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JMHO~But Why?

Gemspirit — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:21:44 GMT

Why must nearly everything need to be illuminated?!? I enjoy a lot of the illuminated pieces and, have bought many over time.

However, it seems this year that nearly everything is glowing, flickering and lit in places that nature would never.

those of us who celebrate Christmas, all put Christmas lights out. But illuminated silk mums, garland, etc.

i guess some people like everything lit. But I would like the option of having some things just "be". I'm sure some may think we'll, just don't put the batteries in. Yes, that's fine. But, the cost of the battery element is built in to an item. Why have something I may like and have it be more expensive because there is a lighting element in/on it?

As I said, just my humble opinion.

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SHOPR — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:25:27 GMT

I understand and agree that it seems to be overkill sometimes and the battery/lit element does drive up the price, but it must be that the lit items are the big sellers, or the trend would've stopped by now.

FWIW, the main item of interest for me today is the set of faux pears, no lights. Ha Ha.

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Susan Louise — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:30:44 GMT

@Gemspirit Hi, you do have the option of having things be unilt with even luminated decor. You don't have to put batteries in them and have them lit. I have bought lots of battery operated decor any never put a battery in them. I bought them because I even loved the pieces unlit, just the way they are

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Gemspirit — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:34:50 GMT

@SHOPRI bought those too! I had another couple of items but, am trying to steer clear of things we wouldn't light naturally. Give me a carved out pumpkin...fine! I have one from the craft store from when my now grown kids were little. We still put it in our living room window every year. 🌻

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Gemspirit — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:30:27 GMT

@Susan Louise-I did mention that in my post. But the device drives up the price by a substantial amount!

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PeterDM — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:31:50 GMT

@Gemspirit wrote:
Why must nearly everything need to be illuminated?!? I enjoy a lot of the illuminated pieces and, have bought many over time.
However, it seems this year that nearly everything is glowing, flickering and lit in places that nature would never.
those of us who celebrate Christmas, all put Christmas lights out. But illuminated silk mums, garland, etc.
i guess some people like everything lit. But I would like the option of having some things just "be". I'm sure some may think we'll, just don't put the batteries in. Yes, that's fine. But, the cost of the battery element is built in to an item. Why have something I may like and have it be more expensive because there is a lighting element in/on it?
As I said, just my humble opinion.

In my opinion, the reason why this is happening on QVC is because the kind of unlit decor that you find more suitable is more readily available in stores nowadays. In order for QVC to compete with a store where you can purchase these types of items, they have to present more unique items which are not readily available. You wouldn't buy cotton balls or milk from QVC, so why would they sell decor that you can find at Walmart, Target, Big Lots, Hobby Lobby, Pottery Barn, Michaels, or the Dollar Stores? I think this is at least part of the explanation as to why we're seeing this trend.

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ChiliPepper — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:33:06 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:
I understand and agree that it seems to be overkill sometimes and the battery/lit element does drive up the price, but it must be that the lit items are the big sellers, or the trend would've stopped by now.

FWIW, the main item of interest for me today is the set of faux pears, no lights. Ha Ha.

Those apples & pears look very realistic. Love them!

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Susan Louise — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:35:14 GMT

@Gemspirit wrote:
@Susan Louise-I did mention that in my post. But the device drives up the price by a substantial amount!

@Gemspirit Yes, I know. I only stated the point again because I do buy illuminated decor whether I have them lit or not...because I love the piece/product. I would be willing to pay the same $ even if the pieces were not B/O. If anything was way over the top for me price-wise, I wouldn't buy it

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SHOPR — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:39:27 GMT

@ChiliPepper wrote:
@SHOPR wrote:
I understand and agree that it seems to be overkill sometimes and the battery/lit element does drive up the price, but it must be that the lit items are the big sellers, or the trend would've stopped by now.

FWIW, the main item of interest for me today is the set of faux pears, no lights. Ha Ha.
Those apples & pears look very realistic. Love them!

Thanks for saying that. I'm glad others think the pears in particular look good. It looks like Valerie had the pears in the wire apothecaries during the video for H200890 from earlier today. I paused the video several times and if they are indeed all pears, they are quite varied in color, which is just what I want. It may be that they are varied from one side of the pear to the other, but that will work for me. I hope they get a presentation later on.

I am looking at other sites for pears, too, but I'm not sure if I like any of them as much...still thinking because of the s&h and total price...

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Susan Louise — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:41:30 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:
@ChiliPepper wrote:
@SHOPR wrote:
I understand and agree that it seems to be overkill sometimes and the battery/lit element does drive up the price, but it must be that the lit items are the big sellers, or the trend would've stopped by now.

