Monday, August 27, 2007

Mail Order Madness

There is a hilarious line in the movie "Best In Show" where Parker Posey, playing Meg Swan, is dialoging with her husband Hamilton, played by Michael Hitchcock and she says, "...We are so lucky, we are so lucky to have been raised amongst (mail order) catalogs." Ha. Michael adds, "It's so much easier, because, especially you don't have to deal with people as much. You can just talk to the person on the phone..." and then Parker adds, "Or not." It's a very, very funny scene.

This weekend I was doing some sorting and cleaning and I decided to attack our ridiculous stack of mail order catalogs. I am embarrassed at the number of catalogs we get. And how we ever started getting some is a mystery to me, but I enjoy them all. I think I will probably call them bulk of them though and ask them to take us off their mailing list. Now with the internet, it's just as easy to shop online. And I'm sure we'll save a few trees.

I thought I'd post my collection here for you to enjoy. Check them out online if you feel so inclined. There are some good ones. I have to say, I feel as do Meg & Hamilton, so lucky to have been raised with the catalogs!

Allergy Control Products, Inc.
800-422-3878
allergycontrol.com

Allergy Solutions, Inc.
800-491-4300
allergysolution.com

American Girl
800-845-0005
americangirl.com

Atlas Pen & Pencil Corp.
800-342-8889
atlaspen.com

Ballard Designs
800-367-2775
ballarddesigns.com

Bass Pro Shops
800-227-7776
basspro.com

Baudville
800-728-0888
baudville.com

Best Impressions
800-635-2378
bestimpressions.com

Bits and Pieces (puzzles)
800-884-2637
bitsandpieces.com

Blair (women’s fashion)
800-458-2000
blair.com

BOMBAY
800-829-7789
bombaycompany.com

Bose
800-414-2073
catalog.bose.com

Boston Proper
800-243-4300
bostonproper.com

Brookstone/HardtoFind Tools
800-926-7000
brookstone.com

BrownCor International
800-343-9228
BrownCor.com

Campmor (camping)
800-226-7667
campmor.com

Champion America (Safety)
800-521-7000
championamerica.com

CHARNSTROM
800-328-2962
charnstrom.com

CHEF’S
800-338-3232
CHEFScatalog.com

Conney Safety Products
800-356-9100
conney.com

The Container Store
800-733-3532
containerstore.com

Cooking.com
800-663-8810
cooking.com

Country Curtains
800-456-0321
countrycurtains.com

CRAFTSMAN Power & Hand Tools
800-377-7414
sears.com/craftsman

Crate & Barrel
800-323-5461
crateandbarrel.com

Crutchfield
800-955-3000
crutchfield.com

DansComp (bikes)
888-888-3267
danscomp.com

Day-Timer
800-225-5005
daytimer.com

Eastbay (Shoes)
800-826-2205
eastbay.com

Eddie Bauer
800-426-8020
eddiebauer.com

Figi’s
800-422-3444
figis.com

FranklinCovey
800-514-1776
franklincovey.com

Garage Equipment Supply
800-261-7729
GESForLess.com

Grill Lovers
800-241-8981
grilllovers.com

Hammacher Schlemmer
800-543-3366
hammacher.com

Harry & David
800-547-3033
harryanddavid.com

Hershey’s Gifts
800-233-2168
hershysgifts.com

Hickory Farms
800-222-4438
hickoryfarms.com

Hold Everything
800-421-2264
holdeverything.com

Home Decorators Collection
800-245-2217
homedecorators.com

The Irish Rose
888-298-5301
TheIrishRose.com

J.Crew
800-562-0258
jcrew.com

L.L.Bean
800-221-4221
llbean.com

Land’s End
800-356-4444
landsend.com

Levenger
800-544-0880
levenger.com

Lillian Vernon
800-545-5426
lillianvernon.com

Linen Source
800-431-2620
LinenSource.com

Midnight Velvet
800-398-3020
midnightvelvet.com

National Allergy
800-522-1448
nationalallergy.com

National Business Furniture
800-558-1010
NationalBusinessFurniture.com

National Geographic
888-225-5647
shopNG.org

NORDSTROM
800-285-5800
nordstrom.com

Northern Sun Merchandising
612-729-2001
northernsun.com

Old Glory
800-892-3323
oldglory.com

Omaha Steaks
800-960-8400
omahasteaks.com

The Paragon (Gifts)
800-657-3934
paragongifts.com

Pin Gallery
800-896-9219
pingallery.com

Pottery Barn/Kids
800-922-5507
potterybarn.com
potterybarnkids.com

Quill
800-789-1331
quill.com

redENVELOPE
877-733-3683
redEnvelope.com

Restoration Hardware
800-762-1005
Restorationhardware.com

Sales Guides, Int’l
800-352-9501
sales-guides.com

Seventh Avenue
800-356-9090
SeventhAvenue.com

The Sharper Image
800-344-4444
sharperimage.com

Siegel Display Products
800-626-0322
siegeldisplay.com

Sierra Trading Post
800-713-4534
SierraTradingPost.com

Sketchers (shoes)
800-746-3411
sketchers.com

Smith+Noble
800-248-8888
smithandnoble.com

Sticker Planet
800-557-8678
stickerplanet.com

Successful Events
800-352-9501
Successfulevents.org

Successories
800-535-2773
successories.com

The Swiss Colony
800-544-9036
swisscolony.com

The Territory Ahead
800-882-4323
territoryahead.com

Times to Cherish by Current
80-848-2848
TimesToCherish.com

Thompson Cigar
800-216-7107
thompsoncigar.com

Touchstone
800-745-9159
touchstonecatalog.com

Design Toscano
800-525-0733
DesignToscano.com

ULINE
800-295-5510
uline.com

U.S. Chess Federation
800-388-5464
uscfsales.com

USI (Lamination & More)
800-243-4565
USI-Laminate.com

Victoria’s Secret
800-888-8200
VictoriasSecret.com

Viking Office Products
800-421-1222
vikingoffice.com

What On Earth
800-945-2552
whatonearthcatalog.com

William-Sonoma
800-541-2233
william-sonoma.com

Wine Country Gift Baskets
800-394-0394
winecountrygiftbaskets.com

Wissota Trader
800-833-6421
wissotatrader.com

Z Gallerie
800-908-6748
zgallery.com