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ot/do shipping charges keep you from buying ?

Cookie777 — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:30:19 GMT

I wanted to buy some philosophy fresh cream but with shipping it is not worth it, I don't know why shipping is so high! Amazon ships free with prime, and fast! Why can't qvc be more like amazon?

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MarenSeattle — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:38:04 GMT

Sometimes. WIth WA State tax being added to the cost of the item PLUS shipping, it can really add a chunk of money. The recent Bare Minerals (or BE or whatever it's called, with the humongous Purity Made Simple) was around $165, with the S&H (which was less than $5!) plus WA State Tax, it came to $185! So maybe it's my State's tax that ultimately will keep me from ordering. But some of the S&H charges are pretty steep, IMO.

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HappyDaze — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:39:07 GMT

yes but amazon prime also costs you $90 a year. I don' think I've ever paid close to that in shipping for items I've purchased in a year since most give you free shipping over a certain amount. Even my QVC purchases have never added up to $90 in s/h fees in a year. So no, Amazon prime is NOT "free" shipping and in that way, QVC and amazon are very alike except that you get your Amazon purchases faster. But in both cases,regardless of how you pay it (either yearly up front with Amazon prime or with each purchase at QVC) you are still paying for shipping.

I truly get free shipping from amazon- never paid for prime but never had to pay for shipping either since I always purchase at least $35 when I place an order (easy to do these days). Okay so it doesn't get here in 2 days but it DOES get here much faster than QVC shipping. So that is the ONLY advantage of Amazon prime's shipping over QVC.

But I digress- to answer you question if shipping costs stop me from purchasing, yes, it does all the time.

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LexPex — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:48:56 GMT

Absolutely it will stop me from buying and QVC has some really high shipping charges across the board. I will only buy from Amazon when I have met the limit for free shipping. I am even so cheap about paying shipping that when I order from Lands End, I will order two items. I do so and avoid their $8.00 shipping charges and just return one item. I live right near a Sears store and go to the Mall frequently so it only costs me a bit of time to return.

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SuziQ2 — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:50:00 GMT

it can

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F1wild — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:57:46 GMT

To answer the question, yes, the shipping charges usually put the purchase price over what I would pay at a brick & mortar or through Amazon Prime.

I have to disagree with you a bit, HappyDaze. Amazon Prime offers a lot more than just free shipping for me. I live in AZ so getting my purchase in 2 days or less saves a package from sitting in heat somewhere. A big deal here. Do to medical stuff, I'm often not able to get out so this helps me out quite a bit.

Also with Prime you get P Video, P Music, Kindle lending library, a free soon to be published book a month. Lots of good stuff. I can understand it being excessive to some.

*I really think QVC should become a little more innovative when it comes to their shipping charges, especially for frequent shoppers!

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Susan25 — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:57:53 GMT

Yes, shipping costs can definitely prevent me from buying. I sometimes order products online that I can't find in a local store. I currently order my hair color products online. I decided a few weeks ago after my recent hair salon appointment for a color that I liked the products my old hairdresser used. My old hairdresser gave me the products to use at home when I felt I needed a touchup. These are professional products and I know that I couldn't find them at a local store.

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brewhaha — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:58:38 GMT

Yes they do

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HappyDaze — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:04:01 GMT

On 10/10/2014 F1wild said:
To answer the question, yes, the shipping charges usually put the purchase price over what I would pay at a brick & mortar or through Amazon Prime.

I have to disagree with you a bit, HappyDaze. Amazon Prime offers a lot more than just free shipping for me. I live in AZ so getting my purchase in 2 days or less saves a package from sitting in heat somewhere. A big deal here. Do to medical stuff, I'm often not able to get out so this helps me out quite a bit.

Also with Prime you get P Video, P Music, Kindle lending library, a free soon to be published book a month. Lots of good stuff. I can understand it being excessive to some.

*I really think QVC should become a little more innovative when it comes to their shipping charges, especially for frequent shoppers!

The cost of Prime doesn't seem excessive to me, I was just pointing out that you are still paying for something so it isn't "technically" free. I personally would never use the kindle and video and music stuff so those things aren't attractive to me but I can see how it would be for some.

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:04:57 GMT

I look at the total cost. If it's something I really need or want, I'll shop around to get the best total cost.

I can think of a few times when I've spent almost as much on shipping as on a product itself, but the total cost was either the best I could find among several sites or only one site offered the product I wanted.

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Bowwowluv — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:05:04 GMT

Yes, without a doubt. Most of my shopping is done at amazon with prime free shipping and their fast delivery service.

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Susan25 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:07:49 GMT

On 10/10/2014 suzyQ3 said:
I look at the total cost. If it's something I really need or want, I'll shop around to get the best total cost.

