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When did you start watching QVC on TV?

3redheads — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:03:53 GMT

I think I started watching in 1988.

They've been on the air since 1986. Next year will be their 30 year anniversary. Hard to believe, huh?

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cerb — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:07:51 GMT

1990, I can remember because I was pregnant with my son and I couldn't sleep very well in the middle of the night. QVC was one of the few shows on the air.

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Shelbelle — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:13:29 GMT

Gold Day, Jan 1995. I was in the market for a gold herringbone chain, flipping channels and there it was on the screen, it was the TSV that day. Paid $14 per gram and about $4 for shipping.

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brii — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:14:28 GMT

Maybe the late 80's. I know I made my first purchase in 1990. It was a Joan Rivers piece.

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3redheads — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:16:21 GMT

I remember Kathy Levine was a host. It sure doesn't seem as though I've watched that long. The QVC show always seems fresh to me, whereas the southern shopping channel always seems dated.

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dsky — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:20:58 GMT

I was on bed rest with my pregnancy in 1997 from March to May. I started watching HSN, it was Serious Skin Care. Back then they sold only a acne line and my skin was prone to breaking out so I was hooked. From that I went to QVC. I haven't stopped since. It is nice to watch because it is live all day long and you get to learn about products that you really wouldn't know about, whether you buy it from them or online or in a local store. Whenever I turn the tv on I always see what they are selling, just a habit. I don't watch all that much but I really like the makeup shows.

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wagirl — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:21:00 GMT

January of 1987---I bought a heart shaped amethyst ring in silver from Steve Caluntuno and then a 4 qt Nesco roaster. Had watched only days before QVC was CVN. Still have both those items

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queendiva — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:36:42 GMT

April, 1986. Moved into my first house and had cable installed. The cable guy showed me a "new" shopping channel. It was the end of CVN/ early QVC at that time. I watched more HSN back in the day. Did not place my first order from the Q until maybe a year or more later. I do recall my first item was a sweatshirt that I received many compliments on and would not be caught dead in today. (Hey, it was the '80's!) Did not watch much of shopping channels until 2-3 years later.

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twingals04 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:36:55 GMT

Newbie here! I just started watching 2 months ago. (I have spent an evening watching here and there in the past - I remember a pressure washer presentation once had me transfixed!) I am a stay-at-home mom of school-aged kids, but I hate a quiet house. Must have chatter. I used to listen to courtTV all day. Loved it, but they took it off the air. Then I would listen to CNN all day long, but news is depressing and CNN has a habit of staying on one topic and beating it into the ground. (as QVC does sometimes too, I have come to discover)

Then one day, I came across Rachel Ray selling her products, and I was thoroughly entertained! Then I found Isaac, and my favorite hosts Shawn and Jane Treacy, and I am hooked. Most of the time I just listen as I work, though Beauty shows and Isaac are now must-see-tv.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:40:58 GMT

i was married in 1989 so i know it was sometime prior to that. of course i didnt buy as much then as i do now. it was only an occasional item.......and of course the variety is much more now.

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NickNack — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:45:57 GMT

I started watching when it was CVN. My first purchase was a pair of Imperial Gold earrings that Mary Beth was presenting. I still wear them.

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BORN AGAIN — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:48:26 GMT

1985

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magemay — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:48:41 GMT

Sometime in '86, I think it was, it was when they first aired and my mom called me and said "You're never going to believe this, but there is a TV station selling things that you can buy! It's called Q V C." She spelled it slowly.

Kathy Levine and oh, what is his name? Tall man, grayish hair that sells electronics on HSN now. They were the first hosts. Didn't take my mom and I to become hooked, thanks to Kathy. I still miss her.

Just came to me, John Eastman is his name.

QVC had many wonderful years in days gone by.

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twingals04 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:53:26 GMT

On 1/11/2015 magemay said:
Sometime in '86, I think it was, it was when they first aired and my mom called me and said "You're never going to believe this, but there is a TV station selling things that you can buy! It's called Q V C." She spelled it slowly.

LOL, I can totally hear that. Hilarious.

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depglass — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:57:07 GMT

1996 when we first got cable. I had started with Paul Deasy on HSN in the middle of the night about two years before that. Our CBS channel carried HSN only overnight. I blame Paul for this whole darn mess. Wonder what my jewelry wardrobe, my clothing wardrobe, and my kitchen cabinets would look like without TV shopping?

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Irish1210 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:58:09 GMT

Been watching from the beginning......................

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chrystaltree — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:13:03 GMT

If they came on air in 1986, I started watching in 1987 but I didn't buy anything for a long time. I probably made my first purchase in 88 or 89. My mom started odering things and I followed her.......and never looked back. I was an HSN customer before my mom discovered QVC.

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Bananie — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:15:05 GMT

'94

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chrystaltree — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:16:20 GMT

On 1/11/2015 NickNack said:
I started watching when it was CVN. My first purchase was a pair of Imperial Gold earrings that Mary Beth was presenting. I still wear them.

I remember watching CVN, I remember Mary Beth and Colleen Lopez. But I was such a scaredy cat, I didn't buy anything.

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circles — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:20:52 GMT

I have watched from the beginning .....first CVN....then the Q...it sure is hard to believe how long they have been on and how long I have watched...

Despite our gripes about their programming....their products....their shipping rates...the Q. must be doing something right to keep them on the air for so long....