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Spend A Weekend With Sandra Lee – Starting At Just $1,047!
Posted on June 12th 2009 by Jillian Madison

A big thanks to FNH reader Jaymie, who clued us in on Sandra Lee’s upcoming Semi-Homemade weekend!

Do you have a lot of money to waste on frivolous things? Do you fantasize about owning an upgraded crockpot with a digital readout? Do you like the feeling of your eyes glazing over as an annoying hack is teaching you how to make gigantic golf balls out of recycled soda bottles for a festive themed tablescape? Then this is the getaway for you!

That’s right! The queen of “super simple russssipies” is throwing a little party at the Hilton Atlanta from October 16th-18, 2009. The event’s website implores us to “grab our girlfriends and come spend the weekend with Sandra Lee in Atlanta! You’ll learn amazing Semi-Homemade ideas and see her magazine come to life! She and her talented team of editors will teach you how to transform the ordinary to extraordinary. Register today for only $399.”

Wait a second.. Back that bus up. Only $399? For enduring a weekend with Sandra Lee? Please. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t sit there and listen to her talking about Gramma Lorraine and Wisconsin and ribbon and vanilla “aigstrak” for three days. She’d have to pay me.

Actually, $399 doesn’t even come close to covering the cost of the weekend. If you’re not in the area, you’ll have to obviously pay for air transportation to the event. Then, you’ll have to pay $30 cab fare (one way) from the airport (or you can park your own car, which will set you back $21 a night for self-parking and $28 a night for valet). Then you’ll have to rent a room, and they start at $189 a night (not including taxes/gratuities). And what about food? The $399 package only includes 3 meals, so you’ll also have to fork out money to eat while you’re there, too.

Perhaps Andrew over at the Semi-Horrible Community said it best: “Isn’t this preposterous?! Here is a scamming, self-made millionaire requesting almost $2,000 per guest and for what? So, they can watch her slop Cheez Whiz on top of store-bought tortilla chips or embellish a donut glaze with apple juice concentrate? I’m sorry, but this is unconscionable! Take your Semi-Homemade Weekend and shove it, Sandra!”

Indeed!


Other posts on Food Network Humor:

---Laughably Bad Hidden Valley Ranch Ad (Featuring Sandra Lee’s Broccoli Pie)
---A Closer Look At A Semi-Homemade Show Intro
---This Weekend On The Food Network…
---THREE CAPTIONS: Sandra Lee Edition
---Sandra Lee’s Money Saving Meals: FNH Review

    20 Responses

  1. Byrdie says:
    June 12, 2009 at 11:05 am

    “A fool and his money are soon parted.”

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  2. Miseenplace says:
    June 12, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    A little pricey just to learn how to open cans bags… oh wait, the wet bar might be good. Is it included in the package or extra also? ;)

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  3. Daria says:
    June 12, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    I looked at the website, it does include a “Cocktail Time” reception, Lord help us. Pay $1,000 to watch a drunk Sandra teach me how to make “tablescapes”? No thanks. She might have grown up in poverty, but I don’t think she needs money any longer.

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  4. Byrdie says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    What? You don’t like cheez-in-a-can on a store brand saltine cracker? Wow! Ina couldn’t pull that off at one of her cocktail parties, but Aunt(hic)(burp)Sandy sure can!

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  5. Jamie says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    COULD NOT PAY ME TO GO TO THIS!

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  6. Hank Moody says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    The sad thing is, there are probably dozens of women who will sign up for this.

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  7. Rich Rosenthal says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    I think food network humor needs to be there blogging live.

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  8. Dan says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    I agree with rich. I would kill to read that. Funniest thing ever.

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  9. Byrdie says:
    June 12, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    I agree! Perhaps you should attend Jillian! Wouldn’t that be a hoot!!

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  10. stixx23 says:
    June 12, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Weekend with Food Network Star: $400
    Improvised Explosive device that straps to chest: $5,000
    Knowledge that you’ve given your life to save the world from evil: Priceless!

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  11. Cannon says:
    June 13, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Is there an open bar? If so, i might be one of the few to be able to profit from this…

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  12. Greg says:
    June 13, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Maybe she thinks people can afford this after they save so much money from her “money saving meals”.

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  13. Hairball says:
    June 13, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    I’d send her $3.99 if she would promise to never leave home without a good bra.

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  14. Lollipop says:
    June 16, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    I happen to live in Atlanta, and if FNH wants to pay the entry fee, I would be happy to show up and do reports for you! If I could stomach it.

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  15. Jillian says:
    June 16, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    Sorry, Lollipop. I can hardly pay the bandwidth/web hosting fees for FNH, let alone a weekend of debauchery with Sandra Lee!

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  16. Lollipop says:
    June 16, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Well, Jillian, as much as I love this site, I ought to pay my own way so I could report for you. But, as others have said, she would have to pay me to show up.

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  17. Jillian Madison says:
    June 16, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Don’t! Spare yourselves! I could never ask any of you to endure such an inhumane level of hell!

    Hopefully there will be some lllllovely Youtube videos for us to peruse after the fact.

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  18. Byrdie says:
    July 29, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Just curious. Anyone book their lovely suite yet?

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  19. Princess Crazypants says:
    August 16, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I just don’t understand why anyone who is trying to save money would drop 400+ bucks to go see someone who is supposed to be helping you SAVE MONEY. That is just plain schizophrenic.

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  20. Anna says:
    May 11, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    The funniest part?? I just found this article, almost a year later after it was posted, and clicked on the link for the event only to see that:

    “The Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Weekend scheduled for October 16-18, 2009, has been canceled.”

    HAH!!!

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