Dear LPG,

Did you know that, according to Wikipedia the first recorded mail order catalogue was produced in 1498?  My recollection does not go back quite that far, but I can remember the 1970s and 1980s when no self-respecting household would be without two or three, and I often had orders pending with at least three of those companies at any one given time.  I had the mail order shopping bug so badly that as soon as I had paid for one item, I would be looking for something else to buy and my workmates and I would talk about their contents as much as we did about the latest soap opera story line.

Those thick catalogues disappeared because internet shopping has taken its place now, or so I thought,  but it seems to me that each year, as I get older,  more and more mail order catalogues pop through my front door every day the difference being that they are now full of things that are specially designed for us oldies.  I have to admit to secretly enjoying my mid-morning cup of tea with a browsing session through the pages of some of those books, though I don’t buy that much. 

But having said that, I found something that I think it is worth knowing about if you happen to be a driver with a bad back.   I bought myself a driver booster cushion and when I am in the driver’s seat it does make a positive difference to the way I sit and the amount of back pain I experience. 

I found the one that I bought in a catalogue, but with a quick online surfing session, I have discovered that there are quite a few on line and LPG has agreed to put the link under my post. 

CP, Blythe Hill

LPG would like to remind readers that not everything works for everyone and please note that most sites are trying to sell you something while CP just wants you to see an example of the cushion described, and while adding CP’s links, we found a video about the history of mail order catalogues and a video which might explain how they work, although it is American. 

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