Argos to stop printing catalogue after almost 50 years

[Chris S]

Argos have stopped printing their catalogue because the rise of online shopping has made it redundant.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...stop-printing-catalogue-after-almost-50-years

I reckon it's really because the rise of online porn has made the shower page redundant to adolescent boys.

 

[Gunk]

The laminated book of dreams

 

[Specialeyes]

This has just led me to discover that Marshall Ward (surely the discerning teenager's catalogue of choice?) became Isme which then became Very.co.uk and is still going strong online. I'm heartened by this!

Makes sense to stop printing the catalogue I guess, though I did once use it for colour matching with a client who was 200 miles away in Harrogate and didn't have a Pantone book - it was a handy, ubiquitous reference point.

 

[Scotty55]

Argos have stopped printing their catalogue because the rise of online shopping has made it redundant.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...stop-printing-catalogue-after-almost-50-years

I reckon it's really because the rise of online porn has made the shower page redundant to adolescent boys.

You could always turn to Freeman’s or Kay’s Catalogue for a look at the underwear section. Rarely disappointed, with many of the models sporting underwear which had shadows in very interesting places.

Of course, nothing beats the joy of a teenage cycle ride in the country and happening upon discarded jazz mags in the hedgerows. Internet porn has surely had an adverse impact on the uptake of cycling amongst teenage boys.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I'll be hanging on to my Argos Catalogue. It's the ideal size and thickness for doing heel dips and raises to stretch my Achilles.

 

[PeteXXX]

MrsPete will be distraught!
Yellow Pages and the Telephone directory have become thin, floppy and useless.. Now the Argos catalogue!

What on earth will she drop on spiders now!??

 

[captain nemo1701]

The laminated book of dreams

Bill Bailey is gonna be upset

 

[HMS_Dave]

Book of dreams perhaps, book of nightmares if you're a parent...

 

[BrumJim]

Book of dreams perhaps, book of nightmares if you're a parent...

Kids are way too savvy for the Argos catalogue. A number of years ago my bosses offspring produced a Christmas list fully costed with hyperlinks to the relevant items on the Argos website.

 

[Drago]

It was long overdue for retirement. Toilet roll is so cheap these days it was no longer worth popping in the Argoos to pick up a copy.

 

[Dave7]

Absolutely stupid decision
What is MrsD going to read now .

 

[MichaelW2]

We'll always have Screwfix...

 

[Drago]

We'll always have Screwfix...

Why would a dating agency print a catlogue?

 

[Accy cyclist]

I didn't think Argos as a company was that old. I would've thought it was formed in the 1990's.

 

[Ian H]

The only ones I've seen have been on the counters in their grimly depressing stores.