Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet - 344: QVC Reviews

Episode Date: July 2, 2025

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Starting point is 00:01:13 you and me I wanted to like this podcast but I'd give it zero stars if I could. Hello, dear listeners. Welcome to Beach to Sandy Water, too, at the podcast where we read the worst reviews in the most dramatic fashion. I'm your sibling host, Christine.. I'm your sibling host, Christine. And I'm your sibling host, Zandi. Yeah, yes, we're both sibling hosts. I don't know. I was going to say sister, but sister host sounds like the Mormon thing. Sister host. Brother host.
Starting point is 00:01:58 Yeah, it feels very Handmaid's Tale in a way, you know. Anyway, I will say the vibes are weird today, Sandy. Well, yeah. Look at what we're talking about. Look at what we're wearing. Oh, yeah, we're wearing. Oh, well, not everyone can see, but those who can. Can you see me? Who needs an only fans when you've got matching sibling T-shirts
Starting point is 00:02:20 to pay for on Patreon, when you can see them on video only behind a paywall? I guess what she said, but I don't I don't know if I not maybe not all of it. Yeah. If you want to see this Brontosaurus, you better pay up because I got this at Dinosaur World and we are doing a bonus episode of reviews of Dinosaur World on Patreon after this episode. So it didn't occur to me till now that we'd both be wearing our dinosaur shirts throughout this episode, which is not about Dinosaur World, So it didn't occur to me till now that we'd both be wearing our dinosaur shirts throughout This episode which is not about dinosaur world, but it is something extremely special and deserves just a lot of
Starting point is 00:02:54 ritual a lot of like respect Okay This one I'm gonna say speak for yourself. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, that's right It is QVC's Christmas in July most wonderful time of the year. Yes, that's right folks. It is QVC's Christmas in July, featuring, who's that? Is that Valerie Parhill? No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:03:15 It is Bossy Boots as her beautiful blouse embroidered. Her little elfin costume is embroidered. So we've brought today a QVC bonanza. I do want to give Mary credit because Mother Mary gave the Virgin Mary credit. Sorry I was channeling Val for a moment. I want to give Mary, Mary's gonna sue me for calling her a virgin. This is what happens when you run for the hills, everyone. Mary on Patreon suggested we do a bonus of Christmas in July, QVC, in honor of Christmas July, because we haven't had quacker factory nonsense in a while.
Starting point is 00:03:57 And we were like, why not make it in this giving season something for the whole feed to enjoy? So QVC it is. We'll see how enjoyable this is. I have new feeling. No, I have a lot of the same feelings, but some new feelings about QVC now. I'm intrigued about your new feelings.
Starting point is 00:04:13 I went really deep into all of this. We'll get to it. All right. I'm sure. I didn't do any Christmas stuff. Oh, I see. Okay. I tried to lean into the Christmas in July. I figured you would. You know, it's just like a clearance sale. Yeah. I don't lean into the Christmas in July. I figured you would.
Starting point is 00:04:27 It's just like a clearance sale. Yeah. I don't know why that didn't occur to me. Like obviously everything is on clearance and sold as is, which is also very enjoyable to see the pictures of. Oh my God. I just opened your notes and saw those little freaks. It's a little jump scare. Why don't you go first? Then I'll do that little freaks. This is a, well, I'll read you title, set of two boy and girl elf figures by Valerie. They're sibling fairies, just like I said earlier, you know? That's what they call us. Yeah, exactly.
Starting point is 00:04:54 Ugh. I think these elven children, I don't want to like make too many assumptions, but I'm getting a big non-binary vibe from both of them. I agree. They're sibling elf figures and Val just had to gender them, like trying to take the fucking rainbow back, you know? You're so right. Here's a one-star review called Returned.
Starting point is 00:05:13 I watched the television presentation when the camera came in up close and revealed the sweetest expression on their faces. I had to order them. They arrived and were sloppily painted, straight paint marks here and there, and the facial expressions were not pleasant and not sweet, like shown in the presentation.
Starting point is 00:05:35 I don't recommend this product. End of review. Oh my gosh. Four people found it helpful. So sinister. But look at how specifically, carefully the faces are painted and imagine that like that bright red on the mouth was like moving up.
Starting point is 00:05:50 Yeah. Or like the eyes were moving sideways. The whole thing would be pretty much ruined. It would be super alarming and they probably would no longer be identical twins. That's the most alarming part. Yeah. Yeah, so I unfortunately did not get a photo
Starting point is 00:06:04 with that review, but four people found it helpful. So this unfortunately did not get a photo with that review before people found it helpful. So this seemed to have been a problem. I think this had about a three star review. I think there were a lot of mishaps with the painting job. I could see that a lot of people, by the way, blamed Valerie for personally as she had held the brush by hand. Yeah. Well, I have a review here of David's Cookies 4-pound New York style scratch-made cheesecake. Oh! There are so many foods you can get on. It's so ridiculous how much food they sell. It's alarming. It's a lot of meat also.
Starting point is 00:06:34 So much meat. Here is a two-star review of this cheesecake written by Butter Goddess. Uh-oh. UPS is making me angry. It's 7 10 p.m. Still no cheesecake. I've been waiting on pins and needles all day. Now it is 7 0 5 p.m. and my cheesecake is still not on my porch. This upsets me about UPS because sometimes they leave stuff at the post office in town if they don't want to come out to the country.
Starting point is 00:07:00 But this is my cheesecake. I am highly disappointed with UPS and sometimes they deliver to the wrong house even though we are feet away. We don't get along. I am sick and tired of UPS so they've got to do better. End of review. Oh my God, why would you ever risk ordering a cheesecake?
Starting point is 00:07:16 Yeah. You know it's gonna end in disappointment. Either Sharon down the road ends up with it. If Sharon gets it, she's gonna assume it's a gift. That bitch, she's gonna know it's yours and she's gonna eat it and say, I don't know what cheesecake you're talking about. I'm a Val pal.
Starting point is 00:07:32 I feel like you're playing with fire here, ordering a cheesecake out when you know UPS sometimes leaves the mail. I'm not saying don't order a cheesecake. Listen, I'm just saying, I'm so sorry how disappointed you are. I wish I could have warned you. I hope it came though. I hope it was just like a delayed driver. You know, like maybe they were just-
Starting point is 00:07:54 Yeah, it arrived at 7 15 PM. You know what I bet Sharon was like, what you got in there? What did she order? What did that bitch Barbara order? And then he's like, stop looking at each other's QVC purchases. And I do have a note though about the time because at first I said 710. I know! What the F was that about? Because that was the title. So what that tells me is that when they started writing the review, it was 705.
Starting point is 00:08:18 And then they finished the review, went to write a title, and by that point it was 710. Title is UPS is making me angry. It's 710 p.m. still no and then it says to CH. So I assume they went up. They didn't update the review just the title. I see. Yeah, no, they didn't update the title. They wrote the I'm saying they took five minutes to write the review.
