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It's the style.  Most of the young women I know all have their nails done like that. 

 

I over heard a couple cashiers in Walgreens encouraging each other to get nail tech certification (required in my state) because, "everyone gets nails!" LOL

 

In my day, it was the squared off or almond shaped nails.  Which I still wear today. I just do my own.  I keep them short with clear or nude polish.  But I am also prefer a natural look in all things.  I still get compliments on my hands though.  :-)

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I've always thought they just look unhygienic, not a fan.

 

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@chrystaltree wrote:

Come out and join us in the year 2023.  I understand that you don't like nail art.  I understand that you don't understand so it unsettles you but it's been with us for years and it isn't going away anytime soon.  It's not something I would do but I like looking at the nail art that other women choose.  Time marches on and I march right along with it.


 

@chrystaltree 

 

Honestly ... this really has nothing to do with the state of nail art in 2023. 

 

I don't think this "unsettles"  anyone because they don't "understand" it.  

 

This is about sales reps on a shopping channel dressing or accesorizing appropriately when they are being paid to SELL.

 

Employees in any industry often encounter the employers' guidelines to dress appropriately.  Sales people also should do so.  If what any sales rep is doing is drawing attention away the products being sold they should be sent home to change ... or find a job where their appearance doesn't matter ... like a call center.  

 

That's really not too much to ask of people who want a paycheck. 

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This is just my opinion about the subject of the nail problem of the host, sometime we get comfortable with the order of things and complain for no reason at all. These nail designs has been around for awhile now and I think we need to accept that. I have seen this subject on this blog far to many times and these women can do everything just like any other woman can becase they are comfortable with them. We as older customers want things to suit us and not them, if you go to any work place these days you will see them and the ones on the host are not as long as some I have seen. The first time I saw nails longer than normal was on the hands of the singer Barry White's wife and they were her natural nails. So if this was a problem for the Q I am sure they would address that. They complained about a former host nails and she did a beautiful job presenting jewelry.

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Well said @ladyann45   !!   I agree!

 

 

 

If posters are so distracted by their nails, I doubt the item was of real interest to us!

 

Just because it wasn't done in 'Our Day' doesn't make it wrong!

 

Let women do their hair and nails the way they want!! 

 

Whatever color, style or artistic way they want.  If women want tats...let them!  Who is being hurt???

 

They aren't dirty, they aren't broken.....Let them be for heaven's sake!

Just don't wear Your nails like that!!

 

Just seems So narrow minded and judgemental to me. 

 

If anyone would walk away from a cashier because you don't like their appearance....that's a character flaw on US.

 

How crazy to think they are not appropriate sales people because you don't like the current style.

 

Yes, asking them to change their preferences for Your liking...IS too much to ask.

 

Previous decades had some doosy fashion trends that made our parents cringe too.

 

Remember the 60s, 70s and 80s?

 

This too shall pass.

 

Just to add, my nails are square and my tech says there are only 2 of us left holding on to 'THE OLD DAYS'....LOL   She made me laugh as I am not really old...yet.

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Re: Those Nails!

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  Just to expand on my above post where I said I'm not a fan personally because I think they just seem so unhygienic. It's not to say I really care one way or the other.

 

 I still think to each their own and just because they aren't my cup of tea it doesn't matter to me one way or the other....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@RespectLife wrote:

Well said @ladyann45   !!   I agree!

 

 

 

If posters are so distracted by their nails, I doubt the item was of real interest to us!

 

Just because it wasn't done in 'Our Day' doesn't make it wrong!

 

Let women do their hair and nails the way they want!! 

 

Whatever color, style or artistic way they want.  If women want tats...let them!  Who is being hurt???

 

They aren't dirty, they aren't broken.....Let them be for heaven's sake!

Just don't wear Your nails like that!!

 

Just seems So narrow minded and judgemental to me. 

 

If anyone would walk away from a cashier because you don't like their appearance....that's a character flaw on US.

 

How crazy to think they are not appropriate sales people because you don't like the current style.

 

Yes, asking them to change their preferences for Your liking...IS too much to ask.

