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Shipping cost shocker!!!

qualityshopper — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:21:31 GMT

I was checking out item #H451047, Valerie's indoor/outdoor bird and vine garden bench, and could not believe what it would cost to ship it. Since it didn't state the charge on the description page, I put it into my cart and then immediately removed it. The shipping charge was $94!!!!!. I can't get over that amount. The bench costs $158.98 right now, which means it would cost more than half of the sale price to ship it. I know the costs of things are getting higher and higher, but this much just for shipping? I even called QVC to see if this might be an error, but it wasn't. Obviously I'm not ever going to be buying this.

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Mz iMac — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:26:17 GMT

@qualityshopper Keep it on your Wish List while waiting for a FREE S&H day.

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AZfem — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:26:31 GMT

@qualityshopper Wait for a free shipping day & order it then.

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Queen of shop — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:39:57 GMT

@qualityshopper wrote:
I was checking out item #H451047, Valerie's indoor/outdoor bird and vine garden bench, and could not believe what it would cost to ship it. Since it didn't state the charge on the description page, I put it into my cart and then immediately removed it. The shipping charge was $94!!!!!. I can't get over that amount. The bench costs $158.98 right now, which means it would cost more than half of the sale price to ship it. I know the costs of things are getting higher and higher, but this much just for shipping? I even called QVC to see if this might be an error, but it wasn't. Obviously I'm not ever going to be buying this.

Go to Amazon and put "outdoor benches" in the search bar. There are a lot of pretty benches with bird and vine motifs a lot less in cost.

Hope this helps.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:41:38 GMT

@qualityshopper You might try calling customer service and ask if the posted shipping charge for Valerie's bench is a typo. The two benches below are both in the $20 range for shipping.

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Spacrazy — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:45:59 GMT

There have been a couple of other threads about this over the last few weeks which is why I looked up the bench ~ I couldn't believe it then and it's hard to believe now. If I recall the S&H was $104 originally and several posts about it and then the next Valerie show it was down to the $94. In my mind I thought okay they realize their mistake and will "fix" it ~ well, I guess this is it...

I love the suggestions of waiting for a free S&H day but I'm too chicken to try it.

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qualityshopper — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 02:56:24 GMT

@LdyBugz --I did check with CS, and she quoted the same price. Like you, I checked out other benches that QVC sells and none of them had this high of a shipping charge.They were more in line with the examples you posted. As other responders mentioned, there are plenty of other benches on here, as well as at other retailers, with reasonalbe shipping costs (even free SH), so I have plenty of options besides Valerie's. I was just so shocked that QVC would set such a ridiculous fee that I had to post about it. As others said, if I really want this particular one, wait for a free shipping day. But no need since there are so many other better options out there. Heed the saying--caveat emptor.

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Janey2 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:06:32 GMT

Look at Wayfair. Their customer service is really good and most items ship very quickly.

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GenXmuse — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:16:36 GMT

Does it ship already put together? That's a lot!

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MG Chris — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:24:39 GMT

@LdyBugz wrote:
@qualityshopper You might try calling customer service and ask if the posted shipping charge for Valerie's bench is a typo. The two benches below are both in the $20 range for shipping.

It was confirmed on Val’s FB page. Someone asked and they responded that yes, that was the shipping charge.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:40:10 GMT

@qualityshopper wrote:
@LdyBugz --I did check with CS, and she quoted the same price. Like you, I checked out other benches that QVC sells and none of them had this high of a shipping charge.They were more in line with the examples you posted. As other responders mentioned, there are plenty of other benches on here, as well as at other retailers, with reasonalbe shipping costs (even free SH), so I have plenty of options besides Valerie's. I was just so shocked that QVC would set such a ridiculous fee that I had to post about it. As others said, if I really want this particular one, wait for a free shipping day. But no need since there are so many other better options out there. Heed the saying--caveat emptor.

Oh that was smart you called CS! I'm really shocked as well now that it's not a typo. Yikes! As the other posters have suggested, there are less expensive options out there. I'm sure you'll find something that is more reasonable! Good luck!

P.S., The description states "some assembly required", so the shipping charge seems even more absurd now!

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CalminHeart — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:18:30 GMT

I don't know who decided $94 was a fair shipping charge. I'd never pay that either.

I wonder if it was a typo.

I always shop around. Everything I want can be found elsewhere for less money and free shipping 99.9% of the time.

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gardenman — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:34:44 GMT

Shipping costs can get crazy. I watch a lot of YouTube channels about tropical fish and there's always talk of high shipping costs. One channel, Predatory Fins, told of buying a large fish for a customer in Africa for $8, but the shipping cost was over $800 so they had to price the $8 fish at over $800 just to break even. And if the fish had died, they'd have to eat the $800 shipping cost.

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World Traveler — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:56:30 GMT

High shipping costs may be because of the weight of the product. Does the description say what it weighs?

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:26:20 GMT

I received this bench in error when I purchased the round table. I can attest to its weight as I couldn't pick it up. I had to ask customer service to issue a UPS return pick up because it was so heavy. I'm not sure why the shipping is almost $100, but there's no way it could ship for $20.

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Venezia — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:34:06 GMT

I'd like to know why QVC has stopped listing the shipping cost along with the price of the item. What are they trying to hide?

I don't want to have to put things in my cart just to find out.

Then I get inundated with emails saying "Wait! You left this behind!"

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Venezia — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:59:31 GMT

@qualityshopper - There's a thread that tomorrow (04/14) is likely to be a free shipping day.

I noticed that the cost of the bench you wanted has gone up, but it might still be worth it to save the shipping cost.

There was a comment that it might be the weight of the bench to explain the high shipping. Well, it weighs 22 lbs. (not that heavy). I get 40 lb. bags of bird seed shipped free from Sam's Club!

Maybe it's the overall dimensions?

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Trailrun23 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:27:20 GMT

There have been many things I have removed from my cart over the years due to the exorbitant shipping charge. Free shipping days don't always help if the item is already gone or they have raise. The highi charges for the bench may be due to from where it will be shipped.

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Queenie Bee — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:42:48 GMT

I have been shopping for years and the shipping costs have been ridiculous. I was so excited to order the new fall items that are out. I picked 4 items, small and not heavy at all and the shipping was $22.00!!! Yes, I can wait for free shipping day but these arenot very often and usually the items I want are out of stock. Sorry QVC, you need to do a lot better than this. I find myself shopping on Amazon more and more.

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wagirl — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:25:13 GMT

google this item----I would never order something like this and pay that amount of shipping. But I bet you can find one similar, locally, especially when probably it would be on sale due to the seasonal sales for summer stuff.