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[fatcat4221]

First or still is the Age of Possibility, now we have

alive with Possibility, this is so wierd and dumb.

People have been 50 and over for decades, why

are they so obsessed with this.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@fatcat4221 wrote:

First or still is the Age of Possibility, now we have

alive with Possibility, this is so wierd and dumb.

People have been 50 and over for decades, why

are they so obsessed with this.

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@fatcat4221 

Well, it's Sales and Marketing 101 .... every retailer has to have promotions and proclaim something as "new".

Secondly, a high percentage of QVC's regular customers are over 50 years of age.

So ... on paper .... this would look like a win-win promotion.

JMO, of course.  

[Kachina624]

I didn't find anything changed when I turned age 50.  I still had the same opportunities and possibilities as I had at 30. 

I don't understand what all the fuss is about.  Doesn't QVC realize we have laws that protect all people from lack of opportunity after age 40?  It's not necessary to create a circus over the fact that a woman or man ages.  As if we didn't have enough to worry about, they're just creating unnecessary anxiety in those who don't know it boils down to sales hype.

[rms1954]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I didn't find anything changed when I turned age 50.  I still had the same opportunities and possibilities as I had at 30. 

I don't understand what all the fuss is about.  Doesn't QVC realize we have laws that protect all people from lack of opportunity after age 40?  It's not necessary to create a circus over the fact that a woman or man ages.  As if we didn't have enough to worry about, they're just creating unnecessary anxiety in those who don't know it boils down to sales hype.

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Perfect explanation.

[ellaphant]

Two minutes and turned off. Silly.

[Effie54]

They took off the other programming for this??!! Nope. 

[nycalady]

@fatcat4221  They have to replace / drum up customers as the older ones die off, another sales ploy

[beach-mom]

I haven't seen any of these shows, and I probably won't have the time to sit and watch! 

[CaliGold67]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@fatcat4221 wrote:

First or still is the Age of Possibility, now we have

alive with Possibility, this is so wierd and dumb.

People have been 50 and over for decades, why

are they so obsessed with this.

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@fatcat4221 

Well, it's Sales and Marketing 101 .... every retailer has to have promotions and proclaim something as "new".

Secondly, a high percentage of QVC's regular customers are over 50 years of age.

So ... on paper .... this would look like a win-win promotion.

JMO, of course.  

I've known this marketing fact for many years but I just googled the stats - The top spenders are Americans age 55-75 who spend a total of $ 548.1 Billion annually (we know most spenders are women).  This is NOT a new statistic. I can't understand WHO didn't already know this. 

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[rms1954]

I'm beyond understanding what they are trying to accomplish.  I'm way over 50 and there are many things in my life that are beyond possible and I don't care what they are trying to drill into my head.  So I guess I'll just be happy with the fact that I'm alive and breathing.  I find watching just depresses me.