Starting point is 00:08:37 Oh, good. I hope in that time they gave us evidence. I mean, listen, the timeline, it all adds up to a evening. I'm so sorry. Negative one people found it helpful. So the next thing I have for you is another image that you're required to look at by law, contractually obligated and legally and other binding ways. Now these. Scroll down there are two versions. Oh I'm seeing both of them. Oh good. These are clearly gendered I didn't even think of that till you said it, but yeah, you're right. The buff man here is going on Winnie the Pooh
Starting point is 00:09:14 Portly, I wouldn't usually describe someone like Winnie the Pooh as being you know buff But I guess he does do his morning exercises. I don't even know how to describe these portly little figures, arguably. Portly decorative gingerbread lace children by Valerie. I'm so sorry, they're also called gingerbread lace children. If it were boy and girl, I think it'd be less alarming, but children is just like, what are you doing?
Starting point is 00:09:37 I don't like this. Boy and girl belongs here, for sure. I don't know how to describe them, except they're supposed to look like little gingerbread people and they do. They're like little stand-up decorations. They have glitter. They're like frosted with glitter, which many people complained about. Yeah. I'm sure on the QVC they zoomed in and said like, the. Look at the shimmer, you know. The guy though, what are those things on his stomach? His bare stomach has like buttons on them.
Starting point is 00:10:09 Oh yeah, because a gingerbread person, you would you put buttons on them even if they're not wearing clothes. But then why is he wearing clothes? Like that's the point. What's the point of the buttons? Yeah, he's wearing a jacket. I will argue he's wearing... But the zipper is stuck at the top.
Starting point is 00:10:23 I'll argue he's much more like Winnie the Pooh than I initially realized because he is only wearing a shirt and it is too small. However, it could arguably be a poncho. He's wearing a poncho with two buttons on his stomach. His sister- The other girl, you can see her like- Has a dress. Whole undercarriage. Oh, well, yeah, that too. Because like it doesn't even go- You see her crotch. Her skirt doesn't go down to her own cover. That's the best kind of skirt.
Starting point is 00:10:47 She looks great. I have no children. No notes. Stop being a pervert. I did say children. I'm sorry. Yeah, it does. You know what I will say?
Starting point is 00:10:55 I love that they decided, you know, they have this cute bow on the girl's head and they're like, what should we put on the boy? And they're like, I know a little party hat, I guess. Like a party hat with pom- a little party hat, I guess. Like a party hat with pom pom. Yeah, I guess. It feels like he raided a little kid's- No, he raided her closet because it's the same color as her clothes.
Starting point is 00:11:15 You're right. But it does look like he went into like a toy chest, like a dress up chest and like pulled out a bunch of random items. And then there of course is the pastel version which I like less. I don't like either of them at all. Okay, that's fair. The pastel ones are concerning because their eyes also have the same glitter all over them that their clothes and bodies do and it feels like they're almost trapped beneath a sheet of ice. Yeah, I was thinking like
Starting point is 00:11:41 a Pompeii type thing. Right, ice. You know either one whatever suits you So this is a five-star review of these guys, so this is a redemption actually Okay, too cute for words five stars And don't write any words Really feel that way five people found this Okay Then don't write any words. You really feel that way. Five people found this helpful. Okay. These sweet darling little kitties are the most- And you were like, it grossed out by what I was saying and you were going to read this?
Starting point is 00:12:16 This is so much worse. I feel like, oh, this person's username should be fucking Cruella De Vil or something. Uh oh. Yeah, I mean these little darlings, these sweet darling little kitties are the perfect companions to my gingerbread lace Santa and gingerbread lace Mrs. Claus. The quality and the details are exquisite.
Starting point is 00:12:39 They look so yummy. I need to remind myself not to eat them. End of review. No. I'm sorry. I feel really uncomfortable with the tone that I chose for that review but I didn't know how else to do it. I mean darling little kitty. You were like wringing your hands. It was creepy. Actively having a stress response. Oh I thought you were being Cruella De Vil. I can't wait to get your hands on these little
Starting point is 00:13:03 gingerbread people. No I was fully having sweaty palm situation. Exquisite is not a word I would use for these things. I'm just going to say that, although I really am starting to grow attached to the first two. And I then get away. It's really scroll scroll scroll. But Winnie the Pooh one. You're like he's I feel like there's stuff.
Starting point is 00:13:21 So I'm cute. But these two are actually kind of cute. Look at the definition in his crotch. Like I hate that they did that. Okay, that's weird. It looks like there's a little bulge. Imagine like I was trying to buy something that I liked and I said, well, look at the look at the crotch of it. Now do you like it?
Starting point is 00:13:36 Like it thanks a lot for ruining my day. It's important. It's important. And also try to explain those buttons on his stomach. That's weird. That part is actually a little more distressing. I don't like it. This is a review of Kansas City Steak Company 12 8-ounce filet mignon. Okay. Here's a one-star review though. Sweetie, I'm so sorry. I have to let you know this. What? We grilled the filets and they tasted old.
Starting point is 00:14:01 I was shocked. All the products we have gotten in the past are so impressive. We love your company, but this one failed us. We have always had tender, not grisly, not fatty steak, wonderful, but this time the filets tasted so old, like they had been in the freezer a long time. I hate to have to tell you this because I talk about your company all the time to our friends and tell them how amazing your steaks are. So you can see why we are so disappointed this time. The other products I ordered are fantastic, but the little filet mignon were terrible, inedible. They'll love Casey's steak, but you have let us down this time. End of review.
Starting point is 00:14:45 KS & CB I found this on QVC, but there is a note that it was originally posted on KansasCitySteaks.com. Is it like their child is the CEO or something? You know I love your stupid little small business that we support. It's like, you know, I love you, but your product sucks. What the fuck? I mean, it does sort of sound like how people talk to the host, like to Valerie and all them. That's the vibe I got.
Starting point is 00:15:21 And it said Kansas City Stakes. Yeah. So the vibe I got, then it said Kansas City Stakes. Yeah, but I wonder if she bought it on QVC and then went on to review it on, you know when you order something through a company like Amazon and then you'll get a request to review it somewhere on their site or whatever, maybe it's that. And she was like, I'll write it here. But they said, we love your company.
Starting point is 00:15:42 They're talking to the company. But maybe they're talking to her as if she's part of the face of the company. No, because I think I think they're really talking to KC steak or Sienna. I don't think they're talking to a host. I got that vibe. But that's but I really don't think so. Really? Yeah, because they said I talked about your company all the time. Oh, and the delicious steak. Still love KC Steak. Like they- Okay, okay, I see. Okay, that makes more sense now. I'm starting to understand. Oh yeah.
Starting point is 00:16:09 No, they might've been talking to Dave Grossenheider, who's the president consumer division of Kansas City Steak Company. We know you work so hard. Wait, what's his name? Dave Grossenheider. And that was Mrs. Grossenheider? Yeah, senior. Senior?
