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A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

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Who picked the programming for tomorrow? It's Judith Ripka alternating with Quacker Factory back and forth all day. I think the only other show is Fashionable Early. 

 

I don't generally complain about the programming, I find it odd that it's basically just two vendors all day. Usually there is at least a couple other shows interspersed. 

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

These are 2 of my favorites.  I plan to have fun with them for many hours.

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

Taking programming tips from the other two shopping channels.

I will be saving time and $ tomorrrow...

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?


@KarenQVC wrote:

These are 2 of my favorites.  I plan to have fun with them for many hours.


I enjoy watching the Quacker shows as they are usually entertaining. But it is odd to just have two vendors switching off for the whole day. 

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

Actually, they do it quite a bit, just not with these vendors.  Usually when a vendor gets that many shows, it's usually a computer or a vacuum cleaner.

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

I can't remember the last time I actually sat and watched an entire show on QVC.  The programming has just gotten so bad... and so consistently bad...  It's sort of a shame.  I miss watching but can't bring myself to watch the lack of variety they have to offer.  It's the same brands all the time, though this does seem extreme, even for them.


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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

The programming is very strange feeling now, I agree. Something has definitely changed in the programming department, and I think possibly, the entire corporation. They're going in different direction, but it feels like they're confused as to which one they should take.

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

Agree I like the jewelry/fashion programs too, but these big block of programming of any product are just too boring. Switch it up a bit, no need for 3 hours of one product at all.

 

Now it is one day is all fashion, one day cooking, one day home/computers.....viewers need variety.  They are turning the customer away

And definitely a change in direction

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?


@skuggles wrote:

The programming is very strange feeling now, I agree. Something has definitely changed in the programming department, and I think possibly, the entire corporation. They're going in different direction, but it feels like they're confused as to which one they should take.


 

 

 

 

I don't know who is in charge of all of this and what they are "on", but I certainly hope it never reaches my family, friends, or anyone I know and care about.

 

This situation is beyond pathetic. I can not imagine why they think the programming of the past few years up to and including now is keeping us long-timers happy. Or either they don't care about us anymore and it's all for the "newbies".

 

Whatever is the catalyst, I guess it keeps them sleeping well at night.

 

They have just about lost me completely in every way.

 

 

 

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Re: A whole day of Judith Ripka and Quacker Factory?

@skuggles I consider them indecisive, too.  sort of reminds me of the cartoons -- you know the one where the line is "which way do I go? which way do I go".  Do we want to be social media or do we want to be a shopping channel?

 

for me most of QVC's programming is lacking, along with the repetitive product lines. It saves me $ and I shop elsewhere.  If the purpose is to be a shopping channel, then variety & pricing, along with quality, needs to be the focus.  The FB and being "friends" with the hosts doesn't do it for me.