pamperedalf
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Okay let me give you some background for this month. I have been sick most of the month, my grandfather died and had to fly back east for a week. Then I had a family vacation planned where we were gone over a week (happens every thanksgiving).
Okay started having parties in this group (a lead from a fair I did in April) in June. I was nervous, because at the first show the MIL of the host was got it , hate it, got rid of it. Oh don't waste your money on that. I tend to bring seasonings to let people smell them before they buy, the MIL use my whole bottle of gar/pep on the tai chicken salad because it has no flavor. Then she said oh you can't call that a cake (str chez micro cake), it's not even close to the same texture.
Her daughter booked. I was thinking oh great I have to deal w/ this woman again. She never came to another party. However her sister did, and complained about the $1.25 paring knife said it was a waste of money, it went dull after one use. I told if it was that big of a problem call the company and they can will replace it, if it's been bought within the last year. Her responce it's not worth the hassle, that's what I thought. But what do I know.
So I have done a string of parties w/ this group they have given me $4500 in sales since June. They never wanted stuff delivered to them, so it was always delivered to me, and in my area it is rare to get the whole party in one shipment, it tends to come one box at a time. (a whole nother thread).
The party in October $1,000 show, she received the products as I was leaving for vacation (she knew I was leaving and how long), and all we were missing was an apple wedger. Made an adjustment, but it seems to be slow right now. Well she wanted to order a roasting pan, so that she could have it by Turkey day for her aunt. I called HO, they said order by the 14th @ 10PM, I ordered that show on the 14th in the morn. I called later that day, talked to someone else and she said oh no it was the 13th by 10pm. So I asked what we could do because I promised this customer by turkey day, she said since it was just the roaster they could ship it out. Well they didn't ship it out like she said they would.
Then her friend held her show before I left for the funeral, and we were going to close before I left on vacation. I couldn't get ahold of this host before I left and when does she call the day after I left. I was gone for 12 or 13 days, during that time she called my home 3 times only to close her show. I told everyone to call my cell if I was not home because I was out of town so much. (everything has my cell # on it).
Well yesterday, first day back and I am teaching. My cell rings as I am going to go get the kids from lunch, I ignore it because I need to get the kids. Twenty minutes later, my phone rings and it's HO. I like great, now what. Then when kids are on last recess HO calls again, it turns out the October Host has called and made a formal complaint about me, and that none of her bookings want to deal with me again, that I stole a meat tenderizer and the apple wedger and the roasting pan. Then she tells HO that I am sitting on a thousand dollar show and refuse to call the host to close it.
Well it turns out she called me to complain, she knows I don't answer my phone during the day if I am teaching, then she called HO 2 mins later stating I am refusing to call her back. She hangs up and has her friend the Nov host call HO back and complains saying the same crap. So now HO is trying to get this resolved, and gets my director involved because she needed to give the bookings away.
Since I have been back I have tried the Nov. host twice, once I left a message w/ a kid, and then the phone just rang and rang no machine. To make this all worse......
My AD Director (this is the lady who has stolen leads from me at fairs, she's very rude not into helping anyone out except herself) was at a show last night the nov host came up and just started drilling her on how long does she hold checks, how long does she keep shows open, and how long does it ship. Then a girl who I have been trying to sign, really good sales person, has a catalog show booked w/ me for January. Said she wants to sign under AD, her friend wants to sign and she is canceling the show w/ me and doing it w/ AD. They want to cancel their Nov order, and order all of it through my AD because they have given me over $7,000 in Bizness.
There is so much more, but it's too long already. I just needed to vent, if you read it I hope it makes sense. Thanks Fellow Cheffers for being here!!!!
Okay started having parties in this group (a lead from a fair I did in April) in June. I was nervous, because at the first show the MIL of the host was got it , hate it, got rid of it. Oh don't waste your money on that. I tend to bring seasonings to let people smell them before they buy, the MIL use my whole bottle of gar/pep on the tai chicken salad because it has no flavor. Then she said oh you can't call that a cake (str chez micro cake), it's not even close to the same texture.
Her daughter booked. I was thinking oh great I have to deal w/ this woman again. She never came to another party. However her sister did, and complained about the $1.25 paring knife said it was a waste of money, it went dull after one use. I told if it was that big of a problem call the company and they can will replace it, if it's been bought within the last year. Her responce it's not worth the hassle, that's what I thought. But what do I know.
So I have done a string of parties w/ this group they have given me $4500 in sales since June. They never wanted stuff delivered to them, so it was always delivered to me, and in my area it is rare to get the whole party in one shipment, it tends to come one box at a time. (a whole nother thread).
The party in October $1,000 show, she received the products as I was leaving for vacation (she knew I was leaving and how long), and all we were missing was an apple wedger. Made an adjustment, but it seems to be slow right now. Well she wanted to order a roasting pan, so that she could have it by Turkey day for her aunt. I called HO, they said order by the 14th @ 10PM, I ordered that show on the 14th in the morn. I called later that day, talked to someone else and she said oh no it was the 13th by 10pm. So I asked what we could do because I promised this customer by turkey day, she said since it was just the roaster they could ship it out. Well they didn't ship it out like she said they would.
Then her friend held her show before I left for the funeral, and we were going to close before I left on vacation. I couldn't get ahold of this host before I left and when does she call the day after I left. I was gone for 12 or 13 days, during that time she called my home 3 times only to close her show. I told everyone to call my cell if I was not home because I was out of town so much. (everything has my cell # on it).
Well yesterday, first day back and I am teaching. My cell rings as I am going to go get the kids from lunch, I ignore it because I need to get the kids. Twenty minutes later, my phone rings and it's HO. I like great, now what. Then when kids are on last recess HO calls again, it turns out the October Host has called and made a formal complaint about me, and that none of her bookings want to deal with me again, that I stole a meat tenderizer and the apple wedger and the roasting pan. Then she tells HO that I am sitting on a thousand dollar show and refuse to call the host to close it.
Well it turns out she called me to complain, she knows I don't answer my phone during the day if I am teaching, then she called HO 2 mins later stating I am refusing to call her back. She hangs up and has her friend the Nov host call HO back and complains saying the same crap. So now HO is trying to get this resolved, and gets my director involved because she needed to give the bookings away.
Since I have been back I have tried the Nov. host twice, once I left a message w/ a kid, and then the phone just rang and rang no machine. To make this all worse......
My AD Director (this is the lady who has stolen leads from me at fairs, she's very rude not into helping anyone out except herself) was at a show last night the nov host came up and just started drilling her on how long does she hold checks, how long does she keep shows open, and how long does it ship. Then a girl who I have been trying to sign, really good sales person, has a catalog show booked w/ me for January. Said she wants to sign under AD, her friend wants to sign and she is canceling the show w/ me and doing it w/ AD. They want to cancel their Nov order, and order all of it through my AD because they have given me over $7,000 in Bizness.
There is so much more, but it's too long already. I just needed to vent, if you read it I hope it makes sense. Thanks Fellow Cheffers for being here!!!!