mail-order
Buy from catalogs
Mail-order describes goods purchased remotely and delivered by mail or shipping service, or the business model built around this: a mail-order catalog, a mail-order bride.
Before the internet, mail-order companies like Sears brought retail access to rural areas.
The practice continues, though online ordering has largely replaced paper catalogs.
Wrapped item for delivery
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- shipmentGoods being transported
- courierDelivery person or service
- postageFee for mailing
carrier · tracking · dispatch · recipient · address · label · postal · unboxing
Goods obtained for payment
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- buyerOne who acquires things
- sellerOne who trades goods
- retailSales to end users
wholesale · merchandise · goods · trade · business · sales · supply · demand
American department store chain
- wishlistCatalog of desired items
- brochurePrinted promotional material
- bookletBrief printed publication
- selectionChosen item or items
variety · merchandise · products · apparel · housewares · gadgets · gifts · Christmas
Ease of approach
- time-savingReducing required duration
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- distanceSpace between two points
elderly · mobility · selection · privacy · comparison · comfort
Arranging romantic connections
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- agencyPower to act
- spouseMarried partner
cross-cultural · visa · correspondence · photograph · introduction · overseas · romance · arrangement
package
Wrapped item for delivery
postage · carrier · tracking · dispatch · recipient · address · label · postal · unboxing · bubble-wrap
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- buyerOne who acquires things
- sellerOne who trades goods
retail · wholesale · merchandise · goods · trade · business · sales · supply · demand · inventory
JCPenney
American department store chain
- wishlistCatalog of desired items
- brochurePrinted promotional material
- bookletBrief printed publication
selection · variety · merchandise · products · apparel · housewares · gadgets · gifts · Christmas · glossy
accessibility
Ease of approach
- time-savingReducing required duration
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- houseboundUnable to leave home
distance · elderly · mobility · selection · privacy · comparison · comfort
matchmaking
Arranging romantic connections
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- agencyPower to act
spouse · cross-cultural · visa · correspondence · photograph · introduction · overseas · romance · arrangement · companionship
- house stylesbungalow, craftsman, colonial, farmhouse, ranch house
mail-orderin-store
Yet to happen
brick-and-mortar · in-person · over-the-counter · walk-in · storefront
mail-orderhigh street
Town's central shopping road
local shop · corner store · boutique · showroom · department store
mail-ordercarry-out
Food prepared for elsewhere
take-away · pick-up · self-service · off-the-shelf · cash-and-carry
order, mail, command, email, ordered, ordering, mailed, mailbox, ordain