On Ordering Filters and Other Stuff... There’s a good chance that ordering goods by mail, phone or email will always have drawbacks that are trumped by “in person” shopping. That’s assuming we can get Mr. Whipple-types away from spying on “Charmin squeezers” long enough to take our cash or process our card. My old momma--who rarely uttered epithets unless she banged her head--grimaced with mail orders.