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@matty liz wrote:

You know I'm beginning to think the hosts actually believe their sales pitch.





Ya know, they are just employees.  If their employer does not like the hosts' performance, then they will do what they need to do.  Give them (the hosts) a darn break.

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@KingstonMom wrote:

@kaydee50 

 

Apparently they do!

 

There is a video on youtube of when Mike Rowe (yes that Mike Rowe!) worked at QVC and one day he must've been fed up and during his show he just said, I can't do this

**** anymore and walked off stage.


@KingstonMom 

 

He was the best.  Smiley Happy

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It's a job!! 

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I bought the Popsonic face cleansing tool. Tonight, Shawn presented. It was $54. and change. At the end, Shawn said you would pay with a one in front of that price if you bought it elsewhere. What nonsense!!! You can get it all over for under $60. or less.

 

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@KingstonMom wrote:

@kaydee50 

 

Apparently they do!

 

There is a video on youtube of when Mike Rowe (yes that Mike Rowe!) worked at QVC and one day he must've been fed up and during his show he just said, I can't do this

**** anymore and walked off stage.


...and then he worked in "dirty" jobs and that was better to him (I guess). I don't want either of those jobs, selling or shoveling.

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Ya know that saying...Dazzle them with brilliance...or baffle them with BS!!!
I think possibly...the BS ! 🤣

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@febe1 wrote:

I bought the Popsonic face cleansing tool. Tonight, Shawn presented. It was $54. and change. At the end, Shawn said you would pay with a one in front of that price if you bought it elsewhere. What nonsense!!! You can get it all over for under $60. or less.

 


I bought something similar from.Bed and Bath for around $20. It is rechargeable.

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I like what Marybeth learned in the early years. She had to sell this lampshade with a dolls dress on it and it was the ugliest thing she ever saw. She said in the beginning of QVC they didn’t have many items to sell because companies weren’t giving their items to QVC. One day when she was going to be presenting the lampshade she thought, I just can’t do this anymore. It’s so ugly and I’m going to tell management enough with this lampshade!
That day a lady called in and told Marybeth that it was the prettiest lampshade she ever saw and she put it in her little girls bedroom and her daughter just loved it! From that moment on Marybeth realized I don’t have to like the item, because they’ll be someone out there that does. Her entire perspective on selling changed that day as a result of that one caller. And since she’s told every host she trains the story and to always keep that in mind. 🤗
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  Nah! I think they just like the pay and exposure.

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@kaydee50 wrote:

I wonder if they ever think "who buys this stuff"??


I can't remember who it was, but years ago a host was caught on a hot mic making fun of a ring they had just presented.