Q Talk

[SusieQ_2]

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@They Call Me MR Wilkes wrote:

Yeah, right.

And they know that the biggest whiners and cry babies have proudly not placed an order in years....and years.   And years.

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That would be one highly unsuccessful focus group considering QVC pays no attention to their complaints and seems to do exactly the opposite of what these wannabe show producers suggest. 

Focus group, good one. 

[GloriBee]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

Here is an idea: nobody taste the food.

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@Group 5 minus 1 , I agree.  No one taste the food!  Tasting the food means nothing!  What are they going to say "This tastes disgusting!  Don't buy it!"?   Of course, they will say everything is delicious (and the item may be).  If I want something I order it.  What they say will not sway me.  

The other thing is that food presentations look pretty gross sometimes!  They cut into candy and everything is oozing out of them.  They cut a piece of beef and press on it so all the red juice flows all over the place.  These demos are not appetizing to me and actually have the opposite effect.  Case in point, early this morning (middle of the night) I caught a presentation (replayed on QVC2) with David and Steve.  David called Steve over to sample some Landies Candies.  They looked good until Steve took a bite and it was oozing all over the place.  I could not change the channel quickly enough.  

Gloria

[They Call Me MR Wilkes]

I enjoy watching hosts eat and describe the taste, texture, flavor, sensation!

Sharon Faetsch described flavors like no one.  What a sumptuous culinary vocabulary she employed!

I love to see people with healthy appetites!

And I purchase a great deal of food.

(Not a paid focus group participant.)

[RespectLife]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

What a silly non-issue. 

David has lost weight and no longer eats some of what's offered. To ask him to not sell products he won't eat is ridiculous. He sells what people like, not what he likes.  

What if a host was allergic to a certain ingredient. Would you expect them to taste it anyway? There is no difference with David.

So what if someone else tastes for him.  It's probably one nice thing Q has done for him.

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I agree @CalminHeart 

Who cares!  They are selling out stuff so fast apparently it doesn't bother other customers!!!

Mary is GF and never is able to taste certain foods and it has never made a difference, IMHO.

[GloriBee]

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@They Call Me MR Wilkes wrote:

I enjoy watching hosts eat and describe the taste, texture, flavor, sensation!

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@They Call Me MR Wilkes, you raise a good point.  I will backpeddle a bit and concede that there can be very helpful elements to the food demos.  If the host were to say "It's not salty." or "It's not too sweet.",  I agree that comments like that can be helpful.  Simply telling me something is delicious is, in my opinion, not helpful. They are paid to sing the praises of every product.  

[RespectLife]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

The monarchs of olden days had tasters. And David watching the taster makes for bad television. Here is an idea: nobody taste the food.

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@Group 5 minus 1 

Well that wouldn't be a smart sales move!!  LOL

Tasting etc is to encourage us to purchase since they 'love' it so.

Why on earth does it bother you if DV is on the sidelines?

Do you buy Q food anyways?

[RespectLife]

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@docsgirl wrote:

For those of you who watched ITKWD last night (11/8), did you notice that David had a chalkboard entitled 'Steve's Big Bites?'  On the board, he kept a record of the bites Steve was taking.   I felt that was totally unnecessary and unkind to Steve, who has to tolerate it and pretend it's funny just to keep his job.  At one time, David was the one shoveling it in like there was no tomorrow.  It's beyond time for Steve to move away from being David's court jester as he is a good presenter on his own.  I don't understand why QVC allows, or maybe promotes, David's attempts to demean Steve.  Shame on David and shame on QVC.

Also, did anyone notice when David was presenting the TSV apples one of the apples had a huge brown spot on it and he very quicikly ditched it? I've purchased apples at the grocery, only to bite into one and find a rotten spot; these things happen, albeit, not a good selling point.

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That's just plain silly,

Steve is one of the luckiest hosts to have secured a gig with DV, who is one of the top sales people.

[RespectLife]

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@manny2 wrote:

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@SusieQ_2 wrote:

When it comes to the food shows the complainers must realize they're just spinning their wheels (or maybe they don't). The last quarterly report shows that this area of sales is doing  very well. They're not going to make a change because a few women on the forum want David to eat more, lol.

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I think it’s a bit more complex than a few women on a board wanting David to eat more. This small group represents a greater number. That is how focus groups work.

David does not have to eat food, but he should at the very least say while I choose not to eat carbs, I do know everything in moderation is fine. That is why I test small bites.

What he can’t do is tell you to buy the very item he won’t eat. That is disingenuous to the viewer.

The problem in this country is not carbs, it’s portion control. David could use that as a selling point

@manny2 

He HAS said that exact thing many times.

I have heard him/

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[Flamom]

I think he hates brussel sprouts too.

[BlueFinch]

I watched for a bit and saw David take a bite, or more, of every offering, then discard the rest. He raved about the items, as would be expected and seemed to be enjoying himself. 

I manage carbs, but I'm far from KETO, but I wouldn't like to feel pressured to gobble-up so many carbs on a long food airing like last night. 

Having Steve taste some of the items isn't really something that's totally new. Before David lost weight, hosts would frequently come by for a taste.

I think Steve pairing up with seasoned hosts is part of his ongoing learning process. Not just to take those 'big bites,' so David doesn't have to.