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QVC to Sell Obama Memorabilia Live From the Inauguration
Want a piece of inauguration pie, but can't make it to DC this month? Home shopping network QVC is headed to Washington for Barack Obama's inauguration and will be hawking all the coins, stamps, jewelry, and even a small handbag to Obama fanatics live from the heart of the action.
The network has sold more than 100,000 items related to Obama's election and says it sees the inauguration as an opportunity to reach beyond the usual political collectibles crowd.
Ruh Roh!
QVC hosts can't catch a break. It seems that danger in the form of bloopers awaits them at every turn. Take this guy.
Sad or Funny? QVC Caller Obsessed With Mike Rowe
OMG. This video is unnerving. As the doll for sale stares blankly up at the ceiling, a nervous Mike Rowe makes small talk with a stalkerish, lonely caller who seems to live for QVC.
QVC Dude Rambles About Lava Lamp
I'm racking my brain to remember what this guy went on to do (what, with his smarmy charm you think he stayed on QVC?!), but he's now a bona fide actor. He does this great free association number about how hot that lava lamp is cuz it's filled with lava (yuk yuk), and that in addition to being a beautiful piece for your home, you can fuse your fingers together to form a web. Tee hee.
Ruh Roh!
Harold the QVC salesman is so sure about this ladder that even though it begins to buckle and loosen, he climbs on it anyway. You can tell the co-host looks a little skeptical, but Harold is gung-ho all the way to the bitter end — when his face meets the floor. Now that's salesmanship!
Paula Abdul Wigging Out on QVC
Paula might want to find another spokesperson for her QVC jewelry line. She can't string a sentence together to save her life. When she's not hiding behind a bouquet of flowers, she's exclaiming non sequiturs like, "It's my anniversary!"
Ladder Demonstration Is a Hit!
And when I say "hit," I mean the kind of hit that leaves the sales dude a little banged up and bruised after the show. As if the false warning drop wasn't traumatic enough, the dumbass kept bouncing along while sputtering some gibberish about "locking" the ladder— only to later demonstrate what happens when the ladder is not properly locked. This had to hurt, but not as much as those plummeting sales figures, I'm sure.
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Dancing
These sweater coats must be really lame for the QVC folks to pull this kind of sales pitch. From booty shaking to raising the roof to "kick-ball-changing," these ladies seem desperate to distract from the merchandise. (Okay, so someone like me would actually buy into this kind of half-ass dance party— but only if those heinous jackets aren't involved.) Thanks, Defamer!
Rowe, Rowe, Rowe Your Boat...
We meet again, Mike Rowe! And this time you're patronizing selling a figurine made by Precious Moments. It's sweet and all, but what I find most precious is the way you completely diminish the product's charm with your mention of cowlicks and Buckwheat and bickering children.
I Heart Mike Rowe
In this QVC segment, the ultimate salesman is "promoting" The Original Lava Lamp while complaining about how it injured his hand. One thing I love about this guy is how utterly unimpressed he is with the product he's promoting and how he doesn't try to hide it from the shoppers at home. At least he's honest, right?
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