Q Talk

[stevieb]

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@katiescarlett wrote:

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@stevieb wrote:

Hey Spurt, it seems like you're feeling a bit more up to snuff...  As for the Qwapitol, well, today and tomorrow are slated to be very hot and humid (then showers for the duration...) and I have to say, I've about had my fill of summer weather.  Not much going on here.  I've spent a fair amount of time reading and going to the pool, but on a day like today when the temps approach the upper nineties (probably higher with the humidity) even the pool doesn't much appeal...  Continue putting off my house work and projects as I simply have no motivation whatsoever.  

As for me and the old Q, I have to say, I've upped my ante and I'm now closer to 95% out the door as opposed to only three quarters of the way.  It's all just so silly, really.  Then, most of the hosts on most often aren't terribly likable or enjoyable, and the merchandise is just. plain. boring.

I haven't watched a minute of CIJ and don't plan to.  I DVR'd VPH's show yesterday, but after seeing what was presented online, deleted it without watching... Pure unmitiaged junk, for the most part, and the sets would have needed to be absolute paradise to have induced me to watch her and Leah hawking that drivel...  I might tune in tonight for a few minutes and then go from there...  But hey, at least those eggs were pretty and nicely made.  Hand over fists more appealing than the 'Vegas' glitter angels and the rest of the too-cute kitsch they clearly have in store for those watching this holiday season...  

As for La Marm, well no.  Just no.  On so many levels.  No and no again.

As for gem day, I don't know, Spurt, QVC just doesn't interest me anymore.  I see they had some pretty things, but I guess I just don't care.  Looking online, the pieces I liked weren't affordable and yet the affordable pieces were, overall, just rather unappealing...I've been doing less and less shopping here and more and more locally and, for now, it suits me fine.  

Fashion Monday is a complete non-starter and yes, I think you're right.  They picked the wrong hosts, but regardless, the line-up just isn't of interest.  They tinkered with a somewhat winning formula, even if it was on the stale side (what here isn't) and their tinkering isn't to my liking, so why would I watch...  Even as background noise, I find I'm leaving the set on other things because the overall approach here has just become a combinatinon of tiring, tedious and annoying...

Yes indeed, fall and football (college for me) are looking better and better!  As you know, I very much enjoyed the college world series back in the late spring and early summer, but have been forced to try to watch the pros, given the meager offerings on TV... Unfortunately, while I like baseball, the pro game isn't nearly as much fun (on TV anyway) as were the college games... 

Enjoy the day and hoping you continue to feel better...

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stevie, I am with you - gem days used to interest me, too, but no more. I checked out opal online since it is my birthday, but decided I did not need anything. Plus I have to save every penny right now so that I can buy my truckload of hay.  Woohoo!

I checked out the VPH rocking horse, which would have interested me, but there were quite a lot of negative reviews about the quality of the paint job, so that convinced me to not buy one in the future.  I have done no shopping from Q, canceled all my auto-deliveries except the wreaths I give my dog vet and my elderly aunt in Maryland.  Prices on many things are just not competitive any more, you can buy them cheaper elsewhere, with free shipping.

And there is more and more of Temp-tations in new patterns, new cookbooks, etc. UGH.  Her plastic containers get scathing reviews. 

As far as I am concerned, the QualityValueConvenience just isn't there any more.

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Hey KS @katiescarlett, it's been a while!!  I swear, sometimes I think the main reason I still put up with QVC at all is because I don't want to lose touch with some of you all here on the boards.  And when I'm on the boards, I occasionally check online to see what's up and even less occasionally will then be induced to watch for a matter of usually no more than fifteen minutes to see a presentation... As for VPH, I had my eye on a blanket she's had now for over a year, but instead of the price going down for older merchandise, it's actually gone up.  Who needs it.  Not to mention that their price for a cotton quilt and shams is over a hundred with delivery.  Meanwhile I can get something very similar, maybe even better, at Homegood's for less than half the price.  Who the heck needs this! I agree, it really isn't the same.  Not even a reasonable facsimile...  Good luck storing up that hay!!

