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Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
on Friday's presentation of Birkenstocks, Jill announced that Sally was
no longer with birkenstock, and they wished her the best, instead they
had this boring blond, the difference was night and day, I am going to
miss Sally, I only had 3 Birkis but loved her vibrancy, and thought she
was funny, especially her high kicks
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I thought Sally was a breath of fresh air and a true original and fun ~
I, for one, will miss her. :-(
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Her personality probably got her a better job. She may show up somewhere
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
Birkenstock made a huge mistake. I really enjoyed Sally presentations
and I love the shoes. (I am not that old) Some people say only old
people wear them. Qvc shoes are made in Germany and the HSN ones are
made in China. Sally has her own website and blog.
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According to Sally's web site www.sallycombs.com , she doesn't have
another job. She also has a blog link if you go to her website. On the
blog, she states that she gave away all the jewelry she wore on QVC to
Alzheimer's patients at a nursing home.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I'm in agreement with most; I really liked Sally, and her presentations
were always fun.
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I thought Sally was a breath of fresh air and a true original and fun ~
I, for one, will miss her. :-(
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I am so very sorry to hear this news, I enjoyed Sally's presentations. I
don't know the circumstances behind this decision, however I find it odd
that someone would leave a job around the holidays at the height of a
sales frenzy, bonuses, parties in the mix, with no other job lined up.
I am going to take a guess that she was not granted a pay raise. Huge
mistake birkenstock or is qvc to blame?
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
On another board, they have quoted Sally's blog and provided the URL.
While she has only good things to say about QVC, the opposite is true of
Birkenstock - it really sound like she was fired. I guess they prefer
the Stepford type of rep, which is a shame.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I liked her too. I also went to her blog. The way she talks about the
"sudden change" and how she told very few people, reading between the
lines, I think she was fired. She also says she is an alcoholic who's
been sober for a number of years in her bio. A very forthright woman.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
that is very upsetting. I haven't bought any birkenstock shoes for a
while but triy to tune in to see Sally. she was a hoot. did you ever see
the xmas thing she and her mom did - baking cookies. you can see where
sally gets her fun from. very sad very sad.
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I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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I liked her too. I also went to her blog. The way she talks about the
"sudden change" and how she told very few people, reading between the
lines, I think she was fired. She also says she is an alcoholic who's
been sober for a number of years in her bio. A very forthright woman.
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I got the same feeling too Pandagirl, sounded to me like they let her
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I just read her blog. Pretty cool! It was neat to learn that she grew up
where I live.
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I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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On the contrary, missitaly. There was a rather frumpy middle-aged woman
on as her replacement the other day, and the woman was very boring.
Totally not like Sally.
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Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
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Really, Hershey? That surprises me. I still love Birki's, however. The
shows just won't be as fun and entertaining. IMO
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I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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On the contrary, missitaly. There was a rather frumpy middle-aged woman
on as her replacement the other day, and the woman was very boring.
Totally not like Sally.
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Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
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Yes it would...to say the least!!! lol
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I never bought Birkies, but Sally was a hoot to watch! I always thought
QVC had a say on vendors, products and etc;? After all, vendors
represent QVC more, than the products. I never bought Philosophy
products when Cristina was on, but Dara Lynn sold me on a few items.
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Sunny:
Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
fun?
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That would be interesting!
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Sally would be better than Divinia. Where in the heck did they find
her?! Ick.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
The new girl (I think her name is Tricia Luck) has a very long way to go
before she's even of the same calibur as Sally. I can't believe that
Sally's gone.
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Unfortnately it looks like we have a Stepford Birkenstock Rep now.
Tricia looked like a robot compared to Sally
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That's a great idea. I'd love to have Sally as a QVC host.
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I agree with you 100%. Sally's presentations were awesome without buying
the shoes she was selling.
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QVC might be better off having their female hosts doing the Birkenstock
Shows alone without that new Birkenstock Rep. I'm sure that any of them
(even the two host trainees) could pull it off without her.
