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Posted in Forum: Talk Among Yourselves
No celebratory bon voyage party?
Just had a bio-film major film out, who could pay for that type of press?
Hmmm. It wasn’t in the plans of Joy, She was sidewiped.
They dropped Her unceremoniously because of the bottom line.
Her mini factory and staff cost Hsn too much after the merger.
She’s a casualty of costs and benefits.
The HSN Guy who bought QVC did so out of pure fear!
AMAZON was going to buy QVC, that’s what was in the pipeline.
And To keep out this scary manmouth out of squashing HSN or QVC and prevent AMAZON get a competing up and running tv shopping market,
HSN GUY bought QVC to save his skin…and kill the competition.JOY MANGANO was HSN and vice versa.
They were a symbiotic brand.
HSN has no new personalities or brands to set themselves apart.
Weick Ming Mangano Iman etc
everyone has apple, hp, etc. and how many orgami steel shelves do you need?
HSN has started its death knoll.In the long term, HSN Guy, is hoping for the next “Next”
we will see,
but lets see if He doesn’t sell out this merged HSNQVC to Amazon
once He streamlines them and makes them more profitable.BC I am sure there will be a AMAZON SHOPPPING NETWORK
as a competitor or as the buyer/owner of newly named HSN-QVC.
BC AMAZON has the bucks and the muscles.
Posted in Forum: Clearance, Special & CouponsI have to admit when QVC got involved with HSN I dropped shopping here. I just feel that QVC has been bossy to people on the forums and didnt want to see that happen here too. Probably has but since I am not around I dont know.
Anyway, what have you bought in the past few months that you consider a really good deal that you are happy with? What comes to mind, I’m looking for inspiration, lol.
The Arcade Games are bait for HSN to get shopping traffic to their sites.. It is a global online retailer. It is perfectly legal for them to do it. The problem is the bait turns into being a lottery. A game of chance. Normally a “lucky” person will win from time to time as with any games of chance. The illegal part of this equation is: 1. Computer bots and seasoned hackers playing against humans. If you see a player with millions of points in games on a daily basis,, 10 times out of 10 they are bots/hackers. This makes them guaranteed winners of prizes. 2. Rogue Company employees. Arcadium, HSN, & QVC rogue employees can manipulate the games in their favor. If you win at all as a human, you are very lucky. IMHO opinion, if you just enjoy playing arcade games for fun, then all these games can be played anywhere on the internet, but if you want to win prizes these days this is one of the places, but the odds are tremendously against you here.
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesIf you head over to the Q, there is a banner at the top of the screen that has a news release. Information that I was clueless about and some tribute/ historical videos…really interesting. My beloved Mom was an “early adopter “ of both HSN and QVC (I used to give her such grief and then look where I am now 😁). I could hardly believe they stated broadcasting on November 24, 1986…I know exactly where I was and what I was doing back then; like it was yesterday. I didn’t start my HSN and QVC shopping until my Mom lived with us for 5 years. Mr. Segel really started something.
Drooling hosts during food presentations. Do these people never eat at any other time? Then the cameras go in for a close up so we can see them chew each bite. Just makes me gag!!!
One thing I will say is QVC & HSN may have broken me of any shopping habit I thought I had. Their oversell & hyper sales pitches makes me question everything now, even when buying local.
Oh almost forgot, the clearance item that was decreased in price magically basically the same amount as the shipping charge, i.e.. before clearance $22 with free shipping but clearance price now is $18.50 plus $3,50 shipping. Do they think we can’t add?
Also have they cut down on the number of products offered per hour? It seems to be always the same things.
Could someone please give josie marin a towel to wipe her arms off? She may be a very nice person but that’s just downright creepy.
Why do all the hosts have to hug & give those silly kisses like these are long lost friends. We know they just saw each other back stage in makeup?
Lori Goldstein… her creations look like they’re from someone’s rag box from the 70’s. Please stop with the silly hems.
Kim Gravel & Mary DeAnglis… they may be from the south but they’re both trying to hard. They seem to be trying out for a Designing Women episode. That series was canceled in the 80s. I thought Mary was trying to imitate David but she’s just so harsh I can’t watch her.
Andrew Lessman’s reading the reviews on his products. I can read.
Ok. These are mainly QVC hosts but it’s because I tuned out the HSN hosts long ago.
Also I agree I really don’t like the 4 hour re-run that both networks have adopted thru the night. Sure it is cost saving measure but that means even less products.
We just need the description, colors, prices..stop the hyper sell.
Sorry once I started I got wound up.
