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Why so much time on each item??

KayinMN — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:39:39 GMT

Does this bother anyone else? Both shopping channels spend up to an hour on 1 product....I pretty much can decide if I want something in 5 minutes or less! When I have time to watch TV I hope to see many items in an hour!! What happened to the previews? I work in retail and my observation is that people have a short attention span.....Does QVC think by telling us how wonderful an orange or lotion smells over and over I am going to buy it?

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Pecky — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:46:08 GMT

If I see one more orange presentation I will scream. I am glad Q2 had better things on.

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Silver Fox1 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:46:31 GMT

Yes @KayinMN I'm with you, it bothers me also !

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fthunt — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:04:44 GMT

Did you notice the hundreds of bell oranges somebody - or number of people - took the time to line up perfectly?

Not likely they would spend that amount of time & effort for a 14 minute spot. Besides - viewers turn on the Q at all different times - plus 4 time zones in the USA. Just change the channel.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:51:21 GMT

They think people will buy the darn thing just to get it off their screens after 20 minutes....or an hour. Of course what we do is turn off the TV. They haven't grasped that concept yet.

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Patriot3 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:50:27 GMT

I have mentioned this several times over the years re spending so much time on one item. It is totally unnecessary. However, it falls on deaf ears.

I have a hard time w/the food presentations and the waste. Yes, I know, the crew eats it, but they certainly can't eat all of it.

All that food going to waste and especially the honeybells. I can't stand to watch that guy.

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queen75 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:55:23 GMT

@KayinMN wrote:
Does this bother anyone else? Both shopping channels spend up to an hour on 1 product....I pretty much can decide if I want something in 5 minutes or less! When I have time to watch TV I hope to see many items in an hour!! What happened to the previews? I work in retail and my observation is that people have a short attention span.....Does QVC think by telling us how wonderful an orange or lotion smells over and over I am going to buy it?

I was thinking the same thing yesterday about those oranges. Get ready for some more In the coming weeks on QVC you are going to be seeing more TSV's that have just been on HSN., specifically Beekman products. Waiting for that goat to do its business on the floor.

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kelsey17 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:29:56 GMT

Years back they had 5 min demonstrations and it was just perfect......it also allowed for more variety of products to be sold.....the only down part was you needed to order ASAP and with the shorter presentations they had less inventory...........but BASICALLY that system is what built QVC and i would def love it if they went back to that method even if it meant i would miss out on a product occassionally.

That is why B &M stores i feel are more ahead of the times since they have inventory turnover regularly and not a bunch of product sitting in a warehouse.

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Silver Fox1 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:07:17 GMT

@queen75 wrote:
@KayinMN wrote:
Does this bother anyone else? Both shopping channels spend up to an hour on 1 product....I pretty much can decide if I want something in 5 minutes or less! When I have time to watch TV I hope to see many items in an hour!! What happened to the previews? I work in retail and my observation is that people have a short attention span.....Does QVC think by telling us how wonderful an orange or lotion smells over and over I am going to buy it?

I was thinking the same thing yesterday about those oranges. Get ready for some more In the coming weeks on QVC you are going to be seeing more TSV's that have just been on HSN., specifically Beekman products. Waiting for that goat to do its business on the floor.

OMG @queen75 I am to LOL !!!

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hooked on books — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:28:55 GMT

And if that cute little goat does do its business on the floor, what's the big deal, really?! The goat is just doing what comes naturally to most animals.

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Gorgf — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:01:43 GMT

@Pecky I had to chuckle when Rachel squeezed her orange half and hardly any juice came out. Like 1/4 cup compared to the vendor's 1/2 cup. So much for live TV. That is all cared to watch.

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bluetail fly — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:26:12 GMT

I agree that way too much time is usually spent on each item. There are few products that can't be explained and demonstrated in 10 minutes.

It's double presentations in a one-hour show of previous TSVs that irritate me the most, and multiple one hour presentations daily of the current TSV.

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Cumbercookie13 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:58:00 GMT

If they're trying to attract younger shoppers, spending excessive amounts of time on item and multiple viewings of the TSV in one show isn't the way to do it. I really don't think most twenty-somethings have the time or patience to watch someone sell oranges, etc. for 20-30 minutes, 2-3 times in one show.

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DottieD — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:03:54 GMT

QVC's sales tactics are very much outdated.

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Priss — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:10:00 GMT

And now with no live programming from around 2:00 am till 7:00, we get five hours of a repeated mattress demo...or the TSV.

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ValuSkr — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:52:00 GMT

@Patriot3 wrote:

All that food going to waste and especially the honeybells. I can't stand to watch that guy.

Yes, I also cringe when they put on the bibs and start squeezing oranges all over their hands and the tabletop. Seems like such a waste. Even Mr. Cushman said he'd never do that at home. But I guess they have to demonstrate the product somehow - and live-on-air is more convincing than a taped demo.

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mosky — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:40:17 GMT

I do not understand,why it is necessary to spend the amount of time on each item.I have always heard the expression,TIME IS MONEY,so wouldn't it make more sense to show more items??That in itsself,would have to make the hosts stop all the useless chatter,and talk about the product...anyway isn't that what they were hired to do? Lets not forget...they are salespeople!!!