topic Re: David's Coffee Talk in Q Talk

David's Coffee Talk

bobby5 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:13:11 GMT

David Venable started "Coffee Talk" during the pandemic. He does it Thurs. mornings on facebook & Fri. mornings on instagram. It's just been a nice way to chat, not sell anything, just chat...until today. I watched just long enough to hear him say that his chats will now stream live on qvc.com & they will post products that you might be interested in buying. I turned it off after that. Is nothing sacred anymore? Does it always have to be about the almighty dollar? Nevermind. I know the answer.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

RespectLife — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:27:05 GMT

@bobby5

Considering DV is prolly one of the highest, quite possibly the highest in sales, I would not be surprised or upset at all.

Isn't this what retail sales is all about? Yes, the Almighty dollar! QVC employs thousands and thousands, mushrooms to delivery services as well. Any chance to add sales, seems like a good business move to me.

I don't doubt he gets tons of messages requesting info about products all the time.

Every recipe blogger I have seen has ads or buying links all over the place.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

PA Mom-mom — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:31:15 GMT

@bobby5 I don't really mind the products being posted. I watched Coffee Talk early on during the pandemic, because there was less to do outside of the house. I just watched it again today and tried both platforms. Let's face it, QVC and David, as a salesperson for QVC, are there to sell product. I don't mind seeing the products on streaming, but watching on FB is less distracting (I watched on my TV). David has always talked about QVC items during Coffee Talk. Sometimes I would go to QVC.com to check out a particular item. The live stream chat makes it easier to shop.

BTW: David kept mentioning Lidia's Polish Pottery and claimed it was from Lidia Bastianich. I don't think it has anything to do with the famous chef and restaurateur. If that's the case, it's kind of a glaring mistake for a seasoned host.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

TeddysMom — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:38:17 GMT

probably - "prolly" is not a word

Re: David's Coffee Talk

sann — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:41:23 GMT

I could be wrong my understanding is that was for Facebook and his Instagram Coffee Talk will remain as usual...I'll see tomorrow.... I'm not on Facebook....

Re: David's Coffee Talk

RespectLife — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:47:58 GMT

@TeddysMom wrote:
probably - "prolly" is not a word

LOL @TeddysMom

Seriously? Thanks

SMH

Oh, that stands for SHAKING MY HEAD.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

RespectLife — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:50:37 GMT

Wow @PA Mom-mom

I am also surprised he blew that one! I have a few pieces of Lidia's pottery.

Beautiful!

Hello, my name is Lidia Giske and I run my business with my daughter Anika. I grew up in Boleslawiec Poland, where Polish Pottery is made. There are quite a few different factories, but the factory that we carry is very special to me. My brother opened Ceramika Kalich in 2001, where he began producing unique patterns and shapes. The factory is a small family owned business, whereas some of the larger factories have hundreds of workers, Ceramika Kalich only has 25. With a smaller factory the artists really focus on quality over quantity. We work with the artists to bring some of our ideas to life, so that they can be enjoyed by all. I grew up using Polish Pottery, and now it has made its way into my children's homes. If you have not tried Polish Pottery before, I hope that you try out one item and see the quality and beauty for yourself. If you are already a collector, we hope that you enjoy our selection of items and see how they pair and stand out with your existing items.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

mimomof4 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:05:43 GMT

Since QVC is David's employer they can request that Coffee Talk, which probably got lots of viewers, to be on QVC plus. This adds traffic to their streaming platform.

As with any other Podcast (I would consider Coffee Talk to be a Podcast) there are sponsors to be promoted.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

manny2 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:48:08 GMT

@bobby5 wrote:
David Venable started "Coffee Talk" during the pandemic. He does it Thurs. mornings on facebook & Fri. mornings on instagram. It's just been a nice way to chat, not sell anything, just chat...until today. I watched just long enough to hear him say that his chats will now stream live on qvc.com & they will post products that you might be interested in buying. I turned it off after that. Is nothing sacred anymore? Does it always have to be about the almighty dollar? Nevermind. I know the answer.

