Suggestion Box

[Serenity-Now]

Nothing is ever being 'given' to us, we are paying for it!  Whenever I hear that phrase, "We are GIVING you..."  it immediately turns me off & I often change the channel.  It just irks me, lol.  So if other people feel the same way, perhaps a better phrase to use is, "We are Offering you...' instead?  

A small thing, but it seems more appropriate.  Thanks for considering it. 

[Pook]

Doesn't bother me one bit.  I watch and will buy if I want the product and I do not care what wording and sales techniques they are trained to use!!

Also, one of the definitions of give is:   

give verb (OFFER)

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toallow something you own or control to be owned or used by another:

The presentation and product are controlled by the host and vendor.

[tends2dogs]

 I heard on HSN the other day, the woman, Stephanie, from the Curations  line of clothing say "We really aren't selling here today, but really giving this away."  I thought, Oh brother, now there's a new one.

Must be they are always looking for new ways to say the same thing .  Afterall, their job is talking and selling.....I couldn't talk about one thing for 20 minutes and have it all be fresh.

[sparklestar]

when are people going to realize they are watching sales.  You can't take everything literally. 

[Winkk]

I don't care what they say or how they say it.  It's a sales channel.  It's up to me as an educated consumer to decide if it's a good value.

[Yardlie]

I get the OP's point. I think other good terms might be "supplying" or "providing"...or "We're adding....."

[Serenity-Now]

Ok naysayers, I get what you are saying.  But I posted this thread deliberately in the "Suggestion" area, and that is my own personal suggestion & I stand by it.  YMMV, and I may or may not agree with what you are saying either, but I'm glad we all have that option in life to make our own choices.

[Perkup]

Not my most "change the channel" comment.  The one I hate is "I'VE got this for you in . . . "  No, YOU don't have it.  QVC has it, and that means "WE" have it for the buyers . . . not you.

[ValuSkr]

Another famous Q saying is "get yours now, we have only a [small number] to go around," as if they were handing out pieces of birthday cake.