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Old Jan 23, 2015, 11:40 am
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Several sources: Skymall catalog files for bankruptcy
Skymall, the constant setback companion for decades, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to declining revenue.

My significant other liked to read Skymall and snicker while pointing out the most ridiculous do-das and knick-knacks. Shame that nostalgia is hard to pull off as a business model.
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 11:53 am
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Another article with slightly different information.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...123-story.html

Catalog sales are a tough business to be in.
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:42 pm
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SkyMall Declares Bankruptcy, Catalog Killed By In-Flight Internet

Bored Y flyers worldwide mourn the death of their beloved inflight friend the Skymall catalog.
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:44 pm
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I saw.
Now where will I spend my money for all those quality products?
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:46 pm
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I saw.
Now where will I spend my money for all those quality products?
Hammacher-Schlemmer? Williams of Sonoma? The Onion?
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:50 pm
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:51 pm
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Has anyone you know ever bought a cheese straightener from them?

Lets all make up the silliest product that they never sold!
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 12:56 pm
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Hammacher-Schlemmer? Williams of Sonoma? The Onion?
I guess I'll have to buy my submarine from HS directly
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Skymall is Dead
Anything to do with pets or anything that you would put in your garage
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 2:39 pm
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How will many of the Shark Tank entrepreneurs cope?
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 2:46 pm
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This is tragic news - every issue was hilarious!
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 2:46 pm
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And here I was all set to order that 7 foot replica moai.

Oh, well...
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 2:50 pm
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Fondly missed. When I flew with colleagues we used to have a contest to find the most useless thing in it.

My favourite was The Tongue Cleaner.
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Oh no! It provided so many hours of tipsy entertainment! Sad day indeed.
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Old Jan 23, 2015, 4:15 pm
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This will be devastating to the designer resin industry.
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