I agree with you @bobby5 it's a turn off.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

KBEANS — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:09:03 GMT

Lidia Bastianch is joining QVC soon with her products. Maybe he just had her on his mind as he was talking this morning. He was a little off with all that coughing. He also seemed a bit apprehensive about the addition of Coffee Talk on the other streaming platforms.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Catch71 — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:03:04 GMT

@bobby5

@bobby5 wrote:
David Venable started "Coffee Talk" during the pandemic. He does it Thurs. mornings on facebook & Fri. mornings on instagram. It's just been a nice way to chat, not sell anything, just chat...until today. I watched just long enough to hear him say that his chats will now stream live on qvc.com & they will post products that you might be interested in buying. I turned it off after that. Is nothing sacred anymore? Does it always have to be about the almighty dollar? Nevermind. I know the answer.

Did you ever think he was doing it just to be nice? I think he is a nice guy but Its all about business really. By building a friendship with people who participate in coffee talk it helps sales. I wouldn't be surprised if he got paid to do it. Im sure he has better things to do than sit online and chat about the weather and his diet and say hello to everyone. I tuned in once to see what it was about and couldn't figure out what people got out of it. I know there are people who are may be home bound or lonely and it gives them someone to converse with so I guess it's nice for them. In the end, it's business though so I can see it evolving to bring in sales.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Jo1313 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:34:38 GMT

@KBEANS wrote:
Lidia Bastianch is joining QVC soon with her products. Maybe he just had her on his mind as he was talking this morning. He was a little off with all that coughing. He also seemed a bit apprehensive about the addition of Coffee Talk on the other streaming platforms.

I think Lidia was on QVC years ago...maybe it was only her cookbooks back then.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

fingerlakesny — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:44:03 GMT

Lidia Bastianch was on QVC a few years selling bakeware. I bought some and I love it. It's some of the best I have ever used. I stopped buying temptations and started buying Lidia's. I have several pieces of temptations that have never been in the oven or microwave and the glazing is all cracked. It looked horrible so I threw it away. I am glad Lidia is coming back. The lady from Polish Pottery is also named Lidia and their stuff is excellent too. You get what you pay for.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

geezerette — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:49:52 GMT

@Catch71 wrote:
@bobby5
@bobby5 wrote:
David Venable started "Coffee Talk" during the pandemic. He does it Thurs. mornings on facebook & Fri. mornings on instagram. It's just been a nice way to chat, not sell anything, just chat...until today. I watched just long enough to hear him say that his chats will now stream live on qvc.com & they will post products that you might be interested in buying. I turned it off after that. Is nothing sacred anymore? Does it always have to be about the almighty dollar? Nevermind. I know the answer.
Did you ever think he was doing it just to be nice? Its all about business, disguised as Coffee Talk. By building a friendship with people who participate in coffee talk it helps sales. I wouldn't be surprised if he got paid to do it. Im sure he has better things to do than sit online and chat about the weather and his diet and say hello to everyone. I tuned in once to see what it was about and couldn't figure out what people got out of it.

I think David's Coffee Talk was a forerunner of the aftershow chats that many of the hosts are doing now online. It's part of the hosts' jobs now.

It's also more convenient for those that are interested in the products mentioned, and for those that don't belong to Facebook or Instagram. They can access all that right here on QVC online.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:00:44 GMT

David's Coffee Talks on his Instagram and FB accounts turned into his diet and low carb lifestyle Talk over the past year. It had become extremely monotonous and boring because of that, in my opinion.

Hopefully, putting it on QVC livestream will bring back more QVC product conversation and just interesting conversations. So I don't mind the product placement and selling here & there.

By the way, Alberti also has a video hour every week, called Happy Hour, on Wednesdays on his Facebook page.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

colleena — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:54:39 GMT

@bobby5 I kind of look at it this way; if David was using his personal facebook page that's one thing but since he's using his Q facebook page I'm pretty sure they have a lot to do w/how/why/what his coffee talk entails.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Qvcmeow — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:31:38 GMT

It's not surprising. After all, he does it on his Q Facebook page; his chats were not about the goodness of his heart. What he's doing counts as work

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Julie_23 — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:42:59 GMT

Not too long ago, I saw a post-show "LIVE" chat by Kerstin; and, she posted products as well.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

febe1 — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:38:33 GMT

David is a salesman for the Q, not your BFF.

Re: David's Coffee Talk

Patriot3 — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:44:15 GMT

I watched David's CT for a while, and as someone else said, it became boring. Same old stuff over and over. So I quit watching.