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SQUISHING HALF PIECES OF FOOD!

scarfboy — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:53:30 GMT

Can someone at QVC tell me why hosts cut food in half, stack it, and squish the pieces together to crumble the food or draw blood?? Doesn't matter...cake, cookies, steaks, hamburgers. I realize you think it makes the food look moist and delectable.

But, hey, it's mostly disgusting. The product is smeared all over the props and host fingers! If I did that as a child at the dinner table, I would pay dearly and be sent to my room without finishing my meal.

Please drop this disgusting demonstration of otherwise wonderful food!!!

Anyone reading this agree?

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kitcat51 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:02:10 GMT

no.

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candys mine — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:08:40 GMT

@scarfboy My guess is because you can't smell or touch the item on the screen.

They have to sell the product somehow so they SHOW you. Stacking gives the impression of bounty and a better chance at volume of juice squished. You can see it is moist vs dry and crumbly. and filled with whatever it's supposed to be filled with if it is broken open and manipulated for the audience to see.

If it makes a sale for them It's gonna keep happening.

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Sooner — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:14:34 GMT

They do it to see the inside of the product, the coloring and they do it to show the texture. Anyone who is disgusted by this, I can't imagine why, I have to wonder why you would watch.

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FranandZoe — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:16:49 GMT

They can show the inside of the product with squishing it - I agree it's disgusting. And silly.

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on the bay — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:24:30 GMT

Yeah, I do think it is kind of gross.

I don't normally watch food shows but when I happen to see some of it and see the squishing, I stop watching as soon as I can change it.

I mean one squish is enough, not over and over and over again! I think people get it already!

I feel the same about rubbing and stretching the clothes-over and over. I think they get in a trance or are doing it for comfort or something! I guess they have to do something while the vendor or the host is talking and can't stop themselves-over and over.

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LTT1 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:23:55 GMT

@scarfboy

I don't watch people eating or food segments!

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LTT1 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:25:39 GMT

@on the bay

There must be something psychological about it...licking fingers? Squishing food?

idk how this could be tantalizing?

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kaydee50 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:32:06 GMT

I never watch the food shows but what the OP describes does sound unappetizing.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:50:30 GMT

No, I'm not disturbed whatsoever by it.

As noted, it's the been the standard for food presentations for many years to demonstrate different aspects of the item. Seems a reason way to do it for television.

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cjm61 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:53:28 GMT

I have to say I don't agree @scarfboy . It doesn't bother me in the least. Food shows are one of my favorites. I will say, when a show does bother me I will change the channel or do something else.

By the way, although I have not been on these boards as long as many others, I know QVC doesn't answer questions like this on here. You could go to the feedback section on the bottom of the page though and leave your comments.

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Marp — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:05:35 GMT

@scarfboy, after so many years with Q have you just started watching Q food shows or have you recently decided the squishing is "mostly disgusting"?

Also, since it is "mostly disgusting" do you have exceptions where squishing is acceptable?

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TheMemphisVette — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:10:45 GMT

i have no issues with the food presentations.

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Iwantcoffee — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:31:28 GMT

QVC has done this for years. I turn it off. I don't expect anyone to change their presentations to please me.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:58:12 GMT

@scarfboy. Perhaps you could contact QVC and make some new suggestions for showing food that would be more appealing to you but keep sales up.

In lieu of that, quit watching food shows!

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wagirl — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:32:36 GMT

I think that practice is pretty dumb too--sorry but squishing food never was the thing that made me HAVE to order an item---reminds me of when my kids squished up bread and ate it in a ball-

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JazzyGirl — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:03:17 GMT

Just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their's. I find it difficult to watch many of the "food" or "gourmet" segments on QVC simply because the cost of the items is incredibly high and out of reach for most. Although they tout certain specialty foods as being so delicious and wonderful, the presentations are too "over the top" for my tastes. Sure, they are "selling" these items to the public and that's their job. But squishing so much food just to show the texture, size, etc., as well as the amounts used for each presentation seems wasteful. Hopefully, they are feeding the staff and donating to local homeless shelters with the leftovers.

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Sooner — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:37:22 GMT

What is disgusting about compressing food? You do it when you eat, when you cut something, it's just food. People fold pizza, fold/squish things before dipping it, etc. It's eating. It happens.

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Teddixat — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:40:29 GMT

I'm on auto delivery for the Faroe Island salmon. They are delicious abd they don't smell fishy or stink up my house

tbe other day I ordered the shrimp burgers for tbe first time, they were delivered yesterday abd had one for dinner, absolutely delicious. These are the only food items I hacebirdered from Gourmet Holiday

I am not bothered by the food squishing. I do winder if all that food goes to waste. The people who design the food tables for presentation do a great job, Maybe sone of the crew behind the scenes eat the food, I hope so as it would be a shane to waste food when people don't have enough to eat.

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frenchie — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:47:05 GMT

Why is every food product demo seem scripted? Always the same cut in half meat and cookies smashed together. Why are the cans of nuts always rolled out? Why not dump like we all do? I watch some then tune out. I do like Marie Louise with LocknLock.