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Had one of these on hold with Hotel Chocolat. Saw them offered on QVC for the same price but with more sachets of hot choc, so ordered via QVC instead. Order was showing as awaiting stock for about a month - then without the item ever actually being shown as in stock I got a letter saying my...

Seriously, how did this guy ever get a job on QVC. He comes across as someone who knows next to nothing about tech and just completely BS his way through any presentation. The demo of the Amazon Echo gizmo was woeful. Getting it to spout how many calories in an egg instead of explaining to...

Oh ps - the quality of presenters seem to have plummeted - I have no time for Debbie Flint - hard as nails, ought to be on a market stall, Jill Franks, totally insincere, and most of newbies seem very inarticulate, annoying and shouty.

I used to watch a lot, but for the past couple of years hardly ever tune in. I think the problems are these:- They have lost some premium brands like Aveda, Prescriptives, Molton Brown and Smashbox. They have replaced these with some small boutiquey 'quirky' brands, but they are missing some...

I think the QVC approach to customer input is a bit of a mess. They do allow reviews on the website that are negative (which is commendable) but then often try to dismiss those negative reviews on air. I notice this especially with beauty products where they will often comment that someone...

Ps Forgot the Monio melt stuff - that's also been done to death.....

When you consider how wide their product range is, it's a bit depressing how all the TSVs revolve around the holy trinity of PCMC, papaya enzyme peel and radience cleanser. They've got all those fab new bath essences, great lower priced products like the melting cleansing gel and skin buff, and...

There is nothing like the level of support for people acting as carers for elderly or sick relatives as there is for maternity leave. Nor do most companies have a significant number of employees taking long term (i.e months worth) of sick leave at the same time, multiple times over a number of...

I've worked for three multinational companies, and in all three I've seen numerous examples of women playing the maternity system to get the maximum possible paid time off, then resigning. The two patterns most commonly seen would be women having 3 or 4 children in as many years, and coming...

Yes, massively annoying.

Dullest demo ever.........

I was boiling with rage after I had a low star/very critical review rejected for supposedly not sticking to the guidelines (it was completely within the guidelines). But before I got round to penning a complaint it mysteriously appeared on the website after all. Don't know exactly what's...

I prefer any glass or crystal file to a traditional emery board - they are finer and seem to give a much better finish. However, I don't think the LD crystal file is any better (or worse) than any other brand - in fact the Ruby and Millie one seemed to keep its sharpness (for want of a better...

Is that the one that looked a sort of pale coral colour, but went on almost colourless? If it is, I actually wrote to Molton Brown about that very same item, begging them to re-introduce it. You could get it for a while in a teeny little mini size in various sets, but not the big size. And now...

Molton Brown Wonderlips Booster. My all-time number 1 beauty product.

Catkins - I think notes are less of an issue on a technology show where there might be half a dozen gizmos to be 'expert' on - but not on a show with just two items. Especially when one of the two is coffee pods!

I posted on this very topic on the 'oh do shut up' thread yesterday, because it wound me up so much. In addition to all the moans listed above, why did Craig need notes for a product he's supposed to have owned and used for a month? They should have had someone like Anthony do this show -...

Did anyone see the Illy show this morning? Craig was doing my head in. The Illy guest was really interesting and knowledgeable, but the grinning idiot kept interrupting with the most inane banter imaginable. I can just about put up with that if it's to tell people something is limited stock or...

I think their brand is very schizophrenic - they have throws and leather bags at hundreds of pounds, some of the most expensive candles I've ever seen, and yet most of the beauty products are in really cheap and nasty looking plastic bottles. I know they underwent a 'repackaging' exercise a...

I've watched a couple of jewellery shows recently where they've had a long shot for something like a ring or earrings and either take an eternity to zoom in, or just don't bother with a close up at all. You can't see anything. On the items they do 'zoom' for a close up, when the image is...