15% overall price increase or technical issue?

[Fiorenzo]

Just noticed a 15% price increase on all products I've checked. Only on the product page, though, and updating shortly after the regular price is shown. All product listings still depict the regular price. Have prices changed or is it a temporary bug? Chrome + Edge, Win10, Desktop.

[Scott · Accepted solution]

https://community.zazzle.com/t5/creator-news/price-increases-due-to-inflation/ba-p/18941

[PAZP]

THANK YOU, Scott. I just added a price increase question on business cards in the Ask A Question thread. This answers that. 

[Harmony]

i guess that's why my sales have essentially stopped

[CatsEyeViewGift]

I am concerned about this - especially at 15%!  That just seems insane.  I believe the article said from 3-15% but this thread said everything was 15%?  Oh My

[Fiorenzo]

Disclaimer: I didn't check all products, just a few checks on my most important ones, such as cards, pillows, blankets, photoblocks, masks, puzzles, etc. And all I've seen were at approx 15%. The earrings have remained at the old price, it seems. Paper sheets are insanely high now, around 2$ per USL stationery sheet, and large puzzles have become unpayable. You have to do your own research to see where you have to adjust by lowering your royalties.

[shellifitz]

Well, earrings stayed at the old price...  But who sells earrings?  I have sold exactly 0 pairs of earrings in all the time we have had them.   I don't feel like we should have to take a cut in pay just because inflation caused the price rise.  The cost of living also went up so, I think I will take a wait and see before I personally absorb the higher prices.  Initially sales might slow but I think that sticker shock will wear off and they will come back.  It is really not much different than when I raised my royalty for the holidays and sales did not stop coming in. 

[RMorganSnapshot]

Once again, as in the past, why is something like this price increase not brought to creators attention in an email? Why do we need to go digging through the forum (which this new format is VERY hard to navigate/follow) to find something like this out?

[Scott]

All new News posts can be found at the bottom of the home page of the Community site. Additionally, there's a "News & Information" section up in the top navigation bar which will take you to a page containing all news articles.

You can also find this news posting in the Home tab of your store page.

I'll talk to the team about whether we can also email these sorts of news updates.

[RMorganSnapshot]

Thanks Scott. Bigger news such as items like this it would be really helpful. No offense but the navigation on this new forum is still really dreadful. 😕 I think some of it has to do with the gigantic links for navigation. Guess I need to dig deeper and see if I'm missing any setting to change.

[Donna]

How come the T Shirts went up $10 each? I made a design for a family gathering but they told me they won't be ordering it anymore because it's too expensive. My royalty is set at 14.9% and the price for the shirt is $28.85, it used to be about $19. I hope this is an error because these are the less expensive options. WTF: 2022 With The Family acronym Custom 2 T-Shirt | Zazzle.com

EDITED: I only realize now that it's because I designed the back as well. I had no idea it was that much more expensive to design both sides. I don't see how to delete my post.

[Shakenbake]

People are resizing items like invitations and buying smaller invites to adjust for the dramatic price increase. Sizing a 5x7 down to 4.5 x 6.25 saves them like 45-50 cents per invitation. That makes me sad because it changes the feel of an invite to send a small one. I know people prefer bigger invites, but this price increase was dramatic and I think a lot of people are going to resort to screen shots and stealing and choosing to send texts or use these invitation apps with the digital invites option more and more now. It scares me. We aren't encouraged to have a higher royalty for our troubles, but this prices just went crazy across the board. I know its happening to everything (except wages) but I dont think taking advantage of it makes it okay.