Love the catalogs as a teen. In my 20s, fate would have me move to be in easy driving distance of DAK's outlet store in Canoga Park where products could be tried out and purchased to carry out that day. They also had some deep discounts on overstocks and returns. Mr. Kaplan's copywriting was enthusiastic but sometimes less that accurate, especially in terms of product comfort. Getting to be hands on with the products before purchasing was a nice benefit of the outlet store.