[stevieb]

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@Spurt wrote:

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@stevieb  Yep I'm healing nicely and almost up to snuff......After all our rain, summer seems to have just started here and I'm already sick of it!!!! And it's hot and dry and not even a chance of an afternoon scattered shower....I had to laugh at my DS---we went to lunch yesterday late afternoon and she remarked how she liked the dry heat that we were experiencing---I told her my take was I don't like any kind of heat dry or humid, but it was funny as the day wore on and it got hotter as we went to the bookstore and ran into Target (since I forgot something at the grocery store) she started to whine about the heat....what happened to  "it's not the heat, it's the humidity".....LOL!   And I agree with you, heat takes all the motivation out of me too........I struggle to get done what I have to do....

As Gina, I and others have commented on this, ....is it our imagination or did the Q bring out their fall clothing a tad early.....school starts in mid August here and the Department Stores have not yet put out their fall wear, yet the Q seemed to have begun the season back in June....perhaps they are not purchasing as much merchandise, especially spring/summer merchandise, could it perhaps be caused by a LACK IN THEIR SALES ???? It was announced that QVC and HSN will show their 2nd quarter results in  August---should be interesting reading......

I saw some of the evening VPH Show, and yes it was mostly mercury glass and gazing globes....and I noticed those mercury figurals did slightly resemble those that Thomas Paconni used to have....remember him....a vendor that was scooted out the door by QVC---I have his large nativity set and a beautifully made wooden jewelry case---I guess his items were too unique or perhaps too high quality for QVC....let's bring in tons of flameless candles in varying degrees of quality made by many different manufacturers and then let's bring in the same Christmas decor and ornaments like last year instead (SARCASM)....I know, I know the eggs were beautiful, loved the Christmas tunes Valerie chose, it wasn't that they weren't nice, it was just a case of OVERKILL (a word QVC doesn't have in their dictionary along with the words "variety" and "unique"). 

Oh yes, Gem Day was out of my price range too, a shame they didn't have MORE affordable and stylish pieces---but nice to see unique gems that have been absent for a long time.  The show with Jennifer and Peyton was nice to window shop with......

And with the abscence of LR, and with Lisa M and Carolyn out on leave what does QVC have left in the host department....and those chosen to be pushed out front seem to be irritable, unhappy, frantic, and unable to handle it all........which makes it all the more UNWATCHABLE, which I usually don't do much anymore......but curiosity more than anything had me have it on in the background for CIJ---and hey it is better than some of the so called comedy out there on the other channels, and I'm tired of Golden Girl reruns .....  Talk about REPITITION, their TSV presentations are on even more frequently and more often, (killing more time) ---not selling as expected perhaps, making me use my remote frequently and often......QVC has indeed lost it's luster........and you go throw HSN in that mix too.... I will watch Valerie's evening show, but I think I will save my money and visit that charming shop in Fredericksburg---that shop keeper always has the nicest things, they're my style and they are unique too....yep I'd rather spend my decorating money there......

You know what I think of baseball, but I resorted to watching some of the NBA Summer League (summer Spurs doing well-- ) .........well it beats QVC!!! Last year I got a little more involved in college football. If nothing is going on, it's nice to tune in to a college game, which does seem to have more energy, excitement, and spirit, than some of the pro games, and fun to get together and watch with a few friends.......Fall hurry up and get here already!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay cool!

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@Spurt  I have been an utter slug all weekend, wallowing around reading and napping.  I did finally head out last night for an hour or so.  I'd seen a pretty ginger jar at Homegood's that I knew my mother would love, but thought it was pricey for what it was so left it behind.  But I got to thinking it would be a nice gift for her, so I headed back up to get it and I guess others felt similarly about the the price because it was still there...  Otherwise, I guess maybe I'd sleep better at night if I'd quit taking naps during the day!  That said, I haven't even been outside today.  It's been bright and sunny most of the day, but just opening one of the windows to see what it was like out told me it was ridiculously hot...  Don't think so...  Dry heat or damp heat, heat is heat and past a point, I don't like it... Yes, fall will be totally welcome.

