Margaret Josephs & Doug Budin: Mattress Pads & Fur Storage

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Jeff Lewis Has Issues – “Margaret Josephs & Doug Budin: Mattress Pads & Fur Storage”

Date: April 24, 2026
Host: Jeff Lewis
Guests: Margaret Josephs, Doug Budin, Lexi Barbuto

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode of “Jeff Lewis Has Issues,” Jeff is joined by Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Margaret Josephs, regular guest Doug Budin, and Lexi Barbuto for a candid conversation that veers from luxury furs and fur storage tips, to behind-the-scenes Housewife drama and reality TV departures, all the way to the pursuit of the perfect cooling mattress pad. The crew trades stories about fake designer goods, transitions in television careers, and even garden tomatoes—always with Jeff’s signature sharp humor and the group’s playful rapport.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Margaret Josephs’ LA Visit & TikTok Hustle

• [01:34] Margaret is in LA for TikTok brand events, learning how social media influencers make fortunes:
  • “I’m looking at all these people who are dressed people, not the best, making a ton of money, which is horrible to say ... I have to learn from the young people.” – Margaret Josephs
• Margaret discusses how the influencer world is a new frontier for seasoned reality stars and entrepreneurs.

2. Vintage Furs: Storage Nightmares and Tips

• [02:00-07:00] Hilarity ensues over the logistics of buying, owning, and correctly storing fur coats:
  • Jeff shares a New York fur shop connection: “Larry hooked [my sister-in-law] up with a full-length mink for $1,000.” – Jeff Lewis [02:16]
  • Margaret offers practical advice: “You cannot let them sweat in the summer ... they'll shed. Exactly.” – Margaret Josephs [02:59]
  • Lexi wonders if one can store furs in a wine fridge; Jeff adamantly refuses: “I’m not putting a fur in my wine fridge. It's for wine.” – Jeff Lewis [03:46]
  • Lexi finds LA fur storage for $58/year per garment, but the group obsesses over “in and out privileges” and the potential inconvenience.

3. “Fake Tina” and the Allure of Designer Knockoffs

• [04:45-08:30] Margaret tells the clandestine tale of a New York apartment, “Fake Tina,” where even the fanciest socialites purchase “the best fakes.”
  • “It’s like you’re doing a drug deal ... the fanciest women you have ever seen.” – Lexi Barbuto [05:50]
  • Jeff immediately wants in: “I want to see Fake Tina when I’m in New York.” – Jeff Lewis [06:28]
  • Margaret admits to buying a $400 mystery designer dress but insists nothing is stolen, just high-quality fakes for the upper crust.

4. Margaret’s Departure from Real Housewives of New Jersey

• [08:53-15:15] Margaret sets the record straight about leaving RHONJ:
  • “I left Housewives of New Jersey ... when people have nothing to lose and I have a lot to lose, I don’t want to be around those people.” – Margaret Josephs [09:20]
  • She draws boundaries on filming with certain cast members and sought a graceful exit: “I left on a vindicated high, before the lights go on.”
  • Margaret assures Jeff and listeners she wasn’t fired: “By the way, I was not fired from Housewives of New Jersey.” [08:56]
  • Jeff and Margaret reflect on TV being central to public identity but emphasize their businesses sustain them outside of the ‘Housewives’ world.

5. New Beginnings: Amazon Prime Series

• [12:24-15:00] Margaret hints at her new show for Amazon Prime and the exciting, star-studded cast.
  • “It’s going to be on Amazon Prime ... there’s a lot of fun depth, hijinks.” – Margaret Josephs [12:50]
  • Margaret gushes about the supportive and generous Amazon production: “I cried some days because I was so happy. Cried tears of joy.” [17:07]
  • The group contrasts Amazon’s wardrobe generosity with Bravo’s stinginess.

6. Plastic Surgery & Fat Transfer Stories

• [15:01-17:00] Margaret discusses her recent fat transfer:
  • “Yes. 23 pounds ago, two faces ago, one nose. I mean, you know.” – Margaret Josephs [15:02]
  • Jeff is fascinated by her cheek procedure, while callers later share their own stories.

7. Life After Housewives: What’s Next for Everyone?

• [19:10-21:41] Updates on other RHONJ cast (Jen Fessler, Danielle, Rachel Fuda, Jackie) following the season shake-up:
  • Margaret deems Danielle a “very hard worker,” praises Rachel’s “mom talker” content, and is politely stumped by Jackie’s prospects: “Everybody has their lane. I don’t know what her lane is.” – Margaret Josephs [21:38]
  • Jeff quips, “Her lane is the slow lane on the highway ... near the Jersey shore.” [21:41]

8. The Saga of Cooling Mattress Pads

• [24:00-29:44] Doug dives deep into his (over)analysis of mattress toppers for hot sleepers.
  • “Do not google it ... you will be flooded with ads. … I bought my Tempur Pedic Luxe Breeze, which I love, but I’m a hot sleeper.” – Doug Budin [24:06]
  • The group debates the merits of water-based vs. air-based pads, fears leaks, and leverages HSA/FSA accounts to offset the steep price:
    • “What’s an HSA account?” – Jeff Lewis [26:19]
    • “I want cool air, but I don’t want that big ugly ... bedjet.” – Jeff Lewis [27:12]
  • Margaret worries about cooling options for kids: “She’s gonna wake up like a frozen popsicle. Monroe.” [28:20]
  • Ultimately, Doug promises to test different brands before Jeff commits to buying.

9. Audience Q&A: Soiree Mocktail Drama & Toaster Ovens

• [34:08-39:49] Multiple callers struggle to order Soiree mocktails due to website/TikTok glitches.
  • Margaret and Lexi troubleshoot, assure new stock is coming and promise gifts for patient fans.
  • A caller shares her fat transfer experience (post-mastectomy), prompting Jeff to ask: “How big are your boobs?” [37:47]
  • Jameson’s oversized toaster oven birthday gift becomes an ongoing punchline, with options and exchanges dissected by all.

10. Oddball Side Topics: Tomatoes, Gay Notepads, Phil Harmonic Seat Wars, and Stamps

• [41:37-46:00]
  • Doug’s “Tomato Tuesday” on Instagram: “Every Tuesday, I highlight a different tomato plant from my garden.” – Doug Budin [41:40]
  • Doug accuses colleagues of writing “gay!” on his notepad; a full mock “hate crime” investigation ensues.
  • Doug details his quest for the perfect LA Philharmonic seat, specifying rows and seats with hilarious specificity.
  • Margaret: “Maybe we should have sent [the letter] FedEx. Gay.” [45:15] Referencing Doug’s use of a Betty White (gay icon) stamp.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Fur Storage Advice:
  “You cannot let them sweat in the summer...they’ll shed.” – Margaret Josephs [02:59]
• On Leaving Housewives:
  “When someone shows you who they are, believe them...it was just going in a direction that’s not me.” – Margaret Josephs [09:20]
• Reality TV Realness:
  “I feel I have a business. I have a big life outside the show...I have another show, feeling fabulous.” – Margaret Josephs [12:09 & 12:28]
• Amazon vs Bravo:
  “When we did the photo shoot for Amazon...$6,000 worth of clothes. And [they said], yeah, you can keep it.” – Jeff Lewis [18:13]
• Fake Tina and Knockoffs:
  “She has her own special apartment just for the fakes ... it’s like you’re doing a drug deal.” – Lexi Barbuto [05:50]
• Mattress Pad Madness:
  “Do not google it ... you will be flooded with ads...I bought my Tempur Pedic Luxe Breeze, which I love, but I’m a hot sleeper.” – Doug Budin [24:06]
• On HSA Accounts:
  “Everyone’s nodding. I have no idea what you’re talking about.” – Jeff Lewis [26:29]
• Tomato Tuesday:
  “Now that we’re in growing season, Tomato Tuesday. Every Tuesday, I highlight a different tomato plant from my garden.” – Doug Budin [41:40]
• Hate Crime (Notepad):
  “On two separate areas, the word gay! with exclamation point has been written.” – Doug Budin [42:42]
  “Maybe it’s a compliment, Doug. Maybe you need to look inside of yourself.” – Jameson [43:28]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:34] – Margaret in LA, influencer scene
• [02:00-07:00] – Fur storage & buying, tips and stories
• [04:45-08:30] – “Fake Tina” knockoff goods and posh clientele
• [08:53-15:15] – Margaret’s exit from RHONJ, boundaries, and TV identities
• [12:24-17:00] – Transition to Amazon Prime, production contrasts
• [15:01-17:00] – Margaret’s plastic surgery anecdotes
• [19:10-21:41] – Updates on other Housewives cast members
• [24:00-29:44] – The cooling mattress pad rabbit hole
• [34:08-39:49] – Live caller Q&A: Soiree mocktail saga & fat transfer surgery
• [41:37-46:00] – Garden tomato chat, Doug’s “hate crime,” Phil Harmonic seats/stamps

