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[MathisFan]

I think Valerie has to run around the set and try to show different ways of decorating with her items before they sell out. Which they do, frequently. QVC knows Valerie's items sell out quickly so why in the world don't they order larger quantities? 

[AKgirl2]

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@MathisFan wrote:

I think Valerie has to run around the set and try to show different ways of decorating with her items before they sell out. Which they do, frequently. QVC knows Valerie's items sell out quickly so why in the world don't they order larger quantities? 

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I think it's a "psych" game...keeps customer wanting more.

[terriebear]

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@docsgirl wrote:

I'm confused by the 'by Valerie.'  I don't believe she actually designs these things.  It would be me like buying something in Hobby Lobby and presenting as 'by docsgirl.'  Speaking of Hobby Lobby, most of her things or similar items can be found at HL for a lot less $$$$$ and they always either have a sale or a coupon.

I make my own soap, cards, and candles so I can truly say they are 'by me.'  The 'by Valerie' seems a bit disengenuous as I believe she is just a rep for this stuff.  Just my opinion with nothing to back it up.     docsgirl

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@docsgirl Valerie Parr Hill does indeed design all of her items.  A quick internet check confirms this.  I found this at zoominfo dot com.  

Valerie Parr Hill is the founder and president of The Valerie Parr Company, which distributes her own line of decorative accessories, wreaths, candles, bedding, rugs, and accent furniture.Valerie was born in Rochester, Minnesota and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, where she was crowned Kentucky's Junior Miss in 1975.She earned her bachelor's degree atAsbury College in Kentucky and went on to earn hermaster's degree in communications at Wheaton College in Illinois and studied not-for-profit marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.In the eighties, Valerie served in the public service sector, fund-raising for higher education, wildlife protection, and fine arts institutions.Following her personal passion for hospitality, Valerie began designing decorative home accents to sell in catalogs and at stores, and imagining ways she could inspire and help others to create warm and welcoming homes.Her passion led her to publish a how-to decorating book, Decorating for the Holidays, and she begin working with QVC.Valerie's first QVC show, Decorating with Wreaths, premiered in 1993, and was an immediate success.Now for more than a decade, Valerie Parr Hill has been an avid designer and purveyor of home decorating accents, specializing in items that help her customers create warm and welcoming homes in the midst of their busy lives.Valerie appears frequently onQVC and with her own programs, Heartfelt Home, Heartfelt Holidays, and Home Fragrances.During these shows sheoffers decorating tips and advice on how viewers can create a warm, welcoming home.

Her "by Valerie" is not disengenuous at all.  She is very talented. She makes the designs, brings them to fruition, and then to the Q.  You making cards and candles does not compare.  

[ILUVChristmas]

Leave Valerie alone. I think it's great that she and others run around on the set showing other ideas of how to decorate different ways with products.