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Pricing

shopgirl7621 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:57:19 GMT

I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.

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kaydee50 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:05:45 GMT

I think QVC has had more free shipping days than previously as has HSN. My guess is they want to get rid of inventory.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:18:36 GMT

@shopgirl7621. Actually, I think we've had more free shipping offers this year than any year past, including since new management took over. I've never used free shipping when a price has recently changed due to a shipping offer. That's a myth. Prices do go up and down but I've never found shipping to be a factor.

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rms1954 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:32:59 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
I think QVC has had more free shipping days than previously as has HSN. My guess is they want to get rid of inventory.

Yes it seems that way to me.

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FranandZoe — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:36:01 GMT

Why is Easy Pay a joke? I love it.

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San Antonio Gal — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:44:03 GMT

@FranandZoe wrote:
Why is Easy Pay a joke? I love it.

@shopgirl7621 - Yes please explain why Easy Pay is a joke. I use it all the time and have never paid a dime of interest on any Q purchase.

I also think the Q has been very generous with free shipping days compared to years ago. There's no correlation with prices going up and free shipping. As @Kachina624 stated, that is a myth.

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SEGardener — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:46:54 GMT

@shopgirl7621 wrote:
I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.

QVC had been in bankruptcy Chp 11 which involved approx $6.6 billion of debt, finalized several months ago resulting in ~$5.4Billion (80%) written off reducing debt to $1.325 billion and all vendors claims paid in full over time. That also involved massive restructuring of the operation, some old leadership brought back to bring legacy experience to the transition and restructuring venture capitalists onboard to "right the ship". More product is 3rd party drop shipped via major importers like Regency intl with some products via distributors and other sources - products providing income via mark ups as opposed to invested inventory. Shipping and pricing are not always under QVC's control. Some pricing is increased to accommodate "Free Ship" events. It appears the new operational model is in alignment with current online retail operations like Amazon, Walmart, etc. those transitions are also fueling the aggressive sales and enticements to buy in an effort to liquidate stale/new old inventory. Hopes this helps.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:22:52 GMT

QVC Group’s new equity ownership and new Board of Directors became effective on August 6th when the company officially and legally exited Chapter 11. The "Emergence Date."

Thus far, the only new "management" appears to be the return of the former CEO, Mike George. What's occurring at lower managerial levels, who knows.....

There have been numerous Free Shipping opportunities since then. In fact, I think they have been prolific in their offerings. I have detected no pullback; in fact they seem to be more frequent.

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elated — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:01:39 GMT

@SEGardener wrote:
@shopgirl7621 wrote:
I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.
QVC had been in bankruptcy Chp 11 which involved approx $6.6 billion of debt, finalized several months ago resulting in ~$5.4Billion (80%) written off reducing debt to $1.325 billion and all vendors claims paid in full over time. That also involved massive restructuring of the operation, some old leadership brought back to bring legacy experience to the transition and restructuring venture capitalists onboard to "right the ship". More product is 3rd party drop shipped via major importers like Regency intl with some products via distributors and other sources - products providing income via mark ups as opposed to invested inventory. Shipping and pricing are not always under QVC's control. Some pricing is increased to accommodate "Free Ship" events. It appears the new operational model is in alignment with current online retail operations like Amazon, Walmart, etc. those transitions are also fueling the aggressive sales and enticements to buy in an effort to liquidate stale/new old inventory. Hopes this helps.

@SEGardener First, Chapter 11 is reorganization, they aren't writing off debt. They sold shares in the company to investors which reduced their debt to $1.3 billion. That is the reason for new management. The investors expect to get their investments back. They plan to pay their creditors. Chapter 7 is liquidation where assets are liquidated and wrote off.

As far as shipping is concerned, vendors are in control of when a product is shipped. The shipping charges for each item is determined by QVC.

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Tori3569 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:56:12 GMT

@shopgirl7621 wrote:
I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.

There have been more free shipping days and surprise pop up free shipping than I can ever remember. And I've been a shopper for about 35 years.

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Desertdi — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:36:17 GMT

Gasoline is $6.10 this week where I live. Makes "free shipping" look like a REAL BARGAIN!!!

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CalmInHeart — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:49:04 GMT

@shopgirl7621 wrote:
I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.

Yes, they went through bankruptcy and an old CEO (the one who started the downward spiral) was put back in charge. IMO, there is little to nothing good coming because of him.

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MaverDaver — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:04:01 GMT

@San Antonio Gal @Kachina624

I have my "wish list" as I'm sure most do. Oftentimes when there is a free ship day I check out my list and find some, not all, but some prices have increased slightly, about 3-4 dollars.

When free ship is done the prices go back down.

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RespectLife — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:37:18 GMT

@shopgirl7621 wrote:
I believe I am correct that QVC has changed management or something.?I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing they have become very stingy with free shipping and if they do have a rare free shipping day they raise most prices back up to full price before they do.So we really are not saving anything at all! And easy pay is a joke! Been a customer since CVN.They are losing their best customers.

Totally disagree @shopgirl7621

More free shipping events, days, weekends and coupons that ever before.

Last free ship day, 3 things went down in price in my WL and NONE went up.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:57:35 GMT

Yes, Free Shipping events have definitely been increasing and I'm sure that they will accelerate going forward.

I rarely see a price increase on items I'm interested in. It happens, of course, but I factor in how much I'm saving with Free Shipping before buying.

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wagirl — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:25:42 GMT

Free shipping doesn't really entice me to spend unless it is a big ticket item, which I almost never buy from QVC--the taxes end up being more than the shipping cost for me anyhow. And I think there has been alot more free shipping days now too.

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Shelbelle — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:58 GMT

I will also say that Q has started using coupon codes that was never offered in years past, never.

Also they have maintained their 3.50 shipping fee on Beauty items for a very long time which is low, years ago it was higher. When I first became a Q customer in 1995 it was 4.47.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:55:45 GMT

@MaverDaver wrote:
@San Antonio Gal @Kachina624

I have my "wish list" as I'm sure most do. Oftentimes when there is a free ship day I check out my list and find some, not all, but some prices have increased slightly, about 3-4 dollars.

When free ship is done the prices go back down.

@MaverDaver. I haven't had that experience, although I do have a wish list.