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MIButterfly

(2,147 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:19 PM 16 hrs ago

Sometimes, late at night when I can't sleep, I flip through the channels and stop on the shopping networks.

I will see something and think "I need that" and go get on my laptop and order it. A week or so later, a package comes to my door and I open it up and say "what the hell is this?"

It's never stopped me from doing it again, though.

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Sometimes, late at night when I can't sleep, I flip through the channels and stop on the shopping networks. (Original Post) MIButterfly 16 hrs ago OP

Been there , done that. debm55 16 hrs ago #1

Ah! A kindred spirit! MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #2

I had the reaction. Why in the hell did I order that. A sweater with a duck on it. debm55 15 hrs ago #5

Hilarious! MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #6

QVC had a seller on called the Duck Lady and she would make all these clothing with ducks on it. Since I was teaching debm55 15 hrs ago #7

That sounds like something from Quacker Factory. MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #8

OMG. That's it ---Quacker Factory. Yes, every thing had ducks on it.That was about 30 years ago. Duck Lady has long debm55 13 hrs ago #9

It's not all ducks anymore, but her clothes are very fanciful and colorful MIButterfly 11 hrs ago #11

Amazon's "Save for later" is a nice feature Shermann 16 hrs ago #3

I love clearing my save. Lochloosa 16 hrs ago #4

so you have discovered what window you need Skittles 12 hrs ago #10

Before I got my spending habits under control, I used the Amazon wish list like that. Iggo 10 hrs ago #12

Steve Goodman wrote a song about this very thing mucifer 2 hrs ago #13

debm55

(56,134 posts)

1. Been there , done that.

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:23 PM

16 hrs ago

MIButterfly

(2,147 posts)

2. Ah! A kindred spirit!

Reply to debm55 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:27 PM

16 hrs ago

debm55

(56,134 posts)

5. I had the reaction. Why in the hell did I order that. A sweater with a duck on it.

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:52 PM

15 hrs ago

MIButterfly

(2,147 posts)

6. Hilarious!

Reply to debm55 (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:10 PM

15 hrs ago

Did you keep it or send it back?

debm55

(56,134 posts)

7. QVC had a seller on called the Duck Lady and she would make all these clothing with ducks on it. Since I was teaching

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:31 PM

15 hrs ago

and incubated fertile duck eggs. I wore it to school, I wouldn't have worn anywhere outside of school

MIButterfly

(2,147 posts)

8. That sounds like something from Quacker Factory.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:35 PM

15 hrs ago

Quacker Factory is still big on QVC. How long ago was that? Did the designer start off doing just duck designs?

debm55

(56,134 posts)

9. OMG. That's it ---Quacker Factory. Yes, every thing had ducks on it.That was about 30 years ago. Duck Lady has long

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:44 PM

13 hrs ago

passed--RIP. But the Duck lived on without her,

MIButterfly

(2,147 posts)

11. It's not all ducks anymore, but her clothes are very fanciful and colorful

Reply to debm55 (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:48 PM

11 hrs ago

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and apparently, still very popular. They still sell her line after all these years.

I've never bought anything from it, not even late, late at night. I mainly buy jewelry and organizational products.

Shermann

(9,009 posts)

3. Amazon's "Save for later" is a nice feature

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:27 PM

16 hrs ago

Items will linger there for a week or so, and I'll mull them over and ultimately either delete them or buy them. Much of the time I delete them and move on.

It's also a good way to monitor discounts, although the good stuff never seems to go on sale there.