Wish Book

[Rennie Heuer]

Mike's comment about a well-equipped outhouse reminded me of a recent experience. I was reminiscing with an old friend about the Sears Christmas Wish Book and how, as kids, we would drool over the pages, turning them one-by-one and dogearing or otherwise marking items we so desperately needed in hope our parents might see the marking. This prompted me to check eBay for old catalogs. Sure enough, I can get a wish book, several of which I recognized, from the late 50's to early 60's for only $250 each!

 

[Don Baer]

for only $250 each!

I don't have any wish books laying around but I think I can come up with a few old phone books I could let you have for $50 + shipping in case you find the need.

 

[Darren Wright]

We've been getting Amazon wish books (50 pages or so) that are mostly kid focused the last few years.

 

[Mike Stafford]

When I was a kid I looked forward to the Christmas catalogs from both Sears and J.C. Penney's. Of course the Christmas Wish Books from Sears were the real prizes.

They went the way of my baseball card collections..... Anything that I have ever had that was worth something as a collectible I don't have anymore.

 

[Rennie Heuer]

Anything that I have ever had that was worth something as a collectible I don't have anymore.

That opens the door for a whole lot of what ifs!

 

[Darren Wright]

Speak of the devil and look what's in the mail today...

 

[Mike Stafford]

Speak of the devil and look what's in the mail today...
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I hate receiving those candy catalogs. My shop will not hold one more bite until I put it on a diet.

Excuse me, I need a napkin for the drool.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

This just came in. Jarrods building a walk in cooler for processing.
A lot of good stuff in here

 

[glenn bradley]

My dad used to have a hardbound version of the older Sears catalogs in his waiting room. I wish I had gotten a hold of it. Cocaine Cures, Airplanes, Houses, Suits of Clothes, Bassinets, and Coffins . . . Cradle to Grave . . . that used to be the Sears and Roebucks motto. If you ever get the chance to read the story of their hubris and demise it is a teaching moment. Much like the tale of General Electric and Nabisco; greed and ineptitude lead a company that you would never expect to fail to abysmal failure.