Suggestion Box

[lmbemb]

Do you think it could be possible to actually sell items that plug-in?  Everything is battery operated.  

[Susan345]

Most of the time the battery operated item needs to be plugged in to recharge.  And run time is limited.

My biggest pet peeve are things that require a smart phone and an app.  Call me old fashioned but phones are for talking.

[Icegoddess]

Considering almost every outlet in my house is in use, I don't think EVERYTHING is battery operated.  Sometimes, a battery operated device isn't as strong as it's electric counterpart.  And then there's the issue of continually buying batteries or having to re-charge.  

[LindaSal]

I like the option of both but it does seem that a lot of decor is battery operated now.  Some items just look better plugged in.  I don't care how good the battery products become, it will never match the brightness or functionality of a plug in.  JMO.

[SilleeMee]

If you have a cord then you need an electrical outlet which can be a problem especially when you have so few of them to use.

[loriqvc]

I definitely don't enjoy buying batteries all the time, but it just isn't practical to have a bunch of decor items that need to be plugged in to function. There isn't always an outlet (or an open receptacle) in the areas where I want to put things, the cords often become cumbersome, and they always look tacky. I appreciate it when larger decor items offer a plug option, but for smaller things that sit on a tabletop or mantel, batteries are almost always preferable.

[avid shopper]

I don't use batteries in everything.  Some items I like better without the illumination turned on. 

[luvmybeetle]

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@Susan345 wrote:

Most of the time the battery operated item needs to be plugged in to recharge.  And run time is limited.

My biggest pet peeve are things that require a smart phone and an app.  Call me old fashioned but phones are for talking.

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I totally agree with you about the phones.  I don't use a cell phone and am tired of people questioning my choice of not having one.  I still have a land line and am not sorry for it.

[meallen616]

@lmbemb,

[PA Mom-mom]

@lmbemb  When we built our house in 1980, my SIL advised me to place an outlet beneath each window for plugging in battery operated window lights. Very smart! Now, however, we use Bethlehem Lights battery operated window candles. Bethlehem Lights offers window candles that are plug-in, but we bought the BL battery operated because the look is so clean.

QVC does offer some plug-in options for some decorations, Last year I bought Valerie's snowflake glitter sphere with a USB charger. That was a game changer, because the previous version gobbled batteries.