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Overall Tone

The episode is fast-paced, witty, and unfiltered—filled with playful group banter, plenty of tangents, and real talk about fame, reinvention, and the practicalities of adulthood (fur coats, TikTok commerce, cooling pads, and all). Margaret’s candor about her Housewives exit is especially refreshing, while Jeff’s dry asides and Doug’s obsessions keep the tone irreverent and fun.

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For New Listeners

Expect a uniquely “Jeff Lewis” blend of inside reality TV scoop, luxury lifestyle logistics, entrepreneurial hustling, and offbeat humor. This is a must-listen if you’re a fan of reality culture, the nitty-gritty behind influencer business, or just want a laugh about gay notepads and tomato-growing triumphs.

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Transcript

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[Margaret Josephs]

When you're Jeff Lewis, the drama never stops.

[Jeff Lewis]

They said that I am by far the most difficult talent that they're working with. You know, we could say we don't judge. I judge, and I was judging.

[Margaret Josephs]

Money doesn't make you an asshole.

[Jeff Lewis]

But if you're an asshole and with a ton of money, you're gonna be a bigger asshole. Why are you looking at me?

[Margaret Josephs]

No, I didn't.

[Jeff Lewis]

I didn't mean to.

[Margaret Josephs]

I didn't mean to look in that direction.

[Jeff Lewis]

Why did you look right at me?

[Margaret Josephs]

Jeff Lewis has issues.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hey, welcome to Jeff Lew. On today's episode, Margaret Josephs, Doug Button, and Lexi Barbuto join the show. We talk about cooling mattress pads, fur storage, and gay stamps. What are you doing here in Los Angeles?

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, thrilled to be here. Well, I'm here shooting some content for my brand deals. I'm here at a TikTok affiliate event, which I do not know a lot about. TikTok learning the ropes. These people are making millions. I'm looking at all these people who are dressed people, not the best, making a ton of money, which is horrible to say. No, that's actually very bad, but it's just, like, shocking. I know nothing about this. I have to learn from the young people, and I'm here to be with you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did you bring any fur coats to Los Angeles? Cause it's been a little chilly.

[Margaret Josephs]

I should have brought all my fur. And that I didn't bring my fur is shocking because it's so warm in New Jersey now. It's 78 degrees. I said, joe, get that air conditioning on and I'm here staying at the Bel Air hotel and I'm freezing my butt off.

[Jeff Lewis]

You can connected me with Larry at Madison first in New York City. Larry took good care of me, thank God. He put together a beautiful coat for Monroe. And then now my sister in law there, she was there a few weeks ago, Larry hooked her up with a full length mink for $1000.

[Margaret Josephs]

That's unbelievable.

[Jeff Lewis]

Larry got a full length mink for $1000.

[Margaret Josephs]

Well, do you know why? It's vintage and it's really the right thing to do. It's recycling.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, I think so too. It's sustainable.

[Margaret Josephs]

It is. These animals are dead already and let's honor them.

[Doug Button]

It's the good thing to do.

[Lexi Barbuto]

But now. Now you have me stressed about fur storage. What is this cold storage that you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh yeah.

[Margaret Josephs]

I store all my furs. You cannot let them sweat in the summer.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

No, they'll shed.

[Margaret Josephs]

They'll shed. Exactly.

[Doug Button]

Did you not know that?

[Jeff Lewis]

I had no idea.

[Doug Button]

You know how you could buy it?

[Jeff Lewis]

I've never owned a fur.

[Doug Button]

Oh, even I know this. You know how you could buy storage for your fine wines and stuff?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes, they have that for furs also for my Justin.

[Doug Button]

It is for your Justin.

[Jeff Lewis]

Your 3 Buc by Justin Cab.

[Doug Button]

You're that person who's bringing in a bottle of Justin. Keep it. Well, no, you need storage for your furs.

[Margaret Josephs]

You might have to build that in the new house. A little refrigerated room.

[Jeff Lewis]

But if our house is always say around 70. Do I need.

[Doug Button]

It has to be cold, probably 50 degrees.

[Jeff Lewis]

Shane, can you write this down? We need to find fur storage.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Can we stick the fur in the wine fridge? Because that's around 50 degrees.

[Margaret Josephs]

How big is the wine fridge?

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm not putting a fur in my wine fridge.

[Margaret Josephs]

It's full size.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's for wine.

[Margaret Josephs]

It is full size.

[Doug Button]

Yeah.

[Margaret Josephs]

Like a full size fridge or full size room?

[Caller (Customer)]

Full size.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, there's no room for a fur in there. What are you doing? Fold it up.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Yeah, it'll look weird.

[Doug Button]

You'll have like weird furry.

[Jeff Lewis]

Can you please look for fur storage?

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, there has to be because I

[Jeff Lewis]

plan on buying more from Larry.

[Margaret Josephs]

That's amazing. Larry's the best at Madison Avenue furs. He really is. And he will refurbish old furs and make other things very beautiful. I love it.

[Jeff Lewis]

He cut it. He fitted. He monogrammed. It was.

[Doug Button]

I love it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Shane, we should get you a fur jacket with a hood or a vest at least. I'm gonna you know what? I'm just gonna get it for you for Christmas.

[Doug Button]

And maybe for you too. Then you should get like a fur romper, Jeff.

[Margaret Josephs]

A fur romper?

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, for travel?

[Doug Button]

Yeah.

[Margaret Josephs]

Perfect.

[Jeff Lewis]

Cause I get cold on planes.

[Margaret Josephs]

I know. Or what about a fur blanket for the house? You could take some old mink coats and make them into fur blankets.

[Jeff Lewis]

A comforter.

[Margaret Josephs]

A comforter.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I would do that.

[Doug Button]

I like this.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's nice.

[Margaret Josephs]

Or no fur pillows. I've done that with some of my old coats that weren't in great shape. I had pillows made. Stunning.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now you have a new hookup for me.

[Margaret Josephs]

I do? Which?

[Jeff Lewis]

Fake Tina.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, you know, I did tell you about fake Tina last night. There is a woman that we were told about, Lexi and myself. We were out one day and we were out with very some fancy women. And they said, oh, we have time. Do you want to go to Fake Tina? I go Fake Tina. Who's Fake Tina? And she has all the fakes now I have bags and clothing. I do not own any fakes. And I'm just going to say that point blank. I've never been accused of owning fakes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Somebody bought you fake Gucci.

[Margaret Josephs]

But someone bought me fake Gucci.

[Jeff Lewis]

What was her name?

[Margaret Josephs]

Jodi Goldberg. I'm just gonna say, and I love Jodi Goldberg. And she just said, get these fake Gucci's. I never wore them.

[Jeff Lewis]

The shoes you said your real Gucci's. Were offended. The fake Gucci was on my closet.

[Margaret Josephs]

I couldn't even put them. I was so embarrassed. They didn't even make it to the closet. They stayed out in my bedroom. Cause I felt guilty putting them next to the real Gucci's.

