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Variety rounds up Real Housewives gifts for Bravo fans
Variety's gift guide for Real Housewives fans includes Etsy rant merch, mugshot coasters with free custom quotes, and a bourbon tied to a rumored speakeasy.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 11:07 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Variety's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “The Best ‘Real Housewives’ Merch to Gift Bravoholics in 2026”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11:07 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA search for the Lisa Barlow rant on Etsy brings up more than twelve hundred results, on shirts, mugs and hats, Variety reports.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwelve hundred listings for one outburst. Governments have collapsed with less documentation.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's in Variety's gift guide for Bravo fans, right next to Dorinda Medley's Bluestone Manor Bourbon.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorInspired by a Massachusetts property said to have been a speakeasy.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSaid to have been. Even the speakeasy is sold on a rumor.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHere's what I can't get past. There's a set of Real Housewives Mugshot Coasters, four precinct snaps. Who is that for, exactly?

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJen Shah was sentenced to six and a half years for fraud and money laundering.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSomeone has printed that on a coaster and put a drink on it.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe top-rated Etsy seller adds customized quotes for no extra charge.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFree engraving on a booking photo. A rare case of the service being better than the product.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo if the seller adds a quote for free, Gloria, what would yours say?

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot guilty. Of anything Chip has said on this desk.
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