FWIW, the main item of interest for me today is the set of faux pears, no lights. Ha Ha.
Those apples & pears look very realistic. Love them!
Thanks for saying that. I'm glad others think the pears in particular look good. It looks like Valerie had the pears in the wire apothecaries during the video for H200890 from earlier today. I paused the video several times and if they are indeed all pears, they are quite varied in color, which is just what I want.

I am looking at other sites for pears, too, but I'm not sure if I like any of them as much...still thinking because of the s&h and total price...

@SHOPR and @ChiliPepper I agree with both of you! They are great looking faux fruit! I think if there was a box available with a mix of all 3 of the fruit ...green & red apples and pears..and maybe some other fruit like grapes, I'd snag them up. But I don't need 18 pcs of fruit. Again, for me, it's part storage issue, and part available space to display a big bowl of fruit

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ChiliPepper — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:48:11 GMT

I have seen them at Hobby Lobby but these "look" nicer IMO.

I would love a set of the red & green apples, though I like the pears too. I like how some of them are yellow & some are green, like real pears.

Mmmmmmmmm................

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SHOPR — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:51:30 GMT

@ChiliPepper wrote:
I have seen them at Hobby Lobby but these "look" nicer IMO.

I would love a set of the red & green apples, though I like the pears too. I like how some of them are yellow & some are green, like real pears.

Mmmmmmmmm................

Hmmm...I'm looking at a set of 5 on HL's website right now...Thanks.

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mousiegirl — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:52:56 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
@SHOPR wrote:
@ChiliPepper wrote:
@SHOPR wrote:
I understand and agree that it seems to be overkill sometimes and the battery/lit element does drive up the price, but it must be that the lit items are the big sellers, or the trend would've stopped by now.

FWIW, the main item of interest for me today is the set of faux pears, no lights. Ha Ha.
Those apples & pears look very realistic. Love them!
Thanks for saying that. I'm glad others think the pears in particular look good. It looks like Valerie had the pears in the wire apothecaries during the video for H200890 from earlier today. I paused the video several times and if they are indeed all pears, they are quite varied in color, which is just what I want.

I am looking at other sites for pears, too, but I'm not sure if I like any of them as much...still thinking because of the s&h and total price...
@SHOPR and @ChiliPepper I agree with both of you! They are great looking faux fruit! I think if there was a box available with a mix of all 3 of the fruit ...green & red apples and pears..and maybe some other fruit like grapes, I'd snag them up. But I don't need 18 pcs of fruit. Again, for me, it's part storage issue, and part available space to display a big bowl of fruit

I bought apples, pears, and limes at Home Goods and they look very realistic, less expensive also, but I know not everyone has access to Home Goods.

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RedHeadedWench — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:53:11 GMT

I asked this question a while back myself, and I don't understand it either, Frankly, some of the lit items that have been offered are just plain tacky.

To each their own, I guess.

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SHOPR — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:57:45 GMT

@mousiegirl wrote:
I bought apples, pears, and limes at Home Goods and they look very realistic, less expensive also, but I know not everyone has access to Home Goods.

Thanks. No HomeGoods within a two hour or more drive. I wish!

Pier1 website has a set. I have their lemons and small oranges and love them both, but not sure about the pears.

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ChiliPepper — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:56:55 GMT

Oh, I saw them at Marshals also.

These look so nice though!!!

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SHOPR — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:36:24 GMT

Sorry for continuing with the O/T about the pears, but I just ordered a set of Valerie's.

Did anyone see them just presented by Valerie and Jayne? I thought they looked nice. Some are more green, while the others are yellow with the blush red area.

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Mominohio — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:02:14 GMT

I agree that the 'lit' phenomenon has gone wild!

I only buy a lit item if I like it as much unlit as I do lit. It will fail, at some time, and I don't want to have to trash it because it no longer lights and I don't like it that way.

And some of the stuff actually looks better unlit. I got the set of 3 MG pumpkins from Valerie last year, and they look less appealing lit, as the MG isn't all that 'dark' and you can see the mechanical inner workings when lit.

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corita — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:43:38 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
I agree that the 'lit' phenomenon has gone wild!

I only buy a lit item if I like it as much unlit as I do lit. It will fail, at some time, and I don't want to have to trash it because it no longer lights and I don't like it that way.

And some of the stuff actually looks better unlit. I got the set of 3 MG pumpkins from Valerie last year, and they look less appealing lit, as the MG isn't all that 'dark' and you can see the mechanical inner workings when lit.

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I have to agree...I have several pumpkins that actually look better when not lit. I have found that some of Valerie's light bulbs do not light up the entire the piece, so only a small part of the item is lit.

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lucymo — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 20:01:07 GMT

I love this beaded fruit, get it out every fall. @mousiegirl I have a couple boxes of it with grapes, Bananas and all kinds.