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Gourmet Holiday...

so so — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:45:08 GMT

OMG!!! those prices!!!

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Mombo1 — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:50:49 GMT

@so so wrote:
OMG!!! those prices!!!

@so so I have to agree. Way too expensive for me.

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godi — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:40:50 GMT

Insane!

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AuntG — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:54:18 GMT

I ordered two One Time Only pork roasts several weeks ago. Arrival times could be chosen so I suppose I'd better try to find some reviews. They are now $68 each, but with the special pricing and a credit from a purchase that had become a lunchtime special, I paid just under $30 for each one!

**edited to add** 31 reviews and 20 are five-star. Yippy**

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chickenbutt — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:03:52 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
I ordered two One Time Only pork roasts several weeks ago. Arrival times could be chosen so I suppose I'd better try to find some reviews. They are now $68 each, but with the special pricing and a credit from a purchase that had become a lunchtime special, I paid just under $30 for each one!
**edited to add** 31 reviews and 20 are five-star. Yippy**

Niiiice! Awesome deal.

They do sell quite a few really good food products and I've purchased many over the last 20 years. Obviously, one must be careful but, by and large, I've almost always enjoyed the food products I've purchased from QVC.

Some of my favs are the pork ribeyes and the chicken fried chicken. I also like the coffee cakes. I just ordered a ham for December and it arrived super fast. It was just nice to see them with the KC brand again instead of that awful Smithfield brand. But, yeah, they have gotten massively expensive. I am ok with it because you get a zillion servings out of it. I will use my own glaze when I heat it up, then I end up portioning out a bunch of it, vacuum sealing it, and keeping in the freezer so one ham lasts me more than a year of servings.

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so so — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:27:07 GMT

I have been dying to try thos beautiful pears by H & D but 40 bucks for 9 pears is a kick in the teeth.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:31:25 GMT

One of my most wonderful produce finds for the season has been the Holiday Grapes. They are from CA, and maybe other places too but I don't know as I'm CA-adjacent so we get a lot of CA produce.

These are the most wonderful grapes. They are large-ish, round, red, with a lovely crisp skin and beautifully sweet (but not overly) flesh. Just got another bag this morning at the grocery store and it looks like they might be on their way out, as I don't think the season is that long.

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Jinlei — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:48:12 GMT

Could Antonella shove the food in any faster? Watching her with the Fannie May lady and she cannot talk her mouth is full of candy. This show is disgusting. I turned it off.

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ScrapHappy — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:26:58 GMT

I agree. Way too expensive for me. My local grocery stores & restaurants have wonderful items at much cheaper prices.

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Rockycoast — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:59:35 GMT

@Jinlei wrote:
Could Antonella shove the food in any faster? Watching her with the Fannie May lady and she cannot talk her mouth is full of candy. This show is disgusting. I turned it off.

Good thing you turned it off before Antonella got to the bagel bites. OMG, she shoveled them in and was talking at the same time. Not very appetizing. She yelled for Jane to come over and try them. Jane came over and quietly told Antonella that yes, she had tried them before and then greated the vendors. On most of the food products QVC has on their food shows they are price gauging to the max. No reason for the prices they charge.

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wagirl — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:45:34 GMT

@Jinlei---me too--think she is a disaster these days---loud and obnoxious-----not a fan

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Othereeeen — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:55:37 GMT

Just out of curiousity...did the show feature the "$75.00 for 12" hotdogs (with free shipping?!?!?)

I hear they now come with a side order of those rags to clean your face ( for 167.00 elsewhere!!!) but now they are calling them "finger fresh" or somesuch!!!!

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Jinlei — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:34:41 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@Jinlei---me too--think she is a disaster these days---loud and obnoxious-----not a fan

I just cannot figure out why she went blonde. It does not look good on her. She was a nice looking woman with her dark hair. I just cannot stand to watch her.

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Patriot3 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:50:42 GMT

@Jinlei @wagirl You know, I used to like Antonella and still do on some shows, but lately she has gotten too loud and silly for me. And, yes, I did see her yesterday on the GH food show. Thank goodness Jayne was there to put some sanity and manners to the show.

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GeorgiaJanet — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:55:55 GMT

She is not a favorite of mine. I miss the little gal with the short auburn hair who used to host the Gourmet Holiday shows. She always took dainty little bites so she was able to talk and greet the vendors without a big mouthful. Even David, as big of a man as he is, takes bites that are manageable.

"Could Antonella shove the food in any faster? Watching her with the Fannie May lady and she cannot talk her mouth is full of candy. This show is disgusting. I turned it off."

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red&curly — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:54:44 GMT

I saw the Bantam Bagel bites at Lowe's food stores but didn't bite.
Any one try?

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hayseed00 — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:21:40 GMT

@chickenbutt I live in Western NY, and the holiday grapes are available here around Christmas. These grapes are the most delicious ones I've ever had and look for them every year.

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Jinlei — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:30:57 GMT

Jane and Alberti are freaking out 10 minutes into the show. Jane has on 100 bracelets. Do not know how she lifts her arms. I am changing the channel and going to watch baseball, much more enjoyable and do not have to listen to the shouting contest.

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lucky-girl — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:43:59 GMT

Sorry but Jane and Alberti talking over each other is toooo much. Calm down and tell us about the items, please.

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KATIE ANN — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:15:26 GMT

I am sad to say I just cannot watch this. Jane has so much makeup and running her mouth a mile a minute.