Today I got the ThinkGeek catalog in the mail. An actual PHYSICAL catalog via SNAIL mail.
ThinkGeek offers a plethora geeky goodness. For example, the legendary Tauntaun Sleeping Bag on p. 10.
How about the Doctor Who Tardis 4 Port USB Hub on p.19?
Love the blinking blue light!
Or what I like to call the Mark Finn Special: Tac Bac-Tactical Canned Bacon on p. 23.
And my personal favorite: Bolt Interactive Laser Pet Toy on p. 13. Anything that distracts the hellcat, Kali, is a-okay in my book!
I never signed up for the catalog but I can definitely see why I was sent one. My conundrum lied in why in this digital age, a geek-oriented seller would even bother to print a catalog. But it all became clear once I visited the site.
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| We know it may be hard to believe, but on rare occasion, we put photos of our products on dead trees and mail them to people. They say it’s called a "catalog" and apparently it’s a really cool way to see our products and lets you share them with friends, coworkers and grandma. You can even look at our stuff in the bathroom. Now that’s progress. Anyway, we’d love to share our catalog with you – just sign up here and soon you’ll be able to look at our products in the bathroom too! |
Now bathroom reading is something I can get behind! Heck, that’s where I read this entire catalog.