Q Talk

[Gkhm]

Sorry, but I agree with Manny.  If we weren't able to pay $40 (or even less) for a t-shirt, this would be the last place we would come!  We just don't want to spend 20-40% more for the same quality!

[Spurt]

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@Midmod wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

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@Midmod wrote:

I do agree with all opinions stating everyone is comfortable buying at different price points.
BUT having said that... it's the lowered quality in the fabric and manufacturing that causes an issue with me.
Price points change....lower and are raised constantly. But the garments offered here ( unless it's an old style manufactured at different times in different places and kept in stock) have decreased in quality. I've been shopping here since the mid 90's and it is not the same and I don't have the same confidence in the QVC name that I used to.
*Shrugs*

If I find a garment here that I like, I may want to wait until it's on sale but someone else may not feel the need to do that. However, the product doesn't change. Whether I pay $15 or $50,  my major gripe is whether I feel as if I've gotten quality for my money.  If it's just not as great as I was expecting, my $15 wasn't well spent and I would think that that would be the same for the person who spent $50. 

Otherwise we have nothing here that makes us want to shop here. 

That's my take. I just reviewed the CCB sweaters I bought. Regular QVC price was $57+. 

I got it for $16+. 

The quality was just subpar IMO and maybe someone else thinks $16+ is a throwaway price point and nothing to get upset about but $16 for me has to be carefully considered and I want to be pleased that my money was well spent. 

** I did read reviews and they were favorable. **

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@Midmod 

You make excellent points....and I've also noticed the decline in quality....I seldom shop at Walmart but even a tshirt I purchased there was better quality than a Denim and Company tshirt I purchased and returned....its like if QVC's  price point is reasonable, the quality is usually not up to par.....tshirts shrink or stretch out after the first wash, the material is super thin....

One thing I noticed when they used factories in Vietnam the quality is better than those made in China, but QVC seems to be chosing those China factories to cut costs and lower prices.....QVC can't seem to get that happy medium that other retailers do......

Maybe if QVC and some of their Vendors/Designers would stop focusing on comparison with buying clothes from Boutiques and high priced Department Stores and instead focused on places customers actually purchase clothes from and who their competition really is ---QVC/Vendors/Designers would do a lot better in terms of sales.....

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@Spurt That could be exactly the problem. Where it's manufactured at and deceptive sales tactics like using trigger words  likehigh-end & boutique to distract buyers from subpar fabrics. And don't forget cotton has sky- rocketed .  Trigger words to make Q buyers feel as if that's universal across all brands/retailers so why shop around when prices are up everywhere?? 

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@Midmod 

EXACTLY I totally agree 👍

[febe1]

I think people have an idea what the "going" price is for something like 100% cotton, modal, silk, polyester tops. Made in bulk or by a designer. We see in stores, and we see in catalogs, so we "notice" when something is beyone the pale in price.

It doesn't have anything to do with who has or hasn't the money to buy it. Smart shoppers know what is going on, and I for one, don't care to throw my money out the window.

[GoneButNotForgotten]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@Gkhm  @misschristy  @Puppy Lips   Please feel free to turn off your TV and head up to Wal-Mart.  Nobody is forcing you to watch or buy

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Did someone hit you with a snarky stick when you woke up today? 

[Gkhm]

I am looking at Susan Graver's program and denim and Company's program each of them has one or two things at CLEARANCE under $40!  Everything new is at $50 and up

(with shipping and taxes)!!!!  This is new!  These are two mediocre, at best, brands!

[Love to Run]

$40 may be a bargain for those used to paying more for larger sizes. Since QVC charges the same for a garment in XXS and 5X people needing smaller sizes are subsidizing the ever-growing number requiring the larger sizes. It's not fair.

[bestday]

IMO if you have taste & a flair for fashion, you can find reasonably priced & nice quality at QVC, HSN, Saks, Goodwill, Walmart, Macy's or anywhere. Unless a T-Shirt is really something special & most aren't, over $40.00 is too much.

Snobbery & rude snarky condescending remarks make one look like a very small person & I don't mean in size.

[Qvcmeow]

"Subsiding?" "Not fair?" When the Q or HSN sells bedding at a single price point, ( as they occasionally have done)are the people who purchase twin or full size subsiding those with queens or kings? Is that unfair?

What is "unfair" is people judging or making snarky comments about others' weight.

[Caaareful Shopper]

Subsidizing larger sizes is a fallacy, it's just not true. 

Manufacturing for the mass market results in a mere pennies difference in size Small to size 4X.  The distinct price difference in fabric is based on the type of fabric used.  However, the same fabric for the production of smaller sizes vs. larger sizes is actually an incredibly small difference in production expense when it comes to mass market retail.

People often think of the days when nearly all retailers charged higher prices for larger sizes.  That was actually a rip-off to the consumer.  It was all perception and a way to make more revenue.  The consumer didn't know the retail fashion industry enough to question it.  The true expense never did accommodate the price difference. 

QVC does more mass market sales than most any retailer.  

[shellwwwwww]

The attackers probably work at the Q🤣😂