Starting point is 00:16:22 Mrs. Grossenheider. Why do we both say senior? Because it made sense in our brains. I mean he does look like a sweetie. Yeah. Sorry. That's weird. Yeah, that was weird.
Starting point is 00:16:34 He looks like a friendly dude. You're right. You love meat executives. Let's move on. I think maybe also that's just a stock image. I don't think that's even a person who's really- I'm on his Instagram. In the past during summertime, the hot days, the humid nights, all the plans and you know
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Starting point is 00:19:52 Okay, go into my notes and look at the next picture. It's called Set of Three Illuminated Mercury Glass Angels by Valerie. The most tasteful thing you've brought and it's not good. Okay, ready? One star, should be a zero verified purchaser. When unlit, pretty. But when lit, the face becomes identical to a dog face. Cannot believe. It's some satanic shit, I guess. What dog are you looking at? I don't know. Cannot believe QVC quality let this item through
Starting point is 00:20:26 another bust this year. Whereas in previous years, every VPH item exceeded my expectations. Not this year. End of review. Yeah, because your expectations went up. That was your fault. And now, and that's your fault. I mean, honestly, of all the mercury glass items Valerie sells, these are not the ones I would have picked. Like I would have picked something a little more exciting. And you can tell their faces are ugly before you light them up and just in the photos. I mean, no, they're just not detailed at all. They're just kind of like creepy little like dimples, like creepy indentations.
Starting point is 00:21:00 And I think like the shadow on that would be really demonic looking. Oh, I can see it in action That would be really funny. No, there were several reviews that said like these are horrific when they light up like they look I kind of want them now. I know me too. That's why I'm watching the video to see it I'm getting those Santa blocks making it Satan, you know Literally lighting it up, but you can't, it doesn't light up in the studio. So it's like, yeah, they're like faking it because the light, the lights are turning on or not turning on the way that this is bullshit bullshit.
Starting point is 00:21:35 Yeah. I call it bullshit. So much of what QBC does is bullshit. Sweetie, you know, I love your company. Remember when I thought they were literally talking about QBC and I was like, are they okay? I'm thinking, well, was like, are they okay? What are you thinking? Well, either way are they okay?
Starting point is 00:21:47 They're either talking to a QVC host or a meat delivery company, I think. Either way, it's not the most normal behavior. Here is a review of Weatherpod Megapod two-person pop-up pod with patterned roof. Wow, that was a mouthful. Weatherpod Megapod two-person pop-up pod with patterned roof. Wow, that was a mouthful. Weather pod, Megapod, two person pop-up pod with patterned roof.
Starting point is 00:22:08 That was pretty good, okay. That was actually pretty good. It pops up like a tent, but you can like walk into it. It's not that tall, but you have to go crouch and you can fit a chair in there. I don't understand, so what's the basic? Like if it's raining or something. Is it like a tent?
Starting point is 00:22:23 It's like a tent. Okay, it's like a tent? So it's like a tent. OK, it's like a pod tent. It's like a pod that you sit in. OK, that goes outdoors and is on a backpack. And by backpack, I mean, it's like three times the size of a normal backpack. And the host is like, wow, look, easy to carry. OK, here is a one star review. Can't get it to close after opening. I felt like I was being cranked.
Starting point is 00:22:44 I tried to close it and it threw me into a wall. My 40 year old daughter tried to close it and it threw her into the ceiling. My 13 year old grandson tried to close it and he went flying over the couch. Have your health insurance up to date for this purchase. End of reveal. What the F? What are these people doing? Stop getting in the line of fire. I'm going to be honest, this thing does look pretty hard to close. I would love to see the host do it. After two, fool me once, you know what they say. Have the smallest person there and the youngest. Send the child in, yeah. Wow. That's a great idea. Yeah. That does feel like us though. No, I can do it. And then like immediately do it wrong. And then like, no, I'll try it.
Starting point is 00:23:25 It's like, yeah, I can see that's very human behavior, but this thing sounds angry and violent. Yeah, it's not great watching them sit in these weird like outdoor chairs inside of this pod. But like, would you carry those heavy chairs with you? Like I don't understand. You just put this in your backyard. Like what like when you think about it for more than five seconds, you're like, I don't understand. You just put this in your backyard. Like, like when
Starting point is 00:23:45 you think about it for more than five seconds, you're like, this makes no sense. That's like QVC in a nutshell. Like, well, you don't need this. This is like, if you're going to bring a rocking chair to the beach, maybe like you should just go glamping or something. It does not make sense. Okay. Anyway, anyway, this is called Two Piece Gardening Bunny Couple by Valerie. Oh dear God. I'm gonna save the image for last and I'm gonna read a redemption. It's five stars. No.
Starting point is 00:24:12 These are so adorable. I totally love them. They are such a nice size. They look real cute when paired with the Easter tree. I totally recommend them. Well worth the price. End of review. And then they attach a photo. I'd like you to scroll down. CB I'm picturing really aggressive looking bunnies that are scary. Oh dear God knows
Starting point is 00:24:33 this is worse. These are horror movie bunnies. LS They're 25 inches tall. CB Oh my God. LS Two and a half feet tall. CB They're so imposing and they're not smiling. And one of them is holding what appears to be a machete and or an axe. It does look like an axe. Yeah. In the, in the video I was able to see it and I think it's supposed to be some sort of like a hoe for gardening. And he has two victims in his other paw. He has these carrots that he's holding and then he's holding this.
Starting point is 00:25:02 Well, it looks like a literal axe. I mean, maybe it is a fucking ax, then it's an ax murdering two foot tall. Like that, if you went to your grandma's house. You could put like at least four of these in one of those pop-up pods. Oh my God, oh my God, imagine the carnage. Imagine when you open it up,
Starting point is 00:25:19 there would probably be like 60 of them. They would take over the world. Look at the way they're looking at each other. Yeah, he's got his hoe and his hoe. Also, I was like, what's an Easter tree? And then I looked at it. I went, oh, yeah, of course. That is that is the that's the most egregious thing. Do you know what that looks like?
Starting point is 00:25:39 Actually, also, actually, you know what the most egregious thing is? That open flame right next to that bunny. Literally open flame. And then one of them is not lit, but the one right next to him. And these are, by the way, rattan or whatever you call it, natural fiber. Yeah, that is a terrible candle placement. And then yes, this Easter tree- Imagine when the fire department shows up and there's just like this burned down house of this rabbit with like an axe just the only survivor Yes, tree is like the Charlie Brown tree
Starting point is 00:26:12 But on the branches you stuffed eggs and not like hanging ornaments actual tree looks like like one of those drying racks for like For like mugs or baby. Oh, yeah, it's like drying racks for like for like mugs or baby bottles. Yeah. It's like white with just like these like yeah, aggressive stick like things coming out of it. And then she just shoved like styrofoam eggs stuffed on it. Not like hanging like a tree, like an ornament. They're stuffed onto the end of the branch.
