wishbook
Mail-order gift catalog
A wishbook is a mail-order catalog, especially the thick holiday catalogs that retailers once sent to homes.
Children would page through marking items they hoped to receive as gifts—hence the name.
The term evokes nostalgia for an era before online shopping: We'd spend hours with the Sears wishbook, circling everything we wanted for Christmas.
Winter nativity celebration
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- KwanzaaAfrican-American cultural holiday
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- winterYear's coldest quarter
festive · seasonal · traditions · toys · decorations · ornaments · Santa · stockings
American department store chain
- mail-orderPurchasing goods remotely via catalog
- retailerOne who sells goods
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
inventory · listing · pages · edition · volume · publication · brochure · toll-free
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
tradition · anticipation · excitement · dreaming · circling · dogeared · waiting · mailbox
Items given freely
- toysObjects for amusement
- dollsToy human figures
- bicyclesHuman-powered wheeled vehicles
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
electronics · jewelry · watches · gadgets · appliances · clothing · housewares · tools
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- KwanzaaAfrican-American cultural holiday
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
winter · festive · seasonal · traditions · toys · decorations · ornaments · Santa · stockings · family
JCPenney
American department store chain
- mail-orderPurchasing goods remotely via catalog
- retailerOne who sells goods
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
index · inventory · listing · pages · edition · volume · publication · brochure · toll-free · shipping
childhood
Life's earliest phase
Americana · tradition · anticipation · excitement · dreaming · circling · dogeared · waiting · mailbox · keepsake
presents
Items given freely
games · electronics · jewelry · watches · gadgets · appliances · clothing · housewares · tools · furniture
wishbookretail store
Commercial sales establishment
department store · showroom · in-store shopping · shopping trip · shopping mall
wishbookshopping cart
Wheeled retail basket
receipt · purchase · checkout · possession · shopping bag
wishbookonline shopping
Internet-based retail activity
Amazon · website · app · live shopping
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