The Mouse House TSV 31/03/23

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Qvc and food is not a good coupling. First QVC want to make a huge profit. Then the vendor needs to make something. The result overpriced tat.I will never forget the pies with two 1 cm squares of chicken and a dessert spoon of a thin paste that I suspect was meant to be a sauce. All covered by a razor thin slip of anaemic pastry.
 
boffy said:
Qvc and food is not a good coupling. First QVC want to make a huge profit. Then the vendor needs to make something. The result overpriced tat.I will never forget the pies with two 1 cm squares of chicken and a dessert spoon of a thin paste that I suspect was meant to be a sauce. All covered by a razor thin slip of anaemic pastry.
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I've often seen them demonstrating pies and pointing out how crammed to the brim they are when there's clearly a massive gap between the filling and the lid, how stupid do they think we are?
 
Me too. A few years ago when I had a hip replacement so couldn't get out, I stocked up the freezer, and bought those pies. Beyond awful.

Even the cake selection look as dry as old toast, yet say "how moist it is ". My idea of a cake being moist is when it starts to crumble when its cut into.
 
boffy said:
I fell for it once but never again. Plenty of places to get good food cheaply. Plus I can cook from scratch
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I totally get this - They can make a humble meat pie sound like something out of this world. "A rich butter pastry surrounding huge chunks of the most succulent Welsh beef, only the plumpest mushrooms, generous pieces of tangy onion in an artisan ale enriched gravy" They even manage to make a pinch of salt and pepper and a dash of herbs sound extraordinary! Combine this with a stock saying such as "The ultimate comfort food", the semi-orgasmic noises coming from the presenters and before you know it you've signed up to spending £40 on a batch of frozen meat pies that turn out to be no more special than something you can buy in the supermarket.
 
Theres also a saying: The law of diminishing returns. How fantastic can a meat pie be to warrant the silly amounts some places are charging. The pies in the supermarket are very cheap and far nicer than the QVC ones they are selling for four, five times the price plus the Ott postage costs.
 
merryone said:
I totally get this - They can make a humble meat pie sound like something out of this world. "A rich butter pastry surrounding huge chunks of the most succulent Welsh beef, only the plumpest mushrooms, generous pieces of tangy onion in an artisan ale enriched gravy" They even manage to make a pinch of salt and pepper and a dash of herbs sound extraordinary! Combine this with a stock saying such as "The ultimate comfort food", the semi-orgasmic noises coming from the presenters and before you know it you've signed up to spending £40 on a batch of frozen meat pies that turn out to be no more special than something you can buy in the supermarket.
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Makes me think of the M&S ad they used to run.

This is not just any pie, this is a Marks and Spencer pie. The voice-over almost made it sound like food porn.

QVC, have never shipped their food to N.I. A lucky escape for us.
 
The thing I don't like about truckles is that you cut a piece out of them and then they are really hard to wrap up the exposed bit so it doesn't dry out and then it's hard to slice a triangle piece of cheese and by the time you fancy another piece the whole thing has got mould on it so goes in the bin. Plus the fact that most supermarkets do lots of flavours of truckles for around £1 each that are just as good as the posh ones (that Mr CC bought me for Christmas and are now feeding a family of Rolands down at Landfill House).

CC
 
candycane said:
The thing I don't like about truckles is that you cut a piece out of them and then they are really hard to wrap up the exposed bit so it doesn't dry out and then it's hard to slice a triangle piece of cheese and by the time you fancy another piece the whole thing has got mould on it so goes in the bin. Plus the fact that most supermarkets do lots of flavours of truckles for around £1 each that are just as good as the posh ones (that Mr CC bought me for Christmas and are now feeding a family of Rolands down at Landfill House).

CC
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Not around my way they don't! The ones we sell are about the same price and whilst they've only got a small variety of flavours they are organic, so I guess that's what justifies the price. The Mousehouse doesn't mention them being organic, and they should be at that price. Ignoring the mouldy Red Leicester incident for a moment, I'm sure the cheese is lovely and some of the flavours are great, but to me I'd much soon buy this sort of thing at a farmer's market where you can try before you buy and pick and choose exactly how many you want and which flavours. There's not a chance I'd want to splash out those prices on a chance, especially from Q with their extortionate postage rates. Co-op used to do a selection of three truckles which were lovely, they weren't pricey but worked out more than £1 each but I've not seen them for ages. Cheese doesn't get much of a chance of drying out in my house lol!
 
