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<p>[QUOTE="ahearn, post: 899996, member: 18211"]What most of us on this forum don't understand is that there is a whole big population of people who regularly watch and buy from these TV shows -- who don't think like we do. They love the hype and the excitement of the purchase. Even if they knew the same product was available somewhere else at a lower price, without the hype, the fancy boxes, and excitement, most wouldn't be interested. Of course, the marketers are expert at getting to this kind of buyer and gaining a "personal" relationship with them. They know that people like us aren't buying, and don't care. They don't need us.</p><p> </p><p>It should be considered that most of the people who buy from these TV coin shows are perfectly happy and satisfied with their purchases. They don't know or care to learn that there might be other sources of the products. </p><p> </p><p>First cousins to the TV coin shows are the various "mint" catalogs, which have the same hype and high prices. I bought a little something from one of them at one time and now I regularly get about five different catalogs. I actually enjoy them. They are beautiful, entertaining, and often educational.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ahearn, post: 899996, member: 18211"]What most of us on this forum don't understand is that there is a whole big population of people who regularly watch and buy from these TV shows -- who don't think like we do. They love the hype and the excitement of the purchase. Even if they knew the same product was available somewhere else at a lower price, without the hype, the fancy boxes, and excitement, most wouldn't be interested. Of course, the marketers are expert at getting to this kind of buyer and gaining a "personal" relationship with them. They know that people like us aren't buying, and don't care. They don't need us. It should be considered that most of the people who buy from these TV coin shows are perfectly happy and satisfied with their purchases. They don't know or care to learn that there might be other sources of the products. First cousins to the TV coin shows are the various "mint" catalogs, which have the same hype and high prices. I bought a little something from one of them at one time and now I regularly get about five different catalogs. I actually enjoy them. They are beautiful, entertaining, and often educational.[/QUOTE]
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