I just wish Extensis would produce a nice contact manager that works with the Mac and Newton, and a little utility to replace Super Boomerang. Buying from Catalogs Mail-order catalogs are not exactly retail companies. Every product sold in a catalog is there because the product's producer purchased an ad in the catalog. Some larger outlets, like MacWarehouse, carry items not in the catalogs if they perceive a demand that justifies it. This is one reason why catalog prices are much lower than retail store prices.
Capitalism sucks, sometimes.
With this in mind, always keep on a shelf somewhere the current issue of every catalog that comes to you. Throw away or recycle the old one when the new one arrives. When you want to buy something, scan all the catalogs not just for price, but availability. One may not have an item that is prominently featured in another. The cost of catalog advertising is one reason for the merger of Macworld and MacUser magazines.