Paper catalogues

[bario1]

It�s that time of year again when you can hardly open your front door for all the seed catalogues that come through the letterbox every day.
What are peoples� thoughts On these? I never look at them, feel like I never signed up for them, and feel bad putting them unopened (once I�ve discarded the plastic wrapper!) into the recycling bin. I�m by no means an eco warrior, but isn�t it time we ditched the paper catalogue? Or at least had to �opt in� if we want to receive it?

[SarrissUK]

I have a little look in some of them, but they all go in the recycling box, which gets taken up to the allotment and composted. I often help myself to my neighbours' recycling too lol

[veggiechicken]

I agree, bario, too many and I don't look at them either.
There does seem to be a move away from plastic packaging though with the address printed on the catalogue.
DTBrown's is printed on non-shiny paper so that one is shredded and goes in the compost - the rest into recycling.

[Bren In Pots]

When you order on line they've got your address so maybe that why they appear on the doorstep, I pass mine on to a neighbour who doesn't use the internet so he's always happy to read them.

[seasprout]

I flick through the majority of them, but always order online...

[Greenleaves]

I only look at some of the specialist ones...other than that into the recycling bin

[burnie]

I only get one, I'm feeling a bit ignored now...………………………..lol

[mothhawk]

I like paper catalogues. I like to be able to browse through and flick backwards and forwards, marking entries that take my fancy and comparing information about each one. Although I order online, I hate having to scroll up and down and click through the pages just to browse, and forgetting the pages where I was interested. It seems a lot more bother than sitting in an easy chair with a cup of tea and the catalogue on my knee.

[Nicos]

I like to flick through...like real books, but never order these days.
Mine end up in recycling too.

[bario1]

Interesting responses, so far it seems that less people use them than discard them, and even those that browse them go on to order online.

I've written to T&M, let's see if i get a response.

[bikermike]

I like paper catalogues - I can read them on the tube. You can't do that with an internet one.

I tend to order over the phone

[1Bee]

I looooooove them. I read them like other people read coffee table books or magazines. There's always one in the car, one in the downstairs loo, one in the bathroom.... I read everything, even about things I don't grow, and I learn lots.

I always order online, but I find it easier to think and absorb reading the paper catalogue.

Then they go in the recycling.

[Scarlet]

I find it easier to think and absorb reading the paper catalogue.)

Me too!
I love digital, order online, etc but things don't sink in unless I have the copy in my hand.

Also same as Mothhawk, I like to circle stuff I'm interested in and then go back and for cross checking them until I've found the one I really want - very enjoyable with a glass of wine ( not coffee ) in hand

[Snadger]

My two penneth. There are a lot of people who DON'T order online so its wrong to rule them out.

To me its a bit like normal books which I enjoy reading, but I'm not so keen on reading kindle books.

I must admit though that after browsing through catalogues and finding summat���...I order it online.

[bramble]

I never get any and would love to have them to browse through.