You might be surprised at the choices you are given with catalogue shopping nowadays. In the past, people tended to think that the products that you could buy from the big catalogues such as Littlewoods would be unbranded goods. The quality might be good here and the prices were certainly attractive, but most big catalogues didn't always have a lot to offer when it came to big name branded products. The breadth of choice that you are given in today's catalogues, however, is much different to this as nowadays you can find all manner of brands with plenty of bargains still on offer to you.

The majority of catalogues were established to give consumers access to low cost goods and many would allow you to pay for the products that you bought in small stages and regular payments. This was a big benefit if you needed to buy something, but couldn't afford to pay for it all at once. In the past, you might have ordered from catalogues via a friend who operated a catalogue network. He/she would supply you with the catalogue and take your order and regular payments for you.

With the increased take up in off street shopping and as more and more retailers started offering catalogues, the big name traditional catalogues changed to meet new customer and market demands. As a result, instead of only offering mainly unbranded items, many catalogues started combining their own brands with other major names to give a more complete shopping experience.

Here, the principles of catalogue shopping remain the same, but you can now find all kinds of A list brands and major names in many catalogues. The Littlewoods catalogue and/or website, for example, is full of different well known and designer brands giving you more shopping possibilities than ever before.

For example, you can find all the major sports names here including Adidas, K-Swiss, Nike, and Puma. Even a quick look around the Littlewoods catalogue or website will throw up some of the major names on the high street and in designer chains such as Levis, Calvin Klein, Diesel, DKNY, Oasis, and Police. There are actually few brands that are not represented in some way here.

The brands on offer in today's catalogues don't just relate to clothing, shoes, and accessories, but to all other kinds of products on sale in the catalogue. You can buy Disney branded stuff for the kids, electrical items from all the leading and well-known brands, and even furniture from major manufacturers.

One of the big advantages to catalogue shopping is that you can access just about any product that you need from your Littlewoods catalogue or from the retailer's website. There aren't many shops around any more where you could order a Sealy bed, a pair of Nike trainers, a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and a pair of Calvin Klein underpants, all at the same time without actually having to leave your own home to make a purchase!