It’s that time of the year again. It’s when all the mail order companies start bombarding me with catalogs. In the last two days I’ve gotten 5 catalogs in the mail.

I’ve gotten 2 L. L. Bean catalogs. One is for their outdoor gear and clothing line and the other is just for their men’s clothing line. I have never bought anything from the outdoor gear and clothing catalog so I don’t know why I’d get that one. I have ordered from the men’s catalog but not for a very long time. I did look through it and found some things I like but I won’t be ordering anything. I don’t need any new clothes. I also got a Land’s End catalog. Again, I looked through it and found several shirts I liked but I don’t need any.

I also got two J C Penney catalogs. How in the world I got on their mailing list I’ll never know. I don’t have one of their credit cards, I don’t think I’ve ordered anything from them for a good 4 years. Who still buys things from J C Penney anyway? I think I did get my bathroom rug from them years ago.

Finally I got the Potterybarn Holiday Decorating Issue. I have bought several things from Potterybarn in the past but not recently. I guess you stay on their list forever. This catalog has some very nice things but I don’t decorate very much for the holidays so I won’t be buying anything from them. They have tons of beautiful furniture but at very high prices. I’ve already bought an entire house of furniture from Store House furniture so I don’t need any furniture. I love furniture from Potterybarn though. I just can’t afford it. It’s nice to look at in the catalog though.

I guess if I didn’t get any catalogs at all I would be wondering why I don’t get them.