[Jeff Lewis]

So. But Fake Tina sells fake luxury goods here in la.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, no, no.

[Jeff Lewis]

New York.

[Margaret Josephs]

New York. She has her own special apartment just for the fakes. And Lexi and I, she has to. And what happened, Lexi?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Oh, it's very sneaky. You have to sneak up in the stairs. It's like you're doing a drug deal.

[Jeff Lewis]

Is it a code word to get in?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

It's like a handshake and a little. It is. It's a speakeasy fit.

[Margaret Josephs]

And what kind of knockoff. What kind of women were there?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

The fanciest women you have ever seen in your life.

[Jeff Lewis]

Really?

[Margaret Josephs]

Literally.

[Doug Button]

And are the fakes good?

[Jeff Lewis]

Like they must be?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Apparently so. Because who knows if these women were very expensive.

[Margaret Josephs]

But these women who were very quaffed were there. And we heard some people who were presidential. I'm just going to leave it at that. Had Bought it all for her daughter in law's Hermes. Was it Hermes blankets or what was it?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

I think it was Hermes blankets.

[Margaret Josephs]

Hermes blankets. All for the holidays. Like 10 of them.

[Jeff Lewis]

I want to see Fake Tina when I'm in New York.

[Margaret Josephs]

Fake Tina is very wealthy from these things. She has a house in the Hamptons.

[Jeff Lewis]

Wow.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I found first storage in LA. It's very close. It's only $58 per garment per year.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, that's perfect.

[Doug Button]

That's great.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's easy.

[Margaret Josephs]

But I think I'm getting hosed. I pay a fortune.

[Doug Button]

Do you have in and out privileges?

[Lexi Barbuto]

That's a good question.

[Doug Button]

Like how many times can you take it out?

[Jeff Lewis]

That's a very good question, Doug.

[Doug Button]

These are the things that I will be obsessed about.

[Jeff Lewis]

Because you know what? We need to also refer that to Carrie because Carrie's need to. She needs to store her mink.

[Lexi Barbuto]

You can come get them out whenever you want. We just asked for a three day notice.

[Doug Button]

Three day notice, three days.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I'm sure it's like stored off site.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, like if you're going to Aspen or something, you need it.

[Jeff Lewis]

You know you really got to think ahead here.

[Doug Button]

What if we have a sudden cold snap?

[Jeff Lewis]

No last minute trips.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I guess you've never done a last minute trip.

[Jeff Lewis]

True.

[Margaret Josephs]

You really just store for the summer and then you take it out come the holidays. Like right before the holidays and then the season.

[Jameson]

When I was a kid, my mom had a floor length mink jacket and I was little gay boy obsessed with it. I would open the closet and I would pet it. And I loved going to the storage in the fall with her to pick it up. It was always such an exciting time.

[Jeff Lewis]

Do you want me to get you one for your birthday?

[Jameson]

One of my toxic qualities is I like fur. Yes.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. Ok. That's such an amazing childhood memory.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

It really is.

[Margaret Josephs]

What a childhood memory.

[Jeff Lewis]

I think if you get like a normal sized jacket that would be full length on you.

[Doug Button]

Yes, for sure.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I could probably get it for like 500 bucks.

[Jameson]

Perfect. I'll take Monroe's when she's done.

[Margaret Josephs]

It'll probably fit.

[Jeff Lewis]

So Fake Tina. How do you hook me up with Fake Tina? And I'm sure the chumps are gonna want to see Fake Tina too.

[Margaret Josephs]

Well, I don't know if I will get her number from my friend. And we will go to fake Tina. It's a knock on the door. I don't even know her last name.

[Doug Button]

It's best.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't want to know.

[Margaret Josephs]

I don't want to Know, I don't want to get Fake Tina in trouble. A lot of. But I. I'm not gonna lie. I did buy a dress there. It didn't have a designer label in there. I didn't even know what designer it was. But it was a beautiful dress. I've worn it twice.

[Jeff Lewis]

What'd you pay for it?

[Margaret Josephs]

I paid, like, $400. It was.

[Jeff Lewis]

But maybe it was, like, two grand retail.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah. I don't know what it was, but it was a beautiful dress, and I've worn it twice.

[Jeff Lewis]

Maybe it's all stolen. I mean, I don't care.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, no, no, no. I don't think it's not stolen. No, I don't think it's stolen. But it just. But I do think she goes, oh, that's Valentino. That's this. That's that. I didn't even know what it was, but there was a lot of, like, Upper east side socialite type people there.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did you start going to Fake Tina?

[Margaret Josephs]

I've only been twice to.

[Jeff Lewis]

After you got fired from Real Housewives New Jersey?

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. No. By the way, I was not fired from Housewives of New Jersey. This is. This is so recent that I have.

[Jeff Lewis]

Times are tough.

[Margaret Josephs]

Times are tough. From Big Jan. Yes. I left Housewives of New Jersey, which was in the works since December, truthfully.

[Jeff Lewis]

And I want to talk about why.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes, we have to talk about that.

[Jeff Lewis]

So you drew some clear boundaries where you said, I'm not going to film with certain people.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes, that's what it was. And I listen. That's just what I stand on. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. And I was like, when people have nothing to lose and I have a lot to lose, I don't want to be around those people. And it's fine. It's like, I felt like the party was going. I left on a vindicated high, and I was like, I'm gonna leave before the lights go on. That's just me, so. And it was just going in a direction that's not me. It's supposed to be about a real group of friends, and I have friends on the show who I adore, obviously, Melissa and Dolores. But there's other people who I'm really not friends with, and that's not gonna be me. I'm not gonna hang out with those people, and that's it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you talking about, like, Danielle? Are you talking about. No, I love Rachel.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, Danielle and Rachel and I speak all the time. Jackie, definitely. And she's not going back. I mean, she was dead as soon as she, like, you know, I humiliated her. But so, you know, I'm very close with Jen Fessler. So, you know, you guys could, you know who it is. And she's been on the franchise from the beginning. And she just. She's not my people. I think there were boundaries that were crossed. I wish her no ill. I think she's a good mother, but she's just not my cup of tea.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Margaret Josephs]

And I.

[Jeff Lewis]

Very diplomatic answer.

[Margaret Josephs]

Very diplomatic. And I don't want to be around her. And I. When I spoke to the network and I did, and I'm going to now I could say it. I test filmed the New Girls back in August, that they called me. Production had called me. They said, you are on your test filming the new girls. One of the new girls was trying to get me to make up with Teresa. She said, teresa is amenable to it. Teresa was texting her, calling her the entire time we were filming. I said, I want no part of it. That's not my life. And that was it.

[Doug Button]

So you. So how does that work? Do you say to the producers, like, I will if you bring me back, I'm not gonna work with her?

[Margaret Josephs]

I basically just said, it's just like, if the show's going in that direction, you know, it wasn't a threat or anything. I was like, if the show's going in that direction, that's just not for me. That's not my life. That's what I said.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you thinking about not working with me next season? Is that what you want to know what to say to the producers?

[Doug Button]

That's what I should say. Well, if you recall, in the background check, the only liability they found in my entire background check was you.

[Jeff Lewis]

I forgot about that.

[Doug Button]

Yeah, they did this like 13 page background check for Jeff's new TV show. And then under liabilities, it said, jeff Lewis comments here. And it would like, show an article. As all of these articles, they were 100%. Jeff was a liability.

[Margaret Josephs]

I mean, oh, my God. So funny.

[Jeff Lewis]

How many years were you on Housewife?

[Margaret Josephs]

I was there since 2017.

[Jeff Lewis]

So how many seasons?

[Margaret Josephs]

Seven seasons. Seven seasons.

[Jeff Lewis]

Is it hard for you? Cause it was your identity for so long. For me, the same. I was on that, you know, for 11 years. And then all of a sudden it's like, wow, now what do we do? Fortunately, we had our businesses.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes, I have my business. It's funny because in the public, that's my identity. In my everyday life, it's a part of my identity. I feel I have a business. I Have a big life outside the show. I think also because I was filming another show.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I want to talk to you about that.

