[nfbmi-talk] Fw: [Blindtlk] Fw: a way for individuals to shop independently throughawidevariety of mail order catalogs

Tue Oct 16 15:41:39 UTC 2012

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Fw: a way for individuals to shop independently 
throughawidevariety of mail order catalogs


> This sounds quite interesting and worth looking into. Thanks to Sheila for
> passing it on.
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: sheila
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 3:02 PM
> Subject: [fcb-l] a way for individuals to shop independently through
> awidevariety of mail order catalogs
>
>
>
> My name is Kathy Eble.  I want to introduce you to Home Readers, a service
>>> for the blind and visually impaired, serving the blind community since
>>> 1996. We are a not for profit 501 c3 organization.  The mission of Home
>>> Readers is to further the independence of the blind and visually
>>> impaired. Our services provide a way for blind and low vision 
>>> individuals
>>> to shop independently through a wide variety of mail order catalogs. 
>>> Our
>>> catalogs are free to customers and they are read by pleasant sounding
>>> readers who become the eyes for their listeners, by describing products,
>>> colors and details to make products come alive. When you use our 
>>> catalogs
>>> you still get the extra description that often is missing from websites
>>> and catalogs. This allows you to know what you are purchasing.  If you
>>> are a web user our catalogs can compliment your visit to websites and 
>>> our
>>> special codes should work on the catalog company's websites.
>>>
>>> The clothing catalogs include Blair Men's and Women's, Lands' End, L.L.
>>> Bean, Anthony Richards, Essentials by Anthony Richards, Roaman's and
>>> Monroe and Main. Health and beauty catalogs include Avon, Dr. Leonard's,
>>> Puritans Pride - Vitamins, Easy Comfort, Healthy Living, and Beauty
>>> Boutique.  Our home and housewears section includes CHEF's and Figi's
>>> Gift Gallery.  In gifts and variety catalogs we have Miles Kimball,
>>> Vermont Country Store, Ginny's, Carol Right Gifts, Walter Drake, Windsor
>>> Jewelry and Kathy's Korner. Food catalogs include Swiss Colony and
>>> Figi's. We also read the LS&S Catalog for the blind and visually
>>> impaired, Country Music Greats and Care-A-Lot Pet Supplies.
>>>
>>> We have over three hundred and fifty affordable priced cookbooks
>>> available at Home Readers. There are cookbooks with 3 and 4 ingredients,
>>> appetizers, baking, canning and preserving, casseroles, country cooking,
>>> diabetic. We have cookbooks with desserts such as; cakes, cookies, pies,
>>> puddings and mixes.   Also, you will find fish, grilling, healthy,
>>> holiday, homestyle cooking, international, jellies and preserves, low
>>> carb, main dishes, one dish, quick to fix slow cooker, smoothies, soups,
>>> stews and variety cookbooks, plus a few celebrity cookbooks. We also 
>>> have
>>> a Home Readers master cookbook collection.  This is a digitally recorded
>>> master list of all the cookbooks Home Readers has offered from 1996 to
>>> March 2011. If you are interested in receiving this Master Cookbook
>>> collection, call 1-877-814-7323.  Please note that all cookbooks are
>>> available on either a quad track cassette or Daisy MP3 only.
>>>
>>> NEW this year Home Readers is offering all cassette cookbooks recorded
>>> prior to 2009 for half price.  This means any cookbook listed on the 
>>> Home
>>> Readers Master Cookbook Collection that was read prior to 2009 will be
>>> available to you for half the cost.  Not sure if a cookbook you are
>>> interested in is eligible?  Give us a call at 1-877-814-7323 for more
>>> information.  Digitally recorded cookbooks, cookbooks recorded on MP3
>>> daisy books and all books and magazines are not eligible for this offer.
>>>
>>> We would like to invite you to join our cookbook club. Every 2nd month
>>> Home Readers will produce 2 new cookbooks and send them to those who 
>>> join
>>> our club. Cookbook club members also receive a free cookbook at the end
>>> of the year as a special thank you.  You can pay by credit card and it
>>> will be charged every two months when your cookbooks are sent.  Ask 
>>> about
>>> more information if you are interested.  To hear a prerecorded message
>>> giving the titles of the two cookbooks available every two months call
>>> 1-773-572-7828 and press 4.   If you would like to hear a prerecorded
>>> list of the latest cookbooks available at Home Readers call
>>> 1-773-572-7828 and press 3.
>>>
>>> If you would like to receive a free audio version of the Home Readers
>>> catalog which lists all the sponsored mail order catalogs with a brief
>>> description of each catalog call us at 1-877-814-7323 and we will mail
>>> you a copy.
>>>
>>> Our audio catalogs are available on quad track cassette tape and MP3
>>> daisy books.  Our website, www.blindaudiocatalogs.com, is where catalogs
>>> can be downloaded straight to your computer or playing device, such as a
>>> Victor Stream, thumb drives (SD cards, and even cell phones if enough
>>> memory is available.)  All the catalogs are sponsored by mail order
>>> companies free of charge and our cookbooks have a small charge to help 
>>> us
>>> with the expenses involved in our non-sponsored services.
>>>
>>> Please call us to place orders at our toll free number 1-877-814-7323 or
>>> place your order online at
>>> http://homereaders.com/
>>> .  Visit
>>> http://www.blindaudiocatalogs.com/
>>> if you would prefer to download catalogs or the latest version of The
>>> Blind Post.  Visit often as things change from time to time and you can
>>> follow our blog and find links of interest on
>>> http://www.blindaudiocatalogs.com/page/479125581
>>>  You can follow Home Readers on Facebook for info, special offers and
>>> lots of fun with the gift & gab group.
>>> Note: The Facebook button is on  the blog page.
>>>
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