Could you?

allaries · ‎03-10-2010

After watching numerouis presentations on a pot yesterday and socks thiis am, and no I did not watch all day, I decided I could never be a host. I would be very brief.. I remember years ago either Kathy Levine or Dan who said when auditioned they were handed a pencil and told to talk about it for 15 or 20 minutes. As Kathy would say that was a hoot!

Othereeeen · ‎03-13-2010

Now imagine doing it about a vacuum or that silly looking Dyson fan gimmick.!!!

I noticed the QVC host and the vendor repeat what each other has just said, to stretch the conversation....

But it has to be trying....just take a pot out of your cupboard, stand in front of the table it's on, and talk about it for 10 minutes, much less an hour. How often can you describe the color, interior, ability, softness, hardness, scent etc etc etc about ANY item!!!

I wonder what the QVC Hosts are like when they get home and prepare dinner for the family...

Let's look in and listen as "the imaginary family" is called to the table...

"Dinner!!!....Tonight we're having these succulent"reserve" beef filets...aged for 28 days from cows raised on a special farm....look how juicy!! ( squeezing the meat with a fork)..how tender...eight in a package, but I cut them in half to make 16 servings!!!

We'll have a choice of two sides....mashed potatoes and spinach OR mashed potatoes and stuffing ( depending where you come from!!!) How creamy! How tasty!!!

We'll be eating tonight on a runner made of beads, made for Centertaining, and we'll be using our Winter Whimsy everyday plates and Lenox 18/10 silverware that will keep shining over 100 dishwasher uses!!! The cups hold 16 oz's, and the soup bowls are only available for one more showing, er, meal....

For dessert....Individual servings of creamy, moist Jr's CHeesecakes ( only 20 dollars a serving...but hey, I didn't pay the mortgage this month!!!).....OR, you can have a dozen ( of FOURTEEN DOZEN !!!) David's Cookies...you can bake off one cookie, five cookies or a dozen cookies or ALL of them for all I care,and if you have a Cookie Exchange with the people who barely know you down at the grocery store or the guy who pumps your gas, you're all set!!! Don't forget the powdered sugar...which you apply AFTER the cookies cool!!!"

By now, we notice the "Family" has left for McDonald's where they can eat thier prepared glop in bless-ed silence, served in a greasy wrapper, a styrofoam box, on a dirty plastic table. Which no one even notices!!!

golding76 · ‎05-19-2012

I could wax eloquent about that Le Creuset dutch oven that has been featured as a special value since yesterday.

https://www.qvc.com/Le-Creuset-35-qt-Cast-Iron-Round-Wide-Dutch-Oven.product.K51692.html?sc=PRODFEED

For me, it will be perfect for side dishes (veggies) and smaller stew-like meals. There is something about Le Creuset cookware that enhances the taste of whatever I'm cooking. No, I do not have any stock in the company. It's just that I truly value the brand.

I'm surprised that this item did not sell out.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

No, I have absolutely no desire to be a host.

I only watch certain "fashion" shows.

There's no way I could stand up there and sell that stuff, or have to work with certain vendors.

I would refuse to jiggle the clothes and stretch the fabrics.

I wouldn't wear high heel shoes with pants or put shoes on my bare feet.

I wouldn't change my clothes every few minutes, nor claim that clothes were fresh or chic and you would look amazing wearing them.

Some of the hosts sound absolutely frantic - like their lives depended on you purchasing THIS item RIGHT NOW.

mspemberley · ‎05-07-2015

@allaries @Jane Treacy tells the story of auditioning with the pencil in front of Joseph Segel, QVC founder. She got the job and the rest is history!

TaylorBrown · ‎02-19-2014

I could not. My face speaks when my mouth doesn't and I could not fake being interested in an item.

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

I think the TSV's are always overkill. They had it on for an hour before and after ITKWD and how much time during that show. Each time it came on,I turned it off. I guess if you are really into cooking then you would appreciate all of the airings.

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

@Othereeeen , good one.

mom2four0418 · ‎04-23-2010

@ALRATIBA wrote:
No, I have absolutely no desire to be a host.

I only watch certain "fashion" shows.

There's no way I could stand up there and sell that stuff, or have to work with certain vendors.

I would refuse to jiggle the clothes and stretch the fabrics.

I wouldn't wear high heel shoes with pants or put shoes on my bare feet.

I wouldn't change my clothes every few minutes, nor claim that clothes were fresh or chic and you would look amazing wearing them.

Some of the hosts sound absolutely frantic - like their lives depended on you purchasing THIS item RIGHT NOW.

Maybe it is because they are worried about hitting sales figures in order to continue to provide for their families.

“The soul is healed by being with children.”
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

shaggygirl · ‎11-24-2011

@mspemberley wrote:
@allaries @Jane Treacy tells the story of auditioning with the pencil in front of Joseph Segel, QVC founder. She got the job and the rest is history!

@Yeh but 20 minutes probably wasn't nearly long enough for her to talk about the pencil. She would have gone on about her family ancestry, her dancing days and multitude of other subjects related to her and her family and only vaguely to the pencil itself. Joseph Segel probably needed a stiff drink by the time she was done.