Starting point is 00:26:38 This is like maybe she's trying to recreate that American Gothic painting. Yes. You know, for Easter time. Yeah. You know what? I see that vibe like painting for Easter time. Because it does have that vibe, that kind of sinister, but what is the relation between these two? And also, I don't really want to look at this anymore. Oh, I want to add also folks that these are 25 inch tall rabbits. Oh, you've added that. Hold on. They're not on the floor. They're already elevated onto a bar top, sort of. So when you walk in the room,
Starting point is 00:27:11 they're already several feet off the ground. So they, and she's taking it from what I presume is her angle, which is slightly, these are now taller, much taller than she is. That is true. And it's like, that's something about that. They're towering over her. They're towering over her.
Starting point is 00:27:24 And imagine being the grand kid or something, coming over and going like, you know how they say like, oh, you sleep in a room where your grandma had collected porcelain dolls, like a bunny with an ax. This is much worse. And it's like two feet tall. God, okay.
Starting point is 00:27:38 I did a little something different. I went away from the reviews. I found some things on the QVC subreddit. Oh, you know what? Let me read this one first. So the title of the post was $70 for six TV dinners from Corky's and I looked it up. I think they're up to $80 now and it's six TV dinners. And here we go. Today's special value TSV is actually insulting to me. The same dinners are sold at Walmart for $5. It just makes me sad. They are preying on the impressionable, homebound audience who believes their beloved KQVC and
Starting point is 00:28:14 David tell the truth and have the best deal. Oh, and don't get me started on the 63 grams of sugar per box. No way David's eating these. Or at least shouldn't be lol. David of course did his happy dance and remarked how cool it was that they come in a tray. Yes David, that is how TV dinners work. He also said you can eat some of the meal and save the rest for later. Who is saving their TV dinner for later? I guess at that price I would. End of post. End of post.
Starting point is 00:28:43 Well with all that sugar in it, he can only eat like a gram of sugar every hour I looked it up and they're up to like set like one of them has 70 grams of sugar just for one meal It's a dinner. Just one dinner. Yeah, it's like it's not even like a dessert or something. Oh, no, it's it's just the dinner It's an entree. It's an entree of my like a I love the idea that this QVC host is like probably Authentically really excited because he's never because he's never seen a microwave meal before. I love his genuine jumping up and down. Can you believe it's in a tray? What is this modern Marvel?
Starting point is 00:29:18 You know what? They do have cinnamon apples in there and barbecue baked beans. But that's one full meal. It's the honey barbecue pork burnt ends dinner with barbecue baked beans and cinnamon apples. It has 82 grams of sugar. That's a lot of sugar. That's crazy. That is not good for you.
Starting point is 00:29:35 Here's what's not good for you. You can eat whatever the fuck you want. Don't trick people into buying it for over a dollar because they trust you. That's what pisses me off. I don't care if you eat. I've eaten Dr. Pepper for dinner, so I don't know. It just feels so disingenuous and phony
Starting point is 00:29:50 when they're like, oh, this is the best deal. And they know who they're targeting, who their target audience is. And it's just- That's like all of QVC. Yeah, it's all of QVC. But when you have a direct comparison to literally this exact same thing at Walmart,
Starting point is 00:30:05 the quality is so bad and they sell some expensive things like I was looking at reviews of people who were buying mobility scooters, spending thousands of dollars and they broke within two days and they were like these really shitty. Yeah. You picture the people who were like, trust me, this is the best product. Look how well it works. It's like, God damn it. How many grams of sugar did that have? 80. Wow. I looked up how much a pint of ice cream and a pint of Ben and Jerry's has typically 90 grams.
Starting point is 00:30:33 That's what I'm saying. That's pretty wild. I'd rather eat ice, a whole pint of ice cream, which I've done. Yeah, I was going to say, yeah, so you say we're not judging you if you eat. And also it's like, hey, if that's what you can afford, go for it. If that's what you like, go for it. Over $10 a dinner.
Starting point is 00:30:49 And like, it's also kind of weird because it's like, well, the hosts are obviously just told what they have to sell. Yeah. You know, it's like, I'm sure, obviously the QVC system is broken, you know what I mean? It was actually designed to fail, you know what I mean? Here is another review.
Starting point is 00:31:05 This is a set of three four inch twinkling mercury glass ribbed candles by Valerie. There's no picture because they're not interesting. Five stars, beautiful, so cute, love them. Why do you have all these awful positive reviews? Because it's- I hate them. Somehow just as enjoyable as the negative ones.
Starting point is 00:31:23 Okay. Valerie, please. Oh, please bring these back. They are so adorable. Just perfect size to put here and there. I check item number H465643, set of three four inch twinkling mercury glass ribbed candles by Valerie every day, hoping to see them.
Starting point is 00:31:42 I wish I knew how to be a Val pal. I most definitely am one. End of review. What? This sounds like a stalker situation. No, it does not. Blooming. I mean, it does a little bit, but they check every day.
Starting point is 00:31:56 Most people talking about Valerie Parhill tend to have that energy about them. Yeah, she has some of the most parasocial viewers ever. Yeah. It's astonishing. I don't, I don't know. Yeah, she has some of the most parasocial viewers ever. It's astonishing. I don't know. Speaking of the hosts, here is another post that I saw. Listen up. I know there's a lot of you folks out there who have real complaints, questions and concerns
Starting point is 00:32:17 about QVC. But for those of you who just shitpost about the hosts, their style and their looks, get a life. QVC is a safe harbor from the storm of everyday life. I don't wanna come home from work and watch the news. My life is stressful enough. I wanna come home and listen to Sean and Jane and David and Courtney hawking me bullshit products
Starting point is 00:32:38 that I'll never buy. I wanna laugh when they say stupid shit. I wanna guess what the colors of the products are and yell them out before they say them. I want to revel in the salesmanship every time they cross-reference an earlier product. It's fantastic. If you can't enjoy QVC for what it is, then I feel sorry for you. Sure, the prices can be outrageous, the product's awful, and the presentation's way over the top, but if your sole focus is beating down on individual hosts instead of appreciating
Starting point is 00:33:05 how ridiculous this entire network is, you're really missing out on something wonderful. I mean, I love to laugh along with them and like there are funnier people on the internet and there are also like funner games than guess what color this is. But also it sounds like they're watching it in a way that makes fun of the show. I know it feels like they're shitposting about it themselves. Like, oh, I only like this ironically. Yeah, I know. When we were kids and we talked about this recently, we would say we like Barney, but we were like, or we would say we didn't like Barney, but we really did. And it was like, some people would be like, I only watch it because I think it's so stupid. Yeah, to make fun of it.
