topic Re: 8% or 13% off in Community Chat

8% or 13% off

skatting44 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:05:57 GMT

Wow, the sale prices for 8% or 13% among other odd percentages as sale prices. I'm used to seeing most vendors advertising the rounded 10 % , 20 % , 30 % off.

If QVC sells in big lots such as thousands of each item as they declare , then why such minimal sale % to customers. Their price comparisons are one thing .

Re: 8% or 13% off

rockygems123 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:53:28 GMT

@skatting44 wrote:
Wow, the sale prices for 8% or 13% among other odd percentages as sale prices. I'm used to seeing most vendors advertising the rounded 10 % , 20 % , 30 % off.
If QVC sells in big lots such as thousands of each item as they declare , then why such minimal sale % to customers. Their price comparisons are one thing .

@skatting44

Only the number crunchers within a corporation know which percentage discounts make sense for their bottom line.

I agree, off beat percentage discounts look odd but maybe that's what works for them.

Re: 8% or 13% off

chrystaltree — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 03:24:01 GMT

@skatting44 wrote:
Wow, the sale prices for 8% or 13% among other odd percentages as sale prices. I'm used to seeing most vendors advertising the rounded 10 % , 20 % , 30 % off.
If QVC sells in big lots such as thousands of each item as they declare , then why such minimal sale % to customers. Their price comparisons are one thing .

You have no idea what QVC's internal pricing structure is or how/why/when and how much they discount items. Perhaps no one told you but QVC is not a charitable organization. They aren't in business to give customers breaks on merchandise even discounted merchandise. They like all retailers discount merchandise to push it out the door but I think they still need profit from discounted merchandise.

Re: 8% or 13% off

CalminHeart — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:07:06 GMT

Q has never been know for real sale prices. A few dollars here, a couple dollars there is their style.

Re: 8% or 13% off

Tori3569 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:43:13 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:

Q has never been know for real sale prices. A few dollars here, a couple dollars there is their style.

And that's always been because they have overhead other retailers don't have, like tv studios and hosts.

Re: 8% or 13% off

chrystaltree — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:51:16 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:

Q has never been know for real sale prices. A few dollars here, a couple dollars there is their style.

Yup! They've never taken much off prices even end of season clearance.

Re: 8% or 13% off

skatting44 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:12:19 GMT

Okay, you have the right to your opinion .

Your response directed sarcasm and criticism towards me . I do understand the concept of retail .

Maybe QVC ought to look at it's exuberant overhead costs and cut those costs down so they can try to provide sales prices of 10-30% off as other online retailers offer .

Re: 8% or 13% off

Tori3569 — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:41:24 GMT

@skatting44 wrote:
Okay, you have the right to your opinion .
Your response directed sarcasm and criticism towards me . I do understand the concept of retail .

Maybe QVC ought to look at it's exuberant overhead costs and cut those costs down so they can try to provide sales prices of 10-30% off as other online retailers offer .

I'm not sure if that was directed at me, but QVC is not trying to be like other online retailers. They are a tv and online retailer. If they're going to cut down their costs in order to offer larger discounts, there would be no need for QVC because they would need to eliminate the tv part. There are many other retailers to fill that need.

As a matter of fact, there are apparently many customers who accept QVC for what it is and either buy an item at a certain price or don't. The last year of providing discounts is just a pleasant surprise to me.