ForseveralyearsAmericanshaveenjoyedteleshopping—watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.__36__InanumberofEuropeancountriespeoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothesjewelryfoodtoysandmanyotherthings.__37__
ForseveralyearsAmericanshaveenjoyedteleshopping—watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.__36__InanumberofEuropeancountriespeoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothesjewelryfoodtoysandmanyotherthings.
__37__ForexamplethebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVin15Europeancountriesandinoneyearitmade$100million.InFrancetherearetwoteleshoppingchannelsandtheFrenchspendabout$20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthosechannels.
InGermanyunpleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithoutleavingtheirhomes.WithalltheproblemsoftrafficinthecitiesthisisanimportantreasonbutatthesametimeotherEuropeansdonotlikethisnewwayofshopping.__39__ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequalityofthethingsforsaleonTV.GoodqualityisimportanttothemandtheybelievetheycannotbesureaboutthequalityofthethingsonTV.
__40__Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseeinperson.
A.TheneedforhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobedifferentfromtheAmericancompanies.
B.Teleshoppingispopularamongpeople.
C.GermanteleshoppingbusinessiscontrolledbyAmerican.
D.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.
E.Theycallteleshopping“Junkontheair”.
F.TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden.
G.Germanbusinessesarehopingthisnewteleshoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethings.