merchandise (& OT rambling about QVC, but no politics)

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Nick wrote:

<<<Warner Bros told me that QVC has some HP products at
http://www.iqvc.com - go there & search for Harry potter - they have
a towel, some books, the train bookends, the litho, snowglobes and
the GoF audiobook - they also are planning a Harry Potter hour some
time in the next few weeks, and they will be carrying the Christmas
Ornaments, which are sold out thru the catalog.

PS.  QVC UK does not have any Harry Potter items.>>>

Shame on them!  In my experience QVC UK yields to pressure from its 
viewers and might well start a Harry Potter hour before long if they 
get enough letters (and permission from WB...hmmmm).  They tend to go 
for collectables that have cult status, such as Star Trek 
merchandise.  I reckon there are people in Britain who would cough up 
a few quid for some Harry Potter trinkets, don't you?  I was just 
thinking the other day how frighteningly close we are getting to 
Trekker-type behaviour. Does anyone remember that woman who appeared 
in court in her Star Trek uniform?  Be warned... stay sane.

The encouraging thing is that the UK version of QVC is very US-
biased, often featuring US products that are unavailable through 
other outlets. Sometimes these are ludicrous items like strap-on 
facial massagers that make you like a Deatheater (promoted by an ex-
Dallas actress with perky skin), but other times they are things like 
dirt cheap rare Pokemon card sets that just set the phones alight... 

It's only a matter of time.

Neil, who, sadly, already has a QVC membership number and watches "In 
The Salon With Alison" for laughs.