Posted in Forum: BeautyI had a feeling this was going to happen when HSN stopped restocking the products. Like others said it would have been nice to get a heads up from someone. I sure hope elysee goes on another shopping channel because I can’t afford their website prices (not that their not worth them). Plus I like autoahip!! I don’t want them to go to QVC because their autoahip only lasts st most 2 years so it’s kind of pointless. I’d rather they go to evine. I never want to stop using Elysee so I will follow them wherever they go so long as they stay affordable like on HSN. man,the thought of having to use something else is so disappointing. Once you’ve used the best where do you go from there? I tried skinn’s PEP 40 when I ran out holding out for autoahip to start shipping again and it was horrible. My skin was going downhill. Finally called elysee and ordered from them. So I just dont know what in the world I would use if this is no longer affordable for me.
Hello everyone ,
I notice when the item reflects only a few , you will get the one of the awful boxes .
I think the items are returns that are sent back without the original packaging .
I recently complain to CS for the first time in years regarding poor shipping and packaging .
Personally, I feel the merger with QVC ruin HSN . QVC customers are awarded many of the perks we ask for in that long suggestion survey. For example a customer can get paid for shopping .
I am very upset many of my favorite vendors are gone. Based on rumors many left due to the contract changes . The vendor would need to sell double to profit . Very sad times . I never dream my favorite shopping channel since my late teens would change in such a drastic way for the worse. I will try to remain a loyal customer if possible . i refuse to purchase rubber waist pants at any age lol .
I did a lot of shopping in the between midnight and 5a, when I have insomnia (which is mostly every night). Now there is nothing to watch or buy. I used to have packages 2-3 days of week. This week I am down to zero. Good for the wallet bad for HSN and QVC.
Posted in Forum: HSN TVWas searching to see when Joy was going to be on and realized her page wasnt coming up. I know things have to change from time to time but I agree with another customer, I think they are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Ive been shopping with HSN and QVC since the beginning, Im really sad to see some of the changes. A lot of my favorite hosts are gone and the rookies are like mannequins… no personality and they all are all size O. This company has forgotten who their customers are who helped build them.
Hi LCD, that historically starts in October for both HSN & QVC. Happy shopping!
Posted in Forum: Customer ServiceI just loved the HSN App for tablets and used it nearly all the time to shop and order. The app allowed me to do everything I needed in that format and my tablet screen was much larger than my phone screen, so it was easier to use. I am so disappointed that HSN is no longer supporting this app. Please consider bringing it back. Since it was discontinued, I find myself shopping on Amazon and QVC more because they have tablet apps.
I just happened upon this conversation but I must agree, the clothes that HSN are offering are beyond frumpy and cheap looking. I’m no spring chicken but I just refuse to have a closet full of things that look like they came from walllmart. With the exception of Marla Wynne, I buy little or nothing in the clothing lines carried. I listen to the constant complaints about Marla Wynne prices and wonder to myself just where these women have been shopping. tHE SHOES ARE NO BETTER- HOW FAR THEY HAVE FALLEN. iT’S APPARENT THE qvc OBJECTIVE IS TO TOTALLY DESTROY THE hsn BRAND- THEY ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. wITH THE BAIT AND SWITCH PRICES AND THE RIDICULOUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING THAT IS MIRROWING qvc, IT WON’T BE LONG. i KNOW i’LL SAVE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY BUT WHAT A SHAME. oNLINE SHOPPING WILL EVENTUALLY KILL THEM ALL.
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesQVC/HSN need to make changes now or find themselves out of business. Price on products and shipping/handling have risen dramatically. This makes easy pay no longer attractive. Takes too long to receive items ordered and tracking is useless since shipping status is not updated on weekends. The hosts are terrible. Some of them talk incessantly about themselves. Others are ridiculous in their characterizations (scrub daddy and extraordinary should never be used in the same sentence). And what’s up with dark haired hosts going blond? Not a good look. I’m over celebrities selling clothes and shoes. How much money do they need!
So, what do you call HSN, getting rid od Show Hosts and Vendors? They may be number 2 but losing LOTS of customers because of bad business practices. QVC isn’t in the clear either. With the advent of Amazon and other on line etailers, tv shopping may be a thing of the past.
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesDimitri James (Skinn Cosmetics) and the Beekman guys left just in time. Following is a snippet of an article that appeared in today’s Star Tribune in Minnesota (ShopHQ hdqtrs): “But the company remains in the grip of a difficult turnaround, as Peterman and Invicta’s Eyal Lalo try to return it to profitability. The retailer is in third place behind QVC and HSN in the home shopping market, and reported a worse-than-expected loss of $21 million, or 31 cents a share, in the first quarter.”