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TSV OVERKILL

mrs clause — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:42:35 GMT

The TSV is just being presented too often. And each presentation is just too long! Even during a Susan Graver show Albany came dancing out twice with beverages from the TSV. I have always been a big fan of QVC but. now QVC is making it very easy for me to change the channel and save money! QVC should just tape an inform

Re: TSV OVERKILL

KYToby — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:20:32 GMT

QVC is more interested in the thousands of people purchasing the TSV with these presentations than the tiny minority complaining about it on these boards.

Their primary goal is to make money -- not entertain us.

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circles — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:41:24 GMT

KYToby.....you end everyone of your posts with the Q is not here to entertain us...

Tell me why...if they are not here to entertain....do they let the giggling...laughing...dancing...twirling...singing...go on during the Pat and Jayne shows...SG...Renee...Nancy...Shawn....etc...

Frankly I wish they didn't entertain us...I prefer more serious presentations so I can actually hear about the product being shown...you don't see that nonsense when the men are on...except that stupid Tuesday night show with Rick and Shawn...of which I do not watch any longer...

Perhaps you could answer my questions KYToby....

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circles — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:44:37 GMT

OP...I agree about the constant over kill of the TSV's....that's why I rarely ever watch the Q...I have said many times...they do not need to spend an hour...every other hour...on one item...we are not stupid people...surely they can show the product in a 15 min. slot every other hour then fill the rest of that hour with other things...

The only item that would need more time would be the computers...

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QMaven — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:26:19 GMT

On 8/17/2014 KYToby said:
QVC is more interested in the thousands of people purchasing the TSV with these presentations than the tiny minority complaining about it on these boards.

Their primary goal is to make money -- not entertain us.

Of course they want to entertain us. Their only goal is to increase sales and they absolutely employ entertainment as a way to do do. Thus all the attempts of the sales people to share their personal lives, the theme shows, the celebrity vendors, etc. If QVC doesn't entertain it's audience while selling to them then they lose out to the chanel changers.

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NC Bandwagon — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:33:23 GMT

On 8/17/2014 KYToby said:
QVC is more interested in the thousands of people purchasing the TSV with these presentations than the tiny minority complaining about it on these boards.

Their primary goal is to make money -- not entertain us.

Actually, QVC once had a 24 hour jewelry show...someone posted that QVC did the worst in jewelry and electronics. No offense, but they kind of do try to entertain us with by constantly talking about their personal lives and skipping over important product details.

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stevieb — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:21:10 GMT

Absolutely true. The TSV presentations are almost always too frequent and too long... And incidentally our concern isn't with QVC's "primary goal"... We're the customers, remember, and our primary goal is with our shopping experience... not with how many thousands of blenders (or whatever) presented incessantly, QVC manages to have fly out the door... Moreover, they ARE a TV shopping venue, so entertaining us clearly IS part of their mission, or needs to be... Otherwise, we can just go on-line to any of the thousands of alternatives and shop. We don't work for QVC, at least I don't think most of us do... so our concern isn't with what they want to do, it's with what we'd like from them... As a result, the lesson always imparted by one in our midst again falls flat...

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febe1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:58:12 GMT

On 8/17/2014 KYToby said:
QVC is more interested in the thousands of people purchasing the TSV with these presentations than the tiny minority complaining about it on these boards.

Their primary goal is to make money -- not entertain us.

This board is a valuable microcosm, not the tiny insignificant complaint you talk about. When the microcosm speaks, smart companies listen!

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febe1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:00:47 GMT

On 8/17/2014 circles said:
KYToby.....you end everyone of your posts with the Q is not here to entertain us...

Tell me why...if they are not here to entertain....do they let the giggling...laughing...dancing...twirling...singing...go on during the Pat and Jayne shows...SG...Renee...Nancy...Shawn....etc...

Frankly I wish they didn't entertain us...I prefer more serious presentations so I can actually hear about the product being shown...you don't see that nonsense when the men are on...except that stupid Tuesday night show with Rick and Shawn...of which I do not watch any longer...

Perhaps you could answer my questions KYToby....

I 100% agree, circles: they're singing, dancing, making jokes and clowning.. Looks like very low-level entertaining to me.

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Daysdee — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:22:49 GMT

I don't like the so-called entertainment either. I preferred the professional presentations QVC did when I first started watching around 20 years ago. Now a lot of my dollars are going to other stores/websites.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:48:30 GMT

On 8/17/2014 KYToby said:
QVC is more interested in the thousands of people purchasing the TSV with these presentations than the tiny minority complaining about it on these boards.

Their primary goal is to make money -- not entertain us.

I agree .... their primary goal is to make money, and if they can entertain in a way as to "befriend" the viewer, chances on the viewer will have their station on .... and they have longer to wear people down and order.

Anything to make more sales .... whatever it takes.

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insomniac — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:20:17 GMT

Taja123, I love that phrase: "low-level entertaining."

PERFECT.

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depglass — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:17:49 GMT

No entertainment, no watching. It can't be boring or I am out of there. I also say no information, no watching. Give the fabric contents, show the inside of handbags and give the dimensions. Keep showing the measurements on the screen, sometimes they are very good at this.

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hopeQ1 — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:11:14 GMT

Short presentations would "kill" our delayed mood to buy. The longer we watch a product, and they rant and rave over it, with their best selling pitches, the longer we have time to start thinking we have to have it, need it desperately, or just plain want it like everyone else. That's how they get their hooks into us.

It's all in the master plan of winning over the customer in the insane game of salesmanship,everywhere ! Live TV at it's best !

Quick presentations wouldn't give us time to work up a full-blown appetite for every product.

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febe1 — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:34:46 GMT

On 8/19/2014 insomniac said:
Taja123, I love that phrase: "low-level entertaining."

PERFECT.

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sunala — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:00:23 GMT

If you recall, many years ago there was blatant entertainment, including the Klondike Gold Rush days when the show hosts dressed up in costumes from the 1840s. Remember Steve Bryant dressed up? He was a riot.

And let us not forget Kirk's Folly, where the vendor (forgot her name) came out dressed up as a fairy princess, riding on a wagon and throwing sparkling angel dust on the stage. I remember Judy Crowell dressed up as well.

I know there were other theme-days where the show hosts dressed up and entertained us. It was fun back then. Today is different. Either I've outgrown QVC or I have nothing left that I want to buy from them.

I don't call what's on today "entertainment."

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Daysdee — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:05:38 GMT

On 8/20/2014 sunala said:
If you recall, many years ago there was blatant entertainment, including the Klondike Gold Rush days when the show hosts dressed up in costumes from the 1840s. Remember Steve Bryant dressed up? He was a riot.

And let us not forget Kirk's Folly, where the vendor (forgot her name) came out dressed up as a fairy princess, riding on a wagon and throwing sparkling angel dust on the stage. I remember Judy Crowell dressed up as well.

I know there were other theme-days where the show hosts dressed up and entertained us. It was fun back then. Today is different. Either I've outgrown QVC or I have nothing left that I want to buy from them.

I don't call what's on today "entertainment."

Agree. (I remember the dressing up on those shows too. I think the hosts hated the Gold Rush costumes.) Think I've outgrown QVC too especially when I look at the shipping costs and can find most of the same items elsewhere. When I shopped QVC a lot, they had items that were not available elsewhere.