[Margaret Josephs]

When I resigned, I was fine with it. I was very much at peace with it. I knew this was going to happen since December.

[Doug Button]

So you were just sitting with it

[Margaret Josephs]

and I was sitting with it.

[Jeff Lewis]

So obviously I am privy to a lot of details. The show that you are on now, I believe, is going to be a very big show.

[Margaret Josephs]

I do, too.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you allowed to say where? Are you allowed to give any information at all?

[Margaret Josephs]

It was out in the public already. It's going to be on Amazon Prime. Yes, it's going to be on Amazon Prime. I think the show is going to be great. I think there's a lot of fun depth hijinks. I think it's going to be a great show. I resigned when I was on that show. I. They were going to make the Jersey announcement. It was very. It was very comfortable. I spoke to Andy. I spoke to Noah, who's my network executive. It was a lovely conversation and I knew they were going to announce Jersey. He's like, this is the story. It's, you know, we discussed it. It's not for you. This is what's happening. I was like, yeah, no problem. But I was on set.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's easy to hear that when you have another job.

[Margaret Josephs]

Exactly. And this is the way it's going. And I was like, yes, we discussed this in December. I have no problem. I'm going to resign. I'm also in on location on my new show, feeling fabulous. So I'm at peace that I'm not home in my bathroom crying. You know what I mean? Like, oh, my God, what am I going to do with my life? I'm very lucky that I have a business and I'm on another show.

[Jeff Lewis]

This could be a nice transition, especially if that show continues.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

I was just made aware of the cast. Lot of big names.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes, a lot of big names on the cast. All of them weren't, you know, some of it leaked. That's not everybody who was on the show. There was other people. It's. It's very funny. It's great. It was a great, unbelievable production company that I was very blessed to work with.

[Doug Button]

Who was leaked?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, Reality T reported that Kenya, Kenya Moore and Kim Zolciak were a part of this production. That's all that Reality T reported. Obviously, I know more names, but I don't know. I don't want to get anybody in trouble.

[Doug Button]

That's a big enough.

[Jeff Lewis]

But big Names, big names.

[Doug Button]

I didn't know this.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah.

[Doug Button]

And.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah. And other people aren't housewives. They're from other shows. And, you know, it was just a very interesting fun. I was away for a little over three weeks. It was just a great show and it was a lot of fun. But with the housewives thing, listen, I love Bravo. I love the family of Bravo. I want to continue working with Bravo. I feel like it's great, but I just feel like I'm in a different place now.

[Doug Button]

Think about when we first met you with the pigtails. I mean, you know, that really was your identity, but you are a totally different person.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes, absolutely.

[Jeff Lewis]

Literally, like, she looks completely different.

[Margaret Josephs]

I mean, that was. First of all, that was.

[Doug Button]

She and her fake Tina.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. 23 pounds ago, two faces ago, one nose. I mean, you know.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, you just got your nose done. It looks fantastic.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, my nose finally healed. Good nose.

[Jeff Lewis]

There's something else that I really didn't think about, what women should be doing. Rather than these fillers. You did a fat transfer into your cheek. So they took out. I don't know how they found any fat on you, but they took some from your hips.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah. I'm not gonna lie. It was hard to get it out of my stomach, which made me kind of happy. So I've been on the GLP ones from LifeBar X. I was like. It was hard to get it out of my stomach, so I had to get it from my hips.

[Jeff Lewis]

So they took a little fat out of your hips and they put it in your cheeks, but they did, like the perfect amount.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

It looks really. It's really good work and well done.

[Margaret Josephs]

Thank you. I was very lucky. I did it here in LA. A Dr. Mata key. Which is very funny because the plastic surge here are near a parking garage or above a parking. You know, it's not very. It was very funny.

[Doug Button]

But yeah, it's an important thing here, though. Like valid, you know, validated parking. I see that. I'm like, I'm on board.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. And he was a great surgeon. I was very lucky.

[Jeff Lewis]

But it's interesting because here in la, but maybe New York is the same. I don't know. But like P1 through P5 is parking. And then the building's office.

[Doug Button]

Look at it right now, we are on the eighth floor, but the first five floors of this building is parking. This is a three story building with

[Jeff Lewis]

a five floor, which is a waste because it's completely empty. Empty because nobody comes into work here at a serious exam except for Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Yeah. So it's usually empty.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah. The parking was empty when we came here.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. You could take up five spaces. Who does that?

[Lexi Barbuto]

Zuri hall does that.

[Doug Button]

I moved my car today. As I got to the elevator, I turned around.

[Jeff Lewis]

Jackie Schimmel takes up two spots.

[Doug Button]

I was in two spots, and I walked back over and fixed it.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's a little bit entitlement. You know, they just kind of pull in wherever.

[Margaret Josephs]

That's right.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Christina Haack does that.

[Jeff Lewis]

She has big cars.

[Margaret Josephs]

She is a big car. She's maybe not a good driver.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Not a good Parker.

[Jeff Lewis]

So not a good parker. I will say, and that I very much enjoyed working for Amazon. I did. And I thought they were very good to me, and I thought they were very generous, and it was a nice experience.

[Margaret Josephs]

I will say this. They were very generous. They were beautiful people. I felt very lucky. I cried some days because I was so happy. Cried tears of joy. I felt very, very lucky and blessed, and it was just. It was a great situation. I called Lexi. I was like, this is the best. I feel very lucky. I don't know. I don't know if I was going through some emotional thing. The production crew was unbelievable. It was just a great experience. I think that's why I'm in such a good mood. I came back. I was tan. I was fabulous. I loved everybody I was with.

[Jeff Lewis]

Not, you know, not to make fun of Bravo, but, you know, I worked with them for many years, and I think the only time I got to keep wardrobe was when they would throw water on, you know, in those, like, summer promos. And it was like, four navy blue shirts. And they're like, you can keep the shirts. I'm like, thanks. I'll go home with my soaking wet navy blue shirts in, like, a plastic bag. So then when we did the photo shoot for Amazon, my stylist went and did all of this shopping, and I had no idea, but it was like, $6,000 worth of clothes. And, like, yeah, you can keep it.

[Margaret Josephs]

I mean, how nice that.

[Jeff Lewis]

I could not believe it.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah. We had a wardrobe stylist. She was like, margaret, we got this for you in mind. They were steaming my clothes. Every morning, I would call Lexi. I go, I never had this. I go, what is going on here? I felt like I was like, what is this for real? Every day? What are you wearing? Can we steam your clothes? We bought this for you.

[Jeff Lewis]

But you know what? If you think about it, you know, because of the experience with Bravo, it makes you really appreciate other networks.

[Doug Button]

I know.

[Margaret Josephs]

I know that, listen, Bravo is generous, you know, in certain areas. Very. Where, I mean, after a few years. But I'm just saying, you know, great show. Very. But when you work somewhere else, I don't know, I felt very appreciative. You know, I'm like a hard worker. I was getting up early in the morning, you know, some girls were sleeping late, and I was like, what's going on here? You know, I'm just used to being a very hard worker.

[Jeff Lewis]

So this came at the right time for you?

[Margaret Josephs]

It came at the right time.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, let's talk about the other women.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are any of. So we can all agree Jennifer Fessler is on suicide watch.

[Doug Button]

She's preaching up her resume right now.

[Margaret Josephs]

And Jennifer's on suicide watch. Jen Fessler is my very dear friend. She was calling me on this other show. I'm like, jen, I'm on location. They're taking my phone for me. I can't talk. She goes, what's going on? You know, having. And I go, you're fine. I go, you're funny, you're quirky. Lean into the kook. I go, you don't need the money. You're married to Jeff Fessler. What do you give a shit now?

[Jeff Lewis]

They did. From what I heard, they took her away on a 5150.

[Margaret Josephs]

The 5150. Exactly.

