Home Catalogue Shopping

Want a convenient way to shop? A little bit tired of heading into your local shop and just getting caught in queues?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then home catalogue shopping might just be your retail saviour!

What is it?

Home catalogue shopping is exactly what it says it is - home catalogue shopping! It involves shopping from home using a catalogue.

You simply sit down, relax and flick through the catalogue until you see something you like/need and then fill in the order form, send it away with your payment and wait for your item to arrive!

Does it cost anything more?

Home catalogue shopping doesn't actually cost anything more than shopping in your local store - unless, of course, you've got to pay for delivery charges. But, if you think about it, the delivery charge will be similar to the amount of money you'll spend on petrol/bus fare/parking when you physically go into the shop. Plus, if you do a bit of home catalogue shopping, you probably won't be tempted to head elsewhere and spend more money than you originally planned!

So, all in all, home catalogue shopping could actually save you money!

How do I get a catalogue?

Depending on which shop you want to buy from, you can just give them a ring and ask for a catalogue. Having said that though, if you're doing Argos home catalogue shopping - you can pick up one of their catalogues from your local Argos store next time you're heading through. Failing that, just head to their website and check out their online catalogue there!

What happens if there is something wrong with my item?

If, when your item(s) arrive, you find that there's a problem with them - they've sent the wrong one, for example, or it's damaged - you can simply inform the store, and send it back for a refund/exchange (usually at no extra costs).

So… how does home catalogue shopping actually work?

Well, it's simple really. As mentioned earlier, you'll need your catalogue at hand. If you know exactly what you want, flick straight to the back of the catalogue and look through the index to see if your item's category is listed - then go to the corresponding page number and look at your item there. All you need to do then is fill in the home catalogue shopping order form with the item number, price and how many of the item you'll like delivering. Once this has been done, you can either send a cheque for the amount of your item (plus postage), or fill in your credit/debit card details for the shop to take payment.

Of course, online home catalogue shopping is much easier than this, as you don't have to send an order form off - you simply click 'buy' on the shop's website and then proceed to the payment section and pay! It's as simple as that.

Home catalogue shopping has a certain charm to it - but it does lack the fun of going into the shop itself, and that's why with online home catalogue shopping you can reserve your item in the store and go in and pick it up yourself… so effectively, you're getting the best of both worlds.

That's about it for home catalogue shopping - so get yourself flicking through those catalogues and order away!