Starting point is 00:33:53 I see right through that. That's what this feels like. They're getting defensive about their favorite host or something. Yeah, they are. And being like, I mean, I just want to do like everyone else to make, like just be silly and like, you know, find the products awful No, it feels like It basically turned the comments and turn into like people saying oh, yeah
Starting point is 00:34:14 You're telling us to get a life you get a life you posted this rant and then they're like, no you spend all day watching Stupid it's so stupid. So yeah, the be like products I'd never buy in this stupid company or what they call it. A stupid. Oh, they they said bullshit products that I'll never buy. They said, like, that's how ridiculous this entire network is. Like, that's not what I want to laugh when they say stupid shit about the host. I agree about like their their looks and stuff. That's one thing that I'll because they said shitposts about the host. I agree about like their their looks and stuff. That's one thing that I'll because they said shitposts about the host,
Starting point is 00:34:49 their style and their looks. I'm like, yeah, don't like. Well, OK, yeah, like if it's really mean, don't do that. Typical bullying rules generally apply, but people who are going to bully people are going to do it, whether you write a rant about it or not. This is where it's like, yeah, they say stupid shit. They do this bullshit stuff. They're ridiculous.
Starting point is 00:35:09 Be nice to them. Just cause Kristen's wearing quacker factory sequin goose outfit doesn't mean you can mock her. That sounds great. Yeah. I know. So this is the last review I have. It's a faithful heart two piece wrapped in prayer bracelets by Valerie.
Starting point is 00:35:25 They're so ugly. They're so ugly. I'm sorry. I don't know anything, but I do. It's fucking ugly. I'm sorry. It's really ugly. I don't like them.
Starting point is 00:35:34 I mean, I think 99.9% of people might agree, but I don't know. Oh, I just realized the title says Valerie, you are very pesh-al because I forgot the S. Verified purchaser, five stars. Oh, Valerie Parr Hill, I cannot tell you how much your jewelry and your home decor items means to me. You are such a gentle spiritual soul. And every time I see you, I feel instant peace, love, and harmony in my heart.
Starting point is 00:36:01 What? Dot, dot, dot, and a closeness to the Lord. That feels like a Madonna lyric, you know? Dot, dot, dot, closer to the Lord. Just like every time I see you, I feel like love and harmony. And what's that song where she basically says that? Like-
Starting point is 00:36:19 I have no idea. Time goes by. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, stop. That pops my head. The other one. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's the only song that pops my head. The other one. Though slowly like a virgin. Maybe that's what I'm thinking of. Like the person who gave us this idea.
Starting point is 00:36:33 No. Ha ha ha ha. Earlier I was like, I actually feel genuinely sad that we're not gonna bring that up again because it was funny to me. But I was like, in what world would that come up again? And there it is. There it is.
Starting point is 00:36:45 I found a way. Doesn't she say something about praying? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Like a prayer, no, prayer. What is that song? Like a prayer, that's a song. Like a prayer, that one. It's like when you call on me.
Starting point is 00:36:57 You think that's about BPH is what you're saying? It's like, yes, it's like a little prayer. I'm down on my knees. I wanna, you know, she's praying. In the midnight hour, I can feel your power, just like a prayer, you know, I'll take it. Like, come on. I hear your voice, Val.
Starting point is 00:37:14 It's like an angel's sign. Everyone is like, how did you not say that right away? We all know what you're talking about. And we thought it was like a virgin. I'm like, you know the song about God? Every time I see you, I feel instant peace, love and harmony in my heart, dot dot dot, and a closeness to the Lord. The items you offer to your val pals reflect that wonderful feeling. I came up with the idea to wear this dainty bracelet.
Starting point is 00:37:42 Like, okay, whether or not you think it's ugly, that is not dainty factually. It's like six bangles long. Factually, that is not dainty. Like, okay, whether or not you think it's ugly, that is not dainty factually. It's like six bangles long. Like, wide. Factually, that is not dainty. Factually untrue. To wear this dainty bracelet as a necklace combined with some other smaller pearls, it looks fabulous.
Starting point is 00:38:01 Uh-uh. Ha ha ha ha ha. Please try to provide matching earrings and stretchable rings. What? What? Stretchable rings. Ew, that sounds like a medical device.
Starting point is 00:38:13 I told you. Stretchable rings, preferably in gold tone. I would love to collect these entire jewelry ensembles. I bet you would. Thank you for your efforts, special lady Valerie. Oh, I know. Oh, Valerie Parhill. She probably has more nicknames than anyone else in the world. My God, it is stretchy. What stretchy? She made one. No, these ones are stretchy. These are stretchy. Sorry, I started playing the six minute video in about 50 seconds in.
Starting point is 00:38:46 They're just like pulling at them and they're like stretching. Ah, oh good. Even cheaper, no? Like that's because they didn't want to make it. No, no, no. Yeah. But like the fact that UVC is selling these for like $40, I don't know. Is it $40? Yeah, $39.
Starting point is 00:39:04 Okay. And that's before shipping. I will say like it does look like what you would just see at a JCPenney jewelry counter. Like, you know that. I mean, it looks just like a very basic like a couple crosses, a couple hearts, hearts, crosses, and a bunch of like shiny pearls and gold beads. But like it's the way they have to shill it that makes it awkward. Like, wow, just look at this craftsmanship. And it's like, come on. It's so ridiculous. So you have a thing though left. Oh, yeah. I fear we have something similar. What do you have left? What are you going to do? I doubt it. I was looking at the hosts.
Starting point is 00:39:42 Oh, okay. I did briefly look at the hosts. Yeah. And the one that really stood out to me was Teresa Caputo. And I went, why is she involved in this? But I think maybe she's just like a like an ambassador and she comes on sometimes. I don't know. I was alarmed by that. But no, I didn't look into the hosts. So do you want to do you want to give me some intel? So here is the main fall. So I went through and I opened every single host on their list in a new tab and went through each one. Not all of them.
Starting point is 00:40:08 How many are there? There were too many. I don't know. Like 40. Like more or less. Oh my God. Okay. Maybe it wasn't that many.
Starting point is 00:40:16 But it was like a lot. So I went through and picked some people in some moments that I thought were really special. Not everyone had a bio. They all had at least like a few things answered. Like they had a questionnaire that they answered. First I'm going to read about Courtney Kondabi. For a long time Courtney was scared to go makeup free, but now she absolutely loves it, and she enjoys helping her QVC audience find that same confidence as she shops with them for apparel and beauty. Her favorite fashion hack is to dress up athleisure wear,
Starting point is 00:40:45 like sweatpants, to create a look that's chic and comfy. Courtney's words to live by, yolo, you only live once, so eat the cake, buy the shoes, et cetera. She'd love to have dinner with Lady Gaga, but she's more than happy to just hang out and share a meal with her husband Joey and her big Southern family.
Starting point is 00:41:03 End of bio. Sorry, like individually, everything I know, totally normal. Fine. Nothing altogether. I was like, he's a fucking conundrum all over the place. She's a conundrum. She wants to meet Lady Gaga, but also her favorite phrase is YOLO. Or not even every phrase. So I think these are just really old?
