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Concerned Val Pal

Steeleranne — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:54:52 GMT

I love, love Valerie Par Hill items and her, but I have growing concerns, and I wonder if others do.

My concerns:

The price of her items and then S/H is beyond expensive.
Can the price be reduced for every season's hurricanes and spheres? I would like to see 5 to 7 dollars off of these items for customers who do not need another silver package for the string of lights. Also, I do not keep most of these items lit up nightly because they are lovely without, and 3 AAA batteries add more cost. This is becoming overdone! Why does everything need to light up? And/or options would be great for light-up items for folks who do not want this option but just want the sphere or whatever item.
I need her to push her team because how many hurricanes can one house use? I know, stop buying, and I have, but I just wish she would do other things and provide hurricanes 3 times a year.
Back to the prices, I cannot keep buying from her just because I like her presentations because the products are just too expensive, and with the Q cutting back on payments over 4 and 5 installments other than special times of year, it makes the monthly bill instantly high after two products. I just purchased something from HomeGoods that is 20 dollars cheaper and 99 percent looks like a Hill item.
Expand the decor to the bathroom with bathroom finds; I'm just getting a little bored.

I think Val could do a Q show and take items from her, Home Reflections, and others and show decor tips, like redo your dining room for under 150 dollars on an installment payment plan with these five finds.

Just looking for a Q refresh, and Val Pals, love her, but everyone can refresh and improve their brand. I did not purchase one spring item from Val today—just too costly—and I was able to find reasonable spring items from Home Reflections and HomeGoods as I finished up my spring decor finds. Concern, Val Pal.

Re: Concerned Val Pal

Tori3569 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:31:33 GMT

I think you've already reached the conclusion that this is no longer the place for you to shop for decor items.

You're not wrong on any of your points except to expect pricing and product assortment to change to your preferences. I've been shopping at QVC for over 25 years and found several things to order from her show today.

Valerie makes QVC boatloads of sales and profit, so with everything going on right now, it's probably not the time to change strategy. When something like hurricanes sell year after year, they will continue to bring them back. QVC is accessible in 100 million homes plus all of their socials and streaming, so lots of people out there that don't already own what you do.

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matty liz — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:33:39 GMT

I agree with Steeleranne. I've watched QVC from the start and I love Val but her things are much of the same and not that special. the competition is hard. No one should be told where to shop and also has a right to express

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rms1954 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:34:23 GMT

I have a whole list of personal preferences I would like to submit also; but I'm just not that special.

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rockygems123 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:23:11 GMT

@Steeleranne

Hard to imagine someone outside of the corporate structure determining point of sale prices, profit margins and sku inventory just because that's what they want. There's a lot to go into all those factions to make a successful product and company.

Makes sense to shop where it fits your needs like HomeGoods, Valerie's products placement and prices are planned and built in most likely for foreseeable future.

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busymom22 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:45:21 GMT

You do realize Valerie has nothing to do with price points? It's all about the cost of production. Prices have skyrocketed everywhere. I was in Home Goods and was shocked at how much prices have gone up even there. A simple faux flower in a small vase I liked was $40.

Then there is a base level of quality Valerie I'm sure tries to maintain. You can go to Temu and get some really cheap decor items but they break quickly. Valerie has to keep up the quality somewhat but that increases the prices.

And while I too find her designs to be pretty routine, I have to realize that I have bought so much from her over the years that it's probably more of my problem than anything else if I have too much.

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Estellee — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:13:13 GMT

@Steeleranne Valerie always welcomes feedback and suggestions on her facebook page.

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nascarfan — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:21:38 GMT

@Steeleranne Consider shopping around at other retailers to find the price points, quality, and styles that are more to to your liking.

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annie57 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:53:36 GMT

Home Goods

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Bonkers1 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:07:17 GMT

@annie57

Home Goods is my go to.

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wagirl — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:08:12 GMT

Am another Home Goods fan!!! Now much into VPH or her line--am kind of over the home decorations anyway----too much frou- frou stuff that needs dusting----and you can thank the tariffs for the increases in the prices--remember??

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skatting44 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:15:20 GMT

Not going to happen .

However would like to see more rechargable items to cut down on using batteries

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Janey2 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:16:14 GMT

@wagirl We get your point of view. You are starting to sound like a broken record. Follow boards rules.

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stevieb — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:24 GMT

Variety is good and that means not relying on a single source for whatever one is seeking to acquire, including decorative items.

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Tori3569 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:32:40 GMT

@matty liz wrote:
I agree with Steeleranne. I've watched QVC from the start and I love Val but her things are much of the same and not that special. the competition is hard. No one should be told where to shop and also has a right to express

And absolutely no one stops you from posting your Walmart finds here. You missed the point of my comment.

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Estellee — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:35:41 GMT

I like Home Goods a lot too but I do like some of Valerie's illuminated items.

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LavernLuvsShoes — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:51:18 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
Another Home Goods fan! - I am kind of over the home decorations anyway - Too much frou-frou stuff that needs dusting.

Ditto!

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matty liz — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:15:13 GMT

I appolgize.

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AuntG — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:28:16 GMT

Valerie has been a fixture at QVC for a long time. I've purchased her products over the years, and while prices have increased, so has all of QVC's prices. I patiently wait for coupons. Today a 25% off coupon arrived in the mail. Unfortunately, it was for fashion and not home decor.

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Sakuya — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:04:06 GMT

I am happy there are multiple shopping options both online and in person. I would not be happy with one option or no options.