Shoes

[depglass]

You think QVC would have learned their lesson with the PVC handles on the B Mak bags. Evidently not. Save a penny, lose many dollars.

[stevieb]

You'd also think they'd have learned by now to be competitive with their pricing of these two pretty much passe lines, but, nope. They haven't learned that lesson either.

[Lavenderjunkie]

When Tig was started it was an independent brand. Then it was bought by KVZ (Kathy Van Zeeland) which also owned BMakowsky handbags. In order to distinguish the 3 lines owned by the brand ... Tig, BMak, and KVZ.. it seems they decided that KVZ would be all man made materials, BMak would be all leather, and Tig would be a mix of leather and man made. My guess is this was for cost reasons as well as brand positioning in the market place. (No one consulted me ).

Fast forward to the present time and all 3 brands are now owned by a Chinese conglomerate. Their goals and marketing strategies are quite different. it appears that Tig and BMak lines are both losing their quality reputation even further.

[stevieb]

On 10/27/2014 lavenderjunkie said:

When Tig was started it was an independent brand. Then it was bought by KVZ (Kathy Van Zeeland) which also owned BMakowsky handbags. In order to distinguish the 3 lines owned by the brand ... Tig, BMak, and KVZ.. it seems they decided that KVZ would be all man made materials, BMak would be all leather, and Tig would be a mix of leather and man made. My guess is this was for cost reasons as well as brand positioning in the market place. (No one consulted me ).

Fast forward to the present time and all 3 brands are now owned by a Chinese conglomerate. Their goals and marketing strategies are quite different. it appears that Tig and BMak lines are both losing their quality reputation even further.

All true and as far as I'm concerned, all three are well past their sell-by date... KVZ, despite being available over on HQ, seems essentially to be defunct... BMak doesn't seem to be too far behind. Tig seems to be making a valiant effort to hold on, though I honestly wouldn't miss any of them if they folded their tent and went home... It seems, though, that since Tig has a loyal following and name recognition that predates its affiliation with KVZ, the time might well be right to try to reposition this brand by bringing back the former quality. Were the current owners to do so they might be able to salvage this line and keep it around for the long haul...

No offense or disrespect intended to anyone, but it almost seems as though many Q customers are creatures of habit. The handbag market is increasingly ripe with options, more and more brands and enhanced competition and yet it seems so many go back to the same brands historically sold on Q. Where Dooney is concerned, I get that. With these other two, not so much... The Q has introduced a number of other brand options but most of them seem to go pretty much nowhere. Of course, across the board, QVC isn't really offering competitive pricing, shipping or honest to goodness sales to enhance themselves as a resource for purchasing handbags...

[MeganRose]

A-92852 is the only Tig bag I like. The first one I bought had the PVC (plastic) trim. Didn't know that. My fault. Didn't read the info. on it. It's OK, but I prefer the second one I bought years later, 100% leather in Emerald. I use it frequently. All other Tigs you can have. As far as Oryany goes, hate the gaudy lining, wont buy the bags because of it. So far, loving the GILI and of course, D&B.

[faeriemoon]

The quality just isn't there any more.

[stevieb]

On 10/27/2014 faeriemoon said:

The quality just isn't there any more.

On this one, we can agree...

[Madisson]

The last Tig bag I purchased had really weak magnetic closures, and the two main parts of the bag kept popping open while I was walking down the street with it. That did not used to be the case. Guess it is just one more thing they have cheapened.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

A friend and I were recently discussing this. She was telling me about a Tignanello bag she had purchase and how the edge of the leather handles was man-made and cracked. I had recently purchased a couple of Tignanello color blocked suede shoppers with the zippers on the sides. I've been using them for about a month, one more than the other, but I had to check and sure enough, the edges are cracked in a few spots. These were my first Tignanelloes and if that's the kind of workmanship I can expect I won't be buying any more.

[Theoriginallacey]

I agree that I don't like the mix either. It keeps the prices down for them, but they are still charging us full price. My biggest complaint is their linings come apart and the center pockets usually are so flimsy they shift from side to side making it hard to find stuff at the bottome. I buy mine at Macy's where the woman told me to keep the tag in an inner pocket after I take it off as they will replace it if the lining rips, I thought that was a great idea. With coupons and my Macy's card, I can get 45% off.