OMG it keeps adding up!!

esavvymom

I use the 3-month Host/Guest Special flyers that I get from on here - they look great and I don't have to print them each month. I tuck one in each catalog- but because it covers 3 months, I can use it for as long as I'm booking shows in those months! I just reuse them from show to show because most people aren't taking those home. They leave them at the checkout area.

JennLizFran

I'm new to Pampered Chef, but have always loved office supplies...haha! One thing that can save you a lot of money is a Staples Rewards card. At the end of each quarter, they send you a Staples gift check worth a certain percentage of your purchases. I've been a member so long I now have platinum status and get checks for well over $100. Plus I get additional rebates on things I buy often, such as printer paper and ink cartridges. It's free too!

PCMomto4

How much do you spend though? I am just asking because we bought a new computer and printer and a bunch of other things there for well over 1500 dollars and I think my reward check was a wooping 15 bucks so I don't think that is anything great.

pc_jessica

I printed off the flyer with the 3 month host and guest specials in ink, i just think they are more attention grabbing that way and at $0.40 i didn't think it was too bad??

pc_jessica

ya i do have a rewards card. i do have a color printer but i guess i thought it would be cheaper to make my copies at staples then it would be buy a new toner for it...maybe i was wrong. i'll have to experiment with it and see how fast it runs out. and i don't send my flyers home they are in my guest packets that i will reuse at each show.

mrshamel3808

I don't have a laser printer and I estimated the cost of printing at home vs. cost of copying at an office supply store and I think it's still cheaper to print! I'm like you Jessica, I've spent a ton of money starting my business, 4 months in and probably $1,000. But I did buy a new desk and file cabinet ($300) which I wanted anyways and this was the final reason to go ahead and get it. And in my 2nd month alone I made $750 so I've definitely made it back. I just work better and more efficiently if I have everything I need. I'm set on thank you postcards and business card magnets from Vista Print, I've really taken advantage of their free offers! I just ordered a bunch of stuff and it cost me only $10! I am excited to stock up on generic stuff with all the back-to-school specials though. But definitely, it slows down once you've established what you really need and what you don't need. I think out of the $1,000, $700 was in the first 2 months. The last 2 months I spent alot less. And remember, SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS FOR TAX WRITE-OFFS!

pc_jessica

i am so glad to hear that i am not the only one that has spend alot of money right off the bat! i didn't purchase a new desk but i did purchase a new printer, or old one was not that reliable so right there was $100. I just hope that it does taper down and after reading these replies i am sure it will!

mrshamel3808

I purchased a new printer as well! haha But I got a $150 (before anything) printer/scanner/copier plus a 2 year extended warranty, a free ream of paper, and another box of ink cartridges, all for $150 because of a 4th of July sale and rebates I found.