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Re: Items getting more expensive and s/h is ridiculous

On 1/30/2014 luvingit said:

Shop elsewhere. Just got 3 tops from macys.com. Had a one day sale, combined shipping. The whole thing came to about $55. I have a real issue with QVC not combining shipping on similiar items or items from the same brand. $ 6 for each item can take on a life of its own.

At Macy's no matter what you buy, it is free shipping if your order is $99. or more--sometimes even less. QVC tee prices from SG, Denim & Co. and Isaac are ridiculous. Everything comes to around $50. Too much so I shop elsewhere.

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On 1/29/2014 PKB said: The price of everything has gone up. I wear Victoria's Secret Yoga Pants. They use to be $29.00, on sale 2/$50......they are now $34.50 on sale 2/$55 and thinner than they use to be, plus their shipping is outrageous as well! $30 - $40 for a good t-shirt is pretty normal. Go some place offering "free shipping" and things are even more expensive, because S&H is not free!

Actually, I often get great prices on items bought from online vendors who offer free shipping! Many sellers offer very competitive prices, often better than QVC's for comparable or the same items. Furthermore, most places offer real sale and clearance prices from time to time, and I take advantage of those for significant savings on quality items. QVC very rarely offers big discounts on anything, and their S&H rates are absurd -- some of the worst in the business, and charged per item, not per order, even if items are small and could easily be packed and shipped together. I can think of few other sellers cheeky enough to even attempt that kind of customer abuse!! Offensive to the max.

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On 1/29/2014 zee3 said: First of all I don't believe Susan is at fault w/prices! QVC seems to be raising her prices more & more every yr. I love her clothes & have had to control myself from buying, because of the high prices & S/H. I shopped at HSN this past week, and they seem to give the viewers more breaks w/prices & a lot of free S/H! I bought about 5 items and and maybe spent a little over $100. And free S/H.... I think QVC needs to wake up & smell the coffee with their prices etc. and it isn't only SG's prices, there are many other items that are so ridiculously high priced, I really don't know how someone can afford them, unless they have a lot of money! At times it seems they will give ez pay to some items that are not that expensive, while higher priced items, you don't get offered that much! HSN seems to offer almost every item on flex-pay. I may be doing a lot more shopping there, they seem to be a little more reasonable w/prices. I don't know how many other woman feel the same way!

HSN also has coupon discounts sometime and a lot of free shipping.

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Re: Items getting more expensive and s/h is ridiculous

I feel the EXACT same. last weekend I wanted to purchase some of the smaller kitchen items, all under 20-30$ each. with tax and s&h, the total was rediculous!!! At least on all day event days, like garden days, fashion days, kitchen days, accesssory days and even designer jewelry days, it would be SUPER to have a 1 day s & h price!!!

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They don't have any control over the shipping costs, but the handling is getting out of hand! (No pun intended!)

The cost of the merchandise, however, is way out of hand, and the reason I've given up ordering for now. Susan probably doesn't have a lot of control over the pricing, but it seems to me that her fabrics aren't the quality to back up her prices. I don't shop at HSN, had a real problem with them a couple of years ago.

Sure the things in the B&M stores are also more expensive than they once were, but at least there I can try things on and know that I won't have to spend another $7.00 (approx) to return them if they aren't right. I am very near shopping centers and don't count the gas and mileage as much of an issue for me.

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I agree the shipping & handling has become higher. HSN does offer free shipping a lot, I do more shopping with them because there prices are way more affordable.

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Re: Items getting more expensive and s/h is ridiculous

I must agree with you. I have cut back and I plan to stop purchasing from the Q altogether. The prices are so high to begin with and when you add on shipping and tax it is really costly. Also, I've noticed that department stores and online purchases can be significantly cheaper. I like to surf the computer for good buys!

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On 2/13/2014 Furry said:

I must agree with you. I have cut back and I plan to stop purchasing from the Q altogether. The prices are so high to begin with and when you add on shipping and tax it is really costly. Also, I've noticed that department stores and online purchases can be significantly cheaper. I like to surf the computer for good buys!

Same here. I do better at Macy's and get free shipping. Now tops/tees at QVC come to around $50. after shipping and tax added since many are $39.99 and up.

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I am now priced away from the items featured. I can go to stores and enjoy my shopping and buy very similar items for less. Polyester is polyester and it is inexpensive to manufacture overseas. The items featured are overpriced and I just can not justify paying what they ask for them.

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I love Susan Graver clothing, especially printed liquid knit tops. BUT COME ON - just spotted a new listing that will probably be on show today (3-6) and a simple liquid knit top is $45 with very expensive shipping cost. The top is shorter than most of hers, thus less fabric, and liquid knit is so lightweight, the shipping would not cost that much. No way can I keep purchasing as many SG tops at these new prices as I have in the past. I hope QVC will come to their senses soon. Used to QVC was priced in line or lower than nice department stores, but with so many sales the "brick and mortar" stores run, one could get a very nice designer top for what this new SG top costs, with no shipping charges.

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