This has been ongoing way before Qurate bought out HSN – it has been brought up before that it was not fair but it still goes on… All I can say is that it won’t change otherwise it would have been fixed YEARS ago. One word comes to mind – INTEGRITY (the lack of). Those millions (or a portion thereof) of points that those ‘teams’ have collected should have been ‘donated’ at the least.
Don’t let it get you down – play for fun and relaxation! Don’t let others who ‘play the system’ get under your skin – they don’t have Integrity so with that being said, play for YOU and enjoy!

Several years ago I had purchased his original Durapans – it came as a set of 2 with the lids. They were great for about 8 months or so when I noticed that they started to ‘bowl’ on my stove top.
They no longer would sit flat – so if I was cooking an omelet, the egg mixture would pool up in one side. Fine and granted, I used them everyday as I cook all our meals…so perhaps, these pans are better suited for those who pull them out a few times a week? Don’t know…
A few months back I bought a 14″ large skiller (Granitestone) from Costco for $20 (only 3 layer coated – LOL) and so far it has been great! If it doesn’t last 8 months – I can toss it and NOT feel bad.

Skittles135 and Northiie, I hear you both and feel your disappointments! so sorry ! Lessons learned by each of us. CS is a good talker/seller of his product so I will give him that BUT now I am skeptical of ALL ‘celebrity chef’ endorsed products. (…and don’t get me started on Emeril Lagasse Pasta Dough Maker – nightmare!!! )

Thanks for posting… I find it very clique

I noticed that there are weekly winners whose names come up TWICE !!! Seriously, how does that happen when many of us have entered for years with no luck! It makes you wonder if the winner circle is rigged. Hmmmm.??????

The BEST thing I found to clean windows is the E-Cloth…use water only, no chemicals, streak free – love the E-cloth!!! (Ace Hardware and Amazon). I got mine on sale and showed my inlaws how great the range e-cloth worked – no more buying chemicals to use in my kitchen….
Anything E-Cloth works amazingly! Wish I had these years ago!

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the time and effort you all put in to respond to my question.
I understand that the code is posted on the half hour increments so I will look for it next time I try to play. All the best to each of you.

I, too, at first, loved them . Give it some time – it will happen. I hope it doesn’t happen to you as perhaps after numerous complaints, they have switched to a different manufacturer in China or developed a different manufacturing process. I had ordered a set of red cookie sheets and then I ordered 2 black thinking how wonderful they were. I baked cookies on the red sheets and they did turn out great. I then baked cookies on the black sheets and hmmm, cookies did not come off the sheet as easily. After a few times, I jumped in my skin, as a noise came from oven – you know, that ‘bang’ sound – didn’t expect that! Yep, the sheets had twisted in the baking process! …and I also noticed this happened more oftern when I used the black sheets…the red sheets does it also now.
(I use these sheets at least 3 times a week for baking, roasting vegetables, baking meatballs, and so on – just as done on presentations by CS and Rochelle. ) Meatballs stick on both but did notice they do not stick as bad on the red sheets – the black ones, yes. My sheets OVER TIME, have discolored and do have a ‘few’ areas that are ‘baked’ on stains. Not looking so great anymore!
Just a note: I do take care of my kitchen ‘tools’ – I do READ and FOLLOW the use and care instructions, I hand wash after use, I never put them in dishwasher, I watch the heat allowances.

HILARIOUS!!!!

I wonder if SNL would consider doing a skit about home shopping hosts?

That would be funny!

Your post about the patting of chest, out of breath hosts reminded me of a Celine Dion doing a concert !

I haven’t watched her for a while or CS but I am sure she hasn’t changed much…I just couldn’t watch anymore….
Set up a reminder alert when CS is doing a presentation, then see who the host is…
it is funny especially when she keeps getting in the way of CS sous chef (sorry, I can’t remember her name right now). Shannon stands so close to CS during presentation that if you checked him for fingerprints, the result would show Shannons.’. LOL

You have a great weekend!

You said it ! The hosts are as predictable as a soap opera plot !

