TIPS to being a successful Catalog shopper.
Below are some helpful tips on what to look for as you catalog shop for your next furniture piece. After years of selling online and most of my customers relying solely on a picture on some of their most important purchases, I know what will help the average consumer make their shopping experience less shocking. Even I go by some of these same guidelines when shopping for anything via catalog. Furniture pictures used in catalogs are meant to project style and quality. Sometimes the color seen may be slightly lighter or darker in reality. 1. The first and most important tricky factor in catalog shopping is the color of the item. If you are looking for an exact shade when buying your furniture, catalog shopping may not be for you. Below are a couple of reasons why. a. The color pictured on your monitor may not be the actual color of the item you will receive. There are many factors that feed into this. Your monitor color settings may not be the same as your next door neighbor’s. For i...