In Praise of the PipesandCigars.com mail catalog

thebadgerpiper · February 2018

I wrote a new post on my pipe blog praising the pipesandcigars.com mail catalog. With print media slowly dying, the P&C catalog provides our hobby with an important resource in preserving our history. I came up with the topic after chatting on here with @motie2 about the catalog.

https://thebadgerpiper.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/advertising-you-want-to-read/

Kmhartle · February 2018

Great post on your blog, @thebadgerpiper. Thanks for sharing.

PappyJoe · February 2018

Nice blog.

wbradk · February 2018

Yes, their catalog is nice. What a shame that there are not more such. Years ago one saw pipe ads everywhere...

jim102864 · February 2018

It is a nice catalog, but with the advent of online websites and such, I find catalogs to be a nuisance. They rarely make it past my garbage bin within seconds of retrieving them from my mailbox. I used to love perusing catalogs and found them a great way to relax. In many ways, the internet has infringed on our lives and I suppose this is one of them.

motie2 · February 2018

I am very happy with P&C's catalog, their service, and the reviews on their site.
And when something is out of stock I'm happy to have Smokingpipes.com and eBay as alternatives.
But you cannot peruse them in the head, unless you bring your iPad in with you.

buflosab · February 2018

I kinda like getting the P&C catalog myself, I'll keep it for awhile and eventually discard it. Better than opening up a bill from whom ever. Of course looking at all the great blends a bill is not far behind.

Oddjob27 · February 2018

Great great post my friend. I totally agree with you.

daveinlax · February 2018

I still enjoy paging though the P&C and CI catalogs in the “reading room”. I grew up in the pre internet pipe mailer days and finding one in my mailbox was always welcome!

motie2 · February 2018

I keep all the back issues going back to Fall of 2016 when I took up the pipe after more than two decades.

Topaz75 · February 2018

One of the great things about the P&C catalog is that once the new one arrives, you can pass the old one on to someone else. My guess is that a number of folks have been introduced to the hobby in this way.

Londy3 · February 2018

...it's still good bathroom reading material..

pipeman83 · February 2018

I look forward to it each month, I to have several back issues.

xDutchx · February 2018

Back when I was a kid, there was a company called "Johnson Smith," that had a mail order catalog that I loved to receive in the mailbox. It had all kinds of neat novelty and gag gifts. One of my favorites, was a telescope that you would offer to let an unsuspecting victim look thru, that would black their eye without them knowing it.

The Pipes and Cigars mail order catalogs are reminiscent of those mail order catalogs of old, and almost as much fun.

Woodsman · February 2018

I always leaf through it when it comes.

Jayhawk422 · February 2018

As part of the younger generation, most of my mail now has been replaced with digital online statements. But I look forward to getting the P&C, CI, and Thompson catalogs in my mail box

thebadgerpiper · February 2018

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we have the convenience of ordering pipes/tobacco online, but as I mention in the post, I'm glad we have a print catalog to read through.

Charles · February 2018

Great post @thebadgerpiper.

In Praise of the PipesandCigars.com mail catalog

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