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What A Difference A Host Makes

asoutherngirl — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 05:36:09 GMT

Jayne Brown is hosting the Dennis Basso collection and they are actually talking about his designs!!! No silliness here. Refreshing to watch and hear about his clothes without having to endure the host's insertion of self.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

January121 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 05:58:52 GMT

OMG!!! here we go again .... it's so sad it's actually funny!!!

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

millieshops — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:32:59 GMT

What a difference it would make if posters could find a way to compliment one host without denigrating another.

That said, I saw Jayne in the midnight hour - good show.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

missy1 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:39:48 GMT

@January121 wrote:

OMG!!! here we go again .... it's so sad it's actually funny!!!

I see a pattern.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

asoutherngirl — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:09:06 GMT

missy1, would you elaborate on that pattern? i see that you and the other poster who commented on my post are honored contributors. Evidently, you have been around longer and have a wider understanding of something of which I, as a new contributor, am not aware.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Barbara-QVC — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:06:51 GMT

This post has been removed by QVC because it is unkind.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Karnerblue — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:29:07 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
What a difference it would make if posters could find a way to compliment one host without denigrating another.

That said, I saw Jayne in the midnight hour - good show.

Exactly. she should have stopped at "hello."

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Deb1010yetagain — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:41:08 GMT

Jayne is a good host. She's light-hearted and keeps things moving and interesting.

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12andcounting — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:08:00 GMT

A host REALLY makes a difference. I watch much less QVC now than I have in years just due to the number of hosts I don't find enjoyable to watch.

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alliswell — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:10:06 GMT

I love Jayne! She thinks before she speaks, she's very professional, easy to watch and listen to and she explains details beautifully. Plus she doesn't babble.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

blackhole99 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:21:35 GMT

@asoutherngirl Welcome to the boards and don't give too much thought to the slings and arrows on these forums. Everyone has an opinion and likes to give and get advice or we wouldn't be here. My advice is to take what's said with a grain of salt, but don't let anyone diminish your response.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

stevieb — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:33:30 GMT

@12andcounting wrote:
A host REALLY makes a difference. I watch much less QVC now than I have in years just due to the number of hosts I don't find enjoyable to watch.

I absolutely agree... And as far as it goes, @asoutherngirl, you said nothing wrong. You expressed a positive opinion about one host and while you were clearly comparing her performance to others, you didn't mention them by name...

Some of the more pious among us take exception to any criticism of hosts. Personally, if I don't like a host or a host's performance, I have no problem saying so, though I do think it's important to do so in a non-demeaning manner...

As for the poster classifications, they really don't mean a great deal. Anyone that sticks around long enough, posts enough, and gets a smattering of 'hearted' posts ends up in pretty much the same category... And actually, they seem to have capped their 'labels' at 'Honored'...

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

stevieb — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:36:35 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
What a difference it would make if posters could find a way to compliment one host without denigrating another.

That said, I saw Jayne in the midnight hour - good show.

I tend to agree with that premise... That said, the OP didn't mention another host by name... If there is the capacity for others to know of whom she was referring, maybe that itself says something...

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Trinity11 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:37:25 GMT

@asoutherngirl wrote:
Jayne Brown is hosting the Dennis Basso collection and they are actually talking about his designs!!! No silliness here. Refreshing to watch and hear about his clothes without having to endure the host's insertion of self.

What I noticed was that Jayne was trying to speak and Dennis seemed irritated with her and interupted her a few times. I felt like you could cut the tension with a knife.

Welcome asoutherngirl to the boards. You will receive a variety of opinions and sometimes it can be interesting the different "take" posters have on a given situation. Hope you enjoy!

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

stevieb — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:43:33 GMT

@Trinity11 wrote:
@asoutherngirl wrote:
Jayne Brown is hosting the Dennis Basso collection and they are actually talking about his designs!!! No silliness here. Refreshing to watch and hear about his clothes without having to endure the host's insertion of self.
What I noticed was that Jayne was trying to speak and Dennis seemed irritated with her and interupted her a few times. I felt like you could cut the tension with a knife.

Welcome asoutherngirl to the boards. You will receive a variety of opinions and sometimes it can be interesting the different "take" posters have on a given situation. Hope you enjoy!

I like Dennis, always have, but he does tend (as do other vendors, and in a more obnoxious way) to run off at the mouth... I think he often gets irritated with hosts who he perceives as 'getting in his way'. You'd think by now he'd know the drill... But then, of course, there are others who you'd think would have 'got it' by now too... Lisa probably handled him better than most. She tended to just let him go and then, when he absolutely had to come up for air, she'd jump in. I seem to recall him once telling one of the hosts to 'shut up'... and actually, there are times when I'd personally like to say the same thing.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Trinity11 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:49:28 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
@Trinity11 wrote:
@asoutherngirl wrote:
Jayne Brown is hosting the Dennis Basso collection and they are actually talking about his designs!!! No silliness here. Refreshing to watch and hear about his clothes without having to endure the host's insertion of self.
What I noticed was that Jayne was trying to speak and Dennis seemed irritated with her and interupted her a few times. I felt like you could cut the tension with a knife.

Welcome asoutherngirl to the boards. You will receive a variety of opinions and sometimes it can be interesting the different "take" posters have on a given situation. Hope you enjoy!
I like Dennis, always have, but he does tend (as do other vendors, and in a more obnoxious way) to run off at the mouth... I think he often gets irritated with hosts who he perceives as 'getting in his way'. You'd think by now he'd know the drill... But then, of course, there are others who you'd think would have 'got it' by now too... Lisa probably handled him better than most. She tended to just let him go and then, when he absolutely had to come up for air, she'd jump in. I seem to recall him once telling one of the hosts to 'shut up'... and actually, there are times when I'd personally like to say the same thing.

I think Dennis prefers certain hosts that he deems on trend. I just get that feeling about him. Jayne is a nice lady but not someone I think of as having style. I felt bad for her last night because he seemed to be exceptionally overbearing with her.

I agree about Lisa....

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

Karnerblue — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:54:38 GMT

"Pious" ... hmmm.

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

stevieb — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:22:17 GMT

@Karnerblue wrote:
"Pious" ... hmmm.

Well, I'll tell you... I was going for 'sanctimonious' or 'self-righteous', but you just never know what's going to be labeled as 'unkind' these days...

Re: What A Difference A Host Makes

buyornot — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:33:23 GMT

That Basso jacket yesterday was beautifully designed-nice lines! I bought a version of this many years ago,still wear it and I still get compliments every time!