What to give away for a door prize?

[1234blessed]

(1) I would like to get some feedback on what some of you give away for door prizes & how much do you give away at your shows?
I usually give away a SB ckbk, paring knife, & citrus peeler. I try to give away at least 3 things, depending on what I have. Is this too much, not enough?

(2) What do you normally give away for a door prize at vendor booths? I have a vendor spot in a few weeks & they want us to give away a door prize, which I always do, but I'm tired of giving away a nice gift & getting no bookings or leads ( I get leads but they never amount to anything - I think they think if they put yes for a show that increases their chance of winning)

Any advice you have to offer would be great! TIA!

[BlessedWifeMommy]

1) I give 2-4 SB depending on how many are at the show, and what games I'm playing.

2) I let people know I'm giving $25 in free product to the winner. I have had too many people decide not to enter a drawing when it is an actual product and they don't want what is being offered.

[Sheila]

I hand out a SBRC to EVERY guest & the host at starting time as an "on time" gift. Then (since we are prohibited from using "ship to host" here in Japan) I give away free shipping as the actual door prize. Because the shipping is so expensive, they LOVE it!!!

I recently had a show where the host gave a restaurant as a landmark for everyone to know where to turn (it's a Japan thing - we don't get street names, we get landmarks). Well, the restaurant was under construction and all the identifying signs had been removed! No one could find her house & we started 45 min's late. There were only a handful of guests on time. Out of 22-23 guests about 15 of them were late including ME! We were all lost. At that show, I handed out SBRC when I arrived to everyone waiting, then (after the interactive demo) I did several door prize drawings. Free shipping was the big one, then I drew names 1 at a time & let them choose from: can strainer, pairing knife set, spreader, reusable shopping bag & a hold & slice. This host has hosted several shows for my director (before my director quit PC) and ALWAYS had $1,000 shows. So I knew she'd have a good turnout & good show sales. She ended up having her best show ever with guest sales over $1,200. After she was done shopping, my commissionable sales were over $1,300. :D So DEFINITELY worth the extra give-aways at the show.

[AJPratt]

I do about the same for shows.

For a booth: I offer a $25 gift cert, that I make up. I select someone who I feel is a good lead and give it to them. Then, I call everyone else and tell them they won a SB Cookbook. It catchesthem off guard and they are ripe for the picking. LOL I ask them about PC, if they have products, any questions, ask if I can send them my montly recipe. Then, I call a week or so later, to make sure they got it. I ask if they tried anything or would like to try anything. Just strike up a conversation you a comfortable with! Some people are warmer than others, but you never know. I always wind up with at least one show, and to me, it makes it worthwhile.