# Where have all the desk calendars gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 27, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341 "2007-12-27T01:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/1 "2007-12-27T01:31:05Z")
I am a calendar junkie – I have a half dozen at work – this month, next month, the production schedule one, the who’s out on what day one, and a couple of day-at-a-time ones for my own amusement. Plus an arty desk calendar – week at a time displayed opposite a handsome bit of art of some sort. The last couple years it’s been one put out by the AIA – photos of buildings taken by members, really cool. The usual source of this, Daedalus books, didn’t have it this year – or any other desk calendar that struck my fancy. Okay, fine, **sniff** , I’ll wait till the half-price-on-calendars sales start on 12/26. That was today. Borders didn’t have more than a couple – and neither Audubon nor Sierra Club did a particularly great job this year. Barnes and Noble had even fewer – mostly B&N self-produced editions, which had okay pictures, but not facing every page. The remainder warehouse had a slightly better selection, but they were still at 10% off (the pre-xmas price). The other Borders didn’t have many either. Grr. I like a desk calendar – that’s where I write down the actual things that I need to remember for any given week. Apparently, however, I’m in a tiny minority on this. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/2 "2007-12-27T01:41:44Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Grr. I like a desk calendar – that’s where I write down the actual things that I need to remember for any given week. Apparently, however, I’m in a tiny minority on this. [/QUOTE] Apparently. My office stopped ordering them for us a couple of years ago. Everyone uses their computer calendars now. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/3 "2007-12-27T01:42:43Z")
You want mine? I don’t use it email me ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/4 "2007-12-27T01:50:40Z")
Does it have pictures? I want one with nice art. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/5 "2007-12-27T01:56:39Z")
no - just a standard blotter size utilitarian model that and the page a day flip kind that you can never load into its holder without flinging pages all over the place ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/6 "2007-12-27T01:58:34Z")
Thanks – no, I’m looking for a “displays a week at a time on one page with handsome art on the facing page” type. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/7 "2007-12-27T02:01:41Z")
My mom is a calendar junkie too and I generally get her 2 or 3. (I only get one nice wall calendar for myself, mostly for decorative purposes.) I noticed last year that the number of calendars available was greatly reduced. There was a series called Les Fleurs that I got her every year for 3 or 4 years that didn’t appear to exist any more (I looked for it on the Net, even - nothing). This year, I got her a couple of mini wall calendars. Not nearly as nice as ones I’ve gotten for her in the past. Borders had about 1/2 as many as they used to carry; I think Barnes and Noble had even fewer. Only suggestion I have is to try [calendars.com](http://www.calendars.com/index.asp). Maybe they’ll have what you’re looking for… GT ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/8 "2007-12-27T02:03:02Z")
Hm. We were just at Borders today, to get a calendar. They had hundreds of 'em, half off. If the one in Philly is nearly out of stock, try amazon, or [calendars.com](http://calendars.com). One of them will have exactly what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/9 "2007-12-27T02:13:50Z")
If you’re looking online, you want to look for an **engagement calendar** , rather than a desk calendar. Most sites seem to use desk calendar interchangeably with box/page-a-day calendar, while an engagement calendar is the week-at-a-glance with picture on the other side type. [calendars.com](http://www.calendars.com/results.asp?PID=1&MGID=10966) has over 200 engagement calendars, including plenty with photographs or artworks. How about [Impressionists](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.41116/qx/product.htm)? [American landscape photography](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.37338/qx/product.htm)? [Monet’s gardens](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.39208/qx/product.htm)? [The National Gallery of Art](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.38992/qx/product.htm)? [Masterpieces of the Hermitage](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.41118/qx/product.htm)? or [Pulp Art](http://www.calendars.com/xq/asp/PID.1/MGID.10966/IID.41121/qx/product.htm)? Hint: to see what the individual pages will look like, select “Click for other item views” and choose “Back cover image”, which for engagement calendars shows an individual week with accompanying image. And I see on preview that while I was looking at all of the pretty, pretty calendars, someone beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/10 "2007-12-27T02:17:46Z")
Thanks, **GT, SV** – they do, indeed, have a nice selection. And it is, indeed, an engagement calendar I seek. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/11 "2007-12-27T02:55:12Z")
For anyone interested in “arty” wall calendars, [woot.com](http://woot.com) has an offer until midnight today for $.87 each…you just don’t get to choose which ones you get. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-desk-calendars-gone/431341/12 "2007-12-27T03:09:04Z")
[QUOTE=fishbicycle] Hm. We were just at Borders today, to get a calendar. They had hundreds of 'em, half off. If the one in Philly is nearly out of stock, try amazon, or [calendars.com](http://calendars.com). One of them will have exactly what you’re looking for. [/QUOTE] I wonder if the number of calendars they stock varies by region? I was shocked at how quickly the number of calendars for sale at both Borders and B&N here in Columbus has dropped. Not just the leftovers, but the number for sale to begin with. I was heartened to see that [calendars.com](http://calendars.com) still carries quite a few _engagement_ calendars (That’s the word I was looking for! Thanks, **SpoilerVirgin**!). But still no [Les Fleurs](http://www.maxcalendars.com/item.cfm?sku=15479) calendar. Did a bit of surfing around and it looks like the 2005 one was the last one. ☹ GT