As If it wasn't bad enough the first time ....

I am so unhappy with QVC right now -- not because of their products ... in general I like their products .... not with customer service - they've got great CS ... but with what one of the presenters said while on air.

Now it was NOT a host ... in fact she had this look of 'what do I do, I'm on the air?' and she had one of those nervous laughs of 'that's not funny' ...

The presenter was a representative for "Cottage Farms' (pretty good products) ... and he made the comment while talking about their Dwarf Reblooming Daylilies .... they have great blooms but he said that if you didn't notice these blooms you must work with a seeing-eye dog!!!

EXCUSE ME????!!!!!

If you follow the link above, go to the video tab for the product -- its about 2/5ths of the way in ....

now THAT is what I'm upset at QVC for .... I called them and complained -- I wrote to their 'ask an on-air question' thing and told them that it was a comment that shouldn't have been made ... and yet - here it is on their webpage!!!

You can't tell me that they can't ~bleep~ or erase that portion of the presentation before putting it on the website!

I know that it was harder to stop it from happening during the actual broadcast - and they can't stop the presenter from saying it ... but they certainly can stop it from being REbroadcast over the internet!

It was a 'throw away' comment, not meant to be offensive ... but I have to wonder if he would be just as likely to say something like 'if you don't notice it you must be a re---d" or "you don't have to be gay to appreciate these" .... no way! It was a terrible terrible comment and QVC should pull that video off the website NOW ....

whether he meant to offend or not - that comment should not be able to get repeated over and over again.

damn damn damn

okay - so my external hd finally pissed me off enough to make me have my husband take a look at it. my "My Book" had taken to locking up to the point where it wouldn't let me turn it off but I would get an error message on my machine saying the drive hadn't been formatted ...

not good because I have EVERY photo and movie taken of the family over the last 3 years on it ... of course since it was my external, I never thought that 'gee this thing could have issues like my laptops' so I hardly ever backed it up onto the big desktop of mine.

So hubby has been working on it all day .... he says it is FULL of bad sectors and that there is a bunch of things that it says can't be accessed by his computer, only by mine - but I have everything as 'shared' files so that I can access them from whatever computer I'm using.

I'm so hoping the computer wizard can save it all ... well at least MOST of it.

Media puppets!!

okay - so i don't know if its just a local commercial or not --- but KIA in our state is using an Obama look alike to sell cars. it shows him standing in front of a crowd holding up signs. The guy does the same arm gestures that Obama is so well known for.

unpaid for plug? yeah i think so. if it wasn't then why not make another commercial with a mccain look-a-like?

i know where I'm not buying a car from.

I am surprised that the Obama campaign isn't getting on their case though - they are so touchy about BO's image and the use of it.

(my shift key is acting up in case you are wondering why sometimes letters are approp. capitalized and other times not)

Product Detail - Large Talk-to-Me Paw-Activated Treat Ball

Product Detail - Large Talk-to-Me Paw-Activated Treat Ball: {wish I could incl. the photo but I hate to run into copyright issues with anyone on this}

"Does your dog miss you when you're not home? Keep your best friend company even
when you're out with the Talk-to-Me treat ball. This ingenious toy lets you
record a personalized message that is activated when your pet touches the ball.
It dispenses treats randomly as it rolls along--thanks to a patented inner
dispensing system. Fits most standard-sized treats. Recommended for pets over 30
lbs. This is not a chew toy. It is also recommended that your pet be supervised
the first couple of times they use the Treat Ball. Dishwasher safe."

Okay...have you spotted the irony yet? This is NOT a slam at the website--they write what they are told from the manufacturer, I'm sure. Irony?

It dispenses treats randomly as it rolls along--thanks to a patented inner
dispensing system. Fits most standard-sized treats. Recommended for pets over 30
lbs. This is not a chew toy. It is also recommended that your pet be supervised

Okay (1) the reason you buy the thing to begin with, assumably, is because--you won't be there (see the first line of the blip)

(2) what exactly is "standard sized" treats? Dog treats come in all sorts of shapes and sizes....and textures & moisture content...notice they didn't say anything about that? There are a lot of products that look like Milk-Bones, but they are way different--some are just slightly larger/smaller, some are thicker/thinner, some are more rounded/edgy....there is no "standard".

(3 & my favorite) It is meant to dispense treats--but its not a chew toy. I'm sorry I have a Newfoundland--a couch isn't supposed to be a chew toy either, but it can become one! You put treats in anything and I don't care what kind of dog you've got, unless it has a really tender mouth--its an instant chew-toy.

P.S. the ball is 5 1/2" diameter---Addy is over 30 lbs---but this thing is a choking hazard!

Normally I comment about my Polls

but I noticed that someone voted for "other".....I'd love to know what you had in mind!

I love the votes for "Shampoo salesman".....I'm a big Snape fan, always have been....or maybe its just an Alan Rickman fan....but I still like that answer.