 

Previous decades had some doosy fashion trends that made our parents cringe too.

 

Remember the 60s, 70s and 80s?

 

This too shall pass.

 

Just to add, my nails are square and my tech says there are only 2 of us left holding on to 'THE OLD DAYS'....LOL   She made me laugh as I am not really old...yet.


 

@RespectLife    @ladyann45 

 

Based on your comments, I'm guessing neither of you has ever owned a business ... or been in sales, for that matter.  

 

The party writing the paycheck gets to decide what's "appropriate" and what will not be tolerated.  

 

If you owned a business that sold product, and the sales reps were turning customers off with their "styles" and less sales were made, perhaps you'd see it differently.

 

It's important to know your target market, and do what attracts and appeals to them.  Since most of the viewers that actually buy from QVC are over 40, all the sales people should dress and accessorize like sales professionals.  

 

Honestly, I don't care "what the style is".  It doesn't matter.   Those with outlandish nail art should remember it's a LOT easier to hire or replace new sales people than to maintain long-time steady customers.    

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@Boomernichols Maybe they all have budgets.  

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Re: Those Nails!

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@RespectLife wrote:

Well said @ladyann45   !!   I agree!

 

 

 

If posters are so distracted by their nails, I doubt the item was of real interest to us!

 

Just because it wasn't done in 'Our Day' doesn't make it wrong!

 

Let women do their hair and nails the way they want!! 

 

Whatever color, style or artistic way they want.  If women want tats...let them!  Who is being hurt???

 

They aren't dirty, they aren't broken.....Let them be for heaven's sake!

Just don't wear Your nails like that!!

 

Just seems So narrow minded and judgemental to me. 

 

If anyone would walk away from a cashier because you don't like their appearance....that's a character flaw on US.

 

How crazy to think they are not appropriate sales people because you don't like the current style.

 

Yes, asking them to change their preferences for Your liking...IS too much to ask.

 

Previous decades had some doosy fashion trends that made our parents cringe too.

 

Remember the 60s, 70s and 80s?

 

This too shall pass.

 

Just to add, my nails are square and my tech says there are only 2 of us left holding on to 'THE OLD DAYS'....LOL   She made me laugh as I am not really old...yet.


 

@RespectLife    @ladyann45 

 

Based on your comments, I'm guessing neither of you has ever owned a business ... or been in sales, for that matter.  

 

The party writing the paycheck gets to decide what's "appropriate" and what will not be tolerated.  

 

If you owned a business that sold product, and the sales reps were turning customers off with their "styles" and less sales were made, perhaps you'd see it differently.

 

It's important to know your target market, and do what attracts and appeals to them.  Since most of the viewers that actually buy from QVC are over 40, all the sales people should dress and accessorize like sales professionals.  

 

Honestly, I don't care "what the style is".  It doesn't matter.   Those with outlandish nail art should remember it's a LOT easier to hire or replace new sales people than to maintain long-time steady customers.    


@Tinkrbl44 Ding ding ding! Yes, the one who writes the checks decides what's appropriate. QVC has decided, end of story.

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@Tinkrbl44 

 

Everything you said?

 

Incorrect, not true and I still don't agree with your thoughts.

 

Please don't assume you know Anything about me!!!

 

Owned a retail store in a large mall for years.

 

 

QVC is trying to increase their sales....trying to attract younger clients....

allowing current trends is a step in that direction.

 

Do you think younger women want to tune in and see D&C on everyone with old fashioned hair-dos and granny shoes?

 

The only thing I may agree with you on is the one who writes the paycheck dictates.

Since QVC has not 'cancelled' their nails...they Must be fine with it.

 

Talk about not knowing anything about business...do you have any idea how hard it is to find employees these days????????? 

Someone comes in and doesn't look Your way....but will show up and actually work??  Hired!  Blue hair, pink, pointy nails, short nails.....a body that is willing to work in clerk job is nearly impossible today.

 

The only ones being turned off are a few posters here of an old-fashioned mindset.

 

What You may call 'outlandish' nail art is Beautiful in other people's eyes.

 

Stop judging women!