topic Re: Spelling Counts in Holiday

Spelling Counts

JoePE — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:25:41 GMT

M94527 Cottage Farms Holiday -Wax - Dip Amaryllis Bulb

Can't believe that everyone involved with this product, from its inception, through the manufacturing process, and finally to presentation tonight, missed the "Gold Bulb"

message. . . . "Seasons Grettings"

That's embarrassing Cottage Farms and QVC.

Re: Spelling Counts

KingstonMom — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:30:08 GMT

@JoePE

Speaking of spelling, spellcheck is your friend! (wink)

Re: Spelling Counts

EastCoastGal — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:44:32 GMT

@JoePE wrote:
M94527 Cottage Farms Holiday -Wax - Dip Amaryllis Bulb

Can't believe that everyone involved with this product, from its inception, through the manufacturing process, and finally to presentation tonight, missed the "Gold Bulb"
message. . . . "Seasons Grettings"

That's embarrassing Cottage Farms and QVC.

@JoePE ... Were both words spelled incorrectly?

Re: Spelling Counts

Venezia — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:48:56 GMT

I just looked at the video and the bulbs shown on air had it spelled correctly.

I think it's only the photo image online that has it spelled incorrectly, so that's likely an editing error.

Unless someone is seeing them present different bulbs on air? There are three of each color in the video I watched - all with correct spelling.

Re: Spelling Counts

EastCoastGal — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:54:48 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
I just looked at the video and the bulbs shown on air had it spelled correctly.

I think it's only the photo image online that has it spelled incorrectly, so that's likely an editing error.

Unless someone is seeing them present different bulbs on air? There are three of each color in the video I watched - all with correct spelling.

@Venezia ... You're right. I just watched the video too... but l just looked up how to spell Seasons Greetings and it's as l thought "Season's Greetings" with an apostrophe in Season's. The company made two errors!

Re: Spelling Counts

Pook — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 08:59:38 GMT

It really has no effect on anyone's lives so no big deal!!! Maybe it is for those wo think they are perfect!!

Re: Spelling Counts

cueveeseer — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:15:33 GMT

I think it's a big deal - I don't think you have to be labeled as "those wo (sic) think they are perfect!!" to expect a two-word phrase that they bothered to print on this item to be spelled correctly. I did see the video where they had some where "Grettings" was corrected - but how would anyone be confident about purchasing, since the picture shows clearly that some were wrong. If they corrected them, which they did at least for a few that they showed on TV, why wouldn't they take or retake a photo of one that was right? No one caught it - and since those words were really the whole point of that item being unique, that's pretty careless. If I was new to QVC and saw that, I'd assume all their stuff was cheap and junky. If they did catch it, and chose not to correct what was being shown in the picture, that's also careless. Spelling does count, for anyone who takes pride in their work product.

Re: Spelling Counts

LTT1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:32:13 GMT

@JoePE

I am pretty much fed up with the current method of communication being "skim it!".

Spelling DOES matter... my text messsges to DD do not sink in! [this is my personal example]

Yes I'd rather she keep channels open even at the expense of misunderstanding or not getting my entire message!

But the example you shared is a great one of the effects of our current style and what finally happens when people "just skim"!

Re: Spelling Counts

DrakesMomma — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:36:11 GMT

Ain't nobody got time for spelling anymore I know wherever my English teaching son is at right now his left eye is twitching

Re: Spelling Counts

santorini — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:04:46 GMT

Spelling DOES count. Jeeze. Some people just want to dumb-down America.

Re: Spelling Counts

Enufstuff — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 20:03:25 GMT

@EastCoastGal@cueveeseer@LTT1@DrakesMomma@Santorini Accepting misspelled words, bad grammar , uncivilized behavior and less than mediocrity on so many levels are all part of the "Dumbing Down of America".

Sometimes, I feel as if we are turning into a third world country.

Re: Spelling Counts

Grade1Teach — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:02:38 GMT

I agree with you. Spelling does matter, especially on items that we are paying money for. Many items are purchased as gifts and I would be embarrassed to give someone a gift with a misprint/spelling error on it. I wouldn't want that in my own home either.

This reminds me of some of the candles Harry Slatkin sold last year. I believe they were either a one time only or TSV. Several sets had the word candle, spelled as "candl." I couldn't believe my eyes. They presented the candles like that for the ENTIRE DAY and they never once mentioned the misprint. I couldn't believe that more people weren't complaining about it, although some on fb did mention it. Those candles should NEVER have been sold that way, but they were.

Of course people started mentioning it once they received their candles at home and noticed the misprint. How on earth could that get through their production process?? I'm sure everyone knew it that day and just kept selling anyway. It is completely unacceptable and it just shows greed. He made a ton of money off of an inferior product. If he was truly interested in quality as he claims, he would have taken the loss and pulled those candles from being sold. Of course, he didn't and neither did QVC.

Re: Spelling Counts

LTT1 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:19:41 GMT

@Grade1Teach

@JoePE @Enufstuff @santorini @DrakesMomma

Hears to u.

Enjoy your candl

''SEASONS GRETTINGS"

LOL

Re: Spelling Counts

They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:24:04 GMT

IJBOL!!

(I think I spelt this correctly.)