Say it isn’t so.
Was there any greater joy as a child than rocking up to the local shopping centre, hitting up Argos, grabbing yourself a catalogue, and pouring over it for weeks and weeks until your parents finally agreed to buy you that new Bratz doll that you’d circled and been wrecking their heads about for ages?
No, is the answer. There definitely wasn’t.
As it turns out, those days could soon be long gone, as Argos are currently testing out how a few stores function without their iconic catalogues.
The BBC has reported that two Argos stores in Inverness, Scotland have removed the catalogues in order to “test demand” for the books.
The decision comes after an increase in customers using the Argos website rather than the physical catalogues to search for products.
Although the lack of catalogues in Inverness is still only a trial, shoppers haven’t been too delighted with the change.
https://twitter.com/glum_bucket/status/905496218230558725
The Argos catalogue was where lots of dreams began (and ended) for working-class kids.
Also a really useful (free) tool for arts&crafts https://t.co/lyS3Rd3wEv
— 🍉 Discombobulated Dyke🇵🇸 (@homoskedastic_) September 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/ElonDann/status/905715877777113088
The Argos catalogue is published twice per year – once in January and once in July.
Since the company’s arrival in Ireland, the book has kept children quiet, and been a free source of fun and entertainment the whole family could enjoy.
Well, mostly the kids.
Argos have not confirmed whether or not their catalogue trials will be extended to the rest of the UK or Ireland.
“As increasing numbers of customers choose to shop with us online, for a limited period we are testing demand for the take-home catalogues in a small number of stores.
Catalogues continue to be available in the vast majority of our stores for customers who want them.”
