The Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog

[niener]

This had me absolutely rolling. Classy twine, $72 biscuits, fruitcake made by redneck monks.... oh W-S, you slay me

http://deadspin.com/5959212/the-hate...sonoma-catalog

[Deebs]

This made my day. In theory, I love WS, but I think I've made a total of maybe 10 purchases there, 8 of which have been for hand soap at their outlet store.

[MsSassyBaskets]

That reminded me of this blog: http://catalogliving.net/

"Maps, Gary? What about your passion for antique books and balls of twine?"

[GrayMatterWife]

I never understood the appeal of the store. Why would I pay twice as much for Pyrex just because it is sold next to imported olive oil in an upscale mall?

[SuzySunshine]

Yep, I'm pretty sure the only time I've shopped there was off of someone's wedding registry.

[PrincessFiona]

Lol! I love the Dining table description!

[ladymoreta]

ROFL! I love walking through Williams Sonoma, and I've occasionally bought gifts there, but it's always more expensive than anywhere else.

[MrsK]

That reminded me of this blog: http://catalogliving.net/

"Maps, Gary? What about your passion for antique books and balls of twine?"

Catalog Living was the first thing that came to my mind too.

[SoonerTexan]

Calling Thirteen to see the chicken coop!

It's a looking store, not a buying store. Oddly enough, it was one of the places I registered for a few items and EVERYTHING was bought really quickly. So I added a few more things, and they were bought too. Who knew?

[poky]

There was flailing and actual tears coming out of my eyes by the time I got to this sentence: "There are trappist monks in the Ozarks? Do they brew artisanal meth?"

[SoonerTexan]

"There are trappist monks in the Ozarks? Do they brew artisanal meth?"

http://www.assumptionabbey.org/

I had actually heard of them before! Probably because they are near Branson and I'm obsessed with the place

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I was actually crying I was laughing so hard. Also, did you see the comments? They're hilarious, one of the best is below (sorry it's a little graphic but totally on point):

"I have to believe this is the porn that Martha Stewart masturbates to, the kind where she pulls the 1000 thread count, infant slave laborer picked Egyptian cotton and Chinese orphaned superfluous daughter-spun silk cozy off her sperm whale ivory Rabbit Pearl and goes to town like a 12 year old with his first SI swimsuit issue."

[weeniegeniewife]

You guys, my DH has a serious catalog addiction. I'm not even kidding. When we were first married, he came home from work one day while I was tossing catalogs into the recycling bin. He let out a shriek and with a look of absolute horror, screamed: "What are you doing?!? Those are MY catalogs!!" I said: "Yes, they're catalogs....99% are not necessary, so in the recycling bin they go." Let me tell you, folks...I learned my first hard marriage lesson that day: never, ever, EVER, under any circumstances, throw away the good dawktor's catalogs. Never. Ever.

I asked DH what the deal was, and he just shrugged his shoulders and said he just likes to shop. And boy, does he! We get no less than 15 catalogs a DAY (and last weekend was epic: I counted 33 catalogs in Saturday's mail). He reads every single one front to back and rips out pages of things he wants to buy. He has a large file with ripped out catalog sheets that are years old. I have given up and now just embrace him and this little quirk of his. I lovingly place all the catalogs that come for him every day underneath the daily paper, and he is a very happy camper. Sigh.

[TigerLily]

ha! omg love

[niener]

I was actually crying I was laughing so hard. Also, did you see the comments? They're hilarious, one of the best is below (sorry it's a little graphic but totally on point):

"I have to believe this is the porn that Martha Stewart masturbates to, the kind where she pulls the 1000 thread count, infant slave laborer picked Egyptian cotton and Chinese orphaned superfluous daughter-spun silk cozy off her sperm whale ivory Rabbit Pearl and goes to town like a 12 year old with his first SI swimsuit issue."

LOL! Holy crap, that's quite a visual

I have such a love/hate relationship with stuff like this. I'm a huge fan of kitchen porn and W-S is one of the leading examples of the genre. I used to work at a home goods catalog and we had a huge library full of back issues of W-S, Ballard, Frontgate, Anthropologie, Wisteria, Horchow, Grandin Road, etc plus of course MS Living, AD, Veranda, House Beautiful, Elle Decor..... It was a magical room. But it's just like all porn: it's fun to look at, but really you already have everything at home you need to get the job done, it just doesn't look as fancy