Tiffany Price Increase thread *please include location*

I don't know if any of you T&C fans have noticed, but they've been offering free shipping quite often this summer for purchases over $175 (I'd NEVER seen it before), so I wonder if they're trying to compensate for price increases?

Jenny
 
I thought that if you went through a Tiffany personal shopper that they always gave you free shipping. Is that not the case? It has been for me for years, no matter what the cost of the piece, that is why I was not so impressed with the free shipping offers.