Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > My old apartment was on the mailing list for the [Harriet Carter](http://www.harrietcarter.com/) catalog. I actually came to look forward to getting it – there was so much inane crap in there that it made for some fun bathroom reading. My mother gets that on a regular basis. It IS pretty amusing to see the pages and pages of kitsch. ---
**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, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/28 "2005-12-03T17:56:44Z")
Now the catalog that I really lust after ( :rolleyes: ) is the ---- Williams-Sonoma!. Penzey’s is also high on my list but (in response to **Johnny L.A.** ), I have never seen the Levenger catalog. I do, however, have a fondness for fountain pens with fine points as I do like writing with them but the only ones I’ve owned in the past were Parker. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/29 "2005-12-03T18:13:46Z")
[Knitpicks.com](http://Knitpicks.com) has a monthly catalog…I linger over the yarn, the books, the patterns, the needles… ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/30 "2005-12-03T18:42:47Z")
Ikea. It’s like furniture porn. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/31 "2005-12-03T19:07:55Z")
I like book catalogs too – **A Common Reader** is one I look forward to. The catalog from **Red Envelope** is fun to look at. It’s small, and there’s not a lot of stuff on each page. Someone spent some time on the design. Same goes for their website. It’s a pleasure to visit, and well-organized. ---
**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, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/32 "2005-12-03T23:12:25Z")
> [@the Fun](#): > > There is one with baskets of fruit on the cover. Something & David? > But I would never send fruit. It would have to arrive unripe or they’d have to eat it all immediately. How does that work? > So I send the sausage and cheese logs from whatit house. Harry & David. I got that catalog in the mail this year (unasked-for…I don’t do fruit baskets). Whatsit House = Swiss Colony? ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/33 "2005-12-04T07:29:43Z")
Northern Sun always has amusing poltical and social t-shirts and buttons to read. King Arthur’s Flour catalog also makes me lust after things I can’t afford but want to play with in the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/34 "2005-12-04T07:33:29Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > [American Science & Surplus](http://www.sciplus.com/) catalogs, which have some of the greatest product descriptions ever. I love AS&S! Their product descriptions are great. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/35 "2005-12-04T16:17:22Z")
[Chinaberry](http://www.chinaberry.com) [Bas Bleu](http://www.basbleu.com) Are two of my favorite indy book sellers. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/36 "2005-12-04T16:39:27Z")
[Fire Mountain Gems and Beads](http://www.firemountaingems.com/). [Bead](http://www.firemountaingems.com/crystal_beads.asp) [porn](http://www.firemountaingems.com/gemstonebeads.asp)! One day I’ll get [some](http://www.firemountaingems.com/Search.asp?SKW=toggle%20clasps&Cat=KWCLASPSTERLINGBARTOGGLE) of their [findings](http://www.firemountaingems.com/findings.asp) for some really nice projects, and see how well I can do. I’m already making nice things with decent components, I’d like to see how a project came out with excellent components. ---
**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 4, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/37 "2005-12-04T17:32:45Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Lands’ End. How could I forget [Land’s End](http://www.landsend.com/)?! :smack: It happened yesterday, too: I filled out one of those “getting to know you” e-mail questionnaires, and completely forgot to put Land’s End down under “stores where you’d max out your credit card.” D’oh! I would happily max out _several_ credit cards there (well, online). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/38 "2005-12-04T19:26:39Z")
Holt Renfrew JCrew Anthropologie MEC TSC Dog Outfitters Monthly Ok, the last one is a joke. But if a catalogue with doggie outfits arrived at my door, I would read it, and probably order from it. ---
**Author:** ![Thalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/39 "2005-12-05T07:05:13Z")
Ah, there’s nothing like looking at stuff that you can never have (which brings us back to Victoria’s Secret). My favorites include [The Noble Collection](http://www.noblecollection.com/index.cfm), [Levenger](http://www.levenger.com/) and [Design Toscano](http://www.designtoscano.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980/40 "2005-12-05T07:47:01Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > How could I forget [Land’s End](http://www.landsend.com/)?! :smack: > > It happened yesterday, too: I filled out one of those “getting to know you” e-mail questionnaires, and completely forgot to put Land’s End down under “stores where you’d max out your credit card.” D’oh! I would happily max out _several_ credit cards there (well, online). 🙂 Do you ever actually buy anything there? I’ve been studying their clothes very carefully lately, and some of them look good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catalogs-do-you-actually-like-to-get/333980.md?page=3)