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I think it was Joan Rivers who started the “ladies who lunch” term, not Lisa.
I once preferred QVC — better jewelry, better makeup (I still miss those Bare Minerals TSV’s with Leslie Blodgett). HSN had Tootie. Now I shop elsewhere; I think tv shopping is dying.
You are right. They built the perception that QVC had better merchandise. They brought in a lot of vendors from NY like Dennis Basso, Laura Geller, etc. Then they used Lisa Robertson to be an It girl. She started using the term Ladies’ Who Lunch(in NYC). I really liked Lisa when I first started watching the Q.
When she started changed, I did too. That’s when I started watching HSN more. They
seemed to cater to the average person and they had better prices. Mindy Grossman did her best to save HSN. After she left, HSN has gone downhill. It is sad for those who remember the good old days.
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Beekman 1802 Milk Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner Set
This is too little product for the amount of hair that I have. Therefore, it is very pricy. I did not experience any of the results described in the HSN presentations. My hair became very dry, and I have experienced a lot of hair breakage. I am so upset. I cancelled my auto-ship.I could not get it posted. I got this message…
Please disable any ad blockers, which can prevent successful review submission.Does HSN and QVC want customers to remove Ad Blockers in order to post product reviews?
Funny thing is, QVC was never better in rhe quality department than HSN. It was an illusion that QVC wanted to maintain with the Quality Value Convenience. HSN and QVC were always just about equal in the quality. It would go up and down, but QVC was never classier than HSN, except in the viewers’ perception. It was marketing.
I have always preferred QVC to HSN in the past because I felt that their quality was superior. But since the move, I am shopping more at HSN. Why? The pricing is better. They are shipping faster, etc. I find that QVC’s pricing is getting out of control, and if one of the two goes out of business, it will be QVC and not HSN.
I also have been shopping with HSN for decades. I found it better than the Q, though my mom would have begged differently. The set designs are not always interesting and the amount of space per segment just seems cramped. I remember the first time I was able to watch HSN without the use of cable and the excitement that ensued. Then with the advent of QVC, HSN became a loose end. The owners could care less what happened to that shopping network since all $$$ were going into QVC. My mom (may she RIP) would always comment on HSN being a nothing and QVC was the Cadillac or in those days “Lord & Taylor.” She would always remark “how can anyone in their right mind purchase something from a basement store.” She didin'[t like Filene’s Basement, but give her Lohman’s, Oh MY !!!! I remember when Barry Diller came along and bought what was left prior to a bankruptcy of HSN. Things changed for the better. Good designers for clothing. Great gold and sterling pieces. Electronics and home decor were next and the rest was history. .Shopping was quite the experience. I used to spend loads and never questioned what I purchased. Today, not so much. I have found other designers where the shipping is free and so are the returns no matter what the reason. The Home Shopping Channel for the most part has been a letdown for the last three or four years. Oh, yes, I was the one who said that the move probably was because of the many hurricanes we have had over the years. But guess what, that move probably cost them more than those hurricanes and now, beginning October 1st, no taxes on a business which would help to save the necessary $$$ for better quality items, or in case of a hurricane, additional $$ to go towarss expenses. So sad.
I don’t like QVC either. I will watch Pat and sometimes Rick but I rarely order.
It has been quite obvious for sometime that there will be an end to HSN. The programming has become absolutely horrible – Beekman, Marla Wynn, Eco Flow, Electronics, DG2 over and over and over — and SUCH a boring selection of vendors — is it that difficult to add showings that are upbeat and that offer exciting, fun, and unusual products (just as HSN USED to be years back) — HSN, enough is enough!!! In one day, there are showings of the same products 5 to 6 times. While on the other hand, QVC has an abundant variety of really fun, fashionable, and exciting products — the variety is just awesome — why is it that HSN no longer offers the same variety. I have finally reached the point that I can’t even stand to turn HSN on anymore — and when I do, there’s that host that is rambling on and on at 100 miles an hour, while at the same time screaming — five minutes of that is enough to drive one NUTS!! Yup, I do believe the writing is on the walls — years ago, it was such fun to watch and shop HSN — those days are GONE!!!
Peter Thomas Roth retinol products., sold on QVC with sale prices or go to Target and get the one ounce blue bottle and try it. Not cheap but it works for me. Retinol is what works on lines and wrinkles. I am told I look 10 years younger but I tell you what, my physical health sucks even after years of eating right and taking care of my body. Sometimes things happen to us in life or we get bad DNA.
