When Am I Going to Learn???

coffee drinker · ‎03-21-2010

I made a promise to myself NOT to buy anything unless free shipping is offered!!! Bought something from Wednesday's ITKWD's show and paid for shipping. It was only $3.50, but I'd rather that in my pocket than QVC's. Today there's free shipping on everything. When am I going to learn???

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@coffee drinker What if it is $20 dollars with free shipping and $15 plus $3 shipping?

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@coffee drinker That's a good question that you need to find an answer for.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@coffee drinker sticking to the promises we make to ourselves is incredibly difficult. Think about the millions who make NY's resolutions and break them within a week.

Eight years ago, I walked out of a local jewelry store promising myself never to buy another piece of jewelry! I haven't been perfect, but in those years I have managed to spend less than I was once spending in an average month!!!

If my goal were to spend less on shipping, I wouldn't expect to be perfect, but I would have a spending limit when I was shopping for wants and my limit would be for the total cost of the items, not just the shipping cost. Most of the money I haven't spend on jewelry in the last 8 years wasn't saved on shipping costs!

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

@coffee drinker wrote:
I made a promise to myself NOT to buy anything unless free shipping is offered!!! Bought something from Wednesday's ITKWD's show and paid for shipping. It was only $3.50, but I'd rather that in my pocket than QVC's. Today there's free shipping on everything. When am I going to learn???

@coffee drinker Did the price of the item go up with the free shipping?

Sometimes you need to look the gift horse in the mouth, so to speak.

"" Compassion is a verb."-Thich Nhat Hanh

Sage04 · ‎07-10-2011

@coffee drinker wrote:
I made a promise to myself NOT to buy anything unless free shipping is offered!!! Bought something from Wednesday's ITKWD's show and paid for shipping. It was only $3.50, but I'd rather that in my pocket than QVC's. Today there's free shipping on everything. When am I going to learn???

@coffee drinker on Tuesday I was planning to buy a comforter and the shipping was $7.50. Thought about it but decided that I really didn't need it now. I decided to wait for free shipping.

Bought it this morning and the price was the same as it was on Tuesday minus the $7.50 s/h.

If you had bought it yesterday you could have asked the Social Team for a refund of the shipping charges.

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

@coffee drinker There is a certain Temp-tations baker I'm interested in, just as a backup for the one I have. The price goes up every free shipping day.

coffee drinker · ‎03-21-2010

@Cakers3 No, the price didn't go up and that surprised me. To be honest, I really didn't want to buy the item -- GP 66 cleaner -- at that time. I wanted to wait for a free shipping date. My husband thought it was a pretty good product so I caved and ordered. Oh well, it's only $3.50.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@coffee drinker wrote:
I made a promise to myself NOT to buy anything unless free shipping is offered!!! Bought something from Wednesday's ITKWD's show and paid for shipping. It was only $3.50, but I'd rather that in my pocket than QVC's. Today there's free shipping on everything. When am I going to learn???

@coffee drinker

Well, you could "learn" by just not watching the shows or going on the website. Come straight to the Forums here. That would do the trick.

I found I bought too many impulse items on QVC years ago. Now, I give myself permission to buy anything that I think I absolutely cannot live without. That's the criteria I now use.

As it turns out, I can absolutely live without a lot of things.