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VPH

sparklestar — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:46:48 GMT

Everytime I watch one of her shows I get more and more confused. She's constantly jumping and running all around the set showing all kinds of configurations. I end up losing my concentration and have never purchased a thing. (And throw Leah in there and it's making my mind swim).

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AKgirl2 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:54:42 GMT

@sparklestar wrote:
Everytime I watch one of her shows I get more and more confused. She's constantly jumping and running all around the set showing all kinds of configurations. I end up losing my concentration and have never purchased a thing. (And throw Leah in there and it's making my mind swim).

10 #'s of shizz in a 5 # bag...just to many cockadoodles offered,

and mostly s o s...

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sparklestar — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:11:34 GMT

@AKgirl2 I'm thinking it's a setup. I know what they are thinking .... "I'll show so many pieces and ways to decorate with them that they will buy ALL of it."

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lucymo — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:45:06 GMT

I actually enjoyed the show with Valerie and Leah. I like looking around the room at all the pretty decor even if I don't plan to buy anything. Just shows how we all have differing likes and dislikes.

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lucymo — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:46:17 GMT

@sparklestar wrote:
@AKgirl2 I'm thinking it's a setup. I know what they are thinking .... "I'll show so many pieces and ways to decorate with them that they will buy ALL of it."

This is cute, love it. lol

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AKgirl2 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:04:09 GMT

@sparklestar wrote:
@AKgirl2 I'm thinking it's a setup. I know what they are thinking .... "I'll show so many pieces and ways to decorate with them that they will buy ALL of it."

Try again Mz P and whichever host...your plan backfired with me!

Dont appreciate confusion, and being inundated with stuff! Bet a lot of viewers feel that way...I don't feel like I missed out on a thing.

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January121 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:12:04 GMT

I love VPH shows ... I think she does a GREAT job showing how the items can be mixed & matched ... I do not get confused at all .... as a matter of fact I have learned a lot about decorating by watching her shows .... I wish QVC would have her on more often !!!! 😄

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circles — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:17:32 GMT

Boy oh boy...do I ever agree with you...she is all over the set...taking one thing here another there...who the heck knows what she is selling....and to make matters worse..most of her shows are done in the darkness of the set...i have to strain to see what the product looks like...i just change the station...there is nothing i need that bad to struggle to see what goes with what and what it even looks like in the light of day....and i don't care who she is hosting with....its the same....

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terriebear — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:32:31 GMT

@sparklestar wrote:
Everytime I watch one of her shows I get more and more confused. She's constantly jumping and running all around the set showing all kinds of configurations. I end up losing my concentration and have never purchased a thing. (And throw Leah in there and it's making my mind swim).

@sparklestar No one is trying to confuse you, or make your head swim. All Valerie is doing is showing people who have no decorating sense whatsoever, different ways to use an item, and to give them different ideas of where to put it in their home. No secret agenda. I have purchased her items and they are lovely in my home. Sometimes the set goes dark to see the items that have lights in them , if one chooses to use them this way. I heartily recommend her designs. You will not be disappointed.

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sparklestar — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:40:02 GMT

@terriebear wrote:
@sparklestar wrote:
Everytime I watch one of her shows I get more and more confused. She's constantly jumping and running all around the set showing all kinds of configurations. I end up losing my concentration and have never purchased a thing. (And throw Leah in there and it's making my mind swim).
@sparklestar No one is trying to confuse you, or make your head swim. All Valerie is doing is showing people who have no decorating sense whatsoever, different ways to use an item, and to give them different ideas of where to put it in their home. No secret agenda. I have purchased her items and they are lovely in my home. Sometimes the set goes dark to see the items that have lights in them , if one chooses to use them this way. I heartily recommend her designs. You will not be disappointed.

Oh I know they are not TRYING to confuse me. I think I just like it all and it's hard to decide -- too many choices. And then I just give up. I do have a few things. Last years I bought the set of Five Xmas tress in ivory and two foxes that I adore. But with all the spheres and candles and bases I just get lost. I think I may get the 7 piece village. Then I could incorporate the trees.

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docsgirl — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:57:04 GMT

I'm confused by the 'by Valerie.' I don't believe she actually designs these things. It would be me like buying something in Hobby Lobby and presenting as 'by docsgirl.' Speaking of Hobby Lobby, most of her things or similar items can be found at HL for a lot less $$$$$ and they always either have a sale or a coupon.

