Re: QVC SHIPPING CHARGES NOW HIDDEN

okiebug · ‎04-05-2010

On 4/2/2014 stevieb said:
On 4/2/2014 IBET said:
Just FYI, the tax is charged after the shipping charges, meaning that you are even taxed on the shipping charges! I find that totally petty and unfair to states with highest sales tax.

It is and it's rotten, but this isn't QVC alone. Whenever I pay shipping, I pay tax on the cost to ship the item or items. It's as if shipping is included as part of the price of the product. I think it's wrong and that tax should be computed before shipping charges are added. It's bad enough to pay tax on every blessed thing, but shipping isn't a tangible product and we shouldn't be taxed for that part of an order.

Taxes are set by the laws of each State. I have to charge tax on my labor costs. QVC has nothing to do with the tax charges and they get no profit from them - they go directly to your State.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

And perhaps if they kept their more reasonable flat rate charges, which incidentally did not apply across the board, they wouldn't need to keep toying with this already tenuously functional website.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

cotto22 · ‎03-09-2010

QVC's weak link has always been its IT. This is most likely a glitch and hopefully it will be corrected quickly. With their outrageous shipping charges, no one wants to do a 2 step process of putting something in their cart to see what the shipping will be.

Maybe if no one ordered from .com today, they would take note. ${#emotions_dlg.biggrin}$

edited to say I agree with the above poster 100%, stevieb

funwun · ‎02-03-2013

For those posters who state that other online retailers "hide" their shipping charges as well...those retailers usually have a "shipping" section where their rates can be viewed before you choose to shop...they also usually charge flat rates according to the amount of your purchase ( for example, $x.xx for orders under $50....$x.xx for orders under $100..etc ). More and more online retailers are offering free shipping or flat rate shipping on all their items or on a minimum amount purchased. Sorry, but QVC is looking sneaky on this one!

milly1 · ‎03-09-2010

Glitch, well they must be having tons of glitches. Can't cancel or change an order an hour after it is placed. Shipping charges no longer shown. No, I think they don't want people to see the shipping charge after the $3-5 rates. Some people won't even look and assume it's the lower price. QVC plays so many games.

Sunshine Kate · ‎03-10-2010

On 4/3/2014 funwun said: For those posters who state that other online retailers "hide" their shipping charges as well...those retailers usually have a "shipping" section where their rates can be viewed before you choose to shop...they also usually charge flat rates according to the amount of your purchase ( for example, $x.xx for orders under $50....$x.xx for orders under $100..etc ). More and more online retailers are offering free shipping or flat rate shipping on all their items or on a minimum amount purchased. Sorry, but QVC is looking sneaky on this one!

Maybe QVC now has a shipping section as you described. Has anyone looked?

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

Yep - just the way they are when shipping if "free" elsewhere. As if!

If a company can sell a product for 38.97 with free shipping, why can't they sell it for 35.00 plus 3.97 for shipping?

Oh, right, naïve people won't think they're getting something free and order more.

Sorry, but I much prefer the truth of QVC's type approach - and even though I don't love having to look for the total cost, that's the reality of the world we live in - too many shoppers react to the first number they see. That's why airlines charge one thing for a ticket and another for a ticket and baggage. Sad, but we do it to ourselves when we fll for "free" way too often.

funwun · ‎02-03-2013

On 4/3/2014 Sunshine Kate said:
On 4/3/2014 funwun said: For those posters who state that other online retailers "hide" their shipping charges as well...those retailers usually have a "shipping" section where their rates can be viewed before you choose to shop...they also usually charge flat rates according to the amount of your purchase ( for example, $x.xx for orders under $50....$x.xx for orders under $100..etc ). More and more online retailers are offering free shipping or flat rate shipping on all their items or on a minimum amount purchased. Sorry, but QVC is looking sneaky on this one!

Maybe QVC now has a shipping section as you described. Has anyone looked?

Yes, I've looked because if the shipping rate is not advertised on the home page, I usually seek out the shipping section before I start shopping on that site...No, the Q is not offering that...they are maintaining their usual shipping rates but are not revealing them until the item is in your cart or on the purchase page. You can view the shipping on the video portion of the item though.