I fully agree with you about the host contingent... No Lisa... No Lisa... No Carolyn and the few hosts I can still tolerate are rarely programmed...  It almost wouldn't matter, though, because they just keep on with the same old things and really, I've been saying it for a long time, but their hens have come home to roost and they truly have pretty much driven me off with the same array of merchandise presented in an endless loop...  And I fully agree with you about HSN.  I can't remember the last time I even turned it on.  I get their emails and delete them without looking.  I do have an HSN card and once it's paid off I'll probably not shop there again.  A big part of it for all of them comes down not just to such limited options but to pricing that is, in so many cases, just out of line...  I was enjoying evine there for a while, but other than the occasional jewelry show, because they do it far more often and with a good bit more variety than does QVC, I rarely watch them either.  It truly is a shame the way QVC let jewelry slip from their grasp... 

I can't speak to you and Gina's theory about QVC's early unveiling of fall clothes because I honestly haven't been watching enough to know what they're showing...  I don't tend to buy clothes from here because I fully resent that rather expensive 'try on' fee they've imposed with their 'new' shipping policy.  In fact, I've bought only two things here recently, both jewelry (nothing from gem day) and both are going back...  There's nothing really wrong with them other than that I didn't care for them when I saw them 'in real life' and here is the crux of the matter... It will have cost me about ten bucks for the privilege of seeing them in person, only to learn I don't like them.  Who needs that?  Thanks, but I'll stick with local jewelry options other than in a clear case that I KNOW I will like something.  Otherwise, this is simply a too expensive proposition and pretty clearly a waste of my money.  I think it terms of that now being twenty bucks that I might just as well have flushed...  No.  Not working for me.

I just looked to see what Val brought to her early show today and was not impressed.  I still plan to catch the late show, or at least part of it, but do miss the days when Valerie wasn't the only home decor QVC had on offer...  Of course, whether I stay tuned at all will depend on who is hosting and if it's La Marm, well, all bets are off, just as the show will be...  Besides, I'm fully committed this year to not adding a single holiday item to my stockpile.  As I've said so many times, I don't even have room to display even a percentage of what I already have and, as you know, my interest in decorating for the holidays is more slim each year...

Take care of that nasty wasp sting and will catch up with you later...

[jackthebear]

they tend to overdo everything

[jackthebear]

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@stevieb wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

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@stevieb  Yep I'm healing nicely and almost up to snuff......After all our rain, summer seems to have just started here and I'm already sick of it!!!! And it's hot and dry and not even a chance of an afternoon scattered shower....I had to laugh at my DS---we went to lunch yesterday late afternoon and she remarked how she liked the dry heat that we were experiencing---I told her my take was I don't like any kind of heat dry or humid, but it was funny as the day wore on and it got hotter as we went to the bookstore and ran into Target (since I forgot something at the grocery store) she started to whine about the heat....what happened to  "it's not the heat, it's the humidity".....LOL!   And I agree with you, heat takes all the motivation out of me too........I struggle to get done what I have to do....

As Gina, I and others have commented on this, ....is it our imagination or did the Q bring out their fall clothing a tad early.....school starts in mid August here and the Department Stores have not yet put out their fall wear, yet the Q seemed to have begun the season back in June....perhaps they are not purchasing as much merchandise, especially spring/summer merchandise, could it perhaps be caused by a LACK IN THEIR SALES ???? It was announced that QVC and HSN will show their 2nd quarter results in  August---should be interesting reading......

I saw some of the evening VPH Show, and yes it was mostly mercury glass and gazing globes....and I noticed those mercury figurals did slightly resemble those that Thomas Paconni used to have....remember him....a vendor that was scooted out the door by QVC---I have his large nativity set and a beautifully made wooden jewelry case---I guess his items were too unique or perhaps too high quality for QVC....let's bring in tons of flameless candles in varying degrees of quality made by many different manufacturers and then let's bring in the same Christmas decor and ornaments like last year instead (SARCASM)....I know, I know the eggs were beautiful, loved the Christmas tunes Valerie chose, it wasn't that they weren't nice, it was just a case of OVERKILL (a word QVC doesn't have in their dictionary along with the words "variety" and "unique"). 

Oh yes, Gem Day was out of my price range too, a shame they didn't have MORE affordable and stylish pieces---but nice to see unique gems that have been absent for a long time.  The show with Jennifer and Peyton was nice to window shop with......

