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Hosts Drinking?

Hoping for the best — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:04:08 GMT

WIhat is up with the Hosts drinking (from wine glasses, supposedly wine) on air quite frequently? As someone close to television standards and practices, it was forbidden for anyone on any program to drink or smoke on air. Wondering if QVC got the memo years ago? or is it Ginger Ale they are drinking made to look like wine. (as is sometimes the case).

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RoughDraft — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:08:40 GMT

Oh no, not again!

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sunshine45 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:12:01 GMT

they may or may not be drinking while on air.....who really knows?

they DO sell wines on air often.

we are all adults.....nothing wrong with having a glass of wine on air, whether or not you are sipping or pretending to sip.

"you can drink actual alcohol on live tv.

there are no specific laws that prohibit the use or consumption of alcohol on public broadcasting platforms. local ordinances vary, there are no Federal laws that regulate drinking on television."

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sunshine45 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:13:10 GMT

@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

believe me @RoughDraft , i am planning on doing a new qvc drinking game. anytime someone posts about wine on the air we take a shot. LOL

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RoughDraft — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:15:14 GMT

@sunshine45 i'm game!

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maximillian — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:17:03 GMT

Oh my. Another "drinking on air" discussion. I'm thinking I'll soon see the "Where's Shawn?" discussioin pop up next.

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Glitter51 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:25:33 GMT

this topic has been beat to death!!! They show the hosts taking sips of wine bc they want to make the viewer feel like the hosts are our friends and since drinking wine seems to be the "in" thing, that makes the hosts more relatable to viewers. I personally don't like wine, however, I do love a good mixed drink, it doesn't make me want to order anymore or less. I don't have a problem with a host having a sip of wine, I very seriously doubt they get tipsy or slobbering drunk. It's just another sales tactic to seem more relatable to the viewers.

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Love my grandkids — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:35:18 GMT

@Hoping for the best In the name of all that's holy PLEASE stop beating this dead horse! There are many posts about this and often get deleted as they get very argumentative.

Deal with it or don't watch.

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Desertdi — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:39:11 GMT

@maximillian wrote:
Oh my. Another "drinking on air" discussion. I'm thinking I'll soon see the "Where's Shawn?" discussioin pop up next.

@maximillian Or, "bring back Lisa".........

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:44:31 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

believe me @RoughDraft , i am planning on doing a new qvc drinking game. anytime someone posts about wine on the air we take a shot. LOL

@sunshine45 , Or, now hear me out, you could just scroll on by.

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Etoile308 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:45:00 GMT

@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

@RoughDraft, who needs calendars, this is how you know it's Friday.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:46:00 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@Hoping for the best In the name of all that's holy PLEASE stop beating this dead horse! There are many posts about this and often get deleted as they get very argumentative.

Deal with it or don't watch.

@Love my grandkids , Why not just ignore the post , it was clear from the title what the subject was.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:48:04 GMT

What is this obsessive need to control what is posted ?

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sunshine45 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:49:33 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

believe me @RoughDraft , i am planning on doing a new qvc drinking game. anytime someone posts about wine on the air we take a shot. LOL
@sunshine45 , Or, now hear me out, you could just scroll on by.

why @QVCkitty1 ? and miss the chance to play a good drinking game? LOL .....plus even scrolling by we still see the title of the thread.

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mspatmac — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:19:21 GMT

I wonder if the posters that are upset have stopped watching Hallmark movies! lot's of drinking going on. Not only wine but the hard stuff. Scandalous

😂

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rms1954 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:27:47 GMT

Seems like the glasses get bigger and bigger every week.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:35:08 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

believe me @RoughDraft , i am planning on doing a new qvc drinking game. anytime someone posts about wine on the air we take a shot. LOL
@sunshine45 , Or, now hear me out, you could just scroll on by.

why @QVCkitty1 ? and miss the chance to play a good drinking game? LOL .....plus even scrolling by we still see the title of the thread.

@sunshine45 , Oh the horror, having to read the title !

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sunshine45 — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:37:44 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
Oh no, not again!

believe me @RoughDraft , i am planning on doing a new qvc drinking game. anytime someone posts about wine on the air we take a shot. LOL
@sunshine45 , Or, now hear me out, you could just scroll on by.

why @QVCkitty1 ? and miss the chance to play a good drinking game? LOL .....plus even scrolling by we still see the title of the thread.
@sunshine45 , Oh the horror, having to read the title !

@QVCkitty1

no horrors.....and i actually responded to the comments
AND answered his/her questions and explained why drinking on air is not forbidden, as was stated in the original post.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:48:10 GMT

I challenge the OP's claim to knowledge of broadcast industry "standards and practices."

For example, there's plenty of drinking depicted in Blue Bloods.

And one cast member has said that the whiskey is the real deal.

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J Town Girl — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:09:28 GMT

I haven't watched QVC in a long time so I have no feelings about whether they are drinking real wine or something to simulate real wine. There is a difference however between watching a pre-recorded tv show or movie and seeing someone drinking compared to a live show. I don't think I would like tuning in to my local nightly news and seeing the anchors having a glass of wine while broadcasting. Sometimes the giggling and childish comments are bad enough.

There's not much we can do about the decisions that QVC makes regarding this subject that seems to infuriate many people. It's a shopping channel and apparently making the hosts relatable to the at home shoppers seems to bring in more money.

Whether or not you enjoy wine isn't really the point. I enjoy a glass of wine but I didn't have it while I was sitting at my desk during my working hours.

Let me end this with a funny story. The veterinarian I used to work for would always bring a can of diet soda back with him after he returned from lunch. He lived very close and always went home during the lunch hour. One day I saw him coming across the parking lot carrying a can that didn't look like his usual diet coke. As he entered the building I noticed it was a can of Coors Light Beer. Fortunately there was no one in the waiting room. I asked him if he meant to bring beer to work. He looked at the can and said I just grabbed this from the fridge and didn't notice what it was. The colors of both the beer and soda were the same on the cans. He said omg I feel so stupid what if clients had been here and saw me coming in with a can of beer. He had a great sense of humor so we all laughed it off but I imagine a few of our clients would have not seen it as so funny.

On occasion we would have a medical inspector come in without warning to check our hospital. Just in case he showed up on that day the doctor went back to his car and hid the can in the trunk. After that he told me he always checked the can before grabbing it from the fridge.