topic Large Roma Tote in Shoes

Large Roma Tote

Neecole — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:13:16 GMT

I was thinking of ordering this week and saw today that it had free shipping, yippee!

But then I noticed that the price has gone up $40.00, wait, what? It was $284.00 the other day, now it is $324.00.

That just doesn't sit well with me, they didn't get new ones in, so how did the price go up? I understand that if they got a new shipment in and the price went up, but these are sitting at QVC.

Just had to vent.

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tough_kitty — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:41:56 GMT

Yep, crazy. And the original price was $260!

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Sunshine Kate — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:43:04 GMT

Have you seen the quality in person of these bags? IMO, not good at all.

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stevieb — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:44:22 GMT

I bet the shipping is no less either... And if it is, it still isn't a deal... I don't know. The Q seems to have gone off the rails in so many ways. Between the prices and the shipping, lots of things I'm not ordering from them that I once would have.

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Neecole — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:23:41 GMT

You are right TK, it was $260.00!

Sunshine Kate, I have more than one of this particular bag, I travel for work and load them up. My black original that I have had for 2-3 years, (it has the little cell phone pocket) I have beat to death, I use it the most and it still looks new. A little edge coat cracking at the O rings, but I have definitely had too much weight in her, so that is my fault. For me the quality is great. I agree that not all of the bags are great, but this one is if you like a big bag!!

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stevieb — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:26:34 GMT

I guess we all define quality differently. I have one of the large totes, three of the 'medium' and several of the Roma II's and I think the quality is just dandy for the price... Of course, by raising the price they ensure that when spending that kind of money I'll opt for a known brand... but when these bags were sold for prices more appropriate for what they are, I thought they were actually not a bad deal.

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Krissie2 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:29:19 GMT

Neecole, QVC inexplicably raised the prices on many of the GILI handbags in the past few days. $40, $50, or more. No, they didn't get more in, so of course it's a return. There are always Roma's on Ebay for much less.

I personally wouldn't reward them for raising their prices buy buying anything.

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GCR18 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:30:09 GMT

There's a Gigli lizard leather large hobo on now A254211. It's $699. Wonder what it used to be.

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tough_kitty — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:45:11 GMT

On 3/26/2015 GCR18 said: There's a Gigli lizard leather large hobo on now A254211. It's $699. Wonder what it used to be.

From what I recall, the original price was around $560-580.

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Krissie2 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:47:45 GMT

On 3/26/2015 tough_kitty said:
On 3/26/2015 GCR18 said: There's a Gigli lizard leather large hobo on now A254211. It's $699. Wonder what it used to be.
From what I recall, the original price was around $560-580.

And also, this is another bag that Lisa sold out more than once, it never made it to air. So for $700 you are getting a return.

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tough_kitty — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:50:30 GMT

On 3/26/2015 Krissie2 said:
On 3/26/2015 tough_kitty said:
On 3/26/2015 GCR18 said: There's a Gigli lizard leather large hobo on now A254211. It's $699. Wonder what it used to be.
From what I recall, the original price was around $560-580.

And also, this is another bag that Lisa sold out more than once, it never made it to air. So for $700 you are getting a return.

Yep. A $700 return which is 1 year old!!!!! Ridiculous!

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stevieb — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:49:23 GMT

It's like they're testing limits, you know, just to see how far they can push customers before we just say no, no, no.

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tough_kitty — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 01:43:33 GMT

Wow, Jill M just said that as long as you have a nice bag and nice shoes, it doesn't matter what else you wear, "you can walk around NAKED"!!! Wow.

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stevieb — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 02:34:33 GMT

Uh, uh, uh... Glad I'm not watching...

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Neecole — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:43:24 GMT

I actually owned that Lizard tote for a brief period. I had scored at a QVC outlet and got it during one of their rare 70% off sales. It was a gorgeous bag, leather a bit stiff, but I am sure it would soften over time. For me the color wasn't good, I like cool tones and I realized no matter how pretty it was I wasn't going to carry it, so I sold it on that auction site.

I was lucky this last week and got the stirrup hobo "as is", I am travelling right now, so it is sitting at home waiting for me, 10 more days and I get to see her! Hopefully she is in good shape.

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MJDinVegas — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:42:41 GMT

Also, the little Gili Leather Pouch that Shawn was "freaking out over" in her first PM style, has just been raised $1. Not comparable to the increases on larger ticket items but I find it interesting the hype they are putting on items at a given price only to have them increase in the subsequent days for no apparent reason other than to, perhaps, be able to discount them soon after at what looks like a bargain when, in fact, it is close to, if not higher than, the original Q price.

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MJDinVegas — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:45:24 GMT

On 3/26/2015 tough_kitty said: Wow, Jill M just said that as long as you have a nice bag and nice shoes, it doesn't matter what else you wear, "you can walk around NAKED"!!! Wow.

IMO, not a very smart thing to say on your first outing trying to establish your credibility with a (supposedly) high-end brand. EEK!??

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tough_kitty — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:06:20 GMT

On 3/26/2015 MJDinHawaii said:
On 3/26/2015 tough_kitty said: Wow, Jill M just said that as long as you have a nice bag and nice shoes, it doesn't matter what else you wear, "you can walk around NAKED"!!! Wow.
IMO, not a very smart thing to say on your first outing trying to establish your credibility with a (supposedly) high-end brand. EEK!??

This was some time after she said that it was her first day and she is already stripping.....while she was taking her jacket off in front of the camera..... Two references to taking her clothes off, hmmm...what would Freud say.....

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tough_kitty — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:08:45 GMT

On 3/26/2015 MJDinHawaii said: Also, the little Gili Leather Pouch that Shawn was "freaking out over" in her first PM style, has just been raised $1. Not comparable to the increases on larger ticket items but I find it interesting the hype they are putting on items at a given price only to have them increase in the subsequent days for no apparent reason other than to, perhaps, be able to discount them soon after at what looks like a bargain when, in fact, it is close to, if not higher than, the original Q price.

Good catch! I'm actually surprised this pouch is priced that low, comparing to other handbags in that line....

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stevieb — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:15:01 GMT

I too find the timing odd for raising all the GILI prices... Lisa isn't around any more to hawk them and the reviews are pretty mixed on the new 'spokesmodel'... so it seems that if anything, they might have lowered the prices for a time to try to jump start the brand all over again... Again, I guess there's a method to their madness, but QVC seems to be making some pretty lame decisions and choices these days...

As for that pouch, no thanks. It's so narrow as to be pretty pointless for me... Besides, I can get something similar by Lauren, Kors, Issac, whoever... at the TJX stores for about twenty bucks less... It pays to keep in mind that while GILI might be QVC's 'higher end' brand, it's still a QVC house brand. They're trying to market it as if it was a true designer brand. Sorry, but it isn't, and given the new 'face of', it's even less so.