On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:08:20 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

~I have just received my 2005 Chiltern's seed catalogue, which is, as
~usual packed with interesting items.
~On the down side, the catalogue measures 29.6 cm high, 10.5 cm wide
~and 0.9 cm thick. This idiosyncratic format makes it difficult to
~handle and utterly impossible to put in a bookshelf. Somebody with
~influence over them might point out that it is about as unfunctional
~design as possible. What is wrong with either a standard octavo or a
~standard A5 format?
~
~Franz
~
I find a lot of seed catalogues are weird sizes and they escape when
you're not watching. I now keep them all in a small box binder, rather
like an cross between an A4 ringbinder without the rings and a
boxfile, kept shut by elastic. That way I can easily find them all,
and it isn't too ugly to be left unshelved or too small to go on the
large book sized shelf without hiding in between the real books. I've
got another one I keep unread gardening mags in
(from Staples)

You can also get plastic A4 snap-to-shut wallets which keep leaflets
under control, though you can't get many in. Useful for seed packets.

I just wish they'd all stick to A5, but they won't, simply because to
stand out means they're more likely to get the orders.


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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