Why I Love Catalogs...

[Dien Rice]

I love reading catalogs!

Good catalog copy evokes another world - a kind of "fantasy" world. It's a world full of unusual items and amazing gadgets.

Which brings me to my point. What is your favorite catalog? (And do they have a web site?)

Here's an entry from the J. Peterman catalog...

1903.
I was browsing in a Paris antique shop one winter afternoon when a fitted leather train case caught my eye.
It contained silver-handled brushes, boot hooks, a straight razor, several silver-stoppered glass bottles…
One bottle was different. Encased in yew-wood, with a handwritten date: 1903.

(The rest continues here... )

The J Peterman catalog www.jpeterman.com is certainly one of the most interesting to read! Though I also like a more "standard" catalog like Hammacher Schlemmer www.hammacher.com

For example, without Hammacher Schlemmer I would never know about the "Scooba" - the first robot that can mop your floor!

What are some other good catalogs?

(So I can enjoy reading them - while doing my best to resist temptation! )

- Dien

Dien,

My Favorite Catalog...

Was an Offline Publication called Catalog of Catalogs.

Unfortunately, you can only purchase some Old copies...

The Good ol' Days have moved on...

Into the New Online world of interesting Niche Catalogs.

http://catalogs.google.com/
http://www.catalogs.com/

Which brings up the Possibility of getting into some Creative Catalog business ideas...

With a Fresh "Twist" on Things!

Phil