topic Re: We#love QVC vs. Forums in Community Chat

We#love QVC vs. Forums

Winkk — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:47:00 GMT

I went and joined the FB page they recommend and that visit will be the last time. It is not even close to the forums. I like the forums because there are categories to pick from, the format is good and it's just forum members. (If the FB page has categories I didn't see them.)

What I saw on FB is people write a post on any topic and you reply to that post. If you want to go back and reread something you have to scroll through all the posts. (Since I don't know FB that well there may be an easier way I don't know.)

Also, the administrators and moderators list some QVC hosts. I don't want them participating. All the posts I saw were about products no personal stories. This FB page is going to be just another sales pitch. No thanks.

Has anyone else tried the FB page?

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sonson — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:54:17 GMT

I have tried it, didn't like it so I unfollowed after giving it a try for several months. It's absolutely nothing like these boards. When the boards go, so will my long relationship with QVC. My account with them will end with the closing of these boards.

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catter70 — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:55:38 GMT

I haven't and I won't be doing so. It's too bad as I enjoy visiting here everyday, more than once.

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BalletBabe — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:57:46 GMT

@Winkk wrote:
I went and joined the FB page they recommend and that visit will be the last time. It is not even close to the forums. I like the forums because there are categories to pick from, the format is good and it's just forum members. (If the FB page has categories I didn't see them.)

What I saw on FB is people write a post on any topic and you reply to that post. If you want to go back and reread something you have to scroll through all the posts. (Since I don't know FB that well there may be an easier way I don't know.)

Also, the administrators and moderators list some QVC hosts. I don't want them participating. All the posts I saw were about products no personal stories. This FB page is going to be just another sales pitch. No thanks.

Has anyone else tried the FB page?

@Winkk Yes, I went there and it is a joke. That is nothing like we have here. I suggest we all Boycott QVC. The day the boards go down, we all cancel our QCards. Cancel any auto delivery orders. I cannot believe they would do this right before the Holidays when so many are alone. This was a special group of people and we will never find that anywhere else.

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:59:26 GMT

Posters with expectations that the Facebook experience will mirror these Forums will be greatly disappointed. It is largely an exercise in collaborative marketing.

I'll join the many others here in saying "not interested."

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Snoopp — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:01:59 GMT

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Snoopp — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:05:03 GMT

I believe the facebook move is a total sales pitch.

They are looking for a certain demographic and think this is the way to get it.

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CalminHeart — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:07:55 GMT

I didn't see the announcement. When are forums shutting down?

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Miss Pepsi — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:09:34 GMT

I have belonged to the #weloveQVC facebook page since its inception. It is not my cup of tea either. Sometimes I visit and sometimes I don't.

Having said that, neither that page nor these forums has anything to do with out often or what I purchase from QVC.

While I do love visiting these forums and I will miss it, it will not change my purchasing habits from the Q. I will also say that I honestly don't buy that much. At my age I am downsizing and my gift list has shrunk considerably over the years. I will still watch QVC and if I see something I want and I consider it reasonable for my budget, I will purchase, if not I will not. These boards or lack there of will have no impact on my spending.

I know some of you will hate this post and that is ok, I just thought I would put up a different viewpoint.

Re: We#love QVC vs. Forums

Pearlee — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:18:43 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:
I didn't see the announcement. When are forums shutting down?

@CalminHeart Nov 2nd

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Winkk — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:19:41 GMT

@CalminHeart .. If you click on All Forum Topics at the top is a banner announcing it.

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sonson — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:20:38 GMT

@BalletBabe wrote:
@Winkk wrote:
I went and joined the FB page they recommend and that visit will be the last time. It is not even close to the forums. I like the forums because there are categories to pick from, the format is good and it's just forum members. (If the FB page has categories I didn't see them.)

What I saw on FB is people write a post on any topic and you reply to that post. If you want to go back and reread something you have to scroll through all the posts. (Since I don't know FB that well there may be an easier way I don't know.)

Also, the administrators and moderators list some QVC hosts. I don't want them participating. All the posts I saw were about products no personal stories. This FB page is going to be just another sales pitch. No thanks.