I make my own soap, cards, and candles so I can truly say they are 'by me.' The 'by Valerie' seems a bit disengenuous as I believe she is just a rep for this stuff. Just my opinion with nothing to back it up. docsgirl

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SammySiamese — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:59:52 GMT

I must admit I love VPH and all the goodies and now with the Luminara TSV I'm in my glory but my husband shot me a warning look today and said last night the house looked like St. Peter's Basilica (i had ALL my Luminara lit) and he was looking for the altar to pray that I stop buying stuff from the Q....Bless his effort!!

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Nataliesgramma — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:00:17 GMT

So much of her things run on batteries. I was hoping for more pieces like the scenes under glass...carolers...

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on the bay — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:22:18 GMT

I, like so many people love watching Valerie's shows. But I am wondering the last few times I've watched if the producers have told her to speed it up or do different things around the set-more like Jill does.

Maybe they thought she was too slow or calming? but thats what I love about her-I can watch without all the hyper stuff.

And some hosts seem to do better with her than others in terms of rushing things or talking really fast or giving too many updates when not really needed.

I think the "powers that be" think that fast and loud equals excited and enthused about products. REally, it does not. It creates the opposite to me-desperation, fake enthusiasm and makes me too annoyed to concentrate.

It was also strange when Valerie went over to a bookcase and Leah did not follow her-I wondered if she was trying to tell the camera men to follow Valerie or stay on her? I don't know. I too thought it was kind of a confusing show and I usually like watching both Leah and Valerie a lot.

I think whoever was directing just didn't get it right, but who knows.

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PamfromCT — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:25:19 GMT

@SammySiamese, How funny! My DH would say the same thing. When I've been on a QVC spree, day after day, he'll walk in the house, smile, and say "Every day is Christmas" as he hands me the package. Of course, his idea of a shopping event is when he goes to Ocean State Job Lot.

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susan kay — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:48:16 GMT

I don't watch as much qvc as most posters do. Haven't watched a great deal this weekend, but I have to say that I have no problem with Valerie giving me ideas as to what to do with different items. Doesn't bother me at all, but, again, I don't watch a lot so I try to grab ideas in the short time that I'm viewing!!!

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PamfromCT — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:48:01 GMT

I have not been watching the Christmas shows, as we already have too much stuff. But I did watch VPH today, and I will say my head was spinning. Even showing the gingerbread village, it was back and forth with all the available options. And so much Mercury glass and things that lit up. Maybe there has been such a show and I missed it, but it would be nice to see some higher quality items (aside from Jim Shore) that would appeal to some who want "heirloom" quality pieces. Mangers and figures made in Italy, for one.

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AKgirl2 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:11:05 GMT

@PamfromCT wrote:
I have not been watching the Christmas shows, as we already have too much stuff. But I did watch VPH today, and I will say my head was spinning. Even showing the gingerbread village, it was back and forth with all the available options. And so much Mercury glass and things that lit up. Maybe there has been such a show and I missed it, but it would be nice to see some higher quality items (aside from Jim Shore) that would appeal to some who want "heirloom" quality pieces. Mangers and figures made in Italy, for one.

I'd be happy with quality!

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Tissyanne — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:40:10 GMT

Valerie has always wanted to float around her set to show viewers the different ways her products are being used. Lisa M. would never allow it, and she chastised her for trying to do so. Valerie seems much more at ease, now that she does not get called down. I always enjoy the shows with Valerie and Leah.

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Brooklynny — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:11:50 GMT

@on the bay, I agree with you, especially with this evening's programs with Jill. The pace was getting so frenzied that I had turned my attention elsewhere for a while. However, I wasn't at all confused, I was annoyed. I wanted to watch the entire show, so I didn't change the channel (I did order one item), but the speed of the presentations was truly irritating. I'm sure that the producer's intent is to speed things up to create excitement and "hurry up and buy it before it's too late," and to ring up sales, etc., but tonight was over the top. Maybe they had a rookie in the producer's chair, but it certainly didn't work very well in my living room. I don't care that they were selling out of nearly everything; that's meaningless if they bring in artificially low inventory.

Not even the cameras were able to keep up. And speaking of camera shots, QVC needs to do something about their remotely-operated cameras not being in synch with presentations in general. Either slow down the presentation or speed up the camera work to keep up. In the VPH show that followed Jill's show, the illuminated ginger jar came in three (or four?) colors, but you'd never know it because the camera didn't seem to make it over to the others. The pace was just as frenzied, and at that point I did change over to another channel and didn't go back. Enough is enough, even though I do otherwise enjoy Valerie's shows. My two cents.