topic Re: DELIBERATE MISREPRESENTATION? in Community Chat

DELIBERATE MISREPRESENTATION?

furbabylover — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:13:08 GMT

Right now Authentic Gourment Apple Filled Lattice Pastries are on air. I thought they looked good and Rachel and the vendor both talked about smelling the butter when you bake them. I decided to look up the ingredients and there was NO butter! Just vegetable oils and fats, rapeseed and palm oils. I am wondering if the vendor, knowing that Authentic Gourmet is famous for their French butter, just wanted to keep the "butter" theme going, knowing full well that these did not contain butter. I have to say it turned me off immediately. I am having trust issues with QVC right now anyway, so this didn't help.

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World Traveler — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:17:06 GMT

Perhaps they put butter on top of the pastry. David frequently mentions butter when presenting items that do not contain butter. He seems to like putting butter on top of many of the food items. Maybe Rachel does too.

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bonnielu — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:18:54 GMT

I have another one for you which really upsets me under the beauty department. Wrinkles, lines whatever makes us look old. QVC has magic potions and creams etc. The people showing it, standing behind it have had Botox or the like surgery. It "ain't the product...

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:24:18 GMT

@furbabylover I just fact checked you, and can confirm that you are correct! I wonder if it was just some random babbling from Rachel. Their butter croissants do have butter, but not these.

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AuntG — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:26:49 GMT

If they say buttery, it's probably a slight misrepresentation. However to say they can smell the butter - now that's a lie.

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furbabylover — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:27:49 GMT

Both Rachel and the vendor discussed the smell of the butter while these were baking, so both of them took up the theme.

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Still Raining — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:29:50 GMT

Fact checker #2 here. Indeed no butter. A horrible list of other things. Wouldn't go near these things and I do like apple.

Minor point, they mention rapeseed oil which is an oddity. Usually they just go for the canola.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:38:53 GMT

I tuned in to see the denim Jayne was wearing and Rachel was presenting the pastry. She distinctly mentioned the "layers and butter between them, then more butter in the apples". Maybe that's what she was told and she believed it.

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riley1 — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:50:31 GMT

Did not see the presentation, however, could it have been the pie crust and lattice strips that were made with butter.

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Marp — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:06:47 GMT

@riley1 wrote:
Did not see the presentation, however, could it have been the pie crust and lattice strips that were made with butter.

From the listed description: A perfect addition to your breakfast bar, brunch buffet, or dessert table, these lattice pastries feature a generous apple filling stuffed into a buttery crust.

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songbird — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:19:12 GMT

I've never in my life ever ordered any kind of food from QVC. Some people loved their food, others hated it. But I think QVC will refund you if your food doesn't turn out so great. Since I don't trust QVC for food....I don't order.

What I do is write down the names of the companies. Head over to Amazon, see they are on it. Lots of times they are. If they aren't, I google their websites. They also have other flavors that the QVC presentation doesn't. I love cranberries, but I never see that flavor on QVC for pastries. I found Grandma's coffee cake with cranberries on Amazon. Loved it!

The only disappointment I had was Honey Belles. I ordered directly from the growers. They were OK, but each one seem to taste differently then the other. Example, one was sweet, then next tart, the next one juicy, the next one pulpy, etc. Anyway I won't order again. Hardly anybody in my family liked them.

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doxie1 — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:15:13 GMT

@furbabylover

I think it has gotten worse. It may be because of the pressure to sell that more of the hosts seem to know less about the products and do not accurately describe the products. With that said I now do not count on them to tell the truth.

doxie

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sunshine45 — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:55:05 GMT

you could always send a message to the social team to investigate this and possibly remove the word "buttery" from the online description.

if anyone purchased these and are disappointed in the taste, quality, or misleading words "butter" or "buttery," you have a 100% money back guarantee from qvc and you do not have to return the food item.

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maximillian — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:07:37 GMT

I think the OP has a valid point. It's called TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. Brick and mortar stores have to be transparent and truthful. Online companies should have to as well.

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Spurt — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:24:46 GMT

The Dyson Rep is what gets me.....

She says the cordless will run an hour without a charge, she hangs a vacuum up, turns it on and puts it on a timer.....She says see it runs for a whole hour....But what she doesnt say is thats on a low setting, she doesnt mention what happens on the high setting at all.

Consumer Reports did extensive research on the run time. They found the long long run times applies only to hard wood floors on a low setting. On a high setting and carpets that have gotten routine use, the run time is only 6 to 10 minutes which coincides with what QVC reviews have said and also comments on the Forum. Now some will say thats enough time, but not if you have pets that shed their fur, or large carpeted rooms, carpeted stairs and also want to use the attachements to do furniture and drapes.....So I think that demo is disingenuous too

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hippiechick7897 — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 03:49:15 GMT

Buttery is also a descriptive word. They describe leather as buttery all the time and there’s no butter there.

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Mindy D — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:07:30 GMT

@Marp wrote:
@riley1 wrote:
Did not see the presentation, however, could it have been the pie crust and lattice strips that were made with butter.

From the listed description: A perfect addition to your breakfast bar, brunch buffet, or dessert table, these lattice pastries feature a generous apple filling stuffed into a buttery crust.

@Marp @Someone must think that 'buttery' doesn't mean 'containing butter.' I read the ingredients list and there's no butter in this item.

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Cats3000 — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:10:50 GMT

You should have "trust issues" with EVERY salesman. Their job is to SELL; to separate you from your hard-earned dollars.

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Patriot3 — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:50:09 GMT

I did see that presentation and yes, Rachel did say "your whole house will smell like butter".

I also saw the pulled pork/chicken presentation. Rachel could not keep quiet. She oohed and aahhed and cackled all thru the time Jayne was presenting. It was Jayne's turn to talk! That was enough for me. Don't understand......................

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bonnielu — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:22:29 GMT

Found out what she was wearing was a top. Over $60. Like it but I will pass. I checked out the AS IS and it was $35 but only in xs. Well better luck next time.