@sfnative wrote:
@feline groovy wrote:
@KYToby wrote:
QVC is a retailer -- not a manufacturer. As a consumer, you have the option to purchase here or not.
As long as people are purchasing these items, it would be silly for QVC not to sell them as QVC is in business to make money.
If you wish to purchase items from other places, there are a multitude of retailers available.
ITA.
But many people here would just rather complain and show their self-importance.
I have an uneasy feeling that some of those posts are even rooted in innate bigotry (conscious or not), which would be truly a shame.
Jaye,
I have to disagree with you on this one. In all honesty, I believe that the O/P, like many Q shoppers, enjoys shopping wth QVC, but has become frustrated with a number of things, a few of which pertain to quality issues. For those of us who have been around QVC for a while, me since 1989, we have seen the quality slide to a horrible level. It has immensely affected the number of purchases I make per annum for example.
Also, I am, along with many others, pro-American when it comes the design and manufacture of products in the U.S. and am willing to pay more - moderately more - to purchaes Made in the USA. Why? Because I believe that in the end our goal should be to create jobs through the creation of design and manufacturing companies here in the US.
(Am I vested in this? Yes. My husband had a 23 year career in Silicon Valley before huge slide of jobs off our shores.)
QVC can offer more product at the same prices they may have some years ago, but reap higher profit, as the cost to manufacture in China is much less than the US. Honestly, I think very few are vested in bigotry here. I see this unfortunate moniker as extraordinarily disappointing in light of current events in communities where violence is now a daily occurence. For those of us who lived through those days in the late 60s and 70s, we cannot have peace soon enough.
Hey Becc,
That's OK; we're all individuals plus I appreciate honesty.
And I'm always open to hear what (most, LOL) people have to say.
I understand many of your and other posters' points, but no one is forcing anyone to buy from the Q or any other vendor(s) that may frustrate them, or whose motto is not in line with their own.
If you don't like something say or do something, instead of chronically complaining.
No one really wants to hear it, and no one truly cares.
QVC is certainly not alone in "sliding downward", from what I read and hear all over the Interwebz.
I'm pro-America, too, when it comes to most things, but have to be a realist as well in knowing that the rest of the world can't always meet any expectations I might have.
In fact, I try to never assume or expect things in life.
Disappointment and frustration are negative emotions that just stress a person out.
I feel that people may have a right to some things, but they're not entitled (as many ridiculously feel) to anything.
As I'm sure you realize, we can't force the greedy heads of companies to keep all jobs here. Most won't pay higher when they can easily pay lower, even when they know the public wants it.
No one ever said that because someone has book knowledge or a degree, they also possess any common sense, street smarts, or life knowledge.
I'd personally rather make less revenue but have satisfied loyal customers.
And they will often bring new ones.
Yes, I sadly agree with you about the ever-increasing bigotry of all kinds; peace, equality, and true acceptance seem like a unattainable dream.
Although I'm a born idealist, I've had to become more of a realist re: many things. Unfortunately, that includes some that make me ashamed to be a human being, and even sometimes, an American.
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