Q Talk

[NYCLatinaMe]

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@RespectLife wrote:

I purchased the Scrubzz cleaning cloths for a friend having surgery.

They were WAY WAY cheaper here at Q.  .26c each compared to .45 at Wally and Amazon.

I have never paid one cent of interest on any credit card I have.

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I don't know when these prices for disposable Scrubzz were offered.  They are not accurate right now, and Scrubzz are cheaper elsewhere, depending on the number of disposable sheets bought.  

I rarely find items cheaper at Q than elsewhere, and I do buy these special prices on items I want when I see them, usually when a guest vendor is making several appearances or a rare appearance, so I watch the schedule for that.  

But what I buy most often at the Q are items that are only sold here, particularly clothing with garment measurements that appear to fit me and wide shoes, and special offers on beauty items.

Items that can be found elsewhere are often cheaper there.  With beauty items, the inventory here is fresher.

Easy pay can be a help sometimes, justifying the higher price, and we may be willing to pay more to obtain this financing for budgeting purposes.

QVC DOES CARE about how much customers/posters purchase because the customers it already has are cheaper to keep than to find new ones.

And I agree w @They Call Me MR Wilkes about credit card purchases.  I don't use the Q card.  Interest rates are too high, and I don't need the extra easy pays at this time.

If Q wants to increase sales, IMO, they should offer flat shipping rates based on the total amount of an order, or offer a paid membership with free shipping.  I would sign up for that.  When one orders multiple items, the shipping easily gets ridiculous like $40.  We know Q is not paying that to ship.  Q combines orders for shipping purposes when it's convenient to them.

The QVC free shipping days are mostly a gimmick.  Q increases prices for many items (by eliminating the sale price or reducing discounts) in anticipation of "free shipping days".  For example, yesterday i was considering buying A654070 American Leather Co. Carrie Pebble Leather Crossbody for $104.98 and no s+h. I did not buy.  Today, the price is $96.98 + 5.50 s+h = or $102.48 total. So the total price + s+h TODAY is LOWER by $2.50.

So I only buy on free s+h days items that I have been monitoring for a while and don't expect to be lowered further soon.  I did buy several items.  And, in fairness, the price of one item I bought on sale for $65 yesterday is on sale today for $68 with $3.50 s+h = $71.50, so I saved $6.50 on that purchase by buying yesterday.  The other items I did purchase (clothing and 1 pr sandals) remain at the same price, so I did save s+h, if they arrive and are in acceptable quality.  They are all old inventory, and, in my experience w old inventory, delivery is often delayed, items sometimes are never shipped, the wrong item is shipped, or the correct item is defective. 

In my experience w QVC, the best time to shop and get my item at a reasonable price is when new inventory is offered at a sale price.  Initial sale prices are often good, and items are delivered fast.  I can get my preferred size and color.  Sometimes prices are lowered later if the items sales did not meet the Q's expectations, which usually means the reviews are bad because the item was poor quality and and Q probably had many returns or acquired too much inventory.  (I have made such returns, and checked reviews on returning items at deeper discount prices, so I speak from experience.)

[RespectLife]

@NYCLatinaMe 

I have never had an item in my WL go up b4 a free ship days.  I know others have stated it happens....but it never has to me.  I check my WL every day...the prices do change...but never across the board when a free ship day is happeneing.

I just ordered Scrubzz here Saturday.  And I also just priced the Scrubzz this morning.  My prev post amounts are correct.  Comparing Q to Wally and Amz.  I didn't search randomly on the internet...just those two.  There are other versions of these at lower prices....I am comparing the name brand.

I tried the Wally version and they shredded very quickly.

About 2 wks ago, I ordered 2 Lego sets for Christmas from Q that were significantly cheaper than Amz.

We need to shop around, but I disagree that everything can be found cheaper elsewhere, that is simply Not the case.

My Edge shopper window pops up on every item I click on and tells me if it is cheaper elsewhere or if I have the best price.

Often the item is only cheaper w/ some sort of rebates type deal.

[NYCLatinaMe]

@RespectLife 

I don't understand why you repeatedly imply that I wrote something different than what I wrote.

I did not write that ALL the prices go up on free s+h day.  What I wrote was that the price for one item went down AFTER free s+h day, one item went up, and others stayed the same.  I did write that the Q increases prices for MANY items by eliminating the sale price or reducing discounts prior to "free shipping days" because this is what I have seen.  I wrote MANY, not ALL.  I have not checked all prices so I don't know.  But the sale prices of most of my saved items went away a few days before the recent free shipping days.  I know some sale prices remained, including for 2 items I purchased.

I did write and believe the Q free s+h is a gimmick.  I don't care for the way that Q handles s+h.  That is JMO.

I also mention some items at the Q are cheaper than other places in certain circumstances.  But in my experience, the same item on Q MOST OF THE TIME will have a higher price than other retailers.  This is just my experience.  I did not write that "everything can be found cheaper elsewhere".

I did check the price per sheet of Scrubzz in the Q website and compared to the price in the Amazon website just before I posted, and the price per sheet in Amazon was lower.  All prices were higher than the ones you listed.  If you think different, that is OK with me.

Again, I don't understand why you repeatedly imply that I wrote something different than what I wrote.

[Seminole2]

@NYCLatinaMe and I have said the same thing for years and years, most items increase just before free s&h day.  

[RespectLife]

And that is what I disagree with @Seminole2 

My experience has been that my WL items have NOT gone up right b4 free ship.

I pay very close attention.  My WL is 5 pages long....

Your definition of 'most' and mine are clearly different.  I said others have posted they saw price increases, but MY experience is that I have not.  

@NYCLatinaMe 

You must have a different Amazon selection than offered to me.

Their price still is higher today

.40/25ct

.33/50 ct

I paid .28/105 count from QVC.  Fact.

On 9/10 Wally and Q had a Lego Sonic set for $34.95....Amz was $59.....they have since matched the price....but when I ordered...Q was as cheap as Wally and Amz was significantly higher.  Fact.

I never said or implied you said ALL....I stated MY experience was clearly different than yours.  Let it go.

[xryretriever]

@Nightowlz 

I keep getting notices from them that they have increased my spending limit and reminding me that I have a lot to spend. Sorry Q it ain't happening.

[Nightowlz]

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@xryretriever wrote:

@Nightowlz 

I keep getting notices from them that they have increased my spending limit and reminding me that I have a lot to spend. Sorry Q it ain't happening.

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@xryretriever 

Chase keeps asking for our yearly income so they can raise our limit. We don't need them to raise our limit. We only use it on Amazon.

I'm sure they can see what our income is anyways.  Since we retired they all want to know our income.

[San Antonio Gal]

@RespectLife @Seminole2  -  My wish list items have never increased when free shipping has been offered.  I'm thankful for that.  

[Puppy Lips]

I have seen items go up in price on free shipping days and then go back down afterward. Kind of a sleazy thing to do. I also always thought QVC made money off customers getting a q card. Why else would they constantly be pushing it? I will never get one because I don’t want to pay QVC any more than I already do.

[San Antonio Gal]

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@Puppy Lips wrote:
I have seen items go up in price on free shipping days and then go back down afterward. Kind of a sleazy thing to do. I also always thought QVC made money off customers getting a q card. Why else would they constantly be pushing it? I will never get one because I don’t want to pay QVC any more than I already do.

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Hi @Puppy Lips  -  My easy pays go to my Q card and I pay the Q card in full each month so I've never had to pay any interest. 

I appreciate having the card when the Q runs specials for card holders.  You won't have to pay anything extra if you get a card.