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LOL, it’s posted on the QVC Wellness Forum and someone was kind enough to post it here. So much for all the secrecy!
Paul should fly to FL if Colleen is scheduled outside of her PA shows. Colleen was presenting at Lou Caputo’s studio.it would be great if they could find a decent balance for the FL based guests to remote in instead of having to fly in for a weekend or a two week period. QVC does the Skype thing where the vendor does a show hostless, or a bunch of vendors do a presentation each in an hour, also hostless, so Qurate should be good with it. Those shows are on QVC2 but still they are proven to work.
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesA few of my concerns:
The purpose of having guests from the company of the brand presented is so that they can inform us of the product being sold. I agree on QVC more hosts than not do not allow the representative to speak enough to inform about the product, which is a concern for the buyer.
Also, the shipping costs have to change. Why not do what HSN did in the past, and ship all items purchased in one day, going to the same address, for one price. QVC says they have free returns for changing sizes and the hosts boast about this constantly, but they do not tell you that if you want to go to a tall or petite from a regular, you are out of luck. No free returns on that.
If you order on QVC and five minutes later decide to cancel, you usually cannot; yet it stays in the first mode for long periods of time before moving on to being ready to ship. At least HSN gives you the day to make the final decision, And now on QVC saving it in the cart for 1 hour is gone too putting the pressure on us to buy immediately.
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesOn the QVC community boards someone objected to Sam’s Club now requiring all in- person purchases be made by Smartphone. There was some question there about why a vendor would do this and other objections to it. We all know apps are tracking devices (essentially spyware), providing a ton of information about individuals and their purchases, sites they visit and area codes they talk to. The simple answer may be that Sam’s Club, like others, is making use of another income stream –selling information about its customers. Seems obvious to me.
I agree. I have shopping rules I always follow. I don’t buy anything for which there is no price or anything I can’t see. Measurements, material and even description can unfortunately be “fudged”. QVC is beginning to do the same thing, making me wonder if they are trying some kind of experiment. I hope not.
I love the comment regarding Nakery and Kim Gravel. Kim has to be one of the most annoying show hosts ever. The way she never shuts up and is constantly attempting to sing. I don’t watch QVC very much but every time I see Kim Gravel she looks like she has had more work done to her face. I like her sister much better. She is more natural and is not so obnoxious.
Kenya posted that she is having a moving sale for many of her clothes. I remember that Sam Saboura said that we would hear from Kenyah herself. Could she be moving to West Chester, Pennsylvania? I think this may be a possibility. We will soon find out. Colleen said that HSN was working on hiring plus models. In the meantime, maybe they could borrow Morgan from QVC. She is a 1X and Heather is a 2X.
Also, I think some of the QVC models will now work on HSN instead, like Katia! So maybe you can recognize them and like to watch them.
I’m sure the move has been hard for everyone and it will get better!
Posted in Forum: FashionI am currently looking at Hsn on air. It is very disappointing and sad. I miss seeing the pure professional models of Kenya, Victoria and many more. Well good bye to many hsn shoppers as I have been with hsn for over 30 years. I told my friend that we should get as much of Iman’s items as she departed from Hsn. Antthony is still around so is Colleen. I remember the Terry Lewis days and now this.
Just my few cents of words.
I have always thought HSN was so much better than QVC in so many ways. HSN seems classier when presenting a product – the product is the star, not the host! QVC spends too much time on the hosts & friends who pop in and not enough on the product. It isn’t what I watch for, it is to shop & I can’t if I don’t know enough about the product. HSN has done a great job showing shoes, clothes and other items so you can make your decision. Sometimes the camera shows too much floor and studio – they can get closer, but overall they did a great job. I hope HSN continues to show products the way they did and doesn’t fall under the way QVC works with the hosts talking to friends with giggling and conversations ( especially with Malley) rather than promoting the item. Good luck to all the hosts that made the move and to the newbies ! Continued success !
Posted in Forum: Customer ServiceA change of this magnitude is difficult on everyone from hosts to models and management as well as viewers. It is a not easy nor possible for everyone to uproot their lives to make this move, which many people don’t think about. While I buy from both QVC and HSN, I’m happy to know that HSN will continue. Wishing everyone the best.
Katia is an experienced QVC model.
Posted in Forum: FashionI was interested in ordering the Vivica joggers and matching hoodie but I couldn’t fine the size chart specifically the inseam for the pants. Any idea on where/why? I did find the hoodie which seems the normal QVC sizing.
I hope everyone is taking advantage of Free Shipping this weekend.
The QVC forums also have a topic about fluctuating and rising shipping costs, so be careful out there.
I hope they don’t start sending hosts and crew to Italy and other places like QVC does. It causes prices to escalate. Their prices on QVC have become higher than what I find out in stores, even their clearance. I quit buying their clothes especially Denim and co. HSN still has great prices on many products. Even so, both have lost the practice of what the TV shopping started for which was great prices due to no overhead. Leave HSN more like it was traditionally supposed to be – more affordable. Good luck to the new adventure. Just remember customers keep you here.