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Super Contributor
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Registered: ‎12-22-2010

I adore Beth, but I am very disappointed not to see Ms. Judi. I remember the days when she would send Brian if she couldn't make it, and then Allison. I miss seeing the family! It doesn't seem like real Ripka to me without seeing them. Smiley Sad

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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

I agree too. Not the same.

Esteemed Contributor
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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

I guess Beth is her Minion for this run....

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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Hey, it's not like there is a TSV. It's still snowing back east, don't know where JR is from, but I'd skip the bad weather too.

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Registered: ‎06-19-2010

Why would it not seem like real Ripka jewelry without her, either you like her jewelry or not. I personally think it is very over priced especially when it has diamonique in it. I think many of her fans will take advantage the ez pay today. Hope you found something you liked.

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It's that club mentality. If she's not there, its like the club is not really meeting.

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Registered: ‎06-12-2010

I'm here! I had to pick up my kids from school..... It seems that we will be seeing less and less of Judith. She has so many responsibilities now that her brand has expanded overseas. Judith is busy!

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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Judith is not just busy; she's aging -- and in 10 days she's got the TSV, which is a lot of on-air time and tough even when you're 20 years younger than her (I worked in TV -- it's exhausting). Over time, we'll probably see less and less of her. I don't mind -- Beth seems more knowledgeable than other members of the family and this was more of a "sweep-out" clearance day.

Save the big guns for the big day.

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I miss her, too. I like seeing Judith or members of her family and there are no other substitutes who fill those shoes. Not even close.

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On 3/11/2014 GraceCO said:

I miss her, too. I like seeing Judith or members of her family and there are no other substitutes who fill those shoes. Not even close.

Thank you GraceCo,

That's exactly what I was trying to say. It's not a club, cult or insult by any means to Judith. After seeing the show yesterday, there really wasn't much need for her to be there as it was mostly getting rid of old stock, but I just missed seeing her - that's all! Beth is very good at her job, but it wasn't about that. You summed up my thoughts perfectly.