Home shopping networks have a long history abroad, where their salesmen peddle a wide variety of products. In comparison, Taiwan's salesmen on-the-tube, who hawk mostly household goods, are greenhorns. But peppering their speech with Taiwanese slang to attract local customers, the salesmen give these shows a style found nowhere else on TV.
與國外電視購物長期發展的歷史和商品多樣的情況比較，以販賣家庭用品為主的台灣業者也許還算「新手」；然而，不時穿插台灣俚語以吸引觀眾的本地電視購物節目，卻自成一格。