dwyerkim
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Hi--I am strongly considering (in fact have already invited 2 other vendors) hosting an event at my house in mid November to help people get ready for their holiday shopping. RIght now it would be me with PC, a former host of mine who sells Silpadda, and another future host who sells S. Living at Home. I would consider adding something more child oriented (like discovery toys) if I meet the right person but haven't so far. I need to solidify my date and get invites soon, so I'm wondering how to handle all of it. I am going to let the other vendors know that I fully expect to receive all the host benefits from their sales, but will offer to send invites to their friends/contacts if they provide names to me. I am also going to ask each of them to provide a couple of door prizes, in the $5 to $10 range, more if they want, and actual product, not a discount or something that they have to spend money to get anything from. I want to pull a prize every 20 minutes, but I'm not sure how to handle that. I will have the guests fill out a contact sheet when they arrive, but I want to give them bonus entries for various things ( such as being on time, bringing a friend, bringing their original invite, booking a show, purchasing $50+ from me or another vendor, etc). Therefore I would have to use tickets, not just draw from the lead slips. I also don't want them to HAVE to stay the entire time to win (holding on to ticket stubs), so how would you do tickets for the prizes... would they have to write name/number on every single one, or am I missing a simpler solution?
Would it be cheesy of me to ask the other vendors to each bring an appetizer or dessert? I know I will need to put out the bulk of the food but I wouldn't turn away help. Just don't want to tick them off if I am getting the host benefits. (and as an aside, both of these ladies sold their stuff along with mine at their shows or plan to, and they got/will get all of my host benefits so I don't think it is unfair for me to keep them when I host).
Tell me, those of you who have done this or plan to, what other suggestions do you have? I would invite everyone who has ordered from me who is local, and I would probably also offer past hosts their 10% phd plus an additional 10% off as a special hostess thank you. Any other ideas, tips, suggestions... I'm all ears!
Would it be cheesy of me to ask the other vendors to each bring an appetizer or dessert? I know I will need to put out the bulk of the food but I wouldn't turn away help. Just don't want to tick them off if I am getting the host benefits. (and as an aside, both of these ladies sold their stuff along with mine at their shows or plan to, and they got/will get all of my host benefits so I don't think it is unfair for me to keep them when I host).
Tell me, those of you who have done this or plan to, what other suggestions do you have? I would invite everyone who has ordered from me who is local, and I would probably also offer past hosts their 10% phd plus an additional 10% off as a special hostess thank you. Any other ideas, tips, suggestions... I'm all ears!
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