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Fri Apr 9, 2010 4:36:24 pm
I bought an electric skillet yesterday. As I was walking home with it, a girl gasped and excitedly shouted "Home Shopping Network". I didn't buy it from there, but she had no way of knowing that. This incident reminded me of my own addiction to watching HSN.
I discovered the Home Shopping Network at an electronics store in Chinatown. It was a small store and didn't even have cable internet to show off their televisions. I noticed that one of them was on channel 68. This greatly amused me, because I was not aware of the existence of this channel. I spent several weeks watching only this before I forced myself to stop. I never bought anything from them, but that was only because I knew that I would become bankrupt from buying stuff that I didn't need.
I still watch occasionally, but it's not as mesmerizing anymore.
Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:33:00 pm
I was obsessed with watching HSN or whatever it was called then when I was 20.
...that was a long time ago...
Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:50:38 pm
re: comment#1
I was obsessed with watching HSN or whatever it was called then when I was 20.
...that was a long time ago...
They have had different names?...that was a long time ago...
Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:51:17 pm
re: comment#1
I was obsessed with watching HSN or whatever it was called then when I was 20.
...that was a long time ago...
Did you buy anything from them?...that was a long time ago...
Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:08:55 pm
How long have they lasted. My nonstick pans never last long enough. Ordinary ones get messed up within two months. The longest lasting one I had was a Victornix which has industrial diamonds embedded in it. That lasted a whole year but started sticking after enough diamonds fell off.
Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:09:29 pm
re: comment#3
Did you buy anything from them?
I don't think so. I think I would remember if I did.Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:10:53 pm
re: comment#2
They have had different names?
I think HSN has always been around, but I'M TOO OLD, TIRED AND WORN OUT TO REMEMBER.Also, I can't do nonstick pans. I just destroy them without fail.
Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:11:37 pm
re: comment#5
I don't think so. I think I would remember if I did.
Why didn't you buy anything from them?Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:12:47 pm
re: comment#6
I think HSN has always been around, but I'M TOO OLD, TIRED AND WORN OUT TO REMEMBER.
Also, I can't do nonstick pans. I just destroy them without fail.
I don't recall the year when I discovered them. It was certainly before 1988.Also, I can't do nonstick pans. I just destroy them without fail.
Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:24:35 pm
re: comment#7
Why didn't you buy anything from them?
They didn't sell anything I actually wanted, I guess. I think I was more fascinated with watching other people hawk and buy that stuff.Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:38:32 pm
re: comment#9
They didn't sell anything I actually wanted, I guess. I think I was more fascinated with watching other people hawk and buy that stuff.
I wanted a lot of the things that they sold, but I resisted buying them. I think that they use a lot of subliminal advertising.Fri Apr 9, 2010 7:49:09 pm
How often do you cook with them?
Fri Apr 9, 2010 8:49:36 pm
I was using the same skillet twice a day.
Fri Apr 9, 2010 9:11:25 pm
Do you use oil when you cook on them?
Fri Apr 9, 2010 9:34:19 pm
I never use oil until after the cooking is finished. That is probably why my pans die.
Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:25:37 am
When I had cable, I would watch HSN whenever Esteban was selling a new guitar. But I never bought any. I watched more for the musical demonstration.
Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:42:18 am
re: comment#15
When I had cable, I would watch HSN whenever Esteban was selling a new guitar. But I never bought any. I watched more for the musical demonstration.
I mostly watched HSN before I got cable. Cable has more interesting stuff.