ajfries Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I received my first Rainbow Resource yesterday and holy cow!!!! One of my first thoughts was 'How on earth can they afford to print these things??' And then I started perusing. And my single item wishlist turned into a (no less than)10 item must-have-now list. They have magnetic dolls! Geography books for kindergarten! Sign language resources! School supplies, planners, science kits. Seriously...is there anything they don't carry?? I now understand how they afford to print and distribute said catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I got my first one - it thought at first it was a telephone book. I was shocked! But I still found myself tempted to read it cover to cover:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 It's a wonderful, wonderful thing. :001_tt1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Ours came today and DD got to geek out over it first because I have to study for a final exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I got mine last week and immediately went through and compared my Amazon wish list for next year to their pricing. They beat Amazon on every one! Next spring, RR will be getting my main order and I'll use Amazon for my more obscure items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I got mine last week and immediately went through and compared my Amazon wish list for next year to their pricing. They beat Amazon on every one! Next spring, RR will be getting my main order and I'll use Amazon for my more obscure items. I've found this to be true for me as well. Now that they offer free shipping on $50 orders RR has become incredibly competitive. Plus, as long as what I order isn't out of stock, their shipping tomes to my house are super quick. More often than not, the email with the tracking nformation arrives *after* the package does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 It's Walmart for Homeschoolers! They have everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 We like to keep it by the toilet :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I got mine and said, "Oh, the phone book is here!" One of my kids said, "What's a phone book?" :tongue_smilie: It is fun to look through. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 It's a wonderful, wonderful thing. :001_tt1: :iagree: They have everything, their prices are great and they offer wonderful customer service! :hurray: More than once I have placed my order, realized I forgot something and called. If I catch it before it is ready to ship they will add that item for me. I got my catalog in the mail a few days ago and have already placed an order. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I don't hs anymore, but I still read the catalog. Weird, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 One of my kids asked if he could destroy it today. And then did. It looked fun. Paper flew everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I love it! And I love that they stick a random sticker on the box when they send out your order--I wonder if some child is sitting there doing it, or what. :) The sticker has been a source of great speculation here as well. I have often wondered if it's someone's kid's "after-homeschool" job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 My RR catalog goes straight into the recycling bin. I can't afford to open the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobeknofret Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I got mine last week. So far, my RR wishlist/cart totals about $459, which is better than the $700 it was when I first got it last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I placed my order last week, and now I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendag Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I got mine a few days ago and have been afraid to open it. Dh just got a bonus though so I think that calls for a RR celebration! At least a small celebration right? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrygal Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 It's my favorite reading literature. :lol: 'Tis dangerous though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBJones Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The TOTAL BOMB!! I absolutely love that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 LOL, the first year I homeschooled, their catalog listed their "7,000 favorite things." The next year it was 12,000. Then 17,000. Then 20,000. I think they dropped the wording about their favorite things when it got to 30,000. I mean, really, who can have that many favorites? LOL! Love ordering from them, and have always gotten great service. You can opt out of getting the catalog if you want (I kept one from a couple of years ago but mainly just browse online now. Still...part of me might want a new one next year...) Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Mine came today. I usually get it in June so I thought they forgot me. It is my favorite catalog and I always make a wish list that includes lots of items and costs $$$$. Then I get realistic and only order what I really need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I usually find things in there I miss when browsing online. And DD has totally gotten into looking in it. She's trying to sell me on curricula to teach her to play guitar, and music theory. Since I already had something picked out for music theory, I might indulge her there. I may negotiate the guitar course. She might have to choose between playing clarinet in band at her enrichment program or sticking with flute for a second year (as we own a flute and would have to rent the clarinet) and getting a guitar program... She also wanted a voice coach program, but I pointed out that she was doing choir already and it would be redundant. One more year, and as I have no musical talent or clue, I'm sending her to an arts school for 6th grade. And I may have to introduce her to that thing called "afterschooling" to have an excuse to keep perusing the catalog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingedradical Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I don't hs anymore, but I still read the catalog. Weird, huh? Not at all! My youngest son graduated homeschool in 2002; about 5 years later, I started wanting to go to curriculum fairs. But they are so darned expensive, I didn't. AFter all, I didn't have any curriculum to buy - I just wanted to look at what was new! Two years ago, I almost went to the Phoenix curriculum fair then hurt my foot. Last summer, I ended up with a new student but too late for the fair. This year, i went. I like Rainbow, too~it is also great for grandparents to choose gifts from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollyAnn Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Last year DH got the mail the day the catalog came and he put it right in the outside recycle bin. This year he was out of town and I got the mail!! And DS starts kindergarten this fall so that book is all marked up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I wrote about getting my first RR catalog in the mail about a week or so ago. You can read it if you want to. it's meant to be silly. http://dustylizard.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/the-catalog-fairies-deliver-a-gift/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I find it just so hard to read. Funny that I prefer reading most things in regular book form, but when I'm reading reviews for products, I go online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 It seems like they improved their search feature a year or two ago? Prior to that I had a lot of issues finding things, even with pretty good search terms. I found myself relying on the catalog more at that point as I would look it up in there and then plug the # in. I still find things in the catalog that I'd never think to look up on the site, which is a blessing and a curse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaOfalotta Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I swear its in my top 3 favorite things about homeschooling ;) I was so glad to get my new one because my last one split right down the middle from overuse. I'm just saying... if there was a fire... I would run in to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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