topic Re: “Going, Going, Gone!!” BeGone!!! in Suggestion Box

“Going, Going, Gone!!” BeGone!!!

amyb — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:57:49 GMT

Hate this newest feature on QVC.com...that pop-up, "GOING, GOING, GONE!" is just an annoyance. It NEVER makes me feel urgent to buy...which I assume is their goal. I can't click it away fast enough.

How many others feel the same here? Does it make you feel urgent to buy, or just annoy you?!

I mean, I get it...it's kind of their online version of their on-air "only 100 left of the blue!...if you are thinking of that one, better order now!"....so it let's you, supposedly know, there's not many of that one left...maybe. But to me...I ignore it, and continue to analyze for myself if I want the product or not.

What say you guys?

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Tinker Toy — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 23:11:06 GMT

Definity gets on all of my nerves, get it gone.

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Foxxee — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 23:18:30 GMT

No, a pop-up that disappears in a few seconds doesn't bother me.

QVC's job is to sell. It's existence depends on it, so they will look for every possible way to sell more. It's normal behavior for a retailer to do so.

It can be helpful for the buyer, though. Kind of a warning. If I am interested in something and the pop-up says 743 were sold today, then I might think more seriously about buying it then or it may be "sold out." Of course, that's what QVC wants us to do. I saw one today that said 743 were sold today.

We hear all the time, "it's the only order of the year" and "it won't return until next year."

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January121 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 03:47:00 GMT

I find it very annoying 👎

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avid shopper — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:15:16 GMT

Yes it is annoying. I get the pop up for things not in my cart or not on my wishlist. The only place I don't get pop ups is on this forum page, but give them time. They care about all the wrong things.

shopper here since 1986

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morganjen — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:05:33 GMT

HSN website has something similar. The goal is to make people urgently BUY.

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amyb — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:59:24 GMT

@morganjen wrote:
HSN website has something similar. The goal is to make people urgently BUY.

Yes, it is...but that was my point...not effective on me. I wonder how many people it does work on vs. those like myself, just annoyed and click it away, paying no mind. I mean people often say "if it wasn't working they wouldn't do it"...maybe...maybe not these days. QVC has changed in so many ways, with "new" tactics...and maybe I'm just old school, and not "changing" with the demographics, age, time changes they are trying to capture...but some things they were GREAT at before, that suck now...never go out of style. Great customer service, for starters. Being "A-political" another. This year they jumped on a few of those band wagons, but I'm sure pressure was there as EVERY corporation did too.

At any rate...my original post was, wondering who thought it annoying and who actually felt more urged to BUY because of those pop-ups.

They just have zero effect on me online...whereas, I admit...sometimes the on-air..."almost sold out!"..did effect my buying.

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Gabidog — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:17:47 GMT

Yes, it is annoying and every website you go to has the same. To me the online shopping experience is becoming less and less attractive. Toss in the issues with trying to get an item into the home is beyond annoying. I am hopefully getting a small tree ornament today that I ordered 12/03 ! Refunds take many weeks. Then there is the packaging to deal with. Going inside a store and selecting something in stock and leaving with it has some appeal.

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Picky Lady — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:42:48 GMT

This is the most irritating pop-up on your product info. page!

I just went to read up on a particular product and my reading scan was blocked by this interruption. The had some trouble in my iPad to scroll around to fine the "X" button. I ended up just exiting off the page and not purchasing anything!

Too many distractions on an already busy information page. Please remove this!

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hippiechick7897 — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:30:39 GMT

It is annoying and it needs to come with a ‘minimum’ number of adds. One day it popped up and it said 8 other people had added it to their cart.

Oh no! Not 8 people!!! 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Mom2Dogs — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:48:35 GMT

I find it very annoying and it does not make me buy...I am not that easily swayed.

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MJDinVegas — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:56:20 GMT

Hi, @amyb ! I agree! I often watch or flip at 9 pm PST as I lay in bed just to relax. I have to laugh every time the host says order this before you go to bed because some color won't make it to the morning presentation. More often than not it does and I've had time to consider if it is really all that. For me often the best strategy is to let the "special" pass and wait for reviews. I've saved myself a lot of return $ that way.

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Wobin — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:00:53 GMT

I just had one of those pop-ups when I was about to place an order for something. Made me wonder if it was really an accurate count or are they trying to push product. I placed my order but not because of the pop-up.

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Catiele — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:37:07 GMT

I find them annoying and unnecessary.

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bells4me — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:48:26 GMT

I find it annoying & high pressure. Doesn't work on me. Also annoying is the continuous "buy multiples, or buy one in every color".

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Tigerfish2 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:41:36 GMT

I also get more then annoyed at the hosts constantly telling us over and over how many items have been sold! Who cares . If I want it I buy it. If its gone its gone. Shopping is getting crazy on here.

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ellietoo — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:09:13 GMT

Are they deliberatly trying to drive us away? That pop up blocks the size and pricing information. It comes up with 99% of the products that I look at. So annoying and you know it just is not true. Most of what I really want in the clothing line is already sold out in the color or size that I want anyway.

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Venezia — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:17:29 GMT

I agree that this pop-up is beyond annoying. We all know they're tracking what we're looking at, but to have that pop up to pressure us into buying something doesn't work for me. I just close what I was doing, so they lose a potential sale.

If these suggestions are being passed on to the PTB, perhaps they'll get the message - we don't need to be "scared" into buying something before it's "GONE!". (Which most times isn't true anyway, in my experience.)

I managed a while ago to stop this pop-up, but it's back and I have to try to remember what I did then. We shouldn't have to bother with this while we're browsing.