If you want, use one of those instant lift products that last about 12 hours. Everyone sells one. I
I do use Skinn’s neck product and am seeing good results. I do not find results with most of the stuff they sell on HSN. I do love Nakery Skin Repair and Double Collegen skin cream. It helps with the older age skin crepeyness on my arms and legs. It even helps a bit with all the sun damage I have on my arms from long ago baking in the sun.
settled! from top to bottom, QVC and HSN, everybody just needs to relax. (i knew I’d get a quick response).
@ludwig1 you are right to a point, I think. The guys you are talking about are Adam and Ty. If you go to QVC, ALMOST ALL the guys there are very guilty of the railroading, sometimes way worse than the worst female offender. Alberti and David Venable are horrible interruptors- they oftentimes think they know more than the vendor.
You are spot on about having an educational conversation with a friend. We do it all the time! “Hey Sally, I found this really great tire inflator that also charges my battery! It’s blah, blah, blah…” Granted, we don’t have people in our ears telling us camera angles. product facts, sales info, etc. But it’s pretty easy to stay on track if you think of it that way.
A large part of how long hosts stay also has to do with how well and mostly how much they sell during their presentations. This information is tracked by the parent company. If they do not perform up to par or sell as the Co wants, their contract is either not renewed or negotiated down ($$$) for an additional time period to give them the opportunity to improve such. If they don’t, their contract is not renewed. You also have some that think they’re worth more than the CO wants to pay them. If they don’t compromise, they’re gone too. Look at Shawn K on QVC. Since she’s been a front line host, she’s brought in expensive companies that she personally buys or is friends with. Ex. Barefoot Dreams, R Minkoff. She doesn’t mind telling you she loves London and brands from London. If you watch her shows, you’ll see most of the items she presents are high dollar or Shawn K X (by) ???. I’m happy for her that she can afford expensive taste, but QVC is supposed to mean Quality, Value and Convenience.
I absolutely agree with you 100%. Especially S Graver. I used to watch her shows because she had some decent items, but when she’s on air, the host is not needed. They can’t get a word in edgewise.
As for Isaac, I really don’t look for him to be around much longer. He used to be on every Fri 12-2 with an hour or 2 here and there throughout the week. I mean, it’s not like he hasn’t made his millions from QVC. They have definitely made their $$$. Remeber when he was sold at Target? Those were made from the same materials and had resonable prices.
Since Kim Gravel has come along, they think she’s the only designer that appeals to anyone anymore. I like her, but with 100’s of thousands of items in inventory, according to QVC, you would think they could present more than just Kim, Susan, Dyson, Denim & Co, VPH and Home Reflections. QVC keeps starting all these new labels like anybody and Canyon Retreat for clothes. Why can’t they just put them under D&Co and save $$ on labels, brand ambassadors and etc.? The clothes all look the same. Same material, same designs, just different names and labels. It would certainly save them money Then again, most all the clothes from QVC looks the same and are made from the same fabrics. Just different “designers.” KG is always saying Modal is “Money, money, money,” but it’s only $$$ if it’s presented on QVC. I, like some others have stated, have bought many pieces made with Modal or 100% Modal from Macy’s, Belks, Dillard’s etc., that didn’t cost nearly as much as QVC. I’ve found that I can buy Apple products and the included accessories for much less elsewhere. They like to show big savings by showing prices with an * and their included software that very few will use. Yes, you’ve got easy pay at QVC. you also have PayPal, Klarna and several other options that have the same advantages now.
I have to give them credit for a lot of the make-up brands. No one can hold a candle to HSN & QVC in that dept.
In an article I read, the QVC CEO stated that QVC is a luxury brand. I truly believe he believes that. I believe he wants to be in the wheelhouse of stores on Rodeo Dr and 5th Ave in NY. Is it because PA is in the vicinity of NY? That’s all I can figure. The only luxury brands I can think of at QVC now is Dennis Basso and Dooney & Bourke. There are several brands with luxury price tags, but come nowhere near being a luxury brand. I wish QVC still stood for Quality, Value & Convenience. Luxury is nowhere in QVC. You can buy a lot of the items that are not “QVC” brands from Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc. Sort of reminds me of G Rancic. Ugh! I won’t go there.
Oh!!! How could I ever forget Rastelli’s and temp-tations. They really need to give Rastelli’s a break. I used to have them on auto-delivery, but if you live in the south, they refuse to put enough dry ice in the ice chests to keep the food frozen. I hate they are shipping for Curtis Stone. They ruined my order of crab cakes. They were, not warm, but hot and discolored in the ice chest. There was not a single piece of dry ice put in the ice chest. The smell was sickening. When I called CS, I told them if Rastelli’s is shipping the food, I won’t have anything shipped unless it’s winter.
Sorry for the long rant. Just my 2 cents.
Have a blessed weekend everyone!
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I hope you are wrong. But if QVC dissolves HSN that’ll be the last time I will shop because I do not like QVC.