Starting point is 00:41:26 I mean, honestly, they're probably 10 years old. And Christina, when you look up Courtney and not saying this in a bad way, Courtney isn't makeup free. Well, yeah, I mean, the picture you sent me is not. Yeah. But like, if you go to like her, of course, I did my research because I was like, oh, like, I'm surprised they used this picture with her in makeup. I literally looked up a photo where she's not makeup free, but I think it's supposed
Starting point is 00:41:52 to kind of look like it's makeup, you know, but it says 226 weeks ago. So I don't know how many weeks ago. I know how many weeks ago. I don't know how many years ago. Four years, three years, three something. Yeah But that was not even makeup free. So yeah. Okay. So maybe they're probably like from 2006 or something. They're probably 20 years old and they never like, why would they update them? And why would any of the hosts care enough to update? That's also true. But then the Lady Gaga pivot was just like, not, I just, we're talking about YOLO. And I was like, heck yeah, eat the cake. And just that was up. We're talking about Yolo. And I was like, heck, yeah, eat the cake.
Starting point is 00:42:27 And then I was like, she wants to have dinner with Lady Gaga. The Lady Lady Gaga was around back then. She's been around for so long. Like this could have been posted in like 2000. Oh, no, I know. Yeah. Oh. You just mean like tonally quite. Oh, yeah. What the hell's going on? I have no idea.
Starting point is 00:42:44 But that also makes me think maybe this is early Lady Gaga, where it was just kind of like she was this quirky pop star, you know, and maybe maybe now, if she saw that, she'd be like, oh, I don't align with that. Or maybe not. Maybe the opposite is aligns with it more. Also doesn't mention her child as a child. Oh, wait. Fairly newborn. Never mind. I'm sorry. I thought there were three children according to the bio, but it's actually one human and two dogs. Well, one is dead. Or one has wings. I don't know what that means. Oh, Xander. They might.
Starting point is 00:43:16 You never mentioned your child, so I don't know why you expect other people to. My child's not supposed to know they're my child. And they listen to this. And they watch QVC. So, what of it? That is going to be their first episode that they listen to. This is my bonus content. This is a random post. I was literally searching the site for specific keywords and phrases.
Starting point is 00:43:38 And I, I'm nervous. I was searching for my late husband because I wanted to see what would happen. Jesus Christ. I just feel like a lot of the reviews that are more interesting are the ones when people talk about like, you know, ever since. But how would you know if they're their late husband or their husband just got wings? Because they say light. Oh, maybe.
Starting point is 00:44:01 I mean, maybe it's just like, I don't know. Late for dinner? Flap those wings. This is from Buns New and the title is Today is My 40th Wedding Anniversary. And I'm only I'm only going to read two or three responses. I think I've missed something. These are the QVC forums.
Starting point is 00:44:20 That is that makes it all clear. I kind of assumed I didn't even give it the grand intro it deserved But it's the QVC forums. Yep They've got forums and they discuss the hosts and like it just gets out of control. Today is my 40th wedding anniversary Went to the beauty shop this morning thought maybe while I was gone hubby would go out and surprise me with flowers Did not happen. Come on. It's 40 years Around 11. He said you want to go out and surprise me with flowers did not happen. Come on, it's 40 years. Around 11, he said, you want to go out to eat? All I said is it's hot and I'm not really thinking about food. He will ask that every weekend as we usually go out to eat on Saturdays and Sundays. Oh well, I guess after
Starting point is 00:44:59 being married all these years, I knew nothing special would happen today. Guess I'll go back to cleaning the house. P.S. He just now said, thinking about food yet. All I said is no. He said, OK. So that's the post. This is awful. Here's what Miss Pat Mack has to say. Oh, dear God.
Starting point is 00:45:19 After 40 years, I shouldn't expect something special. Like what? This is so depressing, dude. Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We are different and communication is the key. To those complaining, be thankful your husband is still on this earth and with you. Many widows would gladly change places with you. We get expectations in our heads
Starting point is 00:45:40 and expect them to read our minds. It can get mighty lonely without them. End of review. What? End of response. What? End of response. I was excited thinking there was gonna be a nice rhyme and didn't even fucking rhyme.
Starting point is 00:45:52 It didn't even rhyme. There was not a single rhyme in there and I'm really upset about it. Okay, well here's what- And I was like, ooh, are they gonna say penis? Cause that's the only, okay. I have a rhyme. Calgal says, that's the only rhyme.
Starting point is 00:46:03 Did you wish your hubby a happy anniversary with a gift and card? Maybe taking you out to eat was going to be a special event that he planned. It takes two people, not one, to make a special day. I always ask my late husband what we might want to plan for our anniversaries. I wish he was still here. So you're lucky. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and count your blessings. Happy anniversary to you both. And people are so like so much empathy. It's terrible. Bonkers. Okay. It's terrible. This is the last thing I'm going to read from this thread. This is bun snoop. The divorce rates are not high enough if you ask. divorce rates are not high enough if you ask them. Agreed. And this is message 35 of 52. So it's about, you know.
Starting point is 00:46:48 Wait, 52 people responded to this? Yeah. And I bet 50, 50, the other 51, not the original person were saying bullshit like this. Yeah, they were all pretty rude. At least the ones I looked at. So this is Bun Snoop responding. Thank you for the congratulations and for the very sincere, kind words and suggestions you all shared with me. For those of you that have lost your husbands,
Starting point is 00:47:11 I'm very sorry. Update, we went out for dinner. The waiter handed the check to my husband. My husband handed the check to me. So for those of you that wanted to know what I plan to do to make the day special for him, I guess I did my part by paying the bill And then there were like 20 more comments, I'm like I want her to call me I know we'll we'll
Starting point is 00:47:36 button snoop will talk What is this year? This is gonna be? 44th Anniversary we're getting you out of there before 44, okay? And all these people were like, you can't expect them to just like treat you like a princess all the time. And I'm like, what the fuck is going on?
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Starting point is 00:48:32 Hey everyone, this is Tom Sharpling, the host of The Best Show, the weekly live comedy podcast where I interview celebrity guests, talk to callers from all over the world, play music, and have as much fun as you can possibly have on a podcast. It's three hours of mirth, music, and mayhem every Tuesday, and you can check out the latest episode of The Best Show streaming right now on Amazon Music. So I didn't want to end on that. Don't worry, because I have more.
Starting point is 00:49:03 Oh, good. You think I only brought that one host info? That was like the lamest one. That was just into a single host bio. OK, Yolo, go on. Just wait about this one. This isn't a full bio, but there's Justin. There's been a host since 2024.
Starting point is 00:49:19 His dream travel spot is Antarctica. OK, so we know that this is an updated interview. Yes. But that's the thing. There's no bio for the newer ones. Oh, they were like, we don't like updating this. What I'm saying it literally says QVC host since colon 2024. Oh, I'm answering these like prompts. So dream travel spot Antarctica life motto, you make your own luck. Now I want you to guess his two favorite foods. Lasagna. No, that's warm on one of them.
