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VIP EZ Pay BIG DEAL!?

petunia — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:55:24 GMT

I'm wondering what the big deal is with offering VIP EZ Pay on anything over $50??

They are giving EVERYONE that now!

So much for 'special' customers!

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DoneTryin — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:36:28 GMT

My thoughts, too. I threw mine out.

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Tantallum — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:40:50 GMT

I don't get the big deal about EZ pay either. It is not a discount. You are just taking longer to pay it off...

It would be different if the Q were offering a discount, of any sort. I would appreciate a certain $ off if I spent a certain amount, free shipping, anything.

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LTT1 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:23:45 GMT

EZ Pay advantage has to do with the present value of money.

By paying everything up front, you save nothing and the company gets all of their money "up front."

By offering EP to you, the company is delaying the income from the sale... that costs them.

Of course, buying anything on a "time-payment" schedule ultimately causes increased prices for everyone.

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aoc2005 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:17:15 GMT

I was going to use mine but with all the EZ pay lately I did not. That said, I know that it seemed to me that at one time on the boards one of the chief complaints was that the Q did not offer enought EZ pay as compared to the other shopping channels. I think they were just responding to customer requests. I am glad that everyone that needed it has had so many opportunities lately.

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Tantallum — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:33:49 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
EZ Pay advantage has to do with the present value of money.
By paying everything up front, you save nothing and the company gets all of their money "up front."
By offering EP to you, the company is delaying the income from the sale... that costs them.
Of course, buying anything on a "time-payment" schedule ultimately causes increased prices for everyone.

And, there has to be a subset of people that pay 1-2 payments, then don't have the money to pay any more and the charge is declined. I wonder if the Q is out that money or the vendor is out that money... probably the Q.

I guess it does help some people afford an item they otherwise couldn't get, but you are right, it does cause increased prices for the rest of us...

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stevieb — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:10:40 GMT

@molisa wrote:
I was going to use mine but with all the EZ pay lately I did not. That said, I know that it seemed to me that at one time on the boards one of the chief complaints was that the Q did not offer enought EZ pay as compared to the other shopping channels. I think they were just responding to customer requests. I am glad that everyone that needed it has had so many opportunities lately.

I don't think it has anything to do with customer requests, if it did they'd have loosened up the EP purse strings long ago and they'd do away with that 'random' nonsense when doling out the EP on Demand promotion. I think it has more to do with them needing to post big fourth quarter numbers and EP helps them move out an overall pretty stale array of merchandise during the period people are doing holiday shopping.

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pommom — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:58:11 GMT

Mine must have been lost in the mail. First year I didn't get one.

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IMissSuperPoke — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:20:56 GMT

I got one too. It didn't make me feel like I was special. Ha

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insomniac — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 01:25:09 GMT

I received an EZ Pay deal this year, and I was thrilled!

But I also appreciate all the random EZ Pay offers QVC has been offering.

There are those who scoff at us who need to budget, but I'm grateful for the help.

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HappyDaze — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 02:18:31 GMT

EZ pay is not a big deal at all and certainly not an incentive for many customers, including myself.

Speaking of incentives, I had placed an order with HSN-free shipping and great price (BOGO). Today it came and in the box was a $10 off any order of $10 or more to use until Jan 31. Evine had a 10% off coupon I used on an order. So HSN and Evine both got a little bit of my Holiday spending money because of their good deals AND incentives (free shipping, coupon codes). I have not bought a single item from QVC for this Holiday season because of their lack of incentives.

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TX-starlight — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 03:54:50 GMT

I have tried to use mine 2x with no luck. QVC has just about lost me as a customer. I waited 20 min for "Live chat" trying to place the order, then another 10 min the 2nd time. CS is HORRIBLE!!!!!

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CalminHeart — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:53:10 GMT

Some people really appreciate easy pay. For those that like it, let them enjoy it.