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<\/p>\nOne day\u2019s worth of catalogs:<\/p>\n
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I like shopping on the Internet, but there\u2019s something to slowly paging through a paper catalog that is so much more satisfying than any Internet e-commerce site I\u2019ve ever used. I\u2019ll look through catalogs that hardly interest me if the catalog looks fun and interesting. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure what it is about physical paper catalogs that appeals to me \u2013 if it\u2019s the tactile touch, the presentation, the simplicity, \u2026?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One day\u2019s worth of catalogs: I like shopping on the Internet, but there\u2019s something to slowly paging through a paper catalog that is so much more satisfying than any Internet e-commerce site I\u2019ve ever used. I\u2019ll look through catalogs that hardly interest me if the catalog looks fun and interesting. I\u2019m not sure what it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-e1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1725,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1725","url_meta":{"origin":869,"position":0},"title":"Stay away from Gander Mountain Academy","date":"August 30, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"My wife and I were interested in signing up for some training and use of the Virtual Range at the Gander Mountain Academy. It\u2019s a very interesting facility available in a few places across the United States. 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