Q Talk

[faeriemoon]

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@depglass wrote:

The issue is not who pays for the travel, the issue is does a vendor's presence or remoteness affect sales.  If the sound quality is good (really excellent) like news broadcasts, I don't care where that vendor is.  

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Agree; but it seldom is.

[Imaoldhippie]

If vendor's did not make a profit from appearing on QVC they would not do it.

The Pollack's and David Dangle are older people and they have chosen to cut out working hours.   (from what I read).

Your post is pure speculation.

[Caaareful Shopper]

I think the sound quality is usually excellent.  

It's the tug-of-war with whose turn it is to talk that can get dicey.  

[SamBrown]

Except for a few vendors, I find absolutely no need for any of them.  

[granddi]

There is a difference in a vendor and a spokesperson-brand amabassador. For example the scrub daddy guy is a vendor but Mrs Prindiable's gal is a spokes person.

Over the years I have met 2 vendors selling on Q. Both were 50-50 state product finds. One was a lady that sold an eye glasses washing thing and the other was a man selling some sort of flavoring mix to add to coffee. 

Both said they pay their own expenses and must provide samples and props. They both said that vendors complain about their time slots and hosts. They both had interesting stories but said Q staff was nice. Of course this was a very long time ago. 

[KBEANS]

@On It  @Shelbelle 

Oh, ok. I thought that travel expenses might be a factor in that QVC isn't doing so well financially. That would be a big expense in airfare ( especially cross country) and cars picking them up to and fro NYC and The Hamptons and also their room and board etc.

[chrystaltree]

I think QVC pays their travel expenses, hotels, meals and they have determined that in some cases its it is not cost effective.  The Joan Rivers line did not need Bitsy and David both doing presentations.  David will remain the designer.  Bitsy will present.  I think Caroline Pollock is a different situation.  She's retiring and pretty much ending the company.  QVC will continue selling what's in inventory but it's the end of American West.

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[Alsace Gal]

@KBEANS 

It doesn't make any difference who pays for travel, it's all tax deductible, so us common folk are paying for it.

[RespectLife]

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@Caaareful Shopper wrote:

I think the sound quality is usually excellent.  

It's the tug-of-war with whose turn it is to talk that can get dicey.  

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And that goes on IN studio as well, doesn't it @Caaareful Shopper    LOL

[proudlyfromNJ]

The vendors pay their own expenses. Transportation, hotels, etc.