Q Talk

[Spurt]

What I find amusing is QVC's version of a "sale" price that the host even brags about which is frequently a WHOMPING $3 off the regular QVC price!!! ---and this reduction is only good for this show before the price is increased---WOW  😄

Even way before the pandemic and increase in online ordering I always wondered how QVC justified charging $11 to $12 to ship a small handbag in the plain old QVC cardboard box that didnt even include protection

of packing material....Some of QVC's shipping charges leave you wondering....but I do find the $3.50 or $5.50 reasonable compared to other retailers.....

[50Mickey]

Last year I purchased a blouse from a brick and mortar store. It was not available in the local stores so I had it shipped. One blouse was $5.95. You are not paying just for the postage but for shipping and handling. QVC has to pay for employees to get the merchandise packed and out. And there are people who order multiple items in different sizes and then return the ones that they don't like. This increases the cost of S&H for all of us. I'll admit that I do not shop much with QVC but I do not think that cost of S&H is out of line. If I did I would stop shopping with QVC. Especially for something like Cuddl Duds socks.  Other  retailers sell them. 

[CalminHeart]

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@loriqvc wrote:

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I ran an incoming and outgoing mail business unit for a huge international corporation for several years. UPS, USPS, FedEx give huge discounts to businesses.

Depending on size and weight....

UPS ran $2.50 - $4.

USPS ran $.08 - $2.50. 

FedEx ran $2 - $5.

If most retailers can offer free shipping and returns, Q should too. But if you check their financial reports, you'll see Q makes a lot of money from shipping and return fees paid by customers.

[Jinlei]

Just like when you order food and the S/H is free.  Ha!  I am sure they get their shipping fee in by raising the base price.  Nothing is truly free.

[Q4u]

I have sold on eBay off and on since 2003 and THE reason I've decided not to sell any longer is shipping.  Ebay wants me to pay for all shipping costs but I've found it extremely difficult to keep prices low, pay for shipping and have people excited to purchase.  I don't  expect a large profit.  So for years I have picked up HALF the shipping costs.  This is now no longer good enough because people are just not keeping up with the price of shipping and don't realize that most eBay resellers do not get special discounts (like QVC).  So  very reluctantly I am stopping.  I'll probably sell what I can at a couple of garage sales for pennies on the dollar.... and donate the rest..... "Hey, nothing's forever...,."  "It was a lot of fun while it lasted".....

Now I'm going to look around for the next thing for me to do..... 

[LilMadi]

manny2 said:

@Cathyshopper You are correct there is something underhanded about lowering the price of a product, only to increase the shipping. QVC's shipping charges are outrageous. Do some of you actually believe the price they charge is reasonable?

Manny I agree with you 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also with you SPURT and layla2450.

[ScrapHappy]

I've noticed when watching a price on something, say a top, and the top goes on sale but the shipping goes up.  I have also seen if free shipping is offered, the price of the top goes up.