Saturday, July 11, 2009

Buh-bye, bloody ShopNBC!

ShopNBC gets worse every day
The high-end vendors are mostly all gone. Hosts keep getting the axe. SNBC is scooping up the dregs from other networks. On a blog dedicated to all things home shopping, I came across this comment from a former enthusiast of the network:
Anonymous said...

I use to be such a ShopNBC junkie. All the good vendors have pretty much disappeared and the jewelry seems to be K-Mart blue light specials. I bought a pair of earrings from Sonia Bitton (expensive) and the post broke off. Galerie de Bijoux repaired them, but I always thought they were supposed to be really high end. Then I bought a pair of chocolate diamond hoops (not from Sonia) and a few months down the road, one of the diamonds fell out. I called ShopNBC and the warranty had expired. I was admonished for not buying an extended warranty and had to pay for the replacement myself. I think extended warranties are a way of bilking more money out of the consumer. It always intrigues me that vendors can't back their product without the consumer paying for it. Anyway, I guess my point is that ShopNBC has gone down hill

Another description of the dismal downturn at ShopNBC:
Anonymous said...

Used to be such a Shop junkie, too. The quality of merchandise they offer now is an insult to my intelligence and such a far, far cry from the goods they sold years ago.. I don't know how this channel stays on the air. And like another poster, I watch it for comedic value.

And, finally, another viewer listed her complaints of rude customer service, after receiving a "too many items returned" letter. She had a few words for the CEO, including:
"SHOPNBC has no regard for customers."

I can barely contain my happiness, because ShopNBC is notorious for reneging on its public promise to go fur-free. See ya later, ShopNBC! Happily, the evil CEO William Lansing was ousted in October 2008. Next, Rene Aiu was in...and was out seen after! Randy Ronning is said to be the CEO of the moment, but stay tuned. Things come and go so quickly in Minnesota.

Karma is a bitch, isn't it!