Starting point is 00:49:52 Warm lasagna. No. Green bean casserole. No. Colder. We're not gonna go through all foods. It's gonna be forever. Well now I feel like you're saying colder
Starting point is 00:50:04 and I'm thinking like temperatureally? No, it's not temperatureally. Well, yes and no, because there are two foods. There are two things. And if you ever guess this combo, I think it would take you a trillion years to guess it. Rocky Road ice cream. Okay. And escargot. I mean, ready? You want to hear what it is? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:50:24 Gnocchi and mint chocolate chip ice cream. OK. I'm terribly. I mean, it'd only take you a billion years. Rocky. That was pretty good. But he said rock your own. I was like, no, I was going to actually say vanilla ice cream
Starting point is 00:50:38 because I thought that would be even free, like a freakier answer. But I was like, there's no way. So that short brown cropped hair with a collared shirt underneath a quarter zip. Oh yeah. Oh, well, if you told me that I would have known mint chocolate. Yeah, he's definitely a mint chocolate chip ice cream. My first gut was moose tracks and I went, no, that's a little too out there. I think. No, it's too spicy for him. I think maybe for YOLO girl, that would be it. And then I.
Starting point is 00:51:06 I do have an education. Hey, can we just start doing a game called like Guess the QVC Hosts like favorite thing or fill in the blank? That's really fun. I can do it for this one. Meet Terry, Terry Khan, QVC host, comma, mom, comma, Emmy nominated actress. Oh, I saw her. She was next to Teresa Caputo on one of the list.
Starting point is 00:51:26 That makes sense. But I love how like, yeah, mom is second to be like, also, mom, that's important. But QVC host is first still. Of course, they're on the list of QVC hosts. So you already know that. OK, anyway. Oh, since 2018, first item sold, this was fun for some of them. Oh, first item sold. That's so cool.
Starting point is 00:51:46 There was someone who was, oh, man, I forget. It was like it was like Crockpot. And then they had like a Martin Luther King Jr. quote underneath. And this is so silly. It's like, what's going on? It's so bizarre. This page, all of these pages. First item sold. Josie Moran, but body butter? Babe food pizza.
Starting point is 00:52:06 Life motto is the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Now guess Terry's dream travel spot. Naples Florida. No, a lot of them did say the US, like because there's still so much to explore for them or whatever. Is this in or out of the US? It is out of the US.
Starting point is 00:52:23 Ukraine. No. Algeria. Ukraine. No. Algeria. No. Southern France. I don't know. No, that's warmer though. Not temperature.
Starting point is 00:52:33 I can't with the warmer. Southern France is nice and warm I hear, I don't know. But this place is also probably nice and warm. The Czech Republic, but she called it Czechoslovakia. Colder. Soviet Union. Former USSR or something. She's like, no. Okay. Ready?
Starting point is 00:52:52 Yeah. Fatima, Portugal to see where the miracle of the sun happened in 1917. What the fuck? Okay. All right. That was a good one. Isn't that amazing? That was a fucking good one.
Starting point is 00:53:04 It's a dream travel spot. I'm like, why is there a whole sentence here? Remember in the mayoral race where he's like, oh, I'll just stay in New York. I feel like she'd be like, I would go to as she would say that. I would be like, OK, like, that's not really what we're asking. They're like they I'd hope they would question that answer a little bit, but they definitely wouldn't because she's a white white. Says all all you need to know anyway. I have more info though Are you familiar with the miracle of the Sun? Oh, please don't do this. Do you not know about it?
Starting point is 00:53:33 I don't know. I mean, I think I do it's like about this. What does I mean? I've heard about Fatima the place and I feel like it's Where is that Portugal? Yeah Now you have to say something. Yeah. I mean, it's something about Jesus. The Shroud of Turin. No, it's not the Shroud of Turin. Um, it does have to do with the Virgin.
Starting point is 00:53:55 It does have to do with virgins. Here we go. It says, miracle of the sun is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on October 13th, 1917, attended by a large crowd in Fatima, Portugal, in response to a prophecy made by three shepherd children. For God's us? And the prophecy was that the Virgin Mary, referred to as Our Lady of Fatima, would appear and perform miracles on that date. Newspapers published testimony from witnesses who said that they had seen extraordinary solar
Starting point is 00:54:27 activities such as the sun appearing to dance or zigzag in the sky, advance towards the earth, or emit multicolored light and radiant colors. Oh, some people think this was a UFO. It probably probably was. I've heard of it in that context. Well, the Catholic Church did an investigation and they were like, did you know that even the Pope saw it? They're like, yep, the Pope Pius, he saw it. And they said, and they declared it just has FOMO. I know they're like, he saw it. That's my favorite. And then they're like, okay, that's my favorite quote. But it was declared an event of supernatural character by the Catholic Church in 1930. According to critics, the eyewitness testimony was actually a collection of inconsistent and contradictory accounts. Proposed alternative explanations include
Starting point is 00:55:09 witnesses being deceived by their senses due to prolonged staring at the sun. And that seems something unusual as expected. That's why I brought it. I always read stupid Wikipedia pages, but that was the last part of the first. Can I be honest? Yeah. That's become my new dream vacation spot as well, because that's fucking amazing. Like I want to go to the, I'm not going to start signing. I'm going to go to the place where all these dumbos, but they're not even that dumb. It was like a hundred some years ago.
Starting point is 00:55:38 Yeah. This girl still wants to go there because she thinks it's some sort of miracle. People go there still. Yeah. It's a, it's a, it's now a pilgrimage. I guess if it's some sort of miracle. People go there still. Yeah, it's a it's a it's now a pilgrimage. I guess if it's a people. OK, I suppose also it's a Catholic, a sacred Catholic spot. And I know that they take that very seriously.
Starting point is 00:55:53 Also, the shepherd children, the shepherd children. Right. So there are three of them. Oh, now they just want to trust children all of a sudden. Now, now children, now what they say is definitely true. And man, those children were into the, into God. There were some quotes. And I'm like, what the, they sound, they sound like some fucking like monk talking about religion. Like it was very, they were like nine years old. And they're like, Mary will shepherd me into heaven, blah, blah,
Starting point is 00:56:23 blah. Cause they all had fucking that one disease. But do you remember when they would do what? Influenza or something. Oh, tuberculosis. Yeah. Influenza is the flu. No, they had it was hold on. Give me a second.
Starting point is 00:56:36 Francis Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who were siblings. They look like us. They do not. I'm just kidding. I was like, don't make a joke about that. I'm scared now. Kind of scared. Like they're very, they have a very intense stare. No, stop looking at them.
Starting point is 00:56:54 I can nothing good. Honestly, this is where God actually does step in and like makes us pay. Jesus Christ. I'm not also, guess what? They died to influenza. As I said. The great 1918 influenza epidemic, ever heard of it? Yeah, I have.
