catalogue shopping

MummyMummy · Apr 13th, 2009, 14:55 PM

anybody else rely on catalogues like littlewoods?

i know they are more expensive than buying outright (even though we always opt for 0%) we have enough to pay off the few pound or so a week that things cost, but don't have the £50+ that said items cost to buy outright and of course putting a few pound away a week takes forever to save up that £50+

we are so reliant on it, even for buying things like dinner sets and bath towels :lol

xXx

mandy81 · Apr 13th, 2009, 16:50 PM

I love catalogue shopping, but I have to use my sister's MIL's catalogue
i'm not allowed my own, I spend to much

and it drives OH mad

sam#3 · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:26 PM

Yep we buy lots of household items from them, thats all we use ours for

mama2b · Apr 14th, 2009, 01:57 AM

I tend to buy clothes mainly. I will sometimes by household stuff if its in the sale or if i really need something and haven't got the cash but otherwise I try and avoid due to the prices.

I find they are not very competitive anymore as there seems to be two big brands that each have about 3 or 4 different catalogues all with the same stuff.

I only have two now, one of which im going to cancel soon (empire) as its just been taken over by the littlewoods group and I preferred it when it was the old company - they did more sales lol -

**Wobbles** · Apr 14th, 2009, 05:17 AM

Use someone like additions direct - littlewoods are always so much more exspensive. Then theres 24 studio which is a good one

missjacey44 · Apr 14th, 2009, 07:58 AM

Im always scared ill get into debt with these kind of things!!

MummyMummy · Apr 14th, 2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by missjacey44

Im always scared ill get into debt with these kind of things!!

i used to be like that! £2 a week doesn't sound bad, until you add up everything you are paying - this month we ended up paying £94 something

it would still have taken us ages of saving that £94 to be able to go and buy things outright that we bought from l/woods.

xXx

Char&Bump-x · Apr 18th, 2009, 16:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by missjacey44

Im always scared ill get into debt with these kind of things!!

I owe £700 to catalouges. I cant afford to pay anymore than £5/10 a week. Theyre on to me like flies on shit. I wish i never signed up

Rachiebaby24 · Apr 18th, 2009, 16:29 PM

i used to but i dont now. I ran up so much debt. Never go near one again.

I have a Next one open (in case of emergency like a fridge or washing machine breaking suddenly) but when they send me the catalogue i chuck it straight in the bin and havent used it for over 6 months

butterflies · Apr 18th, 2009, 17:27 PM

Had a couple years ago, but i got caught out when i was made redundant and even though i owed very little i found it hard to cope.
Since then i've steered well clear, as they're more hassle than they're worth.

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MummyMummy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 799	catalogue shopping anybody else rely on catalogues like littlewoods? i know they are more expensive than buying outright (even though we always opt for 0%) we have enough to pay off the few pound or so a week that things cost, but don't have the £50+ that said items cost to buy outright and of course putting a few pound away a week takes forever to save up that £50+ we are so reliant on it, even for buying things like dinner sets and bath towels :lol xXx

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mandy81 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 7,072	I love catalogue shopping, but I have to use my sister's MIL's catalogue i'm not allowed my own, I spend to much and it drives OH mad

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mama2b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,067	I tend to buy clothes mainly. I will sometimes by household stuff if its in the sale or if i really need something and haven't got the cash but otherwise I try and avoid due to the prices. I find they are not very competitive anymore as there seems to be two big brands that each have about 3 or 4 different catalogues all with the same stuff. I only have two now, one of which im going to cancel soon (empire) as its just been taken over by the littlewoods group and I preferred it when it was the old company - they did more sales lol -

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sam#3 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 5,049	Yep we buy lots of household items from them, thats all we use ours for

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Rachiebaby24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SW London - Lovely place called Streatham!!! Posts: 4,117	i used to but i dont now. I ran up so much debt. Never go near one again. I have a Next one open (in case of emergency like a fridge or washing machine breaking suddenly) but when they send me the catalogue i chuck it straight in the bin and havent used it for over 6 months

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butterflies Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,796	Had a couple years ago, but i got caught out when i was made redundant and even though i owed very little i found it hard to cope. Since then i've steered well clear, as they're more hassle than they're worth.

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