Amazon Has Begun Mailing Printed Copies of Its "Ultimate Wish List for Kids"

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Amazon has entered into the print catalog arena by sending out copies of its "Ultimate Wish List for Kids" to millions of its customers. This is the same advertising that Sears, Roebuck and Company used to use in its prime with the Sears Wish Book. The original Sears Wish Book series were around 300 pages compared to the 70 pages in the Amazon version. The catalog contains QR codes so that customers can scan and shop instantly.

Inside you'll find our favorite picks for every baby, kid, tween, and teen on your list. So, gather the family around the least sticky table, break out the cookies, and prepare yourself to sleigh the holidays.
 
Can confirm. Got one Monday. Gave it to the daughter :D
 
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katanaD said:
a printed catalog, thats kinda funny
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Yeah. I kinda appreciate it though. I remember getting catalogs as a 10 year old and dreaming about things here and there. Fortunately while my parent did occassionally let me get an item, when they didn't they explained it in a way that I appreciate even now. But the memories of going through a catalog on a rainy day in the early 90's brings back so many good memories.
 
I can also remember waiting on the Sears Wish Book and the JC Penny Christmas catalog to arrive in the mailbox. It was not Christmas time until they got delivered and then every day they would be studied very carefully to see what existed that I did not know I needed or wanted until I saw how cool it looked on those color pages. From the latest stereo systems to Planet of the Apes action figures, if it was a cool toy or electronic gadget, it was in the catalogs. It's fun just to think about those days.... :)
 
When I was a kid, I used to look forward to the Service Merchandise catalog. They were a department store that was around in the 70's and 80's in the midwest (not sure how many locations they had). When you bought something, you had to wait on a conveyor belt to bring it to you. (I think you paid, then got a ticket and waited on the merchandise to show up on the conveyor belt).
 
Nobody else finds it a bit brutal that Amazon, the company that broke Sears' legs as Sears was limping towards bankruptcy, is the same company re-releasing an old Sears Christmas memory while Sears is boarding up its stores? That's like seeing your kids screaming, "Daddy!" as they run to your ex-wife's new husband.
 
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Imagining Amazon "we treat our robots better then we treat humans" ending up like Sears Roebuck is delIcious.

In fact that thought alone just cured my ED!
 
We still get printed catalogues over here from Smyths toy stores.
They have gotten fairly big and even took over some of the Toys R Us locations in Europe.
Kids love the catalogue
 
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