Too Many TVs!

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

I just looked at the Monday Just Reduced merchandise. Oh please! TV anyone? QVC must sure be stuck with a lot of TVs, esp. curved ones (a ridiculous idea for a TV anyway). Don't bother even checking the weekly Just Reduced merchandise if you don't want a TV (an item I would never buy on QVC anyway). What a waste of time. BORING. There should be a caption over Shawn's photo on the home page touting the Monday Just Reduced merchandise saying, "don't bother to click if you don't want to buy a TV."

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@PearleeIf QVC is stuck with them, so is everybody else. I get at least one email a day all about electronics from Amazon, from Costco, and from any other retailer I deal with that sells that type of merchandise.

I just believe that's where most people's money is going.TV's, phones, computers, etc. I know I'm in that category. I absolutely hold my breath every day about my old TV's - both tubes and both given to me by friends who traded them for newer and bigger. Same with my laptop and my smartphone which are just about ready to hit average longevity.

Those 3 items will be my big purchases for a very long time, not jewelry, not handbags, etc. It's not even really a money thing - it's just how I'm thinking for the last few years.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@millieshops I get that. But certainly QVC has enough other categories of merchandise to offer on clearance for those people who aren't in the market for a new TV.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@PearleeI bet they do, but those TV's take up lots of space and lots of inventory money - way more of both than little items like jewelry, clothes, little kitchen items, etc.

And given the huge numbers of electronics they sell even when the forums protest? I think they have a way better idea of what sells than we do.

As an aside - I've seen any number of other retailers in the financial news as companies investors are avoiding right now. I don't see QVC's parent company in those stories and I use the sales numbers and those stories as part of my thinking.

I don't even look at anyone's sale deals unless I'm looking for something specific - and that's a toytally different way of shopping than I once employed when I was shopping way more than I do now.

2blonde · ‎03-10-2010

I just can't imaging buying a TV from a shopping channel. I have several local stores with very competitive pricing where I can see scores of them already set up, pick the one I want, and have it delivered to my home at a time when I will be there waiting for it. They will set it up and make sure it works, and take the box and packing materials with them if I want them to. If I no longer want the old TV, they will take that too.

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Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@2blonde wrote:
I just can't imaging buying a TV from a shopping channel. I have several local stores with very competitive pricing where I can see scores of them already set up, pick the one I want, and have it delivered to my home at a time when I will be there waiting for it. They will set it up and make sure it works, and take the box and packing materials with them if I want them to. If I no longer want the old TV, they will take that too.

Agree. And most importantly, if it's defective, you don't have to ship it back somewhere1

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

@2blonde wrote:
I just can't imaging buying a TV from a shopping channel. I have several local stores with very competitive pricing where I can see scores of them already set up, pick the one I want, and have it delivered to my home at a time when I will be there waiting for it. They will set it up and make sure it works, and take the box and packing materials with them if I want them to. If I no longer want the old TV, they will take that too.

That would be my choice too... Of course, it's pointless attempting a dialog with the mind-set that seems to accept that if QVC is doing it then it must be the right thing to do... I'd add that my perspective is that of a customer and so my concern is with my shopping experience, not with QVC's bottom line...

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GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Over the years, I bought two tv's from the q. Pricing was competitive. No issues.

My guess is they are promoting tv's because of the profit margin. EZ pay likely helps move them.

KYToby · ‎02-19-2012

While I doubt I would ever buy a TV from QVC or any other shopping channel as I would prefer a local retailer in case of issues, I thik QVC is doing what is right for QVC.

So many people here like to second-guess what QVC is doing, but the criticisms are based upon personal perspective and preference rather than any sort of in-depth knowledge of this industry or business.

Quite frankly, much of the criticism comes down to people who are "bored" or "tired" of QVC's offerings. Guess what -- QVC is not here to entertain us. The world does not revolve around your wants and desires. QVC is indeed a business, and it does what it determines is in the best interest of its business.

And while some may think I am a QVC cheerleader, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, I have a number of issues with QVC, but those issues have nothing to do with thinking that QVC should be anything more than what it actually is -- a retailer.

febe1 · ‎01-22-2012

@KYToby wrote:
While I doubt I would ever buy a TV from QVC or any other shopping channel as I would prefer a local retailer in case of issues, I thik QVC is doing what is right for QVC.

So many people here like to second-guess what QVC is doing, but the criticisms are based upon personal perspective and preference rather than any sort of in-depth knowledge of this industry or business.

Quite frankly, much of the criticism comes down to people who are "bored" or "tired" of QVC's offerings. Guess what -- QVC is not here to entertain us. The world does not revolve around your wants and desires. QVC is indeed a business, and it does what it determines is in the best interest of its business.

And while some may think I am a QVC cheerleader, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, I have a number of issues with QVC, but those issues have nothing to do with thinking that QVC should be anything more than what it actually is -- a retailer.

I've read many of your posts, and the ones I've read have all been similar to this one, cheerleading for the Q, and scolding fellow posters. If you actually had issues, I think I would have seen them at the Suggestion Box.