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Life Without the Q

Biftu — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:05:42 GMT

With all the gift programming these past weeks, I am really saving -- no temptations! I have no interest in all the electronics, flashlights, food, etc. they have been selling. I have stopped watching. I have been out there Christmas shopping and realized what better deals are out there. Thanks QVC, I may watch a lot less or even stop all together.

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TX-starlight — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:24:18 GMT

Same here. I used to have QVC on continuously thru the day. Now I can barely stand to watch/hear the hosts & some vendors. I am mostly only interested in fashion & it has gone thru the roof, so I can't justify spending that much!!!

Rolls eyes

debic — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:42:50 GMT

*Rolls eyes*

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colliegirls — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:48:10 GMT

I remember the old Q with all the jewelry shows that I would watch while having Sunday morning coffee or on in the background while relaxing in the evening. Every time I click on the Q now, I end up changing the channel, not interested in the same old items over and over.

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stevieb — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:56:25 GMT

You're not alone, OP. I've watched almost nothing and see no reason to start watching again.

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millieshops — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:19:29 GMT

I just walked through Nordstrom - first time in many months. Amazingly uninteresting.

The jewelry department has almost nothing to sell - the cases are nearly empty and some tables in the middle aisles were totally empty. And instead of the good costume jewelry of past holidays (and really almost always), there was lots of much cheaper trinkets.

Upstairs in the clothing department, way too muany of the offerings were pretty much the same as I saw months ago. I didn't find anything tempting and left the store without buying. I know it's Cyber Monday, but really - I didn't see but one sale being rung up during the time I walked around.

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stevieb — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:28:30 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
I just walked through Nordstrom - first time in many months. Amazingly uninteresting.

The jewelry department has almost nothing to sell - the cases are nearly empty and some tables in the middle aisles were totally empty. And instead of the good costume jewelry of past holidays (and really almost always), there was lots of much cheaper trinkets.

Upstairs in the clothing department, way too muany of the offerings were pretty much the same as I saw months ago. I didn't find anything tempting and left the store without buying. I know it's Cyber Monday, but really - I didn't see but one sale being rung up during the time I walked around.

It's interesting, given you haven't been in many months, that the clothing hasn't turned over. You'd think they'd have put out their winter things by now... I know they have at the several Nordstrom stores in my area... Personally, I've never been a big Norstrom fan, but I saw quite a bit of variety at one nearby store recently. My favorite department store is Bloomies and there was certainly no lack of variety there when I walked through last week. I also think, these days, smaller shops, like Anthropologie, offer a nice array of goods... No retailer is going to work for everyone, but I've done well locally. The offerings I've seen certainly beat blenders, ladders and poo pourri, anyway...

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GinaV24 — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:56:29 GMT

I've done the same thing. Take a look, nope, nothing to see here and I move along. I did watch some of evine and hsn over the long weekend.

heck even the new arrivals category online has little that interests me. I realize that everyone is different and looking for different things but if QVC wants my $ they need to have a way to get me to stop and look. The "gift show" stuff never draws me in because it is the same items they show all year w/o much pricing difference and most of those items are not things I would buy for gifts.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:19:15 GMT

I haven't tuned into Q since the August gold day.

I used to have Q on all the time, background noise. They had unique products, quality gold jewelry, decent silver jewelry (though I'm allergic to it), and things you would not find in most local b&m stores. Q is barely a shell of the quality network it used to be.

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Witchy Woman — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:39:50 GMT

Increasingly, I have tuned out of all shopping channels. Many years ago, it seemed more fun, entertaining and convenient.

Over time, the programming/hosts/selling have gotten more irritating than not, and I've "changed the channel."

Now and then, I check in and find it's only gotten worse.

I flipped past Q the other day to find they were selling flashlights they've been selling for maybe ten years. Then, on to HSN and they were screeching about buying a 5 box set of candy and "splitting it up into 5 or more gifts."

No thanks to both and much else of what they offer.

The thrill is definetly gone -- but I'm saving lots of money!

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Colinka — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:05:37 GMT

I have programmed my TV channel selector to skip over all of the shopping channels, even the Q. Makes watching so much easier, and less "all about spend, spend, spend."

I do enjoy this online community chat, though. Lots of kindred spirits.

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blackhole99 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:32:31 GMT

I rarely sit and watch the Q any more simply because the offerings and presentations by the hosts are so annoying. I seem to always need something though, and I like home shopping. I feel most comfortable shopping at the Q and will continue, although I do buy artisan jewelry and some clothes from Evine.

