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QVC Groupies Pay $75 for Tours of its West Chester, PA, Facility

January 22nd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in DRTV Retailer

What a racket!  QVC charges, presumably, some of its most devoted fans $75 for a 3-hour, “All-Access Tour” that includes lunch in the company’s commissary and glimpses into conference rooms.  (Not kidding.)  Also available for people who are not insane is a quickie tour for $7.50.  Philadelphia Enquirer Jan. 22, 2010

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In Tough Times, Americans Place Greater Value on “Doing”

January 4th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Research, Trends, Forecasts

Nothing wrong with that, it seems to me, so long as one of the things they’re doing is plopping down in front of the television with a telephone and credit card in their hand.  This photo of a Miami family spending a day on Biscayne Bay, seemingly away from electronic devices altogether, is alarming and just may be un-American.  The New York Times Jan. 2, 2010