I have bought so many of those Kerig (sp) for people. So my daughter came to visit from Denver over Labor Day weekend. She normally isn't a tree hugger (sorry tree huggers, don't mean any disrespect, really need people like you, just a phrase I use) but when I told her to make her own coffee with the thing (I don't use it) she said, "Mom, I threw my Kerig out". I'm like, "I paid a lot of money for that thing for you". She says, "Nancy said those little K-cups are bad for the environment". I'm like, "Well then use your gas and get your fanny up to the 7-11 to get yourself some coffee...Did Nancy say anything about all of the gas it takes to go to Starbucks?" Ha! Anyway, maybe that's why those sales are down. A lot of people stopped using them because of that, I'm told. Doesn't bother me one way or another, I couldn't get the stupid thing to work anyway.
My guess is sales took a major drop when they decided they'd charge the equivalent to $10 to return something..($3 or $5 to get the item and $6.95 at least to return it). That makes me sick. Especially since I have to send almost all of it back because it's too freaking big. I have put on weight and yet I have to keep downsizing my clothes...I even call in and ask them to post the inches on the TV and still it is wrong! There is no quality control in their sizing.
Just a few years ago I wore a size 1X and everything I bought was a size 1X and fit perfectly. I've lost a few pounds (but nothing big) but now I have to order from QVC a size large....go figure!
I think in a nutshell it's quality control (lack of) and overcharging to return those things things that don't fit!
I've no complaint about their customer service. Always found them to be very good.