Starting point is 00:57:11 Oh, Spanish flu is a misnomer though. Anyway, they died and guess what? Those two became the youngest Catholic saints thanks to Pope Francis in 2017. Watch, I'm gonna do it too too show you how hard it is. Guess what? Look over there. Stepping light in the sky. Everybody look at it. Yeah. No, keep looking. Keep looking. Stare at it a bit longer. Oh my god is that who I think it is? The two shepherd children. Wait, why did only two of them become saints? I don't know. That would that's actually no, that's a good question because it says that on
Starting point is 00:57:49 February 13th, 2018, Sister Lucia, by the way, she died at age 90 something, 97. So the other two died like soon after this happened. She just lived until 2005. Oh, she was one of the shepherds. So she's like, they made it into sainthood and I have to wait to die at 97. Wow. Yeah. Well, they made it into sainthood after she had died. And oh, wow. OK. Oh, I see. So that didn't happen until. Yeah. Oh, I see. Unless you're dead until. Right. Just like a stamp, right? You can't be on a stamp unless you're dead, I think. Is that right? I have no idea. Is that right? I don't, probably not. Okay, so Pope Benedict was like, that he would waive the five-year waiting period before opening a cause for beatification. And so she was accorded the
Starting point is 00:58:37 title servant of God in 2017, which is a first major step. What is this? It sounds like Scientology. Imagine like being outside, imagine dying and then and then well don't do that. But imagine like you're in the afterlife and you're like, oh They're making me what a servant of like you're like you've already like ascended to a place where you know Everything that is happening and you're like, oh wow, that's just patently ridiculous I'm a servant of God cuz that old wrinkly man says so. Yeah. Okay. Or not. But you know what Pope Francis then in 2023
Starting point is 00:59:10 declared her venerable. That's the end of what it says. That's so fucked up. Yeah. So I guess she's not a, maybe this Chicago guy will, I don't think he cares, but. Why are we talking about this?
Starting point is 00:59:23 Oh, right, because she wants to. You literally asked me why the third one wasn't. I do regret I do regret asking that. OK, here's that your turn. Are you are you all done? I have one more thing. Is it another host? Oh, OK. So I'll read my last thing.
Starting point is 00:59:39 This is the last form I brought. It's just two comments. The post was about House Hunters. House Hunters International and it's called, she gets my vote for the most obnoxious person on House Hunters International. This is from the opinion of a QVC watcher? Correct. And she posted about a particular episode and said like, this girl has no idea and like, what are they thinking? You know, like just, you know, all this nonsense. And this is what Deb had to say. Is this, are they thinking you know like just you know all this nonsense
Starting point is 01:00:05 and this is what Deb had to say. Is this are they talking about the host or the the person? No okay the couple the couple in one particular episode. Oh no. This is the first post she's saying this is she gets my vote for most obnoxious. She and her boyfriend just out of university in Perth Australia were looking for a condo. The first one they were shown was $700,000 over budget. I don't think she means over budget. I think she means, comma. Over budget. Over budget.
Starting point is 01:00:32 She set her heart on that and childishly refused to budge. I believe they finally settled on the cheaper one. Not that $580,000 is cheap. Americans are so spoiled. See my other threat. I did not. This girl was beyond belief. I pity this guy if they get married. Okay. So that was the first post. Why are they all so mean to women? Nasty. Self-hating things? Like what is going on? I mean, that's a whole other podcast. Pat said-
Starting point is 01:01:03 Coming next Tuesday. Nope. I saw the one in Perth last night. Was more interested since my new neighbor across the street just moved here from Perth. The girl needed a good spanking. I'm sorry. When was this forum from? Not that she needs a spanking at a different, like this feels so outdated language. I believe it was 2016 or so. That seems so weird to be, she needs a spanking. Like what?
Starting point is 01:01:35 The girl needed a good spanking. Poor guy was trying to please her, but even though she settled for a somewhat less expensive place, that union has about as much chance of survival as that peanut sitting on a railroad track. Oh, he has a good lawyer. End of comment.
Starting point is 01:01:51 I have no fucking idea. Don't ask me about it. I don't know. QVC forums, I wish I had- Off the chain. We got to have another episode on just QVC forum. That was insane. Clearly.
Starting point is 01:02:04 That's insane. And those are just because I- We get to hear their thoughts on like random couples in House Hunters International where it's all fucking fake anyway and they already own one of the places before they start fucking filming. Yeah, spoiler alert, Pat. Maybe I'll make a troll account just go in there and go, you know what really happens, right? And they'll be like, you got a mailer demon because nobody uses this anymore. You're 10 years late to the forum.
Starting point is 01:02:25 What's a mailer demon? Don't even start. Don't. Okay, okay, okay. Start. I have more steak reviews, okay? This is the same thing from earlier, but it's a redemption, okay? I'm so sorry.
Starting point is 01:02:38 Here's a five star review. Oh, God. Very delicious and just right for elderly single person. I treat myself twice a year. My husband was a very good customer. He ordered for our children at Christmas Eve. He was Mitch Mendoza, great husband, end of review. That's what I'm saying, like there's some of the like most.
Starting point is 01:02:59 So sad. Cause I know, cause they're all old, I get it. And it sounds like I was making fun. I wasn't making fun. I just know that that's where some of the drama happens. You know, I mean, and if you're going to find anyone talking about it, it's going to be people reviewing QVC products. It's oh, yes.
Starting point is 01:03:14 And they were talking about it. It's a thing is this is not the only one I saw like that, but this was the sweetest and it's sad, but he was sorry. I'm sorry. It's just like he was. Yeah. was, it's not even his name. It's just like, he was. Yeah, yeah. Shout out Mitch Mendoza. Oh, that was written seven days ago.
Starting point is 01:03:30 Oh, wow. Yeah. Remember when that lady said, at least your husband's alive, don't be so selfish. What a lunatic. I mean, come on. This reviewer, I could not, with this lovely post, I'm like, this reviewer would never do something like that.
Starting point is 01:03:43 I hope she never discovers the forums, cause she'd be eaten up alive in there. No, she would she would be eating them up alive You know, she'd say she'd say, you know what lady? Well, they say out with the riff-raff. Yes cleaning this place up no more bullying and no more cyber bullying person They say you say I found my Mitch Mendoza. So can you go get out there? Clearly this freaking loaf of coal lump of bread. This life of coal is no clue. Kick him out and move on. Find your own person.
Starting point is 01:04:17 That's not that guy. I look, I don't have a way with words like Mrs. Mendoza, Miss Mendoza. Not many people do with Mendoza. Consignora Mendoza. Stop. No, don't have a way with words like Mrs. Mendoza, Ms. Mendoza. Not many people do with Mendoza. Consignora Mendoza. Stop. No, don't wink. No one can see it, but me and no one who gets our video episodes is still watching at this point. They've tuned out.
Starting point is 01:04:39 We've already taken their money. Hi, everyone. Goodbye. We're at the end. Hi, everyone. We're at the end of the episode now. Yeah. Go tickets for California. We're going to California. Please today. Today. No, is it today? No, no, hopefully not. No, it's in a week. It's next week. Oh, okay. That's what I'm saying. It's I did. It's chaos. It comes out next week. I mean we come out Well, we came up we're coming to California next week And I know you want to see us live. Yeah, obviously. It's really fun. Florida had a great time and we had a great time. Yeah Okay, we love you Bye!

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