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“One Day Only” Pricing, Maybe...

birdQ13 — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:41:38 GMT

Yesterday a Logo top I considered said one-day price (reduction of 15-20 bucks off.). Turns out price jacked back up at 4pm EST. I called CS she said that wasn’t until midnight, read the fine print, tough. Ok. I would prefer it be called a ‘temporary price reduction’. But ok. No sale and grumpy.

Re: “One Day Only” Pricing, Maybe...

KingstonsMom — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:54:03 GMT

@birdQ13

The wording 'one DAY only price' implies for a 24 hour period in my mind.

Very, very sneaky with the 'fine print', IMO.

I don't blame you at all for being grumpy about it, I would be too.

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10000thnickname — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:10:02 GMT

Well that is just wrong! Anywhere in the retail world ONE DAY is ONE DAY...not until 4pm.
What the heck?

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Marp — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:30:08 GMT

I didn't watch any Logo shows yesterday but did catch one (maybe two) presentations that were one TIME only. It was clearly stated that the price was for that particular show only.

I suspect there will be more on time only offerings leading up to the Christmas selling frenzy.

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geezerette — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:39:13 GMT

You have to really pay attention and, yes--"read the fine print"--with all the specials now. Gone are the days of just the "Today's Special Value" only. Now there are umpteen specials--all with different names and terms--during the course of a day.

This seems to be a new strategy among many retailers nowadays.

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Diva on The Q — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:07:08 GMT

@birdQ13: QVC recently started offering "One Time Only" sales. I believe that top was offered as a "One Time Only" item. Which means, the sale price is only offered for that particular show.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:12:05 GMT

One Time Only Price

One of the many surprises and delights about shopping QVC® is the opportunity to take advantage of our One Time Only Price on select items. A One Time Only Price pops up unexpectedly* and offers a savings off the QVC Price that’s only valid until the end of the show in which it appears or until the item has sold out, whichever occurs first. It’s the lowest price you’ll see on that item for six months. But our One Time Only Price goes up at the end of the show, so shop early in the show to save.

*Select items with a One Time Only Price may be previewed or pre-sold in advance.

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Shanus — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:50:10 GMT

I've seen one time only and one day only prices offered at 10PM or 11:15PM when they know most are already under the covers. It lets them off the hook. Who watches 24 hrs. a day?

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Shanus — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:52:15 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
One Time Only Price
One of the many surprises and delights about shopping QVC® is the opportunity to take advantage of our One Time Only Price on select items. A One Time Only Price pops up unexpectedly* and offers a savings off the QVC Price that’s only valid until the end of the show in which it appears or until the item has sold out, whichever occurs first. It’s the lowest price you’ll see on that item for six months. But our One Time Only Price goes up at the end of the show, so shop early in the show to save.

*Select items with a One Time Only Price may be previewed or pre-sold in advance.

@sunshine45 Thanks for the info, but navigating this site to find what you need is close to ridiculous.

Re: “One Day Only” Pricing, Maybe...

sunshine45 — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:15:45 GMT

@Shanus

you are welcome.

there is a link on the qvc homepage that explains all of the qvc pricing policies.

PRICING & RETAIL VALUES

https://www.qvc.com/content/information/pricing-offer-information.html

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birdQ13 — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:08:50 GMT

Thanks ladies for your helpful replies to my issue. I often float in and out of the live shows with my phone on my lap in order to watch another TV show with hubby. Sometimes the video presentations are not loaded quickly so the nuances of pricing (one-time vs. one-day, etc) can be overlooked. I prefer to watch the video before I order. Multi-tasking shopping!!