[MYovichZ4]

SkyMall filed for bankruptcy last week, thus taking away my favorite casual bathroom reading material.

Here's a list of some of their stranger offerings.

[P1]

Ha, they were my customer at one point. I knew it was only a matter of time.

[kevinbahnz]

what were their sales like??

[finaloption]

nooooooooooo

[MYovichZ4]

Originally Posted by kevinbahnz

what were their sales like??

From the WSJ article

The SkyMall retailing business had revenue of about $33.7 million in 2013, but only $15.8 million for the nine months ended Sept. 28, 2014.

[kscarrol]

Purely a time killer when sitting on a plane... Never ordered from them directly as all items were available from the individual vendors. Now that I can use my phone or iPad during the flight, no need to even pick up SkyMall, simply shop online.

[PINeely]

I always wondered how they stayed profitable, surely they aren't selling that much stuff and since they got WiFi on planes everyone just shops on Amazon. I used to look at them a lot as a kid though.

[Maestro]

They are just another casualty of amazon, since many of the skymall items could be found on Amazon for less money. Also having a smart phone on the plane to do a price check did not help them.

Front Gate will probably be next.

[PINeely]

Originally Posted by Maestro

They are just another casualty of amazon, since many of the skymall items could be found on Amazon for less money. Also having a smart phone on the plane to do a price check did not help them.

Front Gate will probably be next.

I was wondering just now if anyone has stats on smartphone use in relation to this news? I'll bet if you dug around a bit you'd find SkyMall's parent company has been financially supportive of the "phones crash planes" camp.

[Billup]

I'll be honest, and the flights where I didn't have a SkyMall in the front pouch, I was pretty upset. They changed it with SkyTimes or something, not even any good looking chicks to look at to keep you occupied.

[X2Board]

Over 2 million flight miles between AA & DL, but I never bought so much as 1 item from them. I'll miss thumbing through the catalogs though.

[san~man]

They were like the Sharper Image to me. Good, cool, mostly useless stuff to look at to pass the time.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Purely a time killer when sitting on a plane... Never ordered from them directly as all items were available from the individual vendors. Now that I can use my phone or iPad during the flight, no need to even pick up SkyMall, simply shop online.

This. Time waster on the plane.

Speaking of which, I didn't want to dump $10 on wifi for our flight to Boston recently, so I surfed to something available on American's internal wifi called Gilt. Just a bunch of clothing catalogs really. I had to give them an email to view it, so I gave them my junk Gmail account. Holy shit, they spam it several times a day. Just a friendly warning if you should ever run across that site on American's intranet.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by M_Six

This. Time waster on the plane.

Speaking of which, I didn't want to dump $10 on wifi for our flight to Boston recently, so I surfed to something available on American's internal wifi called Gilt. Just a bunch of clothing catalogs really. I had to give them an email to view it, so I gave them my junk Gmail account. Holy shit, they spam it several times a day. Just a friendly warning if you should ever run across that site on American's intranet.

Ha, yes, I have done the same and get at least one or two emails a day from them... Need to try an unsubscribe.

[MYovichZ4]

And like a Phoenix from the ashes... or at least an attempt.

Is SkyMall the comeback kid of the retailer industry? You bet your 100-watt hand-held garment steamer with travel pouch and accessories ($29.99) it is.

On Twitter, SkyMall said that folks can purchase products online at SkyMall.com and is expected to be back on planes by the year's end, according to the Huffington Post.

The eccentric catalog announced early this month on social media that "we have new owners who are working on bringing it back."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ghts/28143073/

[pikkagtr]

Man they had some funny and weird ass shit on their magazines.
Good times, especially if you're drunk and your friend start to draw permanent pen mustaches over all the people in the magazines

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by pikkagtr

Man they had some funny and weird ass shit on their magazines.
Good times, especially if you're drunk and your friend start to draw permanent pen mustaches over all the people in the magazines

Daaaamn bro!! Not permanent pen!! Shit got real son!!

[BMW F22]

I think I looked through those catalogs once or twice in all my years travelling. I have never bought anything. I once thought about buying those goggles that allow you to watch movies as if they were shown on a big screen but didn't.

[MrPrena]

RIP SkyMall, but say HELLO to SkySnackShop.
Airlines charging beverages, water, and snacks to passengers.

[bosstones]

Never opened it up myself, but I do recall a co-worker being bored and flipping thru it one time. Star of David X-mas tree topper. lol