And with the abscence of LR, and with Lisa M and Carolyn out on leave what does QVC have left in the host department....and those chosen to be pushed out front seem to be irritable, unhappy, frantic, and unable to handle it all........which makes it all the more UNWATCHABLE, which I usually don't do much anymore......but curiosity more than anything had me have it on in the background for CIJ---and hey it is better than some of the so called comedy out there on the other channels, and I'm tired of Golden Girl reruns .....  Talk about REPITITION, their TSV presentations are on even more frequently and more often, (killing more time) ---not selling as expected perhaps, making me use my remote frequently and often......QVC has indeed lost it's luster........and you go throw HSN in that mix too.... I will watch Valerie's evening show, but I think I will save my money and visit that charming shop in Fredericksburg---that shop keeper always has the nicest things, they're my style and they are unique too....yep I'd rather spend my decorating money there......

You know what I think of baseball, but I resorted to watching some of the NBA Summer League (summer Spurs doing well-- ) .........well it beats QVC!!! Last year I got a little more involved in college football. If nothing is going on, it's nice to tune in to a college game, which does seem to have more energy, excitement, and spirit, than some of the pro games, and fun to get together and watch with a few friends.......Fall hurry up and get here already!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay cool!

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@Spurt  I have been an utter slug all weekend, wallowing around reading and napping.  I did finally head out last night for an hour or so.  I'd seen a pretty ginger jar at Homegood's that I knew my mother would love, but thought it was pricey for what it was so left it behind.  But I got to thinking it would be a nice gift for her, so I headed back up to get it and I guess others felt similarly about the the price because it was still there...  Otherwise, I guess maybe I'd sleep better at night if I'd quit taking naps during the day!  That said, I haven't even been outside today.  It's been bright and sunny most of the day, but just opening one of the windows to see what it was like out told me it was ridiculously hot...  Don't think so...  Dry heat or damp heat, heat is heat and past a point, I don't like it... Yes, fall will be totally welcome.

I fully agree with you about the host contingent... No Lisa... No Lisa... No Carolyn and the few hosts I can still tolerate are rarely programmed...  It almost wouldn't matter, though, because they just keep on with the same old things and really, I've been saying it for a long time, but they're hens have come home to roost and they truly have pretty much driven me off with the same array of merchandise presented in an endless loop...  And I fully agree with you about HSN.  I can't remember the last time I even turned it on.  I get their emails and delete them without looking.  I do have an HSN card and once it's paid off I'll probably not shop there again.  A big part of it for all of them comes down not just to such limited options but to pricing that is, in so many cases, just out of line...  I was enjoying evine there for a while, but other than the occasional jewelry show, because they do it far more often and with a good bit more variety than does QVC, I rarely watch them either.  It truly is a shame the way QVC let jewelry slip from their grasp... 

I can't speak to you and Gina's theory about QVC's early unveiling of fall clothes because I honestly haven't been watching enough to know what they're showing...  I don't tend to buy clothes from here because I fully resent that rather expensive 'try on' fee they've imposed with their 'new' shipping policy.  In fact, I've bought only two things here recently, both jewelry (nothing from gem day) and both are going back...  There's nothing really wrong with them other than that I didn't care for them when I saw them 'in real life' and here is the crux of the matter... It will have cost me about ten bucks for the privilege of seeing them in person, only to learn I don't like them.  Who needs that?  Thanks, but I'll stick with local jewelry options other than in a clear case that I KNOW I will like something.  Otherwise, this is simply a too expensive proposition and pretty clearly a waste of my money.  I think it terms of that now being twenty bucks that I might just as well have flushed...  No.  Not working for me.

I just looked to see what Val brought to her early show today and was not impressed.  I still plan to catch the late show, or at least part of it, but do miss the days when Valerie wasn't the only home decor QVC had on offer...  Of course, whether I stay tuned at all will depend on who is hosting and if it's La Marm, well, all bets are off, just as the show will be...  Besides, I'm fully committed this year to not adding a single holiday item to my stockpile.  As I've said so many times, I don't even have room to display even a percentage of what I already have and, as you know, my interest in decorating for the holidays is more slim each year...