[Jeff Lewis]

They should have.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, I mean, I, you know, I don't understand that. It's just like, what's the big deal? You know, you're on to the next one. Door closes, another one opens.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, it's interesting. Her career trajectory has changed. Like she's become the podcast queen.

[Lexi Barbuto]

No, she's like big into iheartrade.

[Jeff Lewis]

They love her at iheart. I don't know what they see in her, but they really love her.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, they listen. She is very funny. She's self deprecating. She's gotten amazing amount of surgery. She looks unbelievable. I mean, what the most Margaret compliment I've ever heard. Yes, exactly. Exactly.

[Doug Button]

She's got a great heart. She really does.

[Margaret Josephs]

She does. I love the Fessler. I'm the one who found her.

[Jeff Lewis]

Just what does Danielle do now? And then what happens to the clothing

[Margaret Josephs]

line Bougie Bougie Kids. Danielle is a very hard worker. She does belong on tv. She will do something else.

[Doug Button]

Does she?

[Margaret Josephs]

She does. She's the pitching.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I've heard.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, she was at Real Screen. She has ideas for other shows.

[Jeff Lewis]

Starring who?

[Margaret Josephs]

Starring? No, she's writing other shows. No, she feels like she could come up with ideas for shows for Other people even. So she's actually, you know, she's a hustler. She is.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

She's a very hard one.

[Jeff Lewis]

What about Rachel Fuda?

[Margaret Josephs]

I love Rachel Fuda. She's like. I told her she could be the best mom talker. She is. She does great mom content. She is all about her family. And I said that to her. I said, rachel, you're the best mom talker. And that's what you should be doing. Because this girl is the ultimate mother. She's up every morning at 6 o'. Clock. She's got these kids dressed, the hair is done, everything. I don't know how she does it because at 6 in the morning, I'm just peeing and going back to bed. I am just. She's amazing. So I just feel like everybody has their right lane.

[Jeff Lewis]

Jackie.

[Margaret Josephs]

I don't know what she should be doing. I really don't know why she should be.

[Doug Button]

She's had bad surgery.

[Jeff Lewis]

Everyone has their lane. I don't know what she should be doing.

[Margaret Josephs]

Everybody has their lane. I don't know what her lane is.

[Caller (Customer)]

Her.

[Margaret Josephs]

You know, she'll find it. I mean, you know, her lane is the slow lane on the highway. And it should be getting off exit, you know, two off the. You know, down the. Near the Jersey shore.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, let me ask you, this Amazon show, is there a possibility of multiple seasons?

[Margaret Josephs]

I think there's a possibility of multiple seasons, yes. That's what I heard.

[Jeff Lewis]

So would they shake up the whole cast or would they do a partial shake up? Is it like Housewives where it's a.

[Margaret Josephs]

It's a tbd? We'll see. I think. I think people are really gonna love it. And I think there is a possibility for multiple seasons. I do think that.

[Jeff Lewis]

When will it be?

[Margaret Josephs]

That's what they told me. Hopefully the end of this year or first quarter. I see beginning of the year. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay. And then you're still selling soiree, I hope.

[Margaret Josephs]

Still selling soiree. It's available on TikTok Shop. That we're learning all about it. And that's where we decided to go, because that's the wave of the future. Do you listen to Gary V. By any chance?

[Lexi Barbuto]

No.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay. Gary V. That's the way of the future. Live Shop.

[Doug Button]

What is your TikTok?

[Jeff Lewis]

Live shopping.

[Margaret Josephs]

Lexi, what's the name of the. We do that here soiree mocktails?

[Jeff Lewis]

We do live shopping here at Chef

[Lexi Barbuto]

Lewis Live every day.

[Doug Button]

Do you do TikTok, Jeff?

[Lexi Barbuto]

We have a Jeff TikTok.

[Doug Button]

You do?

[Jeff Lewis]

We do. We we got the password.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Now I'm logged back in.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, I think Jeff and I are the same. We don't know. You know, we need. He needs shade. I need Lexi. I don't know what's coming or going.

[Jeff Lewis]

Do we still have four flavors of Suaree?

[Margaret Josephs]

We do. Right now. Only two are in stock, though.

[Jeff Lewis]

Which ones?

[Margaret Josephs]

The Margarita and the Cool Breeze.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, so the other ones were big sellers.

[Margaret Josephs]

The big one, yes. And we had to wait for the. The formula to come back in, but yes, that'll be in in the next month or two. It's on the production line to go in.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, Doug. Doug and I have brunch every two weeks. The same place, same time.

[Margaret Josephs]

Where? Oh, we don't want people to show up. We don't know where you have brunch. I'm sorry.

[Jeff Lewis]

We don't care.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay. Where?

[Doug Button]

Salty girl.

[Jeff Lewis]

Salty girl. We want people to show up.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, salty girl.

[Doug Button]

We had that really nice cloth.

[Jeff Lewis]

Sometimes they pick up the tab. They send us drinks. They pick up the tab.

[Doug Button]

I don't think anybody's picked up the tab when you and I have been there.

[Lexi Barbuto]

No, they add stuff to your tab.

[Doug Button]

They take turns.

[Jeff Lewis]

So now you spent probably a good 20 minutes talking about your cooling mattress. This is why I can only. Because people are like, I have, like, an hour with Doug and then I gotta go.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I do learn a lot.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

And now you've got me thinking about this cooling mattress.

[Doug Button]

Well, let me just warn you, do not Google it, Do not look it up, because you will be flooded with ads. I can't get rid of these ads, and I can't choose. So I bought my Tempur Pedic Luxe Breeze, which I love, but I'm a hot. No, I really do, but I'm a hot sleeper. And then this year, I got a new down comforter, and it was all season, but it's too hot. So I'm trying to figure out a way to cool my sleep. There are basically hormones for that. I want to get my testosterone checked too. But there are two different things. There's water based or air based. So they were like four different brands. And I'm right now in the middle of doing the research. Between the Chill Pad, the Cube, the Sleep Ape, the Perfectly Snuggle, I'm definitely not wearing my underwear. And bedjet. What difference does it make where you buy underwear? Because each of them has pros and cons. And it seems like here in Southern California, the water options are the best, but I can't do water. I Won't do it. I can't do it. I won't.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, I'm very averse.

[Doug Button]

Relax, relax.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're okay.

[Jameson]

We have previously chatted about this. This here with Ali Landry and the chili pad.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Jameson]

Chill pad or chill pad.

[Jeff Lewis]

But this one is. I like. You have me thinking about this. Now there's one with water which I don't want because all my bedrooms on the second floor. And if there is. If one.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. God forbid.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. I don't want a flood.

[Doug Button]

Bad juju. Absolutely. And I'm afraid of water. I don't think I'll be able to get a restful sleep. Who knows?

[Margaret Josephs]

I mean, I don't think it's like. What about.

[Jameson]

Is it more than a gallon of water?

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't know.

[Doug Button]

I could drown in a tablespoon of water.

[Margaret Josephs]

What else?

[Doug Button]

Now we're looking at a different one. Now we're looking at a picture of bedjet. Now the problem with the bedjet, that looks aesthetically, it's horrifying, ugly.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

I feel like Doug has a future in life. Selling, though, you're very.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're right.

[Margaret Josephs]

We're hiring Doug TikTok. We're hiring Doug for TikTok.

[Jameson]

But all these essentially do is create a cool mattress pad for you to sleep on.

[Doug Button]

It's like sleeping on an air hockey board, essentially. It has little vents.

[Jeff Lewis]

I like the most expensive one.

[Doug Button]

Now here's the problem. I thought about this.

[Jeff Lewis]

The one that's 1600.

[Doug Button]

Oh, yeah, that. Yeah. What's nice is that while they are expensive, but most of them are HSA appropriate so you can use your health savings account to pay for them.

[Jeff Lewis]

What does that mean?

[Doug Button]

Well, a lot of people.

[Jeff Lewis]

What's a health savings account?

[Doug Button]

If you have health insurance, a lot of people will also have a health savings account, which is a bank account. You can deduct from your salary.