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I bet QVC's Birkenstock sales decline now that Sally is gone.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
Sales will drop if everyone fails to watch. I plan on not watching. In
fact, I rarely watch anymore anyway. Too bad the Birkenstock Company
felt they needed to replace her at Christmas time.... Company with no
decentsy.....Can you imagine all the shoes Sally must have??? I wonder
if she will give , throw away or torch them?....Who could blame her. One
of the Birkenstock grandsons used to sell on HSN. Christian I think his
name was. Good Luck to Sally ....If she were a Q show host, can you
imagine the trouble she would get into ????The hosts used to talk about
all the pink notices they would get when they were in trouble for saying
or doing the wrong thing. Sally says it like she sees it and she might
be too much for the Q executives. But, she would breathe some fresh air
into the stale company.
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That's a great idea. I'd love to have Sally as a QVC host.
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I would too! She would be a formidable threat to Lisa or Mary Beth in
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The original Birkenstock/Betula spokesperson was Christian Birkenstock,
one of the Birkenstock grandsons. He made a coupe of appearances on QVC
in 1997 prior to Sally Combs becoming a Birkenstock representative. He
also made some brieif appearances on HSN's Betula shows before making
Stefan Ebling the Betula representative.
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They don't seem to offer near the variety nor have the volume on HSN.
Wonder what will happen if sales drop on the Q with ole Sally gone. We
got such a hoot seeing her coming down the staircase and jumping up and
going into a dance and she looked good in the product. Oh well, She will
bounce back somewhere with some good product I imagine.
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I'd bet that Boyds Bears sales took a permanent dive when Gary Lowenthal
stopped going on air. Personality is enormously important -- and
sometimes I think the Q doesn't really get that.
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I hate to say this but I really don't see Tricia Luck (the new
Birkenstock Sales Rep) being a big draw for sales. She looked like a
robot during her first QVC appearnace. R2-D2 and C-3P0 of Star Wars look
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Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
on Friday's presentation of Birkenstocks, Jill announced that Sally was
no longer with birkenstock, and they wished her the best, instead they
had this boring blond, the difference was night and day, I am going to
miss Sally, I only had 3 Birkis but loved her vibrancy, and thought she
was funny, especially her high kicks
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I thought Sally was a breath of fresh air and a true original and fun ~
I, for one, will miss her. :-(
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Birkenstock made a huge mistake. I really enjoyed Sally presentations
and I love the shoes. (I am not that old) Some people say only old
people wear them. Qvc shoes are made in Germany and the HSN ones are
made in China. Sally has her own website and blog.
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According to Sally's web site www.sallycombs.com , she doesn't have
another job. She also has a blog link if you go to her website. On the
blog, she states that she gave away all the jewelry she wore on QVC to
Alzheimer's patients at a nursing home.
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I'm in agreement with most; I really liked Sally, and her presentations
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I thought Sally was a breath of fresh air and a true original and fun ~
I, for one, will miss her. :-(
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I am so very sorry to hear this news, I enjoyed Sally's presentations. I
don't know the circumstances behind this decision, however I find it odd
that someone would leave a job around the holidays at the height of a
sales frenzy, bonuses, parties in the mix, with no other job lined up.
I am going to take a guess that she was not granted a pay raise. Huge
mistake birkenstock or is qvc to blame?
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
On another board, they have quoted Sally's blog and provided the URL.
While she has only good things to say about QVC, the opposite is true of
Birkenstock - it really sound like she was fired. I guess they prefer
the Stepford type of rep, which is a shame.
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I liked her too. I also went to her blog. The way she talks about the
"sudden change" and how she told very few people, reading between the
lines, I think she was fired. She also says she is an alcoholic who's
been sober for a number of years in her bio. A very forthright woman.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
that is very upsetting. I haven't bought any birkenstock shoes for a
while but triy to tune in to see Sally. she was a hoot. did you ever see
the xmas thing she and her mom did - baking cookies. you can see where
sally gets her fun from. very sad very sad.
