Our story
A shop the size of one good bookshelf.
Catalog started as a spreadsheet three friends kept of things they kept recommending to each other — the book you press into someone's hands, the record you put on for guests, the game that rescues a rainy Sunday. Eventually the spreadsheet became a shop. The standard never changed: if we wouldn't replace it after losing it, we don't sell it.
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Titles on the shelf
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Categories, by design
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Things we haven't tried
How we curate
Three rules, ruthlessly applied
We use everything first
Every book gets read, every record gets spun, every game hits at least three game nights. Months pass between "interesting" and "in stock". That's the point.
Small beats endless
A shelf you can actually browse is a feature, not a limitation. When something new comes in, something else usually has to leave. The bar only rises.
Honest words only
Every description is written by the person who championed the item — including what it isn't. If a game runs long or a record is an acquired taste, we say so.
The practical bits
Shipping & returns
Buying from a small shop shouldn't feel like a compromise. Here's exactly what to expect after you hit "place order".
- Shipping
- Orders ship within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday. U.S. shipping is a flat $8, and free once your order passes $75. Records ship in stiffened mailers; books get corner protection. We're not casual about this.
- Returns
- 30 days, no questions, no restocking fee. Email us, we send a label, you get refunded when it arrives. Returned items in good shape go to the local library or game café — never the landfill.
- Questions
- A human answers hello@catalog.test within one business day — usually the same person who picked the thing you're asking about.