Why Mail Order Catalogs Are Making a Comeback Growing up, my mom was queen of the mail order catalog. I remember getting everything from the gigantic Sears and JC Penny Wishbooks to catalogs for ...

The trend only lasted a handful of years. Beginning with Sears' 1963 fall/winter catalog, only monkeys, mynah birds and hamsters were offered — no other types of pets — based on the catalog archives.

Remember the days of old when you would get the Sears Wish Book or Toys 'R' Us catalog in the mail, and you would be flooded with joy? We don't get many moments like that now, but there is one ...