@loriqvc wrote:
@Mominohio - I totally understand your frustration, especially since I, too, wanted big fall items, not Halloween items.
With regard to the lack of multiple "David's Big X" shows, I truly believe the Q wants to find out how popular large items are with its customer base. In several different threads within these forums, people have been complaining about all the big items because they have nowhere to display or store them, so I think it makes sense to find out whether the current oversized item craze is a passing fad or a lasting decor approach. The threads where people are excited about the oversized items seem equally enthusiastic, though, so it will be interesting to see how the inventory goes in the future. I would also say that most of the oversized items this year have been very, shall we say "whimsical" (I personally would say too crafty and juvenile), which is not going to appeal to everyone.
In addition, it takes months to select the seasonal items the Q is going to sell and then have them created and brought in for sale, so the company can't just turn on a dime and get more of something they might not have forecasted huge sales for. Perhaps that is short-sighted on their part, but it seems to just be the way they always do their seasonal business.
And who knows? Perhaps they actually have more Halloween shows lined up for those who want them—it is only the beginning of August, and Halloween is a much shorter season than fall for most people.
@loriqvc
I too have noticed that there is a lot of whimsical in the oversized. It's not for me at this stage, but I think lots of people with little kids in their lives (or kids at heart!) love that kind of thing. Most of it sells out, and quickly.
QVC is acting like this whole oversized thing is all new to them. It isn't . They've been bringing it for a couple of years now in limited quantity (not fall/Halloween so much) and they have had great success with it. And the sell out of the things in the last two years should have been enough of a 'test' for them. They have stepped it up some but not to the extent one would expect based on past response.
I hope they do have more Halloween on tap for this season because they have missed the mark on that for a number of years now. Halloween decor sales have steadily increased for over a decade now, while QVC has barely recognized it in their merchandise offerings. They made it sound in last nights programming that this was going to be it, but maybe they were more referring to the big stuff and not Halloween in general.
I guess my take on this is they have tested the waters with this stuff in the past, and are really years behind in getting on the Halloween decor bandwagon, and pretending they don't know the big stuff is already popular and has sold well for them (in any holiday format).
I don't see how after last year alone, they didn't understand what the demand for big (both holidays) and Halloween would be.
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