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[furbabylover]

OK, I am beginning to wonder about QVC's commitment to ethical practices. I watch Gourmet Holiday shows all the time, and in almost every case, the item is misrepresented. I have learned that when the vendor and the host tell us what the ingredients are, I immediately go online and find that the ingredient deck does not resemble what these folks are saying. For example, today the vendor for Jenny Lee Sticky Buns said they "were made with butter, all clean ingredients". The ingredient deck said that soybean oil was the main fat, then butter, then palm oil. And what is "BLOV flavor"? So while he did not outright lie, he certainly tried to make it seem like these were made with just butter. I don't like that game, and I automatically cross that product, and that vendor, off my list. Your thoughts?

[Reconnaissant]

BLOV (Butter, Lemon, Orange, Vanilla) Flavor

[mspatmac]

@furbabylover  I think the same as you

[Foxxee]

Similar to advertising a coat as wool when it has only 9% wool in the fabric?

Yes, it's deceptive advertising because it gives the false impression the coat is 100% wool.  

QVC does this, so do other retailers.  

Even worse is saying something has butter in it when the ingredient is butter flavoring.

[Love my grandkids]

Since I never order food from Q I don't worry about their "ethical practices"!

[sunshine45]

i dont have a problem with it. i order the item, if it is delicious i am perfectly satisfied. if i order the item and i am NOT satisfied with the taste or it was grossly misrepresented, then i know that QVC will honor their 100% money back guarantee.

if you dont trust qvc with the food products or vendors OR they have repeatedly let you down, then i would say ordering food from QVC may not be the way to go for you.

[vsm]

The term "clean" has been overused to the point of becoming meaningless.  In any case, calling something "clean" doesn't mean it's good for you.  Even if the "sticky buns" were made with pure butter, they'd still be full of fat, sugar, and calories.

[Mindy D]

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@furbabylover wrote:

OK, I am beginning to wonder about QVC's commitment to ethical practices. I watch Gourmet Holiday shows all the time, and in almost every case, the item is misrepresented. I have learned that when the vendor and the host tell us what the ingredients are, I immediately go online and find that the ingredient deck does not resemble what these folks are saying. For example, today the vendor for Jenny Lee Sticky Buns said they "were made with butter, all clean ingredients". The ingredient deck said that soybean oil was the main fat, then butter, then palm oil. And what is "BLOV flavor"? So while he did not outright lie, he certainly tried to make it seem like these were made with just butter. I don't like that game, and I automatically cross that product, and that vendor, off my list. Your thoughts?

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@furbabylover @There was a previous post about a month or two ago that said something similar to what you say. It was about a product with the word butter, or buttery, in its description. The rep said how much you could taste the butter in the food.  The food contained no butter.