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[Drythe]

Right up there with conversating.  

[BirkiLady]

@Its Me LuLuBelle2  Weren't those the great years of QVC? And the gold was weighty and well-made. "Wicked sense of humor!" Perfect description of their great fun and professional sales styles. It was a joy to watch. We actually learned things from QVC hosts and the guests! It was like they were sitting in our living rooms. Cozy and friendly. None of them called us, "Guys" or "Friends" or tried to become our BFF's. They were simply being themselves while on-air and selling. No hard-sell, no crazy antics, no idiotic English, never buying items for themselves which on-air. They were professionals in the truest word. Miss those days! Thanks for the memories, LuLu.

[jeanlake]

I'm used to people taking real words and adding to it. My mother-in-law has quite a vocabulary. "I suspicioned..." (suspect). I radicalized (realized)... I met her when she was 36. It's always been this way. She's convinced her words are real and we smile. It's her world and her words.  

[Phantom41]

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@chrystaltreewrote:

So the vendor misspoke...lol   So, what?  What possible difference could that make to anyone?

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I agree!  I like to snark on them but there is no way I could do their job and stand there and talk about some blouse or whatever for an hour.

[BirkiLady]

@Phantom41  I can't imagine wanting such a job. Seems like a hefty price to pay from one's family life. Never would have been willing to give that up for hawking merchandise at crazy hours, spending hours pouring over magazines and going through various stores, wearing layers of caked make-up, ridiculous false eyelashes and having someone talking in my ear the entire time. Not my idea of a "dream job." (And I have no idea what else it entails that may or may not be annoying.) Give me a position where I can learn daily and feel like I'm making a contribution to the community or the world. Money was not the motivating part of the equation in my reason for working; nor is it the driving force in my life. 

[Rockycoast]

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@BirkiLadywrote:

@Its Me LuLuBelle2 @Rockycoast  Did you watch QVC in your 20's, 30's or 40's? I wouldn't have! I was in my early  50's before turning to shopping networks . . . and only due to Disability. Sitting in front of a TV shopping channel was never in the cards of my idea of a good time or the way to purchase anything! Did it when I was unable to drive for four years and needed to shop for Christmas gifts. It was a horrible experience for me (and probably for the receipients!). Then I found Eterna Gold and had FUN with Ted Leech's great items. Found some great clothing lines at the time. As time went on, QVC began loose the quality lines. My buying is almost nil today. Louis Dell'Olio, Martha Stewart, the Quilt Rack and the flower shows (Cottage Farms & Roberta's) are the only shows I've watched recently. Nothing else vaguely interests me.

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@BirkiLady  Nope, I didn't watch much tv in my early years. In my 20's and 30's my self and friends were in college, partying, getting married and starting families. As are the younger people of today. Although many are holding off on starting families and some don't want children  at all. They think of qvc as "my Parents" shopping channel. I would say I started watching in my 50's just like you. And just like you, I rarely purchase anything on qvc. Quality has gone down in their products, prices have risen(as all things do), and I can find what I like in B&M stores or on Amazon at a lower price and better quality. qvc has changed, and it isn't a change for the better.

[CLEM]

Don't flatterize yourself!

[Ketra]

BirkiLady Wrote: Weren't those the great years of QVC? And the gold was weighty and well-made. "Wicked sense of humor!" Perfect description of their great fun and professional sales styles. It was a joy to watch. We actually learned things from QVC hosts and the guests! It was like they were sitting in our living rooms. Cozy and friendly. None of them called us, "Guys" or "Friends" or tried to become our BFF's. They were simply being themselves while on-air and selling. No hard-sell, no crazy antics, no idiotic English, never buying items for themselves which on-air. They were professionals in the truest word. Miss those days! Thanks for the memories, LuLu. 😊

@BirkiLady You said it more eloquently than I ever could. The manic, loud, fast talking, fast moving selling antics appear to be effective, and the norm now on QVC. I miss the sincere, relaxed, seemingly genuine opinions and comments from poised, classy hosts and vendors like Lisa Mason, Lisa Robertson, Joan Rivers, and Dave James. The “high energy”, high pressure, used car sales techniques used now on QVC disgust me. I know QVC no longer has to pay the higher salaries to get people like Lisa Mason and the others, but look what they lost. QVC no longer projects an image of class, value and distinction, just the opposite. Then again, what stores do now. Sighhhhh😕 

[Ketra]

@Noel7 If you are comparing words in the Urban Dictionary to the Websters Dictionary, that’s like comparing comic books to encyclopedias. Try writing a research paper using slang words out of the Urban Dictionary and see what grade you get. Good luck!