Thursday, September 4, 2008

So many catalogs

We’ve been flooded these days with catalogs, brochures or whatever you call them. My husband calls them as “cattle dogs”. Some people refer them as “junk mails” and wouldn’t want them in their postbox and trash them right to the bin once they get them. It is really a bit annoying when you discover that your postbox is full and being stacked up with those catalogs. I found few people here display a sign at their postbox with “ no junk mails” just to simply get rid of them. Yet, I find them quite helpful in that I can compare the prices from one shop to the other. This is one of the reasons why I am always going through all of them every time they come in. If we need something too and that is on sale, I sometimes buy it in bulk and by that, I can save a lot. I don’t have to worry if I buy many perishable foods for I got a big freezer at home where I can store them for few weeks.
Many shops now are advertising their great specials for this coming big Dad’s Day so that’s why these many catalogs come in. A perfect time to shop for those who want to get something for this occasion. Taking advantage of these specials is a great help to us to cut our cost of shopping. And since I am planning to get something for hubby, now is the perfect timing to get it. There are a lot to choose from, from gardening tools, clothes, and men’s personal care to almost everything that every father’s need is being discounted. So, I will have to keep moving and get my purse ready coz it happened to me few times that the item I was intended to get was already out of stock when I arrived for people were rushing to get them.

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