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Ever Heard "if it aint broke don't fix it"? QVC messed up again!

Nicecupoftea — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:10:35 GMT

For no reason two days ago my account was de-activated and I was not able to put an order through on line. Today they told us that the account is re-activated. However they are changing from pin numbers to passwords. That will definitely reduce my ordering in future. I have a problem with remembering passwords. I keep a tiny notebook with all my passwords in it. That means I usually have to look for the passwords to get on sites. By the time I look up the QVC password I will probably change my mind about ordering. Perhaps I should thank QVC for making ordering more difficult!

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

goodstuff — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:25:33 GMT

For the life of me, I can't understand why they keep piddling with this website. Every time they try to redesign something, they mess things up for days or weeks. Seems a totally unnecessary change to me. My PIN has been working just fine.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

suzyQ3 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:01:31 GMT

I mostly chat on the forums. I haven't gone through any de-activation, so my log-in info usually shows up automatically.

I'm not quite sure why it's easier to remember a pin number than a password, but either way, just add the info when you bookmark a site.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

txskies — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:25:59 GMT

We all have too many passwords to remember, as it is! Bad idea.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

dooBdoo — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:14:04 GMT

Frankly, I'm surprised at posters who don't want a more secure password. I know it's a little more complicated, but it's far more complicated to try and un-do the theft of your personal and financial information by hackers.

If a user wants their computer to remember site passwords, they can activate this in their browser settings/preferences.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

marzi 1 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:54:39 GMT

Goodstuff.. I don't have anything to add I just wanted to let you know I thought I was the only one left who used the word ""piddling"". Glad to know I am not haha

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

chickenbutt — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:08:53 GMT

ITA with dooBdoo. Better security is ALWAYS a better thing. There are a lot of things wrong with this board/website, but updating to allowing a longer password is not a bad thing.

Furthermore, I would recommend 'Roboform'. It's a for-purchase software (buy in one time and have Lifetime) that is inexpensive and excellent. All your passwords are there and it's password-protected. Every now and then I print up the list to keep in my house and shred the old one. I would not want to be without it.

At this point, I'm still using the 4-digit PIN on my accounts here (I have two - one is my husband's, that I use for posting on the board and the other is my purchasing account), so I guess it hasn't become mandatory yet (?).

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

goodstuff — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:51:48 GMT

On 3/7/2014 marzi 1 said:
Goodstuff.. I don't have anything to add I just wanted to let you know I thought I was the only one left who used the word ""piddling"". Glad to know I am not haha

A good old Southern expression. I use it often.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

sylviahomeatlast — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 05:57:30 GMT

On 3/7/2014 marzi 1 said:
Goodstuff.. I don't have anything to add I just wanted to let you know I thought I was the only one left who used the word ""piddling"". Glad to know I am not haha

Mr Sylvia says ""piddling"" not me ---I thought it was such an ""old-timely"" word. )

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

depglass — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:22:25 GMT

I have three passwords. If my memory is stuck on a site, I start with the simplest, then proceed to 2nd and 3rd. The most complex is for money accounts. Only three because some sites knock you off after three tries. Nothing is written down.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

Starlight1_1 — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:29:48 GMT

On 6/9/2014 Farnella Dot Gridwhop said:
In testing.

You are very annoying! Stop it already!

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

millieshops — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:28:39 GMT

Got that email, too, but since my existing password was working, I just used that - and a day or two later, got another email telling me the first had arrived in error.

I'm on a buying "diet" lately as I work at getting rid of "stuff" acquired over many years, so it mess up didn't affect QVC's bottom line. I wasn't about to buy any which way.

I just wish the password snafu were the worst thing wrong with the Forum website. I'm annoyed that when I do sign in, the posts I see first are several days old when they're supposed to be recent postings. Then again, that glitch means I just don't bother as much as I once did. I haven't purchased anything new for months now - pretty soon maybe I'll discipline myself to avoid the forums, too. No enabling would probably be a good thing for me.

Re: Ever Heard ""if it aint broke don't fix it""? QVC messed up again!

Kay SD — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:03:14 GMT

Gosh, I was happy to have something more secure than a 4-digit pin. Passwords are definitely a pain to keep track of, but they're necessary to make online transactions safe. I figure, if I lose interest in an item in the time it takes me to look up the password, I must not have really wanted it that much anyway! So it's all good.