[Jeff Lewis]

Everyone's nodding. I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Can I get the paycheck?

[Margaret Josephs]

We don't have that.

[Jeff Lewis]

Do I qualify for that?

[Margaret Josephs]

No.

[Doug Button]

You may be able to have an

[Jameson]

individual from your paycheck. They can take out 100 pre tax dollars, which goes towards health. But there's only certain things you can use. Tylenol, band aids, doctorals.

[Margaret Josephs]

It's too complicated for you.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't even know what this is.

[Doug Button]

They're a deductible. It's great. It's a credit card and you can use it for medical expenses.

[Margaret Josephs]

And it is good, but it's just time consuming.

[Doug Button]

Here's the problem. The One that I'm really thinking about now is called perfectly snug. The thing is, it doesn't have a cooler, so it says it's blowing cool air, but it's just taking the ambient air. If my room is 75 degrees, it's going to be blowing 75 degree air on me.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, I don't want that. I don't want that.

[Doug Button]

Well, that.

[Jeff Lewis]

I want cool air, but I don't want that big ugly. What is that thing called?

[Doug Button]

That's the bedjet.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't want the bedjet. That is obnoxious.

[Doug Button]

That's unfortunate looking.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Doug, is this an accessory to the mattress that you love or is this a new mattress?

[Doug Button]

No, this is a topper. This just goes right on top.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, are you a topper?

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you sweating a lot? Are you sweating a lot?

[Doug Button]

Well, lately it's been very cool. But in the summer I will sweat. Yeah, I'll get hot and I don't want to have to. I can't afford to keep my house. House at 70 degrees. So I keep my air.

[Jeff Lewis]

Where do you keep it?

[Doug Button]

Right now in the summertime it's like 75 and.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh God. Yeah, it's hot.

[Doug Button]

If I feel rich, I go to 70.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm not storing my fur at your house.

[Doug Button]

Definitely.

[Jeff Lewis]

It'll shed.

[Doug Button]

But that's why this could help me. If I get.

[Margaret Josephs]

Don't do window units.

[Jeff Lewis]

Once you get a fan.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, thank God.

[Jeff Lewis]

Just get yourself a circulating fan.

[Margaret Josephs]

The essential units. That's good news.

[Doug Button]

Yeah, but I only live in, you know, my one bedroom. I don't.

[Jeff Lewis]

All right, will you let me know when you find the one you like? Because I'm gonna get one for the guest room. I'm gonna try it there. If I like it, then I'm gonna get one for the.

[Doug Button]

I will tell you this, Jeff Lewis,

[Margaret Josephs]

it's not good for Monroe.

[Doug Button]

I'm going to get it today.

[Jeff Lewis]

You don't think to cool her down?

[Doug Button]

No, she.

[Margaret Josephs]

She's a child.

[Doug Button]

She's gonna wake up like a frozen popsicle. Monroe. Monroe. She's like reenacting the last scene of Titanic. No, but it also warms and it has safety measures. It warms. She's 10.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's gonna have just about her dad.

[Doug Button]

Here's the thing. The bedjet, the perfectly snug has a 30 day money back, you know, warranty. I can return it and Doug will ex.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm gonna let you do all the research. I'm gonna let you try it out, demo it, and then you tell me what to Buy. And I'm getting one for my guest room.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Lexi Barbuto]

And then we'll sell it on the TikTok shop.

[Margaret Josephs]

Tick tock shop. Why can't we just get a mattress pad for the top that you could take on and off?

[Doug Button]

I have a mattress pad, but it doesn't have cooling.

[Margaret Josephs]

A cooling mattress pad.

[Doug Button]

The thing is, because you have sheets and then you have more sheets, then

[Jeff Lewis]

you just put that air conditioner down to 70, you're probably good.

[Doug Button]

I think this will be. I'm gonna check this.

[Jeff Lewis]

So you just lying on the top of your sheets, sweating, naked.

[Doug Button]

What about vitamin T?

[Margaret Josephs]

You might have low vitamin D. You know, when men have low vitamin D, they sweat.

[Doug Button]

Doug needs D. I'm not.

[Margaret Josephs]

You need D, Doug.

[Doug Button]

I'm not waking up sweaty, but I'm not cool. I like to be cool or cold.

[Margaret Josephs]

You need vitamin D. I swear they

[Jeff Lewis]

took me off vitamin D. I'd buy a cooling topper. I would buy a cooling topper. If you find the right one. Are you right? I don't want water. I'm afraid it's gonna puncture, leak, whatever.

[Doug Button]

Exactly.

[Jeff Lewis]

And that would be a disaster.

[Doug Button]

100%.

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[Caller (Customer)]

Hi. Thanks for taking my call. I just was wondering when we're able to get the soiree drink. Lexi, you and I have been in contact probably over the last year or so, and you sent me some free and I've appreciated that. But when I try to order it, it just keeps canceling the order. And also there's only two of the flavors versus the four. So can you give us an update on what's going on with that?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Laura? It's with the update. Here I am.

[Margaret Josephs]

Laura, you're a doll, by the way. We're so grateful for you. And I'm going to send you a present too, because I'm so.

[Doug Button]

Thanks for.

[Jeff Lewis]

Sound like a doll.

[Margaret Josephs]

Thanks for being. No, Laura. No. Laura's a grateful, good customer.

[Jeff Lewis]

Is she?

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Doug Button]

So why is it. Why does it keep canceling?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

That's what we're going to get to the bottom of. Is it on the website or TikTok shops that it keeps canceling?

[Caller (Customer)]

I can't get. I can't get anything on the website at all. It all says it's sold out.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay, so send her to the TikTok shop.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Yes. I am going to text you the link to the Tik Tok shop because that should fulfill really easily. And the other two flavors are going to be back in within probably six weeks.

[Jeff Lewis]

Do you want to put Laura on hold and we'll get her number?

[Margaret Josephs]

I could see her. Laura, we can see your number and Lexi's going to text you directly. She texted you just now.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thanks. Laura, what is.

[Caller (Customer)]

You know what I did go through? I did go through TikTok shopping and it canceled it. It said it was ordered and then I got an email about it would be delayed delivered between the 1st and the 4th of August and at the. I mean, on the 4th of April, it was canceled.

[Jeff Lewis]

Laura, can I make a recommendation? Look for another brand?

[Margaret Josephs]

No. Cut it out, Jeff.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thanks for calling, Laura. Have a great day.

[Margaret Josephs]

We're texting you right now.

[Doug Button]

The Bevy machine is great. I gotta say, I love Bevy.

[Margaret Josephs]

What?

[Jeff Lewis]

Christine.

[Margaret Josephs]

Dougie.

[Jeff Lewis]

Dougie, I'm Jersey.

[Margaret Josephs]

I pop your water mattress. You're going to drown in that bed before I'm talking about it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hi, Christine.

[Margaret Josephs]

Shout out.

[Doug Button]

Christine.

[Caller (Customer)]

I'm just calling Marge. The same thing happened to me on the TikTok shop, so you can look into that with Brandon.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Brandon.

[Margaret Josephs]

Brandon, my TikTok guy is here. Brandon, what's going on?

[Jeff Lewis]

What the hell, Brandon?

[Margaret Josephs]

By the way, we're new on TikTok, so. Christine, I don't know what's going on. Evidently.

[Jeff Lewis]

Sounds like the sales probably aren't so Good.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, we're TikTok.

[Doug Button]

One caller at a time.

[Margaret Josephs]

Christine, I am so sorry we're having issues, but I could. Tell me what was the next question?

[Caller (Customer)]

Close to you in New Jersey, so, I mean, if they make it around here, I can pick it up.

[Margaret Josephs]

I don't know if you can tell if you're adult. Christine, I'll drop it off at your house because our warehouse is in New Jersey.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Can't you go? There's a store that sells it in New Jersey, right?

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, but the whole point is my warehouse is in New Jersey. Christine's gonna get a discount. Also, Lexi could see your phone number and we could have it shipped directly to you. I don't know what's going on.

