HSN's New Reality TV Show

HSN is getting into the reality television business with TLC and Kelly Ripa. They'll be looking for the next great momtrepreneur who will get the chance to sell her product on HSN.

The show is going under the working title of Mom Inc. for now.

Each of these budding business women will have the chance to prove that they have what it takes to get their very own creations sold on HSN every inventor's dream come true.

Ripa will appear in each episode selecting a product and sending her expert into the field to put the would-be moguls through a series of tasks meant to get their product ready for the masses.

What do you wanna bet that Joy Mangano will mentor this group of struggling inventors on at least one episode???

Shopping Around ... Angels Among Us

Sometimes I wonder about Miss Tina ... what am I supposed to do with hot pick studded leather fingerless gloves? Wear them to the office? My son's soccer game? Perhaps I can flip people off on the interstate in style. And what kind of manicure is appropriate to wear with this type of glove anyway?

I just finished watching Suzanne Somers on Oprah discussing her recent book, Breakthrough, about bioidentical hormones and menopause. Although the conversation was very interesting, I kept getting distracted by that gold necklace she was wearing. Wow! It was slamming! HSN needs to make that in Technibond so I can actually afford it. I heard that HSN kept bleeping Suzanne whenever she tried to promote her Oprah appearance. I'm sensing some bad blood going on between Somers and HSN right now.

Clark Elliott opened up his own clothing store recently. Who is he and why should you care, right? Well, he produced clothes for eight years for Suzanne Somer's HSN clothing line and recently left to open his own store. Does this have anything to do with the line being dropped?

Word on the street is that QVC model Angel recently lost 25 pounds and is featured in an article in First magazine. I haven’t seen it yet, but congrats to Angel on the weight loss and the article. She's making Queen Bea proud!

It's Bleepin' Golden Gold! Following in the footsteps of McCain’s Fine Gold, the Chicago Tribune has this little parody of Rod Blagojavich on QVC: “… you click on QVC and Rod and Patti are hawking his incriminating quotes from the federal wire taps in "authentic" yellow metal plated script. Don your Balkan Warlord outfit and wear the whole golden quote around your neck, like "I'm not giving it up for bleeping nothing!" Be the envy of every playah on the corner. Act now and receive an authentic State Sen. Rickey Hendon silver-plated "pro-Rod race card" for only $19.95.”

Washington Post makes a visit to QVC’s Studio Park. They just don’t get it.

Home shopping addiction and your tax dollars—a different kind of stimulus, perhaps?

Does this mean that Joy Mangano and HSN are being sued?

There’s nothing like free labor in this economy and HSN is looking for some interns. Do they at least get the employee discount?

Check out the video of the QVC and Extra inaugural Ball winners. If it weren't for the high security, crowds, and traffic, I think Washington D.C. would have been fun!

If you bought Nutrisystem from the Q, check to make sure that you don't have any peanut butter granola bars. They have been recalled in the big salmonella peanut butter scare.

Sorry about the lack of posts lately, but it's been a crazy week.

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LabelShopper.com will be adding some more inventory in the next few days so if you want to buy something, don't forget to use the 15% off coupon code, "thankuhsq" at checkout.

About Yesterday ...

My office is out of coffee and I'm feeling like a good Monday morning rant is in order.

I just want to state for the record that an entire day of Dell on QVC and Joy Mangano on HSN does not make for a happy home shopping watcher.

It seems as though King George is turning QVC into the Dell infomercial channel. I'm beginning to think that he still really works for Dell and this whole CEO of QVC thing is just a front.




And why on God's green earth is HSN letting Joy Mangano take over the entire channel? Either it's her pushing her huggable products or it's her minions of vendors pushing their products--while she's cracking the whip behind them--practically all the time.

There are limits. We can only take so much. Stop. The. Madness.

Who Won by One Vote???

By only ONE VOTE, the always clever and unique Lori Greiner edges out Joy Mangano for the win!!! It's a good thing that online polls don't have hanging chads or this Home Shopping Cage Match could have gotten ugly.

I have to admit, that I have and love her Silver Safekeeper Mirrored Jewelry Cabinet (in the cherry finish). It's by far the best jewelry box I have ever owned.

Here is some interesting Lori tidbits:

--She likes to write plays.

--In 1996, Lori took out a huge loan to create an earring organizer. This is what started it all.

--She used to work for the Chicago Tribune.

--Lori holds over 52 U.S and International Patents.

--Lori provided $40,000 worth of her Food Bag Closures to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a member of America’s Second Harvest.

--She spent spent a week at a Salvation Army church in Newfoundland due to the September 11 terrorist attack.

Joy Mangano and Lori Greiner Headed for a Photo Finish

The race is neck and neck between Joy Mangano and Lori Greiner and today is the last day to vote in this HOME SHOPPING CAGE MATCH!

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Who do you want to see face off in our next cage match? Drop me a line and let me know!

Who Got Their Hair Extensions Handed to Them?

Joan Rivers got Adrienne in a choke hold and didn't even break an acrylic nail!

In Queen Bea's first Home Shopping Cage Match, Joan slaughtered fellow plastic surgery loving, makeup and accessory peddling diva, Adrienne, with 81% of the vote!!!

Congratulations Joan!!!


Don't forget to vote in this week's patent-to-patent match up between Lori "The Safekeeper" Greiner and Joy "The Hanger" Mangano!

Today's Blue Plate Special ... Burn Your Fanny Pack!

QVC’s TSV is a Tignanello Pebble Leather Crossbody Organizer Bag w/ Key Fob. This bag is perfect for travel or keeping your hands free when you’re going to the store with the kids, without resorting to a fanny pack (boo! hiss!). It’s like a high-end leather version of the popular Travelon bags.

Obviously it’s not nearly big enough for me to use on a daily basis—I like purses that are barely small enough to pass as carry-on luggage—but I’d definitely use it for going to a concert or an amusement park. No fanny packs for Queen Bea!

HSN’s TS is the GreenPan with Thermolon Top Choice Set with Bakeware from hottie chef, Todd English, and Wonder Woman, Joy Mangano. I love the idea of the GreenPan line—safe, durable, and can withstand high heat, but there are lots of mixed reviews and complaints that it isn’t really nonstick.

I wonder if maybe they haven’t perfected the technology yet or the manufacturing isn’t consistent. I don’t know, but there has to be a reason that the reviews are all over the board. Like Bob Bowersox, I’ll be sticking with the stainless steel for now. Check out Bob’s acting chops here.
ShopNBC’s OTV is a 14K Gold 18" Gemstone Choice Necklace. This is cute I guess, but the faceted beads remind me of the beaded doorway hangers that were popular in the seventies—think Brady Bunch.