Has anyone else tried the FB page?
@Winkk Yes, I went there and it is a joke. That is nothing like we have here. I suggest we all Boycott QVC. The day the boards go down, we all cancel our QCards. Cancel any auto delivery orders. I cannot believe they would do this right before the Holidays when so many are alone. This was a special group of people and we will never find that anywhere else.

I have written a letter this morning, going out in the mail today. I will be joining you in cancelling my account the day these boards are gone.

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Snoopp — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:21:40 GMT

What qvc has completely missed is that some of us on the forum go very easily to the shopping site from the forum to purchase. It is easy and once you are on qvc, you have easy access to both the forum and products for sale. I often will do searches on clothing before or after posting on the forum. I rarely watch qvc on tv anymore. Now, I have no compelling reason to log on to the qvc site either.

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gidgetgh — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:10:03 GMT

@Winkk wrote:
I went and joined the FB page they recommend and that visit will be the last time. It is not even close to the forums. I like the forums because there are categories to pick from, the format is good and it's just forum members. (If the FB page has categories I didn't see them.)

What I saw on FB is people write a post on any topic and you reply to that post. If you want to go back and reread something you have to scroll through all the posts. (Since I don't know FB that well there may be an easier way I don't know.)

Also, the administrators and moderators list some QVC hosts. I don't want them participating. All the posts I saw were about products no personal stories. This FB page is going to be just another sales pitch. No thanks.

Has anyone else tried the FB page?

@Winkk - I'm in it. It's a yawner so far. Not at all like the forums here, nor will it be. Facebook groups aren't set up that way. I'll stay in it (along with QVC Addicts) because it gives me something to read. I don't think I have ever responded to a post in QVC Addicts ever and so far, I have only responded to one post in the new we love QVC group.

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Maloyo — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:22:47 GMT

I hate Facebook. I am a member and use it for a very few specific things. I don't think this will become one of them.

These forums have been great. They have saved me a lot of money with timely and honest reviews and opened me up to some great products that I never would have tried otherwise.

It's been fun.

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LindaSal — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:22:52 GMT

Wow, this is a bummer I am not on social media at all, this is the only place I go to chat and I have enjoyed it very much over the years. I will really miss coming on here and reading posts and replying. I guess we'll all have to say good bye at the end of the month.

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Nancy Drew — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:24:31 GMT

FB is not a good replacement for me. It is strictly to get traffic to what they are selling. It lacks a community feel like here. I predict people who bother to post and get no feedback will not bother again. I could be wrong. I don't post much anymore as YouTube and Instagram are my social media choices.

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eadu4 — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:06:17 GMT

It's sad that they caved to FB so they can actually harvest more data. Basically they can save on IT resources by closing the forums/blogs switch over to FB while gaining alot more advertising and having to use less of their own IT resources to monitor the new site. And yes, they will harvest your friends and family data for advertising as well. With FB they get a bigger pot of customer and possible future customer data information. These forums served their purpose years ago to create what they were pushing which was a "family/friends" kind of shopping experience.

They will lose customers with this move. They obviously feel it won't harm their bottom line. Time will tell. I believe you will start to see more "younger" oriented products being pushed. Face it, they feel these forums are just filled with old ladies/men and we are expendable. I guess they consider our purchasing power expendable too. Again time will tell how big a profit loss they will experience. Not sure how well they will be able to move into a more younger oriented shopping experience but I look for a "whole new look" to QVC to be pushed shortly starting in 2022. Personally, I'm done. Once you turn your back on a segment of your customers, you've lost me.

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Winkk — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:20:40 GMT

I agree @Miss Pepsi .. I will continue to shop QVC just like any other retailer. For me the Forums were a entire different issue.

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RespectLife — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:43:23 GMT

@Miss Pepsi

I must say I agree with you at this point.

I DO shop a lot. As much as I have enjoyed these forums, I really don't think it has a big bearing on my shopping.

Two separate things to me.

However, like other posters, I HAVE looked at items recommended, talked about on these boards....and many times, purchased. That aspect will be eliminated.