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garden items, and toys. Shop from all Lillian Vernon catalogs.
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Review written by Cyndi
Lillian Vernon
online is a down-to-earth Martha Stewart sort of shop. Actually, I should say it
the other way around. Martha Stewart is the Lillian Vernon of the 90s if you
have loads of time and loads of money (which I don’t).
Lillian put together her catalog shopping company back in 1951. She was pregnant
and wanted to bring in a little money and stay busy. Pregnant women will know
all about that. She placed an ad in Seventeen magazine and filled orders in her
kitchen.
The company grew rapidly and expanded beyond pocketbooks and belts. Now, Lillian
Vernon is a big mail order catalog company with an online site featuring all
kinds of home products and cute items for kids. They are still based out of New
York, but they have the warehouse out here in my part of the country.
You can find flags for your house or wind socks at LV. I like to pick up
different windsocks for the front porch. They are easier to hang than flags. My
boys usually change those over. All you do is loop the string on a flowerpot
hanger screwed in on the front porch.
Other items include pots, bowls, welcome mats, and holiday decorations. Holiday
decorations are really cute, but they are not always practical. They bunny
basket holders look great, but kids work out better with the dollar bucket at
Wal-Mart for egg hunting at Easter. If you ever dropped your eggs, then you will
know what I mean.
Personalized items are what I associate with LV. They have many items (and a
specific catalog) with monogram. Caleb and Eli have the karate belt racks with
their names on them hanging on the wall. Those are cute for display and keep the
belts from getting tangled up and messed up in the dresser drawers.
Prices are decent but on the high side. I would pick Terry’s Village www.terrysvillage.com
for cute items at lower prices. The selection is better at LV, and they have the
personalized pieces, so I splurge on occasion. I would thumbs up both stores,
but I can afford more at Terry’s.
Shipping is fair (goes up depending on dollar amount ordered). Items are packed
carefully and mailed on time. Do allow more time for monograms (about a week
from my experience).
The site is easy to navigate and well organized. You can look at categories by
department or shop with catalog numbers. Since I’ve been buying a long time, I
get all the catalogs. You can request those at the site, and I would suggest
doing that in the beginning. The sale site click is also worth a look, and
catalogs are not always available in the sale category.
My Granny always shopped here by catalog. I shopped catalog and now online. The
products are really nice, and the customer service is excellent. The women
taking orders or answering questions are always friendly and helpful.
Lillian is still in charge, and you can read about her at the site. I love what
she has done with her kitchen company. The only thing I would change would be
the recipes. Those are not things I think I would make at home. I can’t even
buy some of the cheeses around here, and I know my boys would not eat fancy
dishes that are listed. I suspect that she got the recipes from Martha Stewart
who sold me pillows that have needle sharp feathers in them.
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