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rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

All the vendors say that; do you think we will ever see them in studio again?

aroc3435 · ‎09-30-2010

@rms1954 I certainly hope so. The in studio presence is so much better. The remote video atttendance is more prone to technical "hiccups" and not as engaging with the split screen phenomena.

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amyb · ‎04-05-2010

Not if it costs the Q less money to do it this way. Like other companies are deciding, during pandemic...if they can do remote just as effectively, for less money, (and many workers prefer the ease and flexibility of remote work, as I'm sure these vendors do...much easier to walk into their spare room and shoot than drive to & from QVC's studios, at all odd hours, several times a week)...then they will continue. Will they EVER have some back...probably, maybe. But, like other companies, I'm just guessing it will be a mix. It's workin' for everyone, I think.

ciao_bella · ‎03-13-2010

Not sure who bears the cost for the vendor coming to the QVC Studio. Is it QVC or the vendor? Many, if not all, have to use the airlines to get to the Q, then there's the cost involved with a hotel stay where they must stay during their visit. When they're in person at the studio, they ususally have several appearances scheduled over a few days.

Once, several years ago, when my sister and I were making a trip to the QVC outlet in Frazer, which is only a short distance away from the studio, we ran into Bob Mackie at the Classic Diner. There are a few nice hotels in the Frazer area, so he most likely was staying at one of those hotels during his scheduled studio appearances.

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CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

Given the situation with the pandemic, I don't blame them for not traveling to be there in person. It'll change when people get smart about it.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@rms1954 I know I prefer the vendors/reps in the studio, but I can't think of any item I didn't buy from QVC because they appeared from home. I don't know that would always have been true; when TV shopping was new to me, I did buy impulsively more often than I do now.

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@amyb wrote:
Not if it costs the Q less money to do it this way. Like other companies are deciding, during pandemic...if they can do remote just as effectively, for less money, (and many workers prefer the ease and flexibility of remote work, as I'm sure these vendors do...much easier to walk into their spare room and shoot than drive to & from QVC's studios, at all odd hours, several times a week)...then they will continue. Will they EVER have some back...probably, maybe. But, like other companies, I'm just guessing it will be a mix. It's workin' for everyone, I think.

@amyb - Agree with everything you're saying. I also don't think it's that big of a deal not being there in person in the studio.

Working from home works 100% for my company as with many others out there.

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@millieshops wrote:
@rms1954 I know I prefer the vendors/reps in the studio, but I can't think of any item I didn't buy from QVC because they appeared from home. I don't know that would always have been true; when TV shopping was new to me, I did buy impulsively more often than I do now.

Good point @millieshops . I haven't stopped purchasing from the Q because the vendor presented from their home.

LindaSal · ‎05-15-2014

It does make for a more enjoyable show when the vendor is in the studio. You can certainly understand the whole remote thing going on. I think they will most likely have some back in and others will continue on remote, like a lot of work places. As far as who pays for travel and hotels, I would think the company that is selling the product picks up the tab for that. It's a tax write off.