Can you remember shopping through catalogues?

Great phone-book sized ones where you would select what you wanted and either phoned or wrote to them with your order.

I seem to remember they were mostly buy now and pay later in installments.

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Still do, but I order on line instead of by phone or postal form. I still like browsing the catalogue though.

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Yes, I remember them Dreamy.
Everyone used them before online shopping.

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Never worked out why the payment term choice, was 20 or 38 weeks, can understand the 20, but not the 38.

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Also, they were a good reference point for young lads to learn about the female anatomy.

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I'm glad it wasn't just me.

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I used to be the Agent for Grattan's.

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What did that involve? Did you collect payments from people?

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I loved getting the catalogues. I have an old 1923 catalogue from Eaton's...which of course, has closed down here now.

Life was nice back then, but I guess it is better today with all our new technology...

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My Dad used to run a catalogue for Empire Stores back in the 50s, I understand he took it over when my Mother died in 1950. I can remember him going to collect the money from people on Saturdays. He got paid a commision which helped supplement his wage, there were no 'benefits' in those days to help widowers with small children.