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Hi Neighbor??

madzonie — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:01:01 GMT

The “sister” shopping channel is now referring to callers as “neighbors.” The Beekman show host...don’t know her name...keeps saying, “hello neighbor....you’re on the air” or, “let’s talk to another neighbor.” To me it sounds very weird.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:12:20 GMT

It sounds like forced folksyness. Too cutesy.

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kitcat51 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:14:27 GMT

The owners of Beekman call their customers neighbors, the show host is simply doing what they want.

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RoughDraft — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:14:28 GMT

It's the same way they addressed customers when on the other network.

Relax. It's not an insult.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:14:02 GMT

That's only when Beekman is on -- they always do that because that's the way Beekman always addresses their customers.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 14:50:16 GMT

I assume you are referring to HSN. It's ok, you can say it....LOL It's not an obscenity. Also, neighbor is a Beekman thing. It's how they sometimes refer to customers, viewers, guests at the inn etc. They always did that on Evine.

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Jaspersmom — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 15:56:43 GMT

Read how they got started up in Sharon Springs, NY and how joining with their neighbors saved their farm. They refer to all their customers as neighbors. Just their thing.

https://beekman1802.com/whois1802/us/

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ValuSkr — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:04:54 GMT

It's a Beekman thing and the host will only do it while presenting Beekman product. It's weird.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:07:04 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
It sounds like forced folksyness. Too cutesy.

@Kachina624 I agree.

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madzonie — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:26:50 GMT

Thanks to all who replied. I did realize after the show that it was limited to the Beekman products. I just found it rather odd. And I think many of the callers didn't "get it" like me. When the host would say "hello neighbor, you're on the air. What's your name and where are you calling from?" most times there was silence until the host prompted them a couple times.

I just kind of felt if this was a new thing for H, it was awkward.

BTW I did order a couple of the Beekman products. I hope they are as good as they have been presented to be.

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CatsyCline — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:35:04 GMT

there is a delay now when a caller is patched in. maybe to screen out certain types of unpleasant calls?

hsn used to have callers that sounded too professional and rehearsed

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sunshine 919 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:59:24 GMT

@kitcat51 wrote:
The owners of Beekman call their customers neighbors, the show host is simply doing what they want.

The Beekmans always call their customers neighbors. It's just something they did on Evine. I have not watched them on HSN but I am sure they still do it. They live in a very small town. They have spoken how neighbors helped them out.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:00:51 GMT

I am not THEIR NEIGHBOR.... I can not stand the two goat lovers and their smelly goats........ or their soap.

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iwrite — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:00:29 GMT

this isn't new. the beekman boys have been calling people that purchase and/or call in neighbors since before they were on hsn.

they often explain why they call people neighbors while on air.

back in the day, one of their neighbors showed them how to make the soap, which launched their company.

it started when their actual neighbors came over to their house to help them get a really large order wrapped and shipped.

they do not mean any harm by it.

it's the same as when recording artists have a name for their fans, like lady gaga calling her fans "little monsters".