[Jeff Lewis]

Can we take Christine's phone number?

[Lexi Barbuto]

She wants a margarit used.

[Margaret Josephs]

Calling me about the liposuction. Christine.

[Caller (Customer)]

Right. Well, like, they call it fat transfer. Yes, I had. I had to have my breasts redone because I. I had to have a mastectomy. And they did the fat transfer. And first of all, my plastic surgeon was so hot. He was in Ridgewood.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, I love that Ridgewood.

[Jeff Lewis]

Sidebar.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay.

[Caller (Customer)]

Yeah, exactly. But. But you know what they told me? They didn't tell me, like, fat transfer is liposuction. They took it out of my size. Forget about the breast pain. I couldn't walk for two weeks. How does. How do you get liposuction? All these famous people, and that's where we started in Orange County.

[Margaret Josephs]

I know. Crazy. I got mine. You know, they. For the fat transfer to your face, they only take out a tiny bit.

[Jeff Lewis]

So it wasn't the breast.

[Margaret Josephs]

I know they had to take out a lot, so that was hard for you. But I'm sure you look absolutely stunning.

[Jeff Lewis]

How big are you?

[Caller (Customer)]

Me? I'm 5 1, £100.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, your breast size.

[Doug Button]

How big are the boobs?

[Jeff Lewis]

How big is that?

[Caller (Customer)]

You know what? Everybody thinks you can pick, like, what size you want. Yeah, but really, the cancer dictates it So I went in. We went in with the hopes that it would be a 32B. I came out a 32 double D.

[Jeff Lewis]

No wonder how you can't walk. Wow, that's a lot of fat.

[Margaret Josephs]

Christine, you're a hot piece of ass. You are a hot piece of ass.

[Caller (Customer)]

Lot of fat. They don't only use. They don't only use body fat. They also use dead people. You know, tissue.

[Margaret Josephs]

Cadaver.

[Caller (Customer)]

Cadaver tissue. And you also have to be stressed.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's what they use.

[Doug Button]

She needs a margarine.

[Margaret Josephs]

I mean, I don't know what's going on. Christina, you know what? You are a gorgeous hottie. Thank you. We're going to handle this. I cannot believe all these phone calls with our T. That's why we're at this TikTok affiliate show, so we can learn what the hell we're doing.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Margaret Josephs]

Okay. Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing.

[Jeff Lewis]

What are you doing? Speaking of what are you doing? What are you doing with that toaster oven I got you for your birthday?

[Jameson]

It's in the box. It's sitting at the bottom of the stairs. I gotta figure it out. The box is so big. I'm gonna swap it out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Jim.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Oh, I will also say on seventh floor.

[Jeff Lewis]

Seventh floor.

[Lexi Barbuto]

You can see it in person. It is huge.

[Jeff Lewis]

Too big.

[Doug Button]

It's massive.

[Jameson]

Okay, then. No, I'm gonna swap it out. I also wanna make. I've received a lot of messages. Thank you for all your messages. I realize I don't use enough, so a toaster oven is. I know, and I know it's gonna change my life. Everything's gonna be amazing.

[Doug Button]

I'm the crazy one.

[Jameson]

I have received so many messages about it. Thank you. I appreciate it, but I think I just need a toaster. Okay, I'm gonna swap it out.

[Jeff Lewis]

There are a couple of options on

[Doug Button]

their way to Jameson.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, if you go down to seven, there's a Hamilton two in one. Oh, and it's very wide.

[Jameson]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's very wide. I think you have to have a very large kitchen, which my guess is you don't based on.

[Jameson]

So I'm gonna swap it out this weekend or something.

[Jeff Lewis]

Right.

[Jameson]

Shane forwarded me the receipt. Thank you.

[Doug Button]

It's at Best Buy.

[Jameson]

Yeah, it's right across the street. It's around the corner.

[Jeff Lewis]

Didn't he use, like, his health benefit card you guys were talking about?

[Doug Button]

I don't know if a toaster oven is HSA approved.

[Jameson]

No, we'll be good.

[Margaret Josephs]

You gotta eat now.

[Jeff Lewis]

Doug, is it true that you had an audition to play a school principal?

[Doug Button]

Yeah. Yesterday. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yesterday.

[Jeff Lewis]

How did it go?

[Doug Button]

I think it went well. My agent said my tape was great. It works next week, so. So it was.

[Jeff Lewis]

It was that quick.

[Doug Button]

This audition came in Monday evening, was due yesterday afternoon, and starts working next week. TV is much faster than film 2 broke girls. I went in, I read for producers and went right to wardrobe. Like it started work that day.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's, I think. Cause somebody probably canceled, right? And they're like, who else do we have? Who's available? Who's sitting home doing nothing? They're like, what about Doug Buten? So then they called you. That happens.

[Doug Button]

Also, that happened to me on er. I didn't get the job.

[Jeff Lewis]

Here's an issue, though. You got to think about this. If you needed your fur coat, you wouldn't be able to get it. You need a three day notice.

[Margaret Josephs]

You need a three day notice.

[Doug Button]

A lot of principals wear fur coats. It's true. But the joy is that they have wardrobe, so they would give me one. So they'll get you one if I book it. But I didn't book it yet.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, did you explain to them that you can't film on location?

[Doug Button]

What do you mean?

[Jeff Lewis]

You can't come within 2,000ft of a school or a park.

[Doug Button]

That is not.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're a high risk offender.

[Doug Button]

And I actually, you know, that's the kind of roles I read for now are all principles.

[Jeff Lewis]

I thought you were gonna say predators.

[Margaret Josephs]

No, exactly. That was hilarious. That was.

[Doug Button]

Apparently my face gives, you know, principal vibes, so I hope I book it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, is it true that every Tuesday is Tomato Tuesday?

[Doug Button]

That's right. Now that we're in growing season, Tomato Tuesday. Every Tuesday, I highlight a different tomato plant from my garden.

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh, my God. What variety of tomatoes do we have?

[Doug Button]

Well, we have 12 varieties yesterday. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, sir. May I have another? Yesterday was I featured the Sartre Roloise, which is the 2026 tomato of the Year.

[Jeff Lewis]

If that doesn't make someone want to follow you on Instagram, I don't know what will.

[Margaret Josephs]

Wow.

[Doug Button]

You know, I don't. I guess I should put more thought into, like, trying to get more Vol. I just post things that make me interested.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Is there a large tomato community?

[Doug Button]

Very, very large.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, I had nothing to do with this. But you were here early. You were in the conference room. You have your yellow notepad. I think you ducked out to either get some coffee or to go to the restroom. You came back and what was on Your notepad.

[Doug Button]

I am a victim of a hate crime.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Okay, Poll.

[Margaret Josephs]

I came back.

[Doug Button]

That's right. I did nothing. I came back to my pad. Call the police, my trusty notepad. And on two separate areas, the word gay with exclamation point has been written.

[Jeff Lewis]

I was in the parking structure. I have seven witnesses.

[Margaret Josephs]

That's true, Jeff.

[Jeff Lewis]

I have an alibi. It was not me who. We have photos. Yes. It was not me who wrote gay on your notepad. It looks twice with exclamation points.

[Doug Button]

It looks like Jameson's handwriting.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Gay on gay crime.

[Jameson]

Oh, my God. I would never do that. I would never do that to my sister.

[Jeff Lewis]

Doug, it's an HR. Honestly, you should mention it to HR. Someone at the SiriusXM wrote gay on your notepad. Twice.

[Jameson]

Twice. But also, it's a fact. Right, like you identify as gay.

[Doug Button]

Is this to me? Is this about the paper? I don't know what this is. I just see the word gay and I don't like it.

[Jameson]

Maybe it's a compliment, Doug. Maybe you need to look inside of yourself. What are you bringing with you that's bad about gay? Gay's good.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did you write gay on his notepad?

[Doug Button]

In two locations.

