Magazine purchase order without a credit card

Do you remember the most recent time you bought something long distance without using a credit card? Through a magazine or maybe a phone order? It used to take forever, 3 weeks or more.

I used to buy sporting goods stuff in the mid 90s from places like Eastbay, Bass Pro, etc. and I’m sure I sent in some checks. That used to be the way to get specialty duck hunting items, baseball cleats, etc.

When was I was in 6th grade which was mid 90s I remember I ordered 3 drilled out WW2 grenades to play army games in the neighborhood. 2 for me and 1 for someone I was playing with. They were heavy as hell for a 6th grader to throw, I still have them. I can’t remember the magazine, but it was an Army/ Navy surplus and I mailed in a check and it took weeks on end to get that crap.

The threads on Sears and how long their magazine orders took to deliver got me thinking about this.