topic Re: QVC-Why are you doing this to us? in Q Talk

QVC-Why are you doing this to us?

cyn2009 — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:17:17 GMT

These decisions lately to cut back on shows, channels and hosts seems so abrupt. The demand for product is there, consumer confidence is still there even during these tough times. Retail sales increased in June. I am an online and home shopping shopper because the stores and mall near me are crappy. Nowadays it seems more easier to do shopping online or at home. The demand is there. No one said to delay shipping. Shipping was an essential so no reason for the delays. I enjoyed watching Q2. I think you guys hired too many hosts but no need to get rid the one's that were there for over a decade because you guys hired too many. There was no need for 3 shopping channels as two is plenty. Rick is boasting how QVC is in millions of households so sounds like there should be plenty of opportunity to make a sale.

I use QVC as my active/live online shopping experience. This is were people were going to buy instead of inside a store. You guys should be doing well because the demand is there. So why the cut backs?

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:21:53 GMT

don't panic; there are plenty of other on-line vendors and catalogue sales too. QVC in not the be-all and end-all of on-line shopping.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:24:34 GMT

@cyn2009 Good heavens, don't you know there are a million places to shop online? Most of your favorite stores are selling online.

I couldn't care less about all the hosts they have let go. I've never understood how someone can get so emotionally invested in a TV personality.

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fthunt — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:28:43 GMT

You had to be blind not see this coming in some form. 24 hour on air was cancelled - shipping problems - account $ problems. It was very obvious the boat was tilting.

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Silver Fox1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:31:09 GMT

Guess I missed something, who's been let go?

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:31:25 GMT

@fthunt I think it's more like they've hit an iceberg LOL!

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simplyfriends — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:31:48 GMT

Because it's a business and we have been experiencing a pandemic for 5 months. Slow manufacturing and shipping, safety measures that require extensive planning. They aren't doing layoffs and making drastic changes for fun. They have to be profitable.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:34:01 GMT

I wonder if this is just the first symptom of many "changes" coming to QVC. So much has gone wrong lately that I think there's a lot more "changes" in the not-too-distant future.

I could list some of the problems they've been having lately but I don't have enough bandwidth.

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Beauty Maven — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:33:59 GMT

It's easy to understand why people become emotionally attached to the QVC hosts. They become "friends" when you have watched them for so many years. You get to know them; you see them get married, have children; endure sickness or the loss of a parent. It becomes pretty easy to identify with them.

I'm sad too see these ladies leave. I think they do a much better job than some of the newer talent I've recently watched. I really do thank them for sharing their lives, and teaching us about products that enrich/enhance our lives!

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fthunt — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:35:58 GMT

@Love my grandkids

BAMB.....................and it was a biggie

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cyn2009 — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:36:13 GMT

The original saying of if its not broke don't fix it. Well they should of just left it as one channel from the beginning.

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NewerNickname — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:36:25 GMT

@Silver Fox1 wrote:
Guess I missed something, who's been let go?

Stacey Stauffer, Gabrielle Kerr, Kristine Zell, and Antonella Nestor. Plus, there's talk of up to 450 QVC staffers having been let go (although I haven't seen any confirmation of that).

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:36:28 GMT

@Beauty Maven wrote:
I'm sad too see these ladies leave. I think they do a much better job than some of the newer talent I've recently watched. I really do thank them for sharing their lives, and teaching us about products that enrich/enhance our lives!

I'm sure that the salaries of some of the long-time people were getting up there so they got rid of them for the cheaper "talent".

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:36:34 GMT

@Silver Fox1 wrote:
Guess I missed something, who's been let go?

@Silver Fox1 Read on, there are plenty of posts about it all. Basically, Q2 and all its hosts are gone.

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KLevineFan — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:40:56 GMT

4 gone today:

Stacey Stauffer

Gabrielle Kerr

Kristine Zell

Antonella Nester

Rumored:

Elise Ivy

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JesssMe — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:37:15 GMT

So far, those let go as of today are Gabrielle, Antonella, Kristine Zell, Stacey Stauffer so far.

Corporate also posted this "Starting Wednesday, July 15, at Midnight ET, QVC2 will move away from its current mix of live and recorded programming to focus on encore presentations of your favorite shows, special events, and weekly must-sees."

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:39:07 GMT

@JesssMe wrote:
So far, those let go as of today are Gabrielle, Antonella, Kristine Zell, Stacey Stauffer so far.

Corporate also posted this "Starting Wednesday, July 15, at Midnight ET, QVC2 will move away from its current mix of live and recorded programming to focus on encore presentations of your favorite shows, special events, and weekly must-sees."

Like anyone's going to watch THAT warmed-over c**p.

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faeriemoon — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:41:35 GMT

@simplyfriends wrote:
Because it's a business and we have been experiencing a pandemic for 5 months. Slow manufacturing and shipping, safety measures that require extensive planning. They aren't doing layoffs and making drastic changes for fun. They have to be profitable.

Handled correctly, an online business should be thriving during a period when people are largely confined to their homes.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:42:03 GMT

I think I've watched a total of 20 minutes of Q2. I must have been bored.

What's the sense in rerunning stuff when the products shown are likely sold out? That's just stupid.

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geezerette — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:49:27 GMT

@cyn2009 wrote:
The original saying of if its not broke don't fix it. Well they should of just left it as one channel from the beginning.

That's what a lot of us said that from the beginning when they started the new channels.

And now they're reversing all those brilliant decisions. Very poor business planning.