Beauty TSV’s Generally

[C-Lion]

I was just reading on the L’Occitane TSV thread.

The main concern - amongst all the beauty TSV’s recently has been the price first and foremost; followed up closely behind by uninspiring collections.

Brissles and Eric’s Mum are correct when they mentioned that not so long back a TSV would be around the £39.00 point now it’s another £20.00 on top of that. With Elemis it’s hitting just under the £80.00 mark. These are just crazy prices.

I know operating costs have increased, but the fact is these prices cannot be considered TSV’s when you can get comparable and even better offers in their stand alone stores and online.

I have also noticed that these TSV’s are not the sell outs of previous years.

It’s not the same I know but there was the Kitchenaid TSV on the mixer - it was just a nonsense to call it a TSV £30.00 off the retail store price. Not so long back it was £100.00.

If QVC want to know why sales and profits are down then they have to accept that the landscape has changed. We can buy cheaper and often better elsewhere!

 

[Sazza]

I guess one of the main reasons for increase in beauty TSV prices is the increase of the individual items.

For example pro collagen marine cream was £79 for 50ml in 2013, it is now £95.

 

[C-Lion]

In TSV’s PCMC is usually at 30ml. I cannot recall when they they did a 50ml one - tends to be those OTO offers for 50ml. Then there is the ongoing gripe about old stock - which I am not going to go into!

 

[donna255]

QVC and companies know because of easy pay, QVC customers will buy. Hell, they manage to sell Dyson hair stylers at £400 because no doubt of easy pay.

Unfortunately, prices in beauty products have gone up as Sazza has said and the deals we used to get back in the day are no more.

 

[Sazza]

Molton Brown shower gels have gone up £3 since 2020. Every brand is more expensive just like everything in supermarket has risen.