Ordering

Do you ever order from catalogs? I get tons and tons of catalogs in the mail and I love them! I love to look at every single item on every single page of each and every catalog, so I don't miss that one all important item that we might need! I "dog ear" the edges of the pages that contain items that I dream one day to own or give away as a special surprise present. I adore finding gifts that completely match the person they're intended for. Anyway, when I do get to order something out of a catalog, I proceed on to the internet to order and there, my friends, is where the fun begins. Messages begin to pop up all over the place, i.e., "this item has been placed in your shopping cart, but is on backorder and will be shipped on whatever date", or "this item has been discontinued", or "this item is on backorder; please check back later", "this item is no longer available in this color", and on and on. There's the shipping, the handling, the taxes, the mailing address, the billing address, will you pay with your credit card, debit card, checking account, or on account and pay within 10 days of receiving your order. Holy cow! I always think zipping on the internet and quickly placing my order saves time and energy as compared to trying to find time to go to a bunch of stores and look around, but I'm beginning to wonder. But in the end, the funnest part of all, I think, is when I get home and a package has arrived and by this time I have kind of forgotten what I ordered, so it's just like Christmas all over again!