Free P&P days on Q are rare so really no way of knowing.Does anyone know if they are likely to do another Free P&P between now and the end of September?
I know sometimes they have a set schedule for these on the times of year. Just didn’t know if any of you may have advanced warning ?
They shouldn't be rare. Last time they had one I bought quite a few things and I'm sure thousands of others did the same. QVC must make money out of them.Free P&P days on Q are rare so really no way of knowing.
Which companies? Might be useful to know!QVC is the only company that I purchase from, albeit infrequently, that doesn’t have permanent free P&P. All the others that I do order from have free P&P all the time. QVC really need to up their game.
Yes, I use eBay too, I suspect that the free postage and packing price though is often actually just included in the price, but it still feels better though, doesn't it?Amazon, if you’ve got Prime, and eBay, are two of them that I use. I watch presentations on QVC and then check whether the items aired are available on those. I don’t usually buy sets of beauty products so just look for individual items that I want. QVC often have good deals with their TSVs but I always check other sites before getting anything. There are too many sites that I go on to list so I’ve just mentioned two familiar ones. Quite a few sites also offer free P&P if you spend a certain amount and I use those too. You can also search for discount coupons and that brings the prices down.
If I buy from eBay I just factor in the p&p and decide how high I'll bid for the overall price.Items that are sold with free p&p have that included in the price to make sure the seller doesn't get stung. Ebay encourages this. So a starting price of £5 with free p&p sounds brilliant but it means the buyer is paying £1.50 or whatever for the item and the rest is postage to them that they're paying. I do this on ebay and it does help shift stuff.
Yes, but as a seller you can split out the p&p as a separate cost, or include it in your product price and say it comes with free p&p.Items that are sold with free p&p have that included in the price to make sure the seller doesn't get stung. Ebay encourages this. So a starting price of £5 with free p&p sounds brilliant but it means the buyer is paying £1.50 or whatever for the item and the rest is postage to them that they're paying. I do this on ebay and it does help shift stuff.
I'm afraid I do use the MBG quite often, or at least I did while I was spending too much. I would much rather pay £6 to receive and return a £40+ make up set of something new and send it back if it doesn't suit than have to keep it knowing I won't use most of it. Once I know I like something I can then look round for good offers when I need some more. Like you I have tried many pairs of shoes, far too many I have kept, but quite a lot I have returned after wearing them, which were great in the shop, and my feet being torn to shreds. I keep hearing of these people who have been threatened after returning too many items, but I did have a phase of returning loads and never had a problem.So many people here think alike - I also factor in the P&P costs and return postage costs. Is it an age thing (not that I know everyone's age here but most of us are past our 'younger and stupider' youth. Thank goodness!)? Do we get more stubborn/inflexible as we get older? I have. I'll also walk away from something I think I'd like if it's too expensive.
However, I notice younger people don't think like that. At least not the ones I know. My niece (technically my great-niece) will see something and buy it immediately. No comparing prices, no using codes, no adding that 30p item to get it over the free P&P threshold. She also doesn't bother returning lower priced items that don't fit or she doesn't like. There's a pile of Next bags on the floor of her bedroom with unused stuff in that drives my sister nuts.
I have no time with my sister's complaints about her, though. I was a working single mum for a long time so had a limited budget. My daughter was older at this time so understood that's there's no magic money tree. Even if there was I would have taught her how to budget, though. My sister has been the opposite, just throwing money at my niece just to get her out of her hair. We were brought up by well-off parents who did the same for us. My sister wasn't affected by the lack of parental interaction as she is quite a bit older than me and had our nan spending more time with her.
My mum didn't work until I was 5 so I had her around. My fondest memories are of us in the kitchen with her showing me how to cook (as much as you can show a youngster), sitting on the floor near the table listening to mum, neighbours, friends, even the vicar talking about old times and war years. I HATED my mum going back to work. From then on I wanted for nothing but never had anything I really wanted. I got called spoiled by other kids but, as always, the grass is always greener on the other side.
I often wonder how my sister and I are so different but I know exactly why my daughter and niece are so different.
Back to Q's policy. I've always put it down to the costs of operating their 60 day MBG. It's a great thing for items you'd like to try properly like shoes. I can try on a pair in a shop that feel like they'd be fine but 30 minutes in they've cut my feet to ribbons. I do wish they'd have an option where you can have free delivery if you choose to not return used, though. Can't see that ever happening so we're ALL paying for the MBG whether we use it or not.
I would very much be up for this, or something similar that offered more flexibility when purchasing. That is, if QVC did it properly. Ideal World (used to) have a system, apparently, where there was a standard price and then you could pay an extra £1, I think, to have free return postage if needed. Of course, if you then didn’t want to return it, you have paid an extra quid but if you aren’t sure about something, it’s a great option. It’s not much anyway. A few times, I’ve bought something from Amazon (eg shoes, which is a good example) from a seller who was charging a little more than another but offering free returns. The reason I say “if QVC did it properly” is that of course QVC would charge an extra fiver or something to get the MBG. Also, their systems already can’t cope with a straightforward return so introducing this would make the business implode!….
Back to Q's policy. I've always put it down to the costs of operating their 60 day MBG. It's a great thing for items you'd like to try properly like shoes. I can try on a pair in a shop that feel like they'd be fine but 30 minutes in they've cut my feet to ribbons. I do wish they'd have an option where you can have free delivery if you choose to not return used, though. Can't see that ever happening so we're ALL paying for the MBG whether we use it or not.