Firstly may I say hello. I have often read (and laughed out loud) at the threads and comments on here but this is the first time I have posted. I saw the presentation in question and was shocked. I wrote an email of complaint to QVC and have not received a response. I have a feeling that they want to sweep this under the carpet and forget it ever happened but as I know someone who was in Paris at the time of the attacks (they were not seriously hurt thank goodness) I do not feel that is good enough.
Read somewhere someone posted a link about Chas possibly facing a lawsuit as the product has (allegedly) made people lose their hair? Maybe that is on the Q page but on BTY one of the threads refers to it and DF encourages people who like it to go and post that in the interest of balance.
I have just received sincerest apologies by email following my complaint about this. So I am glad they have apologised, they say it was never their intention to offend and feedback will go to the GP Manager.
Was it genuinely sincere or corporate sincere ie a sop?
I have to say, I really don't think Alison O'Reilly was using the Paris attacks as a selling point. I think she was simply associating the events with the need of many people to have their 'lucky' charms or things they perceive to protect them. It was said very delicately and only briefly mentioned.
I know I'm going to get shot down in flames, but I genuinely didn't take any offence from this at all. Just my opinion and perception of what was said.
I hope this was not just me but, during the Andi Peters food fest, he was joking about how he invented verything, popcorn, etc. Throughout this diatribe, he used the phrase "lest we forget", and my reactionary thought, was the events in Paris. I am not suggesting it was intentional, rather an inappropriate choice of phrase.