topic Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS? in Kitchen

please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

kjae — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:15:22 GMT

I am not enjoying watching this new woman.

Customer service has no info they will share. I just want to know that she is okay.

The last morning she was on with David he commented how he had been there 23 years and she just one less at 22.

NO mention was made that she was leaving.

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

ValuSkr — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:20:38 GMT

I always enjoyed Laura's KitchenAid presentations. The only thing that people complained about - and it didn't bother me - was that she interjected David's name too much.

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

SharkE — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:32:21 GMT

True, but, so does the Masterbuilt smoker guy. runs me nuts.

she knew her job. give her that.

maybe somebody will ask David on his facebook page

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:38:14 GMT

When David introduced the new woman, he said Laura was gone and would no longer be representing Kitchenaid. So that's that with no reason given, which is none of our business anyway.

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:42:46 GMT

@kjae. If you look,in the Suggestion Box in the thread titled Blogs, a moderator said Laura retired. I questioned her to verify, but she hasn't answered.

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circles — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:57:59 GMT

I really dislike when someone we came to know and enjoy dissappears and the q feels no need to let us know where they went....and i disagree with Kachina..(?) it is our business...at least let us know if she is well...and if she retired..whats wrong with telling us she retired...she has been with the q..a long time....

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

sparklestar — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 03:21:53 GMT

Maybe It's Laura's choice not to share.

People sure are intent on making things their business.

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kjae — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 03:32:07 GMT

SPARKLESTAR- when someone has represented a product on qvc for 22 years it is very appropriate for the Q to have done something for her or said something to the viewers, so I do not agree with your putting this comment down.

SHE WAS A FIXTURE AND EVEN IF SHE WANTED NO HOOPLA, THE Q COULD HAVE FOUND A WAY TO TACTFULLY EXPLAIN ACCORDING TO HER WISHES.

MY INQUIRY WAS NOT INTRUSIVE.

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

sparklestar — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 03:47:42 GMT

@kjae wrote:
SPARKLESTAR- when someone has represented a product on qvc for 22 years it is very appropriate for the Q to have done something for her or said something to the viewers, so I do not agree with your putting this comment down.

SHE WAS A FIXTURE AND EVEN IF SHE WANTED NO HOOPLA, THE Q COULD HAVE FOUND A WAY TO TACTFULLY EXPLAIN ACCORDING TO HER WISHES.

MY INQUIRY WAS NOT INTRUSIVE.

All I am saying is maybe they were honoring Laura's wishes. She was not a fixture ... she's a person. IF it was her wish to leave with no mention, then that should be honored first and foremost.

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AKgirl2 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 06:20:33 GMT

@sparklestar wrote:
Maybe It's Laura's choice not to share.
People sure are intent on making things their business.

True, people tend to "want to know", but it would of been a nice thing to do on Laura's part for her long standing audiences.

Re: please-WHERE IS LAURA WEATHERS?

Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:09:28 GMT

Laura left very suddenly and I would bet involuntarily, which is why they're not saying anything or had any hoopla.

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Nataliesgramma — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:27:15 GMT

Maybe it was health issues and she wanted to keep it private...

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qualitygal — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:36:20 GMT

Maybe she just retired.

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Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:49:00 GMT

The way the Q has all the vendors set up their social media pages, just like they do their hosts, Laura Weathers was the only one NOT on Facebook or Instagram. Often in her presentations she was asked where the audience could find her recipe and she said they were up on Pinterest.

With recipe sharing, live videos (which QVC is doing a lot now), and the opportunity to upsell via those sites, the lack of a FB page may have become an unresolved issue.

The new Kitchenaid lady had her new FB page up immediately and posts every day. That's potentially more money coming in to the Q.

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sparklestar — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:32:23 GMT

Personally I feel her recent presentations left something to be desired. She seemed flustered and confused at times. Maybe it was time for her to retire.

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ValuSkr — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:58:44 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
The way the Q has all the vendors set up their social media pages, just like they do their hosts, Laura Weathers was the only one NOT on Facebook or Instagram.

You may be right, but it would be sad if Q let her go because she chose not to participate in social media.

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:24:04 GMT

Moderator Eva has stated that Laura Weathers has retired and the new lady will be taking over.

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KYToby — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:26:05 GMT

Laura is gone, and it is none of our business. All this worrying about what happened is nothing more than idle gossip.

No one is going to tell us what happened. She may have retired. She may have had issues. QVC may have wanted to go in another direction. KitchenAid may have wanted to go in another direction. Regard;ess. it is none of our business.

Many people seem to think that the people on QVC are friends and family. They are not. They are simply sales people. Just as most of us would not lose sleep over staffing changes at Wal-Mart, we should not get upset when QVC changes vendors or hosts.

While I do wish Laura well, and I hope for the best. The lack of her presence has no effect on my life.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:33:18 GMT

QVC can't have it both ways. They promote the warm fuzzy " we are all friends , and the QVC family", so no one should be surprised when people question someone leaving. Also with the emphasis on over sharing on social media, it's disingenuous to then say it's none of our business.

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Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:33:33 GMT

@KYToby wrote:
Laura is gone, and it is none of our business. All this worrying about what happened is nothing more than idle gossip.

No one is going to tell us what happened. She may have retired. She may have had issues. QVC may have wanted to go in another direction. KitchenAid may have wanted to go in another direction. Regard;ess. it is none of our business.

Many people seem to think that the people on QVC are friends and family. They are not. They are simply sales people. Just as most of us would not lose sleep over staffing changes at Wal-Mart, we should not get upset when QVC changes vendors or hosts.

While I do wish Laura well, and I hope for the best. The lack of her presence has no effect on my life.

I don't take it a seriously as you @KYToby. I think to wonder where a host or vendor went, unexpectantly, is just human nature. No, I do not at all want to know her or anyone else's details of why or why not, but a simple mention of "After many great years, Laura Weathers has retired and we wish her well," would not have come amiss just one time. I don't think it's tantamount to idle gossip over the back fence to have that consideration.

QVC spends so much time trying to get customers to connect with their hosts and vendors (don't get me started on all the kissing & hugging that they do to make us think they are all great friends & family). I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't care why she left. But that didn't stop me from thinking about another person now gone, and a small wonder of why. Moving on.