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Cod $29 a pound !?!?

Reever — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:00:16 GMT

Was anyone else taken aback by the price of cod fillets during Gourmet Holiday ? It was priced at $111.62 as a featured price !! 10 fillets weighing 3.75 pounds is nearly $29.75 a pound. I couldnt believe the high cost. I had to tune it off. rick was in his sell mode claiming it was a good value "could you imagine cleaning and breading cod yourself" Yet another instance of hosts being out of touch with those of us navigating the pandemic and difficult times.

Re: Cod $29 a pound !?!?

Love my grandkids — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:01:38 GMT

@Reever You know by now that the hosts have a script they have to follow.

Don't blame them.

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proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:12:23 GMT

@Reever Yes it's expensive but it is also a convenience for some. I'm wondering what you think the hosts should say when they are selling this product?

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GenXmuse — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:20:05 GMT

Not really. That's pretty typical pricing for food on QVC.

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Logans NaNa — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:54:28 GMT

I am on a budget I couldn't afford that! I actually have to pay my essential bills first! That's why I shop at the grocery store!

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Roni18 — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:42:26 GMT

I haven't seen any reasonable pricing on food at all on QVC. I see some things I would like to try and then look at the prices- yikes! I am sure some of it is good, but I doubt any of it is that much better than what I could get locally.

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Carmie — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:41:27 GMT

The price of food sold in any convenience form does not surprise me.

If you are looking to save money. Go to the market, buy whatever you want,, haul it home and prepare it to your liking.

If you want somone to package your food for your freezer in individual portions, after seasoning iy send it to you and provide instructions on how to prepare it, you're going to pay for that.

There are two choices...pay up or not.

As with most people I know, I worked all of my life. I will spend my money the way I see fit on anything I want to.

The pandemic has not hurt my bottom line and I am not having financial problems.

Reever, stop pushing your lifestyle choices on others. Maybe YOU are out of touch. If you aren't interested in buying something...just move on.

We all have different means and we each can decided for ourselves what that is and how to spend our money.

Re: Cod $29 a pound !?!?

Mary Bailey — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:06:03 GMT

Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod

(on sale 20% off) 2# $16

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:15:29 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off) 2# $16

@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience and some are not able to leave their homes.

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Mary Bailey — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:16:44 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off) 2# $16
@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience as

Butcher Box is very convenient

Re: Cod $29 a pound !?!?

Reever — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:22:50 GMT

Re: Cod $29 a pound !?!?

proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:25:42 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off) 2# $16
@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience as
Butcher Box is very convenient

@Mary Bailey I'm not familiar Butcher Box. Is it a store or by mail?

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manny2 — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:29:10 GMT

@Reever I agree with you. If the hosts didn't get this as a perk I would be willing to bet they wouldn't spend the money either. This is called luxury pricing. They convince you the product is superior and price it accordingly. This is how they market luxury brands. It's a similar strategy.

Just a note. You got some interesting responses here. It seems you hit a nerve in a few of the posters.

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Mary Bailey — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:30:58 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off) 2# $16
@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience as
Butcher Box is very convenient
@Mary Bailey I'm not familiar Butcher Box. Is it a store or by mail?

by mail it's subscription

Watch for free offers We have free ground beef for life

No antibotics grass feed wild caught etc

I set up for 8 weeks but sometimes change to 6 or 10 weeks

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:34:14 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off)    2#    $16
@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience as
Butcher Box is very convenient
@Mary Bailey I'm not familiar Butcher Box. Is it a store or by mail?
by mail it's subscription
Watch for free offers We have free ground beef for life
No antibotics   grass feed   wild caught etc
I set up for 8 weeks   but sometimes change to 6 or 10 weeks

@Mary Bailey Thank you.

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colleena — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:43:29 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ Seafood prices have really risen locally. I went in to get some salad shrimp last week & the price had risen 3 times from 2 weeks ago. I like that QVC has lots of choices, prices, products so I can find what I want or not.

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Marp — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:03:28 GMT

Well, we could always petition Q to going back to S&H being an add on instead of incorporated into the product price so we get "free" shipping and handling.

I estimate that would lower the price by a minimum of $18-20.

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HLP — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:50:41 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
Today at Butcher Box wild caught cod
(on sale 20% off) 2# $16
@Mary Bailey Yes, most all their food can be found other places for less money. People use QVC for convenience as
Butcher Box is very convenient
@Mary Bailey I'm not familiar Butcher Box. Is it a store or by mail?

Don't have that in our town. I don't walk or drive ,how convient is that for me.? QVC brings it to my front door, thats what convience is.

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wagirl — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:36:18 GMT

Cod, where I shop, is about $12 a lb----on sale maybe $10--Scallops used to be $29 a lb but now way higher---And halibut is sky high and I live in Wa state where I can get fresh seafood year round---- salmon is my go- to and can find sales -But everything is incredibly high ---and as for RD and his sales pitch---that is my first turn off----not a fan----

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Sooner — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:41:02 GMT

Do they say where this fish is from? Where it is processed? If it is from Asia it is sky high.

If it is caught and processed in USA waters, frozen and shipped directly to you, it will be expensive. But if you order like 8 or 10 pounds in individual portions, flash frozen, caught and packed USA it might be around that price.

But if it is from Asia, yes it sure is a rip off.