Q Talk

[Spurt]

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@Naturesbeauty wrote:
Just a thought....Doesn’t Amazon (Amazon Prime) charge a yearly fee to order from their site? (Like Costco?) If so shipping is NOT free.

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Amazon Prime offers many benefits besides free shipping.

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@mom2four0418 

From what I've read from Prime Customers they really arent interested in the other "benefits".....they join because of the fast shipping...

[mom2four0418]

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@Spurt wrote:

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@Naturesbeauty wrote:
Just a thought....Doesn’t Amazon (Amazon Prime) charge a yearly fee to order from their site? (Like Costco?) If so shipping is NOT free.

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Amazon Prime offers many benefits besides free shipping.

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@mom2four0418 

From what I've read from Prime Customers they really arent interest in the other "benefits".....they join because of the fast shipping...

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Every Prime Member that I know is very happy with all of the perks, myself included. 

[DJs mom]

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@Spurt wrote:

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@Naturesbeauty wrote:
Just a thought....Doesn’t Amazon (Amazon Prime) charge a yearly fee to order from their site? (Like Costco?) If so shipping is NOT free.

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@Naturesbeauty 

And to make the Amazon Prime fee worthwhile its been said you have to have at least 35 orders a year.....

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....Or a few BIG orders a year. Just my Christmas orders alone was worth the prime fee.

[Mj12]

@mom2four0418same here - we (and my coworkers and friends) love Prime - fast shipping is a small part of it.  Very good original series (many other series/movies to watch), Amazon Music (love it and it is cheaper than Apple Music), Kindle unlimited, Audible, photo storage, etc. 

[Starliteshine]

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@NickNack wrote:

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@Starliteshine wrote:

Why should QVC pay your shipping? Free is never free. Retailers who offer free shipping raise the cost of the item to cover shipping and handling. You're paying for the convenience of shopping from home. As for charging a return label fee, why should QVC pay the cost of YOUR buyer's remorse? They don't refund your original shipping fees either. It's only fair because they shipped the item to you. I am so tired of seeing complaints about shipping fees and never understand why people think a business should absorb the cost. 

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@Starliteshine   Those who don't shop at free shipping/free returns sites always say they raise their prices to cover the shipping.  I'm sure that's true, but QVC is higher than these other places without S/H added in 99.9% of the time.  I always compare and include the shipping charges when I'm comparing.

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@NickNack You're smart to shop around before making a purchase. That's the beauty of having so many choices, if we don't like the price, we have options and can shop elsewhere. I think QVC does a good job of clearly informing us of the item price and shipping cost prior to making a purchase. 

[Starliteshine]

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@Naturesbeauty wrote:
Just a thought....Doesn’t Amazon (Amazon Prime) charge a yearly fee to order from their site? (Like Costco?) If so shipping is NOT free.

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Amazon Prime offers many benefits besides free shipping.

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@mom2four0418 

From what I've read from Prime Customers they really arent interest in the other "benefits".....they join because of the fast shipping...

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Every Prime Member that I know is very happy with all of the perks, myself included. 

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We have Prime and rarely use it. The only reason we have Prime is because I have college kids and they get Prime at a reduced rate. I wouldn't pay full price for it. We don't use any of the other perks. 

[Naturesbeauty]

This whole problem is solved.........Shop when only FREE S/H is offered. 😱😂🥰

[KACEE1115]

Long ago they had a discount if you bought a second item. It wasn't 550 for each denim and Company top, you got a discount if you bought a second one. Now it's much too ridiculous, so many times I have things in my cart and when I see what it comes out to be with shipping I delete it

[CalminHeart]

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@Marp wrote:

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@CalminHeart wrote:

It's important to shop around before buying from Q.  Their shipping costs are higher than most retailers. There are an unending number of online retailers who ship for free. Q adds the shipping fee when buying and deducts it from refunds, thereby paying twice....and that doesn't include the cost of mailing the item back.  Most of all, just about everything can be found elsewhere for a lower price, free shipping, or with promo codes.

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@CalminHeart,  that is incorrect.  Yes, when issuing a refund the outgoing shipping charge is deducted from the refund amount but it is not double paying. Refunds are issued on the product price not the total invoice.

Invoice total before taxes $50 (product plus outgoing shipping of $3.50); refund amount $46.50.  If they were charging you twice for outgoing shipping it would be $50 less $7.00 (double outgoing shipping charge) for a refund amount of $43.

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Maybe I'm dense, I don't know.  All I know is the shipping fee is added at the time of purchase and deducted at the time of refund.    Fyi, I rarely use Q's label so this is without that charge. Here is an example of what I see on refunds (excluding tax). 

$50.00 purchase

+$3.50 shipping

$53.50 total paid

$50.00 refund

-$3.50 shipping

$46.50 refunded

[Biftu]

I would not pay $119 to shop on Amazon.  I don't want/need any extras.  The few orders I have placed charged shipping and items arrive within a week or so.  I have found their prices are not always the lowest.  Also I am against how they treat their workers and am against monopolies which Amazon is turning in to.  I understand that people like convenience and it works for them, just not for me.