Hostess Appreciation Day: Ideas for Invitations, Games, and More!

[princesschef525]

Hi!!
I have done Pampered Chef for 1 year now. (Just hit my $15,000 in career sales!!) Now I want to do a Hostess Appreciation Day where I invite all my past hostess. We play games, I show the new products, do a little bit on recuriting. Things like that. Anyone have any suggestions for invitations, games, or ANYTHING else???

 

[Chefstover2]

I do one every year and my hosts love it. I'll prepare the recipe selections I've picked out for the season (a real labor of love, 'cause I'm usually cooking for 2 days). They come in, eat and vote on their favorites (I make up a voting slip, and actually tally up the results to announce the winners). Then I give recognitions for my top ten hosts of the year. After that, I show the new season's products and anything being retired (I usually do this in February so they have an opportunity to purchase retiring items if they wish).I also give them a chance to preview the new catalog and we play Queen of Shoppers...winner gets a SB.Inevitably, I'll end up with doubles of SOMETHING of the new products and I'll give one away....then everyone goes home. In years past I've increased their chances to win by giving a ticket if they RSVP, a ticket if they book a show, a ticket if they spend $X, a ticket if they request recruiting info. This year I didn't and noticed the difference. While they loved being pampered (and I love pampering them) no bookings resulted and no leads. So next year, I'll be back to the original idea.HTH.

 

[princesschef525]

Kristen thank you so much for your responce!!! That sounds exactly like what I am thinking I want my day to go like. What is the game Queen of Shoppers??? That sounds like a lot of fun! Plus it sounds like something I could really play with!

 

[ChefCat]

Wow Kristen, that sounds lovely! Is it for hosts only, or host and guest/friend?

 

[princesschef525]

I was thinking that I would do the hostess and she could bring a guest. I was also thinking about combining it with the ticket game. 1 ticket for a guest who has previously been to a pampered chef show. 3 tickets for a guest who has never been to a pampered chef show.
Or is that getting too many tickets?????

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

Hand out as many tickets as you like. My open house ticket game gets to be pretty lengthy and I give out tons of tickets.

 

[Chefstover2]

Kristen thank you so much for your responce!!! That sounds exactly like what I am thinking I want my day to go like. What is the game Queen of Shoppers??? That sounds like a lot of fun! Plus it sounds like something I could really play with!

Do a search...there's a whole thread on it. It's a catalog search game, where you give clues, they yell out the page number and a SB is passed around...last person with the cookbook gets it. My guests love it...even the quiet ones can get quiet competitive.

 

[princesschef525]

I actually found it. I was having trouble copy/cutting and pasting so I printed it out and am going to type it up. I LOVE this idea!!!!!
I have been playing the left right game, but I like this one sooo much better!!!!! It gets the guests looking at the catalog!
What do you use for invatations to your HAN????

 

[princesschef525]

I should have put that I am looking at doing a written invatation. Something a little more personal than the post card invite. Plus I want to explain the events that will be happening at my HAN.
I was thinking of doing the ticket game as well. If I put that in the invite is it over kill with information??? Not all of my hostesses did the ticket game so I was worried that they would under stand.
OR instead of a ticket game what do you think of an AUCTION????? I would use play money instead of tickets and auction off items at the end.