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elbanditoroso's avatar

Did you ever buy from Skymall while on a plane?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33521points) January 23rd, 2015

Not anymore.

I used to read their catalogs while in my airline seat, but I never bought anything. Apparently neither did anyone else.

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They had some cool stuff, but way to expensive.

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jca's avatar

No. I’m into good prices and I shop from Amazon or Costco mostly. I shop around and look for the best price and don’t usually pay for shipping.

jaytkay's avatar

No, the entire catalog is over-priced crappy gadgetry.

Except for the thousand-dollar giant Tiki head

Totally worth it.

elbanditoroso's avatar

@jaytkay – you bought a matched pair of the large ones?

jaytkay's avatar

@elbanditoroso Two would look silly. You need at least four to give your place the authentic Easter Island vibe.

Pachy's avatar

No, but when I was doing a lot of flying for business I used to tear out pages of the items I thought I wanted or desperately needed ;-), thinking I would buy online when I got home. But all ll it took was a few hours on the ground to realize my “desperate need” was strictly a flighty reverie and I never ordered anything from Skymall that I can recall.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Back in the day I used to read that catalog and shake my head in wonder. Really? Does anyone need a vibrating bookshelf clock-radio combi? How about aluminum gloves? (specify size: 7, 8, 9)
It was for entertainment purposes only, certainly not for actual purpose.

Although, the chocolate covered baseball bat was quite tempting.

osoraro's avatar

Once or twice over the years.

dxs's avatar

Come on, how many people are going to order a 6 foot tall lawn giraffe for $800? No wonder they’re in the red.

dappled_leaves's avatar

I always assumed Skymall was just for crazy people. Anyone with that kind of money should have better taste.

elbanditoroso's avatar

@johnpowell – that poor man…

ragingloli's avatar

Never even heard of it.
Besides, I have not been on a plane since I was reincarnated in 2002.

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