
Isabelle of Sutherlin, OR on Aug. 24, 2008
I recently purchased (2) two steel, crepe pans online from QVC, and the description for that item stated clearly that the item was Made in France. When I opened the box and looked at the products, they had a sticker (label) affixed which read, Made in China. There was nothing in the box explaining that a similar item (or substitute item) had been substituted for my original, so I was expecting 2 crepe pans that were manufactured in France.
Since I had just received my items and haven't had a chance to use them for cooking yet, I decided to go online at QVC.com and post a review of this product based on my visual findings (& not its intended cooking purpose since they havent been used yet). In my review I stated that I had gotten 2 pans that were made in China and NOT made in France, as they had shown in their description online, and also alerting people upfront to that fact before they purchased this item, and for the buyer to beware that quite possibly they would be getting a product NOT made in France. I also stated that I wanted people to know that QVC was misrepresenting this item in clearly stating that this item is 'Made in France' when in fact, it is not. After submitting my review online, I was told that my submission must meet the QVC Community Standards and that it would take up to 5 days for my submission to be viewed online.
Two days after my submission of my review, I receive an email regarding my submission, regretting that they CANNOT use my submission because all or part of it does not meet our Product Rating & Review guidelines.....We are unable to provide the specific reasons why your ...submission could not be used... They then proceeded to tell me how much they value my input and that my feedback is important to us and if I have any other customer service issues to use the Contact Us link.
If I am such a valued customer, why is QVC only allowing and approving the submission of good or nice reviews about a product, and not include the bad ones as well? Are they afraid that someone will find out that they are mailing people substandard products, while clearly misrepresenting the product online by saying that it's made in France? Did they purchase these pans from China months ago, and are now trying to sell them off as quickly as possible and saying they are made in France so people would buy them? I don't know. But this doesn't sound right to me.
If a legitimate company tells you that a certain product of theirs that is for sale is made in a certain country, I expect to receive that very object from that country, and not another! (unless told otherwise). QVC is deliberately misleading people into thinking they are getting something made in France when they clearly know that the product isn't made there, but in China, and it seems that they are trying to quash anyone who wants to have a say-so on that matter by deliberately exposing them publicly, such as in an innocent review! What kind of racket is QVC trying to pull?
I want justice in this case. I wont rest until this is satisfactorily resolved. I believe that people have a RIGHT to know, both positive and negative comments, about the items QVC is selling online. If I have to, I will seek legal counsel against QVC for willful discrimination & bias, selective choosing, misrepresentation of product(s), and criminal fraud in trying to cover it up and persistence in their unlawful ways.