To be fair, the £1 truckles were being sold in Asda at Christmas, they may well be a bit dearer outwith any offers. I still don't eat them fast enough though as I find them hard to cut. Totally agree about the farmer's market and the tasting first.

CC
 
Years ago someone used to come round with frozen supposedly ‘gourmet’ food.I made the mistake of buying some, of course it turned out to be no better,or as good as the local supermarkets.In the end I used to hide when I saw him coming!I view any food from QVC the same but can just switch off rather than dive behind the settee.
 
The Mouse House 6 Piece Choice of Cheese Truckle Selection Box
Item Number: 824578
P&P £2.95

100g QVC Price £19.00 Todays Special Value Price £14.96

200g QVC Price £28.00 Todays Special Value Price £21.98


Whether you want to stock up on your favourite cheeses or explore the Mouse House range, this selection box is for you. All the options contain six wax-sealed cheese truckles with one each of the Caramelised Onion Cheddar, Smoked Cheddar, Red Leicester, Garlic & Chive Cheddar, Cranberry Cheddar and Vintage Cheddar in the Assorted collection, and Vintage Cheddar, Red Leicester and Smoked Cheddar in the Traditional option. They're perfect for picnics, dinner parties, giving as gifts and, of course, indulging in a little cheesy treat yourself!

*A great saving: If you were to buy The Mouse House Selection Box cheese truckles from QVCUK.com after this offer ends, you'd pay £28 plus P&P for the 6 x 200g, and £18 plus P&P for the 6 x 100g. So, for our Today's Special Value price of just £21.98 plus P&P for the 6 x 200g, you're saving over 20% / £6.02 and for £14.98 plus P&P for the 6 x 100g you're saving over 15% / £3.02.

Delivered directly from Mouse House - please allow 7 - 10 working days for delivery to UK mainland only (excluding Highlands, islands, and Northern Ireland).

Only at QVC - this delicious Mouse House cheese truckle selection box is currently only available right here at QVC.

What'll you have? Are you looking to expand your palate with our Assorted selection of six wonderful cheese flavours, or are you looking to keep things simple with the Traditional selection featuring three standard, tried-and-true cheese flavours?

Say when - as well as choosing your cheese selection, you'll be able to choose whether you want your selection box to be made up of six 100g cheese truckles or six 200g cheese truckles. Ooh decisions, decisions!


  • Mouse House cheeses are produced on their farm in Lincolnshire
  • Suitable for vegetarians
  • Contains milk and gluten
  • Place in fridge on arrival
  • Store cheeses at a temperature below 5C
  • Suitable for home freezing for six months
  • Shelf life: two - three months upon delivery
  • Shelf life after opening: two weeks
  • Will arrive chilled in an insulated box, with gel ice packs to maintain a consistent temperature throughout transit

Assorted 100g set contains:

  • 1 x Caramelised Onion Cheddar (100g)
  • 1 x Cranberry Cheddar (100g)
  • 1 x Garlic & Chive Cheddar (100g)
  • 1 x Red Leicester (100g)
  • 1 x Smoked Cheddar (100g)
  • 1 x Vintage Cheddar (100g)

OR

Traditional 100g set contains:

  • 3 x Vintage Cheddar (100g each)
  • 2 x Red Leicester (100g each)
  • 1 x Smoked Cheddar (100g)

OR

Assorted 200g set contains:

  • 1 x Caramelised Onion Cheddar (200g)
  • 1 x Cranberry Cheddar (200g)
  • 1 x Garlic & Chive Cheddar (200g)
  • 1 x Red Leicester (200g)
  • 1 x Smoked Cheddar (200g)
  • 1 x Vintage Cheddar (200g)

OR

Traditional 200g set contains:

  • 3 x Vintage Cheddar (200g each)
  • 2 x Red Leicester (200g each)
  • 1 x Smoked Cheddar (200g)

The price above will initially display the lowest and highest priced options. The price for your choice will be shown once you select your preferred option.

For allergens, nutritional information and ingredients please see attached document - allergens will be in bold




 

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