[Jameson]

Are there cameras in that room? No, I didn't write it. I don't know.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's what I said to them when they accused me of defacing the elevator.

[Doug Button]

Yeah, but I have footage of footage. I have the photos of you Deface.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, you do not. I did not do it. I did not do it. There's no proof Chat.

[Doug Button]

GBT made that photo.

[Lexi Barbuto]

It's a D fake.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I was on P4 when the alleged incident occurred.

[Doug Button]

I don't think it was you. Because I walked in. Right.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know. No, it wasn't. I'm just telling you, it wasn't me. I was with you the whole time. I was with March. I was with Lexi.

[Margaret Josephs]

We were walking in.

[Jeff Lewis]

I was with Brandon. I was with Olivia.

[Doug Button]

So it was Jameson.

[Lexi Barbuto]

And there's beautiful photos.

[Jeff Lewis]

It sounds like it was a. Yeah,

[Jameson]

maybe it was Oscar.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Gay is good.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's probably Shelly and hr.

[Jameson]

Who have you slighted recently? Maybe it was the girls at the front. Who knows?

[Doug Button]

No, we get. Oh, I. I'm tight with them.

[Liberty Mutual Announcer]

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[Doug Button]

Oh, I'm good. That's fine.

[Jameson]

Well, now we know someone knows Doug is gay.

[Jeff Lewis]

What's happening with the LA Philharmonic? I know. Did they get back to you?

[Doug Button]

No, actually, I spoke with them.

[Margaret Josephs]

Did try out for that also?

[Doug Button]

No, no, no. Just trying to get. Trying to get better seats. So I won't know if I get the new seats until next month. Once all the subscribers have renewed.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did they get back to you because you had asked for particular seats? Yeah.

[Doug Button]

I won't know if I get them until everybody else sends in the news.

[Jeff Lewis]

But did they respond to your email?

[Doug Button]

No.

[Jeff Lewis]

So they didn't. They didn't say thank you for your email. We'll let you know.

[Doug Button]

No, I sent it via usps. I had to send it, actually.

[Margaret Josephs]

Who sent snail mail?

[Doug Button]

Yeah, because of my request, you can't do it online. You have to fill out a form. And I used one of my Betty White stamps and I put it in the mail.

[Margaret Josephs]

Maybe we should have sent to FedEx. Gay.

[Jeff Lewis]

Really gay. I was just gonna say Betty White stamp.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Stamp.

[Doug Button]

Yeah. I love the Betty White stamp.

[Margaret Josephs]

That might be. That might be helpful. Helpful?

[Doug Button]

Yeah.

[Margaret Josephs]

A gay stamp to go to the Philharmonic. It kind of goes hand in hand.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, you're right.

[Doug Button]

You can go and go to the post office or you can go to USPS.com and there are tons of options to buy stamps. I love these Betty White stamps.

[Jeff Lewis]

So you're going to renew your membership?

[Doug Button]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's just a matter of. You're waiting for your seats.

[Doug Button]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

So currently, will that affect your renewal if you do not like your seats?

[Doug Button]

No, no, no. Because that's why I was so clear in that I love D61 and 59. I love those seats. But I would like C, B or A more. So if C, B or A become available, I'm going to take them. Otherwise I'm going to keep D, 61 and 59.

[Jeff Lewis]

There's a lot of seats there, right?

[Doug Button]

2,170.

[Jeff Lewis]

And you've just narrowed it to about six.

[Doug Button]

Isn't that wonderful? There's only three because I love. I told you I love my seats. But I'm in the fourth row. The only ones better would be the exact same seats. Seats it three rows, two rows or first row. That's the only ones that I would want to take.

[Margaret Josephs]

Nothing wrong with the fourth row.

[Doug Button]

There's nothing wrong with it. I love them. But I would like the first row more.

[Lexi Barbuto]

If you're too close, one will hurt your neck.

[Margaret Josephs]

You have to look. You got to look up.

[Jeff Lewis]

Shane. Jessica, New York, line four.

[Lexi Barbuto]

What is it?

[Margaret Josephs]

Oh.

[Caller (Customer)]

Oh.

[Jeff Lewis]

That was your fault. Hi, Jessica.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Absolutely not.

[Caller (Customer)]

Hi. Shout out, Shane.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Shout out. Pending Jessica.

[Caller (Customer)]

I can't believe that we're not discussing that. All Jameson wanted for his birthday was a two slice toaster. He got talked into getting this monstrosity oven Whatever. And now it gets delivered to his house and he has to return it.

[Jameson]

Yeah, Jessica, I know.

[Caller (Customer)]

How has this become his responsibility?

[Jeff Lewis]

It's his gift.

[Lexi Barbuto]

He wants, wanted the.

[Jeff Lewis]

We delegated it to him.

[Lexi Barbuto]

The double. He asked for the double. That's what. That's what we ordered for him. It's a generous.

[Doug Button]

He was bullied. He really was pressured into accepting it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Who wouldn't want the Hamilton two in one?

[Doug Button]

Well, it turns out Jameson doesn't.

[Jeff Lewis]

He just doesn't have the space for it.

[Jameson]

I'm gonna thank you, Jessica, for your support. It's no problem. Best Buy is not too far from me and I'll.

[Lexi Barbuto]

It's literally directly across the street.

[Doug Button]

Does Jameson get to keep his credit to use at Best Buy?

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, yeah, that's fine. But Jessica, you understand what happened, right? We had ordered it on live on the air.

[Lexi Barbuto]

I attempted cancellation, but it had already shipped.

[Jeff Lewis]

My computer went down.

[Caller (Customer)]

I know, but he clearly didn't want it to begin with. He was pressured into it. He wanted the two slice toaster and now he has to love this.

[Jeff Lewis]

But here's the good news, Jessica. He's, you know, the 2 in 1, the Hamilton 2 in 1 is more expensive than the toaster he wanted. So he gets to keep the credit. He can buy something else. So that hopefully, you know, will offset the fact that you have to go back to Best Buy.

[Jameson]

Yes, for my shipping and handling.

[Jeff Lewis]

So is that okay, Jessica? He's gonna keep the larger credit.

[Doug Button]

He gets. The credit is much better.

[Caller (Customer)]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

Also want to promote drink soiree.com. it is not in stock, it sounds like. And you won't be able to actually check out.

[Doug Button]

Your order get canceled.

[Jeff Lewis]

Your order gets canceled.

[Margaret Josephs]

We're gonna fix it right now. Cause I branded here and he's gonna help us fix it on TikTok shop. I don't know what happened happen.

[Jeff Lewis]

So only half the flavors are in stock, but the other flavors will come in in August of 27th.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it. No, no, no. They'll be.

[Jeff Lewis]

So where do we buy this thing? Can you still go to drinksuiree.com?

[Margaret Josephs]

yes. And you check out and it checks you out on TikTok shopping because it ships very quickly then.

[Lexi Barbuto]

Right.

[Jeff Lewis]

What is actually available today to ship?

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Okay, you can buy the margarita, passion fruit, guava and rose and the cool breeze, cucumber, elderflower, lychee and mint.

[Jeff Lewis]

So what's not in the cocoa colada and the tahito.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

And the tijito. Okay. And that'll be in six weeks.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

Six weeks.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay. Can you buy it now to ship in six weeks?

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. You can?

[Jameson]

Yeah.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

I could set up a pre order.

[Doug Button]

Yeah.

[Margaret Josephs]

Yes. And we could get them a little discount. We could set up a pre order. But wait for us to leave here. Don't order it right this second. If you want the cocoa, collide the tajito because we have to set up the pre order.

[Lexi (or possibly another team member assisting with Soiree)]

We did get 10 orders last night, so I don't know why it canceled, but I am going to cancel.

[Margaret Josephs]

I hope those aren't

[Doug Button]

got a lot of work to do.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thanks for listening. If you want more of this, listen to Jeff Lewis live every weekday on Sirius XM as well as the Jeff Lewis Channel, exclusively on the SiriusXM app.

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