Q Talk

[12andcounting]

On 7/27/2014 Tinkrbl44 said:

Ugh ...... Whomever is the QVC Marketing person that came up with this should be taken out and shot!!

Oh, I could not agree more!

[expatgal]

This whole "QVC hosts are your friends and family" thing is laughable. It is such a blatant sales tactic aimed at lonely QVC customers. Frankly, I don't like it one bit. I mean, Courtney is a probably nice enough young lady, but why on earth would I want to be involved in any of her personal wedding planning or better yet, why on earth would SHE want just anyone out there involved with such a personal thing in her life? I simply cannot understand all this. I don't want to see/read/hear constant stories about weddings, personal struggles, pregnancies, births, health problems, etc. from QVC hosts. It's insane!

And BTW ... that also includes non-stop pictures of LisaR working out constantly. Who among us actually does that and at THAT insane level of intensity. Heck, I'd be laid up or in rehab if I tried some of that stuff she does. Sorry, it's so borderline narcissistic ... ALL of it!

[lucymo]

Well, I don't watch QVC much anymore so I'm not caught up in any of the Hosts personal lives. I wish everyone happiness in their lives, but I am not interested in the wedding of someone I don't even know. It's sort of ridiculous for a shopping channel to spend so much time on things like this, IMO. I wish they would be more concerned with quality control on their merchandise and less on weddings, births and other personal aspects of their Hosts lives. I won't be watching or reading about the latest wedding.

[MarthaStewardess]

How Kardashian of her and QVC to do that. I think it's tacky. QVC's programming and products are dismal, but this isn't any more interesting. Sorry, but I'm not interested in the private lives of the hosts.

[wildcat fan]

On 7/28/2014 MarthaStewardess said:

How Kardashian of her and QVC to do that. I think it's tacky. QVC's programming and products are dismal, but this isn't any more interesting. Sorry, but I'm not interested in the private lives of the hosts.

LOL I was thinking the same thing. Wouldn't be surprised if they have someone out there trying to pitch a reality show to TLC or E!.

[gardensla]

Reading all of these comments I think this might a generational thing. Today being anonymous is worse than being poor. Remember when getting rich was aspirational? Now it's being famous. Courtney is following the playbook of her generation. With her soon-to-air appearance on
Say Yes to the Dress" and now this, I'd say the Q is hoping to use this opportunity to attract a younger, more social viewer, and that she has a pretty smart agent.

How all of that translates to sales is the part of the equation I'm not getting. But, their business model has to change in order to keep up with changing shopping habits and demographics.

You'll notice most of the older hosts, Lisa being the exception, pretty much keep it on down-lo.

[shopontv]

QVC is a shopping venue. Wish they would spend more time on new merchandise and quality control issues than on a program host's wedding. Ridiculous!

[milly1]

Posting on her face book page is one thing placing this on QVC's home page is ridiculous. This is a shopping channel not ""E News"".

[sashamatthews]

And how many people here will start the pregnancy rumors right after the wedding? I am as sick of hearing about that concerning hosts as I don't care about this wedding.

[expatgal]

On 7/28/2014 milly said:

Posting on her face book page is one thing placing this on QVC's home page is ridiculous. This is a shopping channel not ""E News"".

That home page pic is terrible of Courtney. She is a very attractive young woman and that angle is simply not flattering. Can't believe she signed off on that.