Take care of that nasty wasp sting and will catch up with you later...

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HSN had lots of clothing on this weekend, counter programming or just coincidence? in season and not fall either

[jackthebear]

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@mewsmomtoo wrote:

Hi Spurt, so glad to hear you are making a good recovery from your wasp sting. They are scary for sure! Because we had a lot of Spring rain, the bee & wasp population in AZ are really going strong this summer. I've never seen a bee in 8 years at this house & one day i found a bee on the inside of the window of my second bedroom!  I got him out & watched him fly around for a few minutes, then he disappeared forever. All i can figure is that he was part of a swarm & he got lost somehow. Havent seen a bee since.

Love your Christmas pics, they are all great. Was delighted to see the picture of Salem, the black cat from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. I used to watch that show just to see him :-)

Didn't turn on the T.V. until Jill's show had started, but I immediately thought of you when I saw Jim Shore presenting his 2015 dated ornament. It was under $15!  She had some nice things & i really had to resist the light-up birds because I only have a small area I can decorate for Christmas & my active cats would no doubt accidently break it if I put it anywhere else. Looking forward to VPH although i might miss the "all-new" show :-(

I used to enjoy it when QVC had one day shows on the 25th of the month because i knew when they were. Now i just find things by accident, but since i dont buy i guess it doesnt really matter . Take care & stay away from things with stingers! :-)  You were definitely missed last week.

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Me too, we loved to watch Salem he was great

[jackthebear]

Spurt Glad to see your posts, I thought you had jumped this ship.

with this new "improved format" I missed the post on Friday

[Spurt]

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@katiescarlett wrote:

SPURT, am so happy you are doing well and have recovered from your wasp sting!  An allergic reaction like that can be scary!

We all missed your synopsis of upcoming shows over the weekend.  I wanted to thank you for showing labs in an earlier post.  You know I love my labs!

Hot as you know what here, and dry.  The gnats are bad, so I have fly/gnat masks on the horses to keep them out of their eyes.  When those masks first came out, a woman saw some horses in a field with fly masks on and she called the police because she thought the owner had blindfolded the horses!  haha, too funny.  I just wish they made them for people!  My horseshoer hates this time of year because of the gnats.

Anyway, again, I am so glad you are back and in true form!

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@katiescarlett  Hey KATIE....how are you?  Thank you for your good wishes.

WOW!!! I can't believe it's over 100 degrees in your part of the country while we are in the upper 90's....something is wrong with that......And your poor horses are not alone with the gnats there have been an invasion of them here too ...... and I am trying to find a way to get them out of my kitchen and out of my house...as annoying as heck.....maybe I should fly/gnat masks...LOL!!!!  That story about the lady that called the police about the horses being blindfolded was HILARIOUS!!!!!

I am a tad partial to labs and goldens since my friends have those breeds and they are just delightful dogs.......

Have a good week!!! And I hope it cools off soon with a nice breeze that takes the gnats away....

[Spurt]

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@GinaV24 wrote:

@Spurt if you are looking for something to watch on Monday's, I've been watching Scorpion and I find I really like it.  It may not be for you, but I would rather watch that than the stuff that is on for "fashion night".  Then again in the fall, I'm going to try going back to spin class and that will be on Monday's too so I'll DVR my show & miss all the QVC stuff I don't care about.  Right now, I'm riding outside when it isn't 100 degrees!  LOL

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@GinaV24  Thanks for the TV viewing suggestion, maybe I will check it out......of course now I find out that my NBA Summer Spurs are going to be in the NBA Summer League Finals!!!---maybe I'll just watch that and check out alternate viewing the following week....

Thanks again for the suggestion and thinking of me, and enjoy your Spin Class and stay cool!!!

[Spurt]

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@jackthebear wrote:
they tend to overdo everything

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@jackthebear  Hi JACKTHEBEAR-----ain't that the truth!

[Spurt]

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@jackthebear wrote:

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HSN had lots of clothing on this weekend, counter programming or just coincidence? in season and not fall either

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@jackthebear  Perhaps, and the Q is countering with their fall fashion preview next week..countering the countering programming I guess.....LOL!