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I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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I liked her too. I also went to her blog. The way she talks about the
"sudden change" and how she told very few people, reading between the
lines, I think she was fired. She also says she is an alcoholic who's
been sober for a number of years in her bio. A very forthright woman.
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I got the same feeling too Pandagirl, sounded to me like they let her
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I just read her blog. Pretty cool! It was neat to learn that she grew up
where I live.
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I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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On the contrary, missitaly. There was a rather frumpy middle-aged woman
on as her replacement the other day, and the woman was very boring.
Totally not like Sally.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
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Really, Hershey? That surprises me. I still love Birki's, however. The
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missitaly:
I also thought Sally was awesome. I bet you the Birkie people hired some
"Jessica Simpson" to replace her. I don't know how old Sally was, but I
suspect some young thing is going to be on QVC.
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On the contrary, missitaly. There was a rather frumpy middle-aged woman
on as her replacement the other day, and the woman was very boring.
Totally not like Sally.
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Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
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That would be interesting!
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Yes it would...to say the least!!! lol
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I never bought Birkies, but Sally was a hoot to watch! I always thought
QVC had a say on vendors, products and etc;? After all, vendors
represent QVC more, than the products. I never bought Philosophy
products when Cristina was on, but Dara Lynn sold me on a few items.
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Sunny:
Sally should now become a QVC hostess...couldn't you just imagine the
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That would be interesting!
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Sally would be better than Divinia. Where in the heck did they find
her?! Ick.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
The new girl (I think her name is Tricia Luck) has a very long way to go
before she's even of the same calibur as Sally. I can't believe that
Sally's gone.
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Unfortnately it looks like we have a Stepford Birkenstock Rep now.
Tricia looked like a robot compared to Sally
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That's a great idea. I'd love to have Sally as a QVC host.
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I agree with you 100%. Sally's presentations were awesome without buying
the shoes she was selling.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
QVC might be better off having their female hosts doing the Birkenstock
Shows alone without that new Birkenstock Rep. I'm sure that any of them
(even the two host trainees) could pull it off without her.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I bet QVC's Birkenstock sales decline now that Sally is gone.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
Sales will drop if everyone fails to watch. I plan on not watching. In
fact, I rarely watch anymore anyway. Too bad the Birkenstock Company
felt they needed to replace her at Christmas time.... Company with no
decentsy.....Can you imagine all the shoes Sally must have??? I wonder
if she will give , throw away or torch them?....Who could blame her. One
of the Birkenstock grandsons used to sell on HSN. Christian I think his
name was. Good Luck to Sally ....If she were a Q show host, can you
imagine the trouble she would get into ????The hosts used to talk about
all the pink notices they would get when they were in trouble for saying
or doing the wrong thing. Sally says it like she sees it and she might
be too much for the Q executives. But, she would breathe some fresh air
into the stale company.
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That's a great idea. I'd love to have Sally as a QVC host.
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I would too! She would be a formidable threat to Lisa or Mary Beth in
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
The original Birkenstock/Betula spokesperson was Christian Birkenstock,
one of the Birkenstock grandsons. He made a coupe of appearances on QVC
in 1997 prior to Sally Combs becoming a Birkenstock representative. He
also made some brieif appearances on HSN's Betula shows before making
Stefan Ebling the Betula representative.
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They don't seem to offer near the variety nor have the volume on HSN.
Wonder what will happen if sales drop on the Q with ole Sally gone. We
got such a hoot seeing her coming down the staircase and jumping up and
going into a dance and she looked good in the product. Oh well, She will
bounce back somewhere with some good product I imagine.
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I'd bet that Boyds Bears sales took a permanent dive when Gary Lowenthal
stopped going on air. Personality is enormously important -- and
sometimes I think the Q doesn't really get that.
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Re: Sally Combs no longer with Birkensock?
I hate to say this but I really don't see Tricia Luck (the new
Birkenstock Sales Rep) being a big draw for sales. She looked like a
robot during her first QVC appearnace. R2-D2 and C-3P0 of Star Wars look
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