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QVC and seafood

Reever — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:54:07 GMT

Does anyone else think QVC needs to be more transparent as to where its fish is sourced from? I know I will not purchase any seafood from China or Indonesia. Why doesnt QVC make it known where the fish is coming from ? If they dont say anyhing I dont buy it.

Re: QVC and seafood

ellaphant — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:57:21 GMT

Ewwwww wouldn't care where it's from...not ordering seafood 'by mail'....

Re: QVC and seafood

fthunt — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:58:16 GMT

I've heard it during every fish presentation. Lobster from Me - white fish from clear water ?? and through Roseli (the steak guy). Go and play a few videos of past shows. Can't fault QVC for this one.

Re: QVC and seafood

eddyandme — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:16:52 GMT

DEFINITELY!

Got some shrimp few years ago - they were bogus.

Many years ago they sold crab cakes which were from Maryland. Excellent product. But, the vendors decided to buy them from China or someplace and they became GROSS! I believe QVC fired them. ure they gave out a lot of refunds. Haven't bought a crabcake from them since.....

Re: QVC and seafood

Reever — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:21:22 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:

DEFINITELY!

Got some shrimp few years ago - they were bogus.

Many years ago they sold crab cakes which were from Maryland. Excellent product. But, the vendors decided to buy them from China or someplace and they became GROSS! I believe QVC fired them. ure they gave out a lot of refunds. Haven't bought a crabcake from them since.....

I only buy my cran cakes from Graham and Rollins. They use pure Maryland crab. Many import the cheap stuff from China to save money. I wouldnt touch it with a 10 foot pole. Graham and Rollins # 1.. The brand you referred to was called Chesapeake Bay. They went bankrupt I believe.

Re: QVC and seafood

jannabelle1 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:02:35 GMT

Most local grocers in medium to large cities have fresh seafood and can tell you where the seafood comes from. My favorite grocer will also cook (steam) any piece of fresh seafood for their customers. I would never buy seafood online, but that's just me.

Re: QVC and seafood

fthunt — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:49:56 GMT

@Reever JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD...........G & R ARE ALIVE AND WELL. THEIR WEBSITE IS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF THEIR SEAFOOD. The one that got in trouble was a husband and wife team...........sold product on Q many years ago.

I don't like dis-information so please take note of these facts.

thank you

Re: QVC and seafood

proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:41:13 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
@Reever JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD...........G & R ARE ALIVE AND WELL. THEIR WEBSITE IS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF THEIR SEAFOOD. The one that got in trouble was a husband and wife team...........sold product on Q many years ago.
I don't like dis-information so please take note of these facts.
thank you

@fthunt She is saying she only buys G&R. She said the husband and wife team sold the bad ones. Please read her post again.

Re: QVC and seafood

depglass — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:14:21 GMT

I believe the reason QVC got rid of Chesapeake Bay crab people was because they were posting scads of fake reviews. I don't remember anything about their product coming from China. I had one batch from them, flavor was good, but product had very little crabmeat.

Re: QVC and seafood

ILLINOIS GIRL — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:11:38 GMT

I will sat I have ordered many times the Egg Harbor salmon and the baramundi fish from QVC both arrived frozen and tasted awesome..excellent product.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:10:36 GMT

I think it's a very important bit of info to provide. I find that if I eat shrimp, for example, that comes from SE Asia I get a weird reaction with my throat itching and kind of closing up.

When I first noticed that I had purchased a frozen bag of shrimp from the grocery store. Well, I didn't want to just throw a big ol' bag of shrimp away so the next time I tried to make a serving I just rinsed the heck out of it and that helped some.

I think it's pretty important, especially with food items, to know the source.

Re: QVC and seafood

hayseed00 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:45:47 GMT

@ILLINOIS GIRLI have purchased the salmon a few times, and it is always delicious and high quality.

Re: QVC and seafood

Reever — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:45:23 GMT

@depglass wrote:
I believe the reason QVC got rid of Chesapeake Bay crab people was because they were posting scads of fake reviews. I don't remember anything about their product coming from China. I had one batch from them, flavor was good, but product had very little crabmeat.

The two owners were Ron and Margue Kauffman not sure if they are still alive today. Originally they used authentic Maryland crab and a homemade secret family recipe. I seem to remember QVC discovering them on the 50/50 tour. Somewhere along the line they shifted to cheaper Asian crab. When an order arrived smelling like amonnia I was done, then negative reviews started popping up. I was not alone. I for one would rather pay more money for the expensive Maryland crab than something that comes from the dirty waters of China. The Kauffmans wound up selling their business I believe after QVC dumped them.