Your post made me think in terms that didn't exist when I was a kid - OMG and LOL!

My sister and I would literally fistfight over who had first dibs on the Sears catalog - they had everything and anything; I remember not only making lists of what I wanted for Christmas, but choosing home decor for when I was old enough to move out of my parents' house (thank goodness that trends have moved away from avocado green, harvest gold, and all that mid-70's stuff  :o).  I also daydreamed about outfits that I would wear when I was old enough to have a job; I look back and laugh about the time when I thought that wide-legged denim gauchos epitomized chic.

As far as DH, in our house it's Guitar Center, any saltwater fishing, and Quadratec (Jeep parts/accessories) catalogs that make him behave like a little kid with a Sears catalog, though I don't think little kids lock themselves in the bathroom so that they can read the catalog cover-to-cover undisturbed  ;D.  I admit that I've been tempted to pitch these catalogs into the recycling bin as soon as they arrive because they inevitably interfere with household tasks that I want DH to do.

I'm guilty too, though.  I'm always hoping to receive a catalog offering substantial discounts on anything & everything (and therefore scour every piece of 'sale mail' for such).

Still, nothing compares to the Sears catalog of years gone by.  Great thread idea.