I actually gasped out loud when they did a close up that included whatever that is on his head. It looked like a combo of molded plastic hair surrounded by about an inch of black Joan Rivers hair touch up powder. I kept hoping for another close up so I could see it again. I was just pissed that I was not at home so that I could pause the TV and stare at it to try and really see what it could possibly be.
I’m a-skeert to post ANYTHING over yonder with the new rules. I think they will know if I am even thinking any bad thoughts about tv shopping people, just like the nuns always told me that Jesus would know.
wow. Just wow.
And that rsally will be the last time I mention the other universe.
I didn’t see anything either about our membership there being affected by anything we post elsewhere. I thought they were pretty clear: no discussion about anything the hosts post on social media. They gave Facebook as an example. Kind of silly, since the hosts all use Facebook as a sales tool; for practical purposes, their pages are extensions of the shopping channels. On JTV, QVC and HSN the hosts actually encourage viewers to post about the products being presented on their Facebook pages. Then, on the air, they sit there at their laptops and read posts from customers.
The mods also said, in ALL CAPS (just in case we might miss it!) that you can’t “argue, question or discuss” any posts the mods made in the thread. I can see not arguing – Unwritten Rule No. 1 on all forums is, never argue with the mods. But it seems overly strict to prohibit members from asking any questions or having any discussion, however mild it may be. All you can do is PM them. They concluded by reminding everyone that they have a “zero tolerance policy” for the listed infractions. So I will have to sit and decide whether I’m committing any ban-worthy offenses every time I want to post something. No more spontaneous posting.
So there’s not much going on over there tonight except people discussing the KitchenAid TSV mixer thing and all the colors it comes in. BTW, if you want one, somebody pointed out that these mixers aren’t as sturdy as they used to be. Originally they were made with all metal parts. Now many of the parts are plastic, and as a result the mixers don’t last as long. The prevailing opinion was that Q is trying to sell the mixers to all the older people who had a KitchenAid for years and remember how dependable they were. The product has a good reputation, but cost-cutting in manufacturing might damage the brand.
This cost-cutting tactic reminds me of product reviews I see on classic products like T-shirts from L.L. Bean and Drifter sweaters from Lands’ End. People post these glowing reviews about how they’ve been buying those items for 15 or 20 years and they’re so great, etc. But in the meantime LLB and LE have started using cheaper materials in manufacturing, and the T-shirts and sweaters are thinner than they used to be. My main gripe is that you can’t find a good, heavyweight, “beefy” T-shirt anywhere any more., either online, on TV or in physical stores. They’re all flimsy. (At least the clothes for women are flimsy; I don’t know about the men’s clothes.) I do see complaints in LLB and LE reviews about apparel being thin and flimsy, but just as often it’s reviews from the people who think the product will be exactly the same quality as it was in 1990.
Football is now done for the day, so I’m back. 
Sooo…Q drive by. “Weird uncle” Wheels is on with the Keurig bot. Normally either one alone is a CLICK, but I’m kind of curious if he will be able to make her “record skip” by saying something creepy enough. Might be a challenge for even Wheels to creep her off track of her set spiel.
Electronics Brett is on with Wheels. I really like Brett since he knows what he’s talking about, and he can be snarky at times.
Wait! What is this? I think it’s a product I haven’t seen before as a TSV. That can’t be, can it?
What the Q repeat the same TSV products ad nauseum? No, surely not! 
Yes, it seems I just caught the tail end of Wheels and Keurig Bot, so no creepy to report. 
Probably won’t leave it on with Brett, as Wheels only lets his inner closet serial killer come out when on with the ladies or food, it seems. Bummer.
P.S. and by the way. $300 for that NeatDesk scanner thingy? I had no idea they cost that much. I was thinking like hundred bucks or so. Pffftt.
What time does HSN start repeats? I had a tough time sleeping the other night, and I saw in the upper portion of the screen “Previously Recorded”. Why aren’t they live all the time?
Btw, you can now buy QVC gift cards at select grocery stores. Kinda surprised by that.
Coffeecup, we read the mod notice the same. No social media. Period. Finis. Whatevs.
I was also the one who posted about Kitchen Aid now using plastic, rather than stainless, internal parts. Nowhere near the durability of something made even 5 years ago. Buyer beware and all that…
eta: I just did a Q drive by and saw a close-up of Wheels (my eyes!). Is he really trying to grow a Hitler mustache??? Whatever the fuck it is, it needs to go, stat. And speaking of the same products over and over and over: another damn Halo??? At least it’s not the TSV from last week that they were hawking yesterday (the one with the “mirror”).
