topic Re: Request re stating prices in Suggestion Box

Request re stating prices

sissy01 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:36:42 GMT

Please change the way hosts talk about prices. For example, Rachel Boesing rarely says the price of an item. It's always "It's available for 5 easy pays of 37.00" people that are hard of hearing or sight impaired have a difficult time understanding the actual price. Many of the hosts do this and it can be confusing. Please just have them give us the price of the item. We can figure out the rest.

Re: Request re stating prices

millieshops — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:53:53 GMT

@sissy01 I don't understand the real point of your post. If a viewer can't see or hear the full price, why would telling all the hosts to say it?

Further, because as you said many of the hosts emphasize the EZPay, why mention just one by name.

Re: Request re stating prices

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:54:25 GMT

I agree. I've been noticing this more and more. The host states the easy pay amount instead of the total amount followed by the easy pay. They say, get it home for___. Then they repeat the easy pay number. Often you have to go to the website to find out the actual price. Perhaps it depends what platform you are using. I watch it on my Samsung TV, and it doesn't show the product information.

Re: Request re stating prices

GingerHead — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:00:35 GMT

I agree. I think it seems sneaky and car salesman like.

I know we can all figure out the full price but it's just kind of off putting to me.

And for people who can't figure things out as well, for whatever reason, it could cause issues for them....just not cool.

Re: Request re stating prices

Kachina624 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:03:04 GMT

. The visually impaired would never be able to read the graphics. The selling price should be stated loud and clear. My parents, both legally blind, would have been clueless about the total price and they were customers.

The present way the selling price is presented is clearly deceptive.

Re: Request re stating prices

sissy01 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:10:44 GMT

This is actually what I was trying to say. Thank you

Re: Request re stating prices

sissy01 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:12:27 GMT

Because Rachel does it the most in my opinion. I could list many others but you get the point

Re: Request re stating prices

Susan345 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:17:13 GMT

I agree. More often than not I have to look up the price. Throughout the presentation the host will say "just $12 on a credit card gets this home" instead of $35.99.

It's a marketing tool to get people to think they are paying less.

Re: Request re stating prices

Still Raining — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:17:08 GMT

Many of them do say this. Sort a sleazy sales tactic. You can drive this beautiful new car off the lot for only $1......of course then they have their hook in you.

Re: Request re stating prices

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:19:41 GMT

@GingerHead wrote:
I agree. I think it seems sneaky and car salesman like.

I know we can all figure out the full price but it's just kind of off putting to me.

And for people who can't figure things out as well, for whatever reason, it could cause issues for them....just not cool.

@GingerHead

LOL !

Re: Request re stating prices

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:20:57 GMT

@sissy01 wrote:
Because Rachel does it the most in my opinion. I could list many others but you get the point

Rick does it too, and I really like him as a host. I think he does it so much because he's so hyper. Don't know for sure. I only watch home and kitchen shows, so I don't have wide knowledge about it.

Re: Request re stating prices

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:32:49 GMT

@sissy01 wrote:
Please change the way hosts talk about prices. For example, Rachel Boesing rarely says the price of an item. It's always "It's available for 5 easy pays of 37.00" people that are hard of hearing or sight impaired have a difficult time understanding the actual price. Many of the hosts do this and it can be confusing. Please just have them give us the price of the item. We can figure out the rest.

@sissy01

First ... Welcome!

Second ....

I suspect that TPTB brought this up in a sales meeting and told the hosts to keep mentioning an easy pay price. I doubt the hosts would each come up with this by themselves.

IMO, they were told to say it to make the item seem cheaper or for people to consider whether it would fit into their monthly budgets.

Re: Request re stating prices

frenchie — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:32:49 GMT

Another bothersome thing for me is when they have the graphics at the bottom of the screen. I am hard of hearing so the captions cover up the graphics, sizes etc. I do look things up myself but still. Yes they do like to minimize the price with the easy pays. I've been a customer for decades and not easily fooled. Some hosts are good at it.

Re: Request re stating prices

GingerHead — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:44:14 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@sissy01 wrote:
Please change the way hosts talk about prices. For example, Rachel Boesing rarely says the price of an item. It's always "It's available for 5 easy pays of 37.00" people that are hard of hearing or sight impaired have a difficult time understanding the actual price. Many of the hosts do this and it can be confusing. Please just have them give us the price of the item. We can figure out the rest.

@sissy01

First ... Welcome!

Second ....

I suspect that TPTB brought this up in a sales meeting and told the hosts to keep mentioning an easy pay price. I doubt the hosts would each come up with this by themselves.

IMO, they were told to say it to make the item seem cheaper or for people to consider whether it would fit into their monthly budgets.

I agree, I definitely think it's the upper management that has the hosts do this because they all do it across the board. The hosts are just doing their jobs as instructed.

So, I personally don't blame them.

It's not cool that the powers that be have them do this....

Re: Request re stating prices

Spacrazy — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:01:53 GMT

Totally agree ~ announcing the EasyPay only is very misleading.

Re: Request re stating prices

Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:09:40 GMT

How about when the host says,"Get it home for 24. 24 what? dollars,pennies,Eurodollars?

Re: Request re stating prices

Mz iMac — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:17:48 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
Perhaps it depends what platform you are using. I watch it on my Samsung TV, and it doesn't show the product information.

@PA Mom-mom On my Toshiba TVs 60" & 40"

No problem on my end.

Re: Request re stating prices

Jhincher — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:29:50 GMT

This night time host is bad to say the price is on your screan. She does this a lot. I am legally blind and can't read that small screen. I have to get the computer and look up the price. Or she says this is the prce of a t-shirt. I am watching in bed most of the time and don't want to get up.

Re: Request re stating prices

NEvans2 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:56:00 GMT

Iwas in sales for many years and I can tell you this is definitely a sales tactic, one that I don't agree with. I think that the full price should be quoted and then the easy pay. And more than once. Doesn't have to be excessive, but a couple times. I'm used to looking for the full price, but I have no sight or hearing issues.

A good example. My husband was watching the Q with me a couple of weeks ago and there was some article of clothing on and he said to me, That's nice. You should get it, it's only $24. No honey, it's four payments of $24. He said, it's not that nice! LOL

Re: Request re stating prices

Roscoe the Rascal — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:12:55 GMT

Use to confuse my husband who did not watch as much as I did. He would say that is cheap and I would say no that is one payment out of 3 or 5.

Can catch you off guard.