topic Re: FOOD SHOWS in Suggestion Box

FOOD SHOWS

elizabethl123 — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:32:41 GMT

WHY DOTHEY HAVE TO PUT OUT SOOOOOOOO MUCH FOOD BAG AFTER BAG JAR AFTER JAR WHAT A WASTE

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Peaches McPhee — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:47:16 GMT

It is not wasted. The workers eat it after the presentation.

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mspatmac — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:53:09 GMT

@Peaches McPhee wrote:
It is not wasted. The workers eat it after the presentation.

@Peaches McPhee According to other posters no host or crew members are allowed to eat the food anymore. If you notice host just squish or move it around.

@elizabethl123 Beats me why they have to open so much. Such a waste IMO

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Foxxee — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:07:16 GMT

It's a sales tactic. Just like research done on grocery stores on where to put products, on-air food presentation has been researched as well. All done to get the customer to buy.

It's kind of sneaky, but spreading food out on a large table makes it look like the buyer is getting much more than they are.

Would one box of candy be as appealing as placing each piece out on the table, then breaking them apart to show what's inside?

I don't know if the food is thrown away because of Covid-19, but before that, I'd bet staff ate it.

If the food is still sealed in bags and jars, I suppose vendors take it along when they leave or let it there for employees. QVC has a lot of employees.

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Etoile308 — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:15:09 GMT

Unless you're on the set and sees what happens to the food after they move on to another item, then no one knows if it's a waste.

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geezerette — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:39:45 GMT

@Etoile308 wrote:
Unless you're on the set and sees what happens to the food after they move on to another item, then no one knows if it's a waste.

And we don't know if all of it is even real food...

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Sooner — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:59:53 GMT

@elizabethl123 Does it bother you when grocery stores take produce off the shelves when it's going a little south? Or that restaurants and drive-throughs throw away food they can't sell in a certain time.

Or how about Sams giving samples? Or that you throw out food you can't eat or that you buy and it goes bad?

What QVC puts out as samples is nothing to what they sell and is simply a cost of samples. Plus, it is handled, sits out for long periods, and sometimes is sprayed and painted with oils to enhance it.

QVC needs to show it to sell it.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:13:59 GMT

With all the turmoil in our lives right now, I can't get excited or upset about a QVC food demonstration. Who cares?

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Halidon — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:00:59 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
With all the turmoil in our lives right now, I can't get excited or upset about a QVC food demonstration. Who cares?

Apparently someone does. 😊

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KaySD — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:43:09 GMT

Because seeing all that abundance tends to make people feel they want to be part of it. Customers think they want the goodies, but the feeling of abundance and plenty is a huge part of what they are buying. I'm not sayng it's wrong. QVC is a retailer. It's their job to make delicious-looking, overflowing displays that are hard to resist. When customers buy, it may or may not end up being satisfying to eat the food, but there's usually a feeling of satisfaction at placing the order. Look on the bright side, you get to practice your sales resistance!

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CalminHeart — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 12:23:00 GMT

It's the cost of doing business.

Do you want to see a partial bag? They don't want to give the impression that the buyer will get a puny little bag for the money.