Oh goody. More Philosophy. I love watching people wash their hands in a mixing bowl for 1 or 2 hours at a time. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ They almost had me for a second though, when I thought their new scent was called Coconut Balls. Alas, I misread…Coconut Snowballs. 
ZZZZZZZZZZZ. CLICK!
ETA: Not to beat a dead horse, but we are not being told there that what we say here is being monitored. At least not as far as impacting one’s member status there. PM me if you want clarification on the subject. Which is just my opinion of course. But I can be wicked smaht sometimes. 
I found out the hard way that I’m allergic to Philosophy lotions (but only on my face after being touched by my hands…go figure), so CLICK.
I’m sorry for overreacting slightly earlier. I am just so tired of getting comfortable at places online only to feel like my virtual home has been turned upside down because a few people don’t like how the house is kept. Not sure if that made any sense but it did to me.
No worries, Jaded.
Think I stumbled on a new nic for our favorite simian goo peddler, Chaz, courtesy of the Trailer Park Boys…Piss Chimp. ROFL All in favor, say aye!
I know exactly what you mean. I refer to it as the tyranny of the small-minded. Sadly, some people are not happy until they remake whatever place they are a part of until it restricts all ideas not compatible with theirs. It is the very antithesis of freedom of speech. ‘Freedom of speech only if I like what you are saying’ was not and is not the intent of the 1st Amendment. Seldom do such people represent the majority in any given situation, yet they are so demanding and persistent that they soon replace the more complacent, less demanding, majority.
I hosted what was termed a Group on MSN for several years. We had a pretty wide swatch of humanity as members and most were respectful of others and easy to get along with, even though we had a variety of disparate opinions and philosophies (it was a political discussion group). When one of those individuals expressed a concern. I listened. On the flip side, we had 3-4 individuals who complained about everything and everyone. I tried politely inviting them to disenroll as they were clearly not happy with the Group, but they insisted on staying. I’m convinced they did so purely for the pleasure of being irascible and of alienating the other members. After a while, I no longer paid any attention to their complaints and the members refused to respond to them when they started instigating in the discussions. Eventually they drifted away. I took away the lesson that the best way to circumnavigate the troublemakers and malcontents was to take away their forum. Definitely not to kowtow to their every wish.
I don’t know the type of external pressures that may be present over yonder, that may account for some of the changes. Taken on their own they seem a bit odd.
That reminds me of a poster in the pit about a year and a half ago. J.O.S.H. were her initials and she was in love with a certain country singer (remember her dopers?). Her only goal was to antagonize and yet she would say “God bless you” at the end of every post. It was truly maddening and no matter how many posters told her to leave, she just wouldn’t go away. She finally, mercifully was banned.
A flameless candle OAP made mention of her 185 lb Newfoundland dog. Sadly, she was on with Ant, so I was deprived of a shot of raging bitch face from the Frau due to being outdone in the big dog department. Sigh. Maybe later today? happy dance
For our new friends here, Jill Bauer aka The Frau, loves to brag that she has a 100 lb. rottweiler at any opportunity. Why this is brag worthy, we do not know, but there it is. She is also prone to being rather bitchy and superior on air, amongst her many other quirks we like to rag on.
Is OAP Suzy Dyson missing a tooth? Near the front, on her lower left side? I never noticed that before, maybe because usually I’m… MOAR Dyson? zzzzzzzzzzzz CLICK!
On a related note, she’s on with Farmer Dan this time. And as much as Dan “Wheels” Wheeler can be a creep, it seems to me that Farmer Dan is prone to standing right. up. on. her. at times. To the point which I’ve seen her quite obviously step back from him to dodge an on air dry-humping.
Jamie Kern Lima - “Um Ittookus4yearstoreleaseafoundation um whichiknowisunheardofinthebeautyindustry um butwewantedittobeperfectforyou um andwethinkthatwehavetheabsolutelyperfectfoundation um um um um um”
Argh!!!1
SLOW THE FUCK DOWN GIRL!!!
Maybe she blacked it out in an effort to be less…errr…appealing to He Who Violates Personal Space.
In that high-pitched, squeaky baby voice…
You mean the Stepford Wife who keeps saying “we have 400 of the brands you knowloveandtrust”?