15 Years at QVC!

Amazing how time flies when you’re having fun! It’s hard to believe that I’ve been selling my products on QVC for over 15 years. I can still remember my 1st time on air like it was yesterday & I was TERRIFIED! I think I hardly said a word during that first airing I was so worried at how my product would do. It SOLD OUT and the joy of selling out at that moment is so hard to express.

I can share too it was also an incredible “sigh of relief”! You invest a lot of time and money, so it is a big risk. The excitement that your "baby” that you worked so hard to create and get manufactured will continue on and you won’t go into debt – well I am sure that speaks for itself. That first item of mine on QVC was an Earring Organizer and it lasted on air a good 3 years. Then, I created a larger wooden jewelry box very similar to my current H165020 Deluxe Gold and Silver SafeKeeper that I sell on QVC now. That replaced the Earring Organizer and was a bigger, better version. This one has lasted many years and is one of mine and one of your favorites.

I kept creating new items and was always so thrilled with the experience of being able to talk with all of you and hear your feedback. I find that most gratifying - being able to communicate with each other. In the early days I heard your voices when you would call in on air. LOVED this and still do! Today with the advent of Social Media –Facebook, Twitter and my Website I can talk to all of you all the time and I LOVE this too! I find it so engaging. I’m fascinated to hear your thoughts, who you are, what you like, about your families, EVERYTHING! And yes, it’s ME looking, reading, posting and replying.

If I were to share some favorite moments during the last 15 years, the ones that come to mind right away were the “unusual” times. One time many years ago I was selling my Magical Floating Water Candles – any of you remember those??!!, and the studio had a blackout!!! So ironic that I’m selling candles as the studio goes completely dark! The candles hardly helped. The studio is large with very high ceilings and no windows so it was pitch black with a tiny flicker from my candles. Pat James DeMentri and I didn’t know if the cameras were still on or not so we just kept talking. It was hilarious! Of course we did manage to get out of the studio and the power went back up several hours later, but I don’t think that ever happened before or since.

Another very fun time was when there was a huge blizzard overnight and we had a 7am show. Fortunately, we had an SUV, so we got to the studio around 6am, but literally NO ONE else did. There was about 2 feet of snow or more – the roads were empty. But as they say in TV – the show must go on, so my husband and I and anyone still at QVC from the overnight crew all pitched in and we stayed the whole day filling in for whatever was needed. I think I even went on with someone else’s product to help out! Everyone did whatever was needed. The poor overnight crew was working a double shift! I remember there was a cooking show coming up and we were in the QVC kitchens making food and styling product for the food show. A first for me at the time, it came out “pretty” good, but not the greatest LOL. Amazing what one can scrape together when needed! The great thing was that in times of adversity, it can really be great fun to all pull together to make things happen. I have seen this a lot in life and it is some of my fondest memories, even though at the time what all thought very adverse.

Lori and Jill