Catalogue shopping for elderly housebound

Scotts of Stow. Damart for clothes. RHS for presents. And once you are on 1 mailing list others will appear.

Cotton Traders clothing. Pavers footwear.

Just need to check that, if they phone the company up, it’s a 0800 phone number. Most are but some are expensive to phone. Scott’s of Stow are good. I also use Easylife a lot but they do try to get you to join some sort of scheme which annoyed me.

Lakeland,Lands end, Boden, Cotton Traders, Cosyfeet, these are trusted ones. Some smaller companies have given my bank details to others and I have been signed up for book clubs. If you type in (name of company) and then reviews. Then you may see clearer who not to bother with. I send a cheque with orders now. Rarely do I give out bank details.

My friend uses the Cotton traders, Ikea, Not on the High Street and Argos catalogues, as she doesn't like buying online.

La Redoute?
www.laredoute.co.uk/services/catalogues.aspx

Underwear?
www.amplebosom.com/request-a-catalogue/

Scott's?
www.scottsofstow.co.uk/#

Jigsaws?
www.alljigsawpuzzles.co.uk/pages/request-a-catalogue

Seasalt?
www.seasaltcornwall.com/catalogue/account/register

Just noticed loopy you already suggested Scott's. Sorry.

Coopers of Stortford have similar items to Scotts of Stow and tend to be less expensive. I've bought from both.

Lakeland do a very good catalogue.

I thought that Argos stopped the printed catalogue.

User7777

Lakeland,Lands end, Boden, Cotton Traders, Cosyfeet, these are trusted ones. Some smaller companies have given my bank details to others and I have been signed up for book clubs. If you type in (name of company) and then reviews. Then you may see clearer who not to bother with. I send a cheque with orders now. Rarely do I give out bank details.

Aren't your bank details printed on your cheques? Just wondered - cheques have been obsolete here in Germany for decades.

Since I have lived here (over 40 years now), everything has been done by bank transfer.

Studio do a catalogue, and they seem to sell e everything but the kitchen sink these days, at very reasonable prices.

www.studio.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/RequestACatalogueView?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10202&krypto=GMnFCnoiyAUUPh9YFeKMUpu4LmqUeg0DIfXvu1fxc7yYREKuP0ft02UGgVQ6T8Zxsrae%2BYMuJo4vunXW19knIKrD4qmRzBBd13RMRqI7HZJSkDtMWR2fYBzbxXaZKFRl&ddkey=http%3Aen%2Fstudio%2Frequest-catalogue

Jackie b. I asked my bank and they said someone could do very little with just your bank account. I do not have Contactless any more, I was always losing my card. And it goes up to 100 pounds soon whereby those who wish to swipe card can pay up to 100 pounds

I do online shopping with my daughter who has learning disabilities. I bought her an iPad, installed some apps like Argos etc.and showed her how to simply go into them and choose what she wants. She does have a problem with payment side, so she puts her items in the basket and then phones me. I go into the account retrieve the order and pay. Is this something you might be able to use.

For elderly clothes for men the Chum's catalogue is good.
An unfortunate name, but it's better than it sounds.

DB WiderFit Shoes are good if they have problem feet.

What kind of things does their daughter like doing?

www.giftdiscoveries.co.uk/
They do a catalogue.

Some charities produce Christmas catalogues offering cards and gifts.

www.naturalcollection.com/request-a-catalogue/

Many thanks for all suggestions.I will filter through them and try and get any appropriate catalogues sent to them.
Their daughter is a 60+yrs Downs and obviously as she ages with mobility issues no longer has the interests she did have.
20yrs ago she loved watching musicals and would happily sing along she also loved copy writing and colouring but now apart from xxl piece jigsaws all everyday activities are a challenge.
Her parents have been fantastic over the years giving her all suitable opportunities but as they are now 85+ and have their own health issues it is so sad.So very proud and independent.I welcome any suggestions you all may have.

MayBee70

Just need to check that, if they phone the company up, it’s a 0800 phone number. Most are but some are expensive to phone. Scott’s of Stow are good. I also use Easylife a lot but they do try to get you to join some sort of scheme which annoyed me.

Good point about phoning MayBee70. I made the mistake of calling Cotton Traders because my online order wouldn’t go through. It cost me more than the discount they were offering!!!

Avoid Easy Life at all costs, you have to be very clever and on the ball to stop find you have signed up to pay them a large monthly sum, essentially, for nothing, and they are hard-nosed and intransigent if you try and stop paying.

Absolutely not for a family like the one you describe, Party4

Do not use Easylife, they have become a real nuisance. At the beginning of lockdown we bought face masks and every day since we have been bombarded by phone calls, e-mails and catalogues through the post. I get e-mails from like minded companies too, perhaps they pass our details around. I have had to block these companies because they were sending three or four e-mails a day.

Pittcity, she uses the Christmas gift guide - but it might be last year's one.

Do not use Easylife, they have become a real nuisance

Yes they can be. The persistent phone calls are a real nuisance. ? we managed to stop them and asked them to stop sending the catalogues but they still arrive.