I can think of a few times when I've spent almost as much on shipping as on a product itself, but the total cost was either the best I could find among several sites or only one site offered the product I wanted.

Agree. Sometimes the shipping costs can be excessive but if it is something that I need I will buy despite the high shipping charges.

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magemay — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:09:34 GMT

I'd been with QVC since the beginning and rarely order anything anymore. It's not so much the ridiculous shipping costs that prevent me from purchasing, but rather the merchandise. There really isn't much on the Q that excites or interests me anymore.

We have an outlet that's fairly close so my daughter and I haunt it a few times a year and find an occasional goodie, but that's about it.

I do the majority of my shopping (and that includes retail therapy shopping) online and really don't spend much, if anything, for shipping. So if I do need to order something on occasion that requires shipping costs, I usually have no quam paying them because in my mind, I'm still ahead of the game.

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:09:50 GMT

On 10/10/2014 F1wild said:
To answer the question, yes, the shipping charges usually put the purchase price over what I would pay at a brick & mortar or through Amazon Prime.

I have to disagree with you a bit, HappyDaze. Amazon Prime offers a lot more than just free shipping for me. I live in AZ so getting my purchase in 2 days or less saves a package from sitting in heat somewhere. A big deal here. Do to medical stuff, I'm often not able to get out so this helps me out quite a bit.

Also with Prime you get P Video, P Music, Kindle lending library, a free soon to be published book a month. Lots of good stuff. I can understand it being excessive to some.

*I really think QVC should become a little more innovative when it comes to their shipping charges, especially for frequent shoppers!

I'm pleasantly surprised to see more and more Prime choices even on items like used books. I just purchased one at an excellent price that was sold by an independent seller but fulfilled by Amazon Prime. I ordered it on Saturday and received it on Monday.

And one nice thing about that arrangement is that I was not charged sales tax, whereas if it's sold outright by Amazon, I am.

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SeaGal — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:13:06 GMT

The s&h and tax keep me from shopping here at the Q. My last purchase from the Q was a 49. item that costs me shy of 62. dollars after all the charges, grrr.

HSN, Shop, and other places I make purchases dont charge tax. I dont have Amazon Prime but I always make sure I am ordering over the 35.00 too. Being it is located here in Seattle I get my packages that ship thru them direct in 2 days anyway.

Did you all see this in yesterdays WSJ? Amazon opens its first b&m store, check it out NY ladies!

http://online.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-open-first-store-1412879124

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Susan25 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:22:06 GMT

On 10/10/2014 SeaGal said:
The s&h and tax keep me from shopping here at the Q. My last purchase from the Q was a 49. item that costs me shy of 62. dollars after all the charges, grrr.

HSN, Shop, and other places I make purchases dont charge tax. I dont have Amazon Prime but I always make sure I am ordering over the 35.00 too. Being it is located here in Seattle I get my packages that ship thru them direct in 2 days anyway.

Did you all see this in yesterdays WSJ? Amazon opens its first b&m store, check it out NY ladies!

http://online.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-open-first-store-1412879124

That is great news. If the store is successful they may open in other areas.

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SeaGal — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:29:14 GMT

Yes, isn't that cool Susan!

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Silver Lining — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:35:26 GMT

Definitely. I don't actually watch QVC but I do look online and occasionally buy something. The s&h seems unreasonable to me considering so many other online retailers offer much better deals on it. What makes it even worse is the 10% sales tax we have to pay here and QVC even taxes the s&h.

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mgkl1 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:44:58 GMT

For me, shipping charges definately can stop me from a purchase. If an item is a great deal at $15, adding another $10 makes it no longer such a good thing, and I will give it a second thought, and most likely not buy it. I, too, am an Amazon member and whem making bulky purchases(comforters and such), it really saves me money and time.

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Cookie777 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:58:49 GMT

On 10/10/2014 HappyDaze said:
yes but amazon prime also costs you $90 a year. I don' think I've ever paid close to that in shipping for items I've purchased in a year since most give you free shipping over a certain amount. Even my QVC purchases have never added up to $90 in s/h fees in a year. So no, Amazon prime is NOT "free" shipping and in that way, QVC and amazon are very alike except that you get your Amazon purchases faster. But in both cases,regardless of how you pay it (either yearly up front with Amazon prime or with each purchase at QVC) you are still paying for shipping.

I truly get free shipping from amazon- never paid for prime but never had to pay for shipping either since I always purchase at least $35 when I place an order (easy to do these days). Okay so it doesn't get here in 2 days but it DOES get here much faster than QVC shipping. So that is the ONLY advantage of Amazon prime's shipping over QVC.

But I digress- to answer you question if shipping costs stop me from purchasing, yes, it does all the time.

I guess you are right, you pay either way! It just seems less painful on amazon.