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febe1 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:39:06 GMT

I remember the Q's TSV's. They used to be so tempting, I had to stop myself thinking I can't buy one every day! Now, the TSV's are so unremarkable. I can't remember the last one I've bought. And it's not b/c I'm not buying. I'm still buying. I still have money. I still like shopping. But the same products continuously being sold is just mind numbing. It's like Groundhog Day.

Cyber Monday, I bought two gifts @ 30% off free S&H. I had offers from everywhere. My mailbox was unbelievable with offers that are hard to refuse. And then today, many just extended their Cyber Monday. I haven't bought one Christmas present from the Q this year.

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stevieb — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:57:38 GMT

@Witchy Woman wrote:
Increasingly, I have tuned out of all shopping channels. Many years ago, it seemed more fun, entertaining and convenient.

Over time, the programming/hosts/selling have gotten more irritating than not, and I've "changed the channel."

Now and then, I check in and find it's only gotten worse.

I flipped past Q the other day to find they were selling flashlights they've been selling for maybe ten years. Then, on to HSN and they were screeching about buying a 5 box set of candy and "splitting it up into 5 or more gifts."

No thanks to both and much else of what they offer.

The thrill is definetly gone -- but I'm saving lots of money!

I agree, the thrill is gone and the entire home shopping formula employed by QVC and HSN has grown so stale it's virtually moldy. It might still be working for them at some level, though I don't think either of them posted impressive numbers recently, but at some point, someone is going to need to reinvent the home shopping approach or one day they'll realize there aren't many 'valued customers' left who are watching, or buying.

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KathyPet — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:17:52 GMT

ITA about the same repetitive boring products over and over again but the fact remains that someone is buying this stuff or they wouldn't keep selling it. Anyone want to fess up to having purchased those flashlights for all their family, friend and neighbor's??

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SaRina — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:32:25 GMT

@GinaV24 wrote:
I've done the same thing. Take a look, nope, nothing to see here and I move along. I did watch some of evine and hsn over the long weekend.

heck even the new arrivals category online has little that interests me. I realize that everyone is different and looking for different things but if QVC wants my $ they need to have a way to get me to stop and look. The "gift show" stuff never draws me in because it is the same items they show all year w/o much pricing difference and most of those items are not things I would buy for gifts.

Lol. Every dang show will have the word "Gift" in the title, from now 'til Christmas and it's just the same ol' stuff they've been selling forever. Like we are stupid or something. Like we can't figure out that these items can be given as gifts. I always get a kick out of that.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:57:12 GMT

@febe1 wrote:
I remember the Q's TSV's. They used to be so tempting, I had to stop myself thinking I can't buy one every day! Now, the TSV's are so unremarkable. I can't remember the last one I've bought. And it's not b/c I'm not buying. I'm still buying. I still have money. I still like shopping. But the same products continuously being sold is just mind numbing. It's like Groundhog Day.

@Cyber Monday, I bought two gifts @ 30% off free S&H. I had offers from everywhere. My mailbox was unbelievable with offers that are hard to refuse. And then today, many just extended their Cyber Monday. I haven't bought one Christmas present from the Q this year.

I posted elsewhere that QVC should be embarrassed about their Cyber Monday offerings. Every website I purchased from had free s/h and a good percentage off. Black Friday I bought from a couple of sites that didn't have the greatest percentage off but the s/h was free and they are items that are NEVER discounted so 15%-25% are better than nothing and better than what Q was offering.

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hrs — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:48:31 GMT

When gold prices went through the roof a few years back, everything changed, esp. with QVC jewelry and programming. I also remember all the jewelry shows that were quality 14k gold and sterling silver and how about GEM STONES. I really miss those days. Now clothing and electronics are so cheap to produce and easy to make a profit. Maybe one day the jewelry days will return, maybe.

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Deb1010again — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:23:53 GMT

And yet, QVC does phenomenally well and keeps increasing total sales, customer acquisition and has a much envied customer retention rate. They are also dominating globally with channels in various countries.

Lots of people are watching and purchasing.

I agree with most of you and find it all puzzling. But I must not represent their average customer. I don't find QVC to be competitive with other electronic and b&m retailers for the reasons already mentioned.

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GinaV24 — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:02:53 GMT

@Lipstickdiva -- you are so right. I thought the same thing. I had good offers from a lot of retailers w/free shipping. Q is not competitive in that area.