One thing that used to irritate me was watching Shannon host a presentation with CS…
she ALWAYS had to take home the food he cooked as it was the ‘BEST’, she was on her phone “placing her order for the set” being sold because it was such a good deal – one for her and one for her mother, and i couldn’t help but feel embarrassed for her as it appeared she was flirting with him like she had a school girl crush on him….. AGH!!! She didn’t act like that during other presentations I had seen her do!
I realized at that time – I was watching way too much of HSN – to think that I let a host irritate me.

Skittles135, I always like reading your posts! You are a straight shooter!
Personally, I don’t think companies should treat shipping as an added ‘profit margin’ as it dupes the consurmer on the back end. I get the fuel costs have gone up but when the cost comes down (if it comes down!) I don’t expect the shipping cost will follow. it would be great if it did but I have a feeling the mindset will be ‘greed’ so why lower it if consumers paid for it all along.
I know business is business – make a dollar – but make a dollar today doesn’t mean you will make a dollar tomorrow – for business longevity, the business has to be fair to the consurmer if they want to keep customer retention so they can make that dollar tomorrow, and the next day….
We do have a serious problem – diesel fuel is at a all time high which these trucks run on but these drivers are having a tough time affording the fuel, the insurance hikes, maintenance, permits which has now lead to fewer drivers… Fewer drivers, fewer trucks, less distribution. Economy suffers. The consumers pick up the tab yet again. Our current administration needs to ‘smarten up’. I better stop here.

I loved the part of your post that the hosts had their lives changed – over a pair of shoes?! Wow !!! But I did notice, most of the hosts say they have the products they are selling personally and how wonderful the product is – if that is the case, they must be working there for free as they all do numerous presentations throughout the day! Marketing tactic to build credibility and gain consumer trust – dupe the consumer! Sharon is bad for that – she has multiples of everything she sells as she gives them as gifts to her mom, family, the homeless guy on the corner……

Aghhhh!

Thanks for adding your post Yellow Rose! I guess that is the key, is not to use them too often so that you don’t have issues – at least right away. I did find a large skillet pan to replace my Durapans at Costco. It is only 3 layer, not 5, but who can tell the difference when you are using it – anyway, this skillet has been awesome and it only cost $19.95. If I end up throwing it out because of wear or lack of durability, I am still ahead of the game! You are right- you got to shop around and buy what best suits your needs and expectations. I loved my durapans when I first got them and I do take care of my cookware – handwash, read instructions on care and use, no metal utensils, and so on BUT I still ended up disappointed. I do however cook everyday.

I was just thinking back – I remember my parents had been given a set of cookware when they got married and they still used them until they passed. They sure don’t make ANYTHING to last like that anymore. (They were married for 67 years)

This goes back quite a while ago, but I always felt kicked in the when I purchased Joy Mangano’s air “purifier’. I bought her hangers and was pleased with them so I gave her some credibility to the products she was selling at later dates. Well, she came out with an air purifier that was ‘whisper quiet’ and that she said she personally had on her nightstand working all the time… The product looked decent enough during presentation and she claimed how well it worked (as did the host ! LOL) so I purchased. When I rec’d it, I thought they sent me the wrong product ! It was made of cheap plastic that contained a small fan – whisper quiet ? NOT !!! She even included scent discs that could be placed into a slot to provide a nice scent throughout your room – the scent disc looked like it was made of plastic and smelled like it too ….
My fault again for trusting the host AND Joy M…sadly, I had bought two of them. One was supposed to be a gift but after I saw it, I would have too embarrassed to give it. They went in the trash….money spent foolishly!

Wow!! That is a lot of ka-ching to be thrown away !
That definitely is one for the books of Scam, skittles135 !
There were also a lot of comments about Joys’ purses doing
the same thing back in the day !
Skittles135, your comment is a great heads up for anyone looking at purchasing
those purses!

Hey Skittles135! Loved your post!
Yeah, I could see if you used it every 4-6 HOURS ! LOL !
I am so over Celebrity Chefs using their ‘name’ to sell product that China produces to make a buck from us hard working stiffs…. My mistake was that I TRUSTED what they were saying thinking they were providing their expertise. I was duped….

Anyone else out there ever felt duped? Feel free to share as we can all learn from one another and be just a little wiser in our future shopping decisions.