babywings76
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I'm thinking back to my show last night and just trying to see what maybe I could've done different. This is one of those shows where I wonder if no matter what I did, I'd have the same result--small but decent turn out and LOW sales.
I haven't had a show this low in a REALLY long time. I left the party with barely a qualifying show. The host is super nice and has been through A LOT lately. I was glad she didn't just cancel the show, too, because at the last minute we had to change the location due to a sewage problem in her house. I know she was really trying to gather orders and get people to come. But a lot of people said they don't have the money. She tried to get people to book but they all said they don't host things. She seemed to feel defeated. With all the stress she had going on, this was just one more thing. I felt so bad for her.
She's going to check in with other people and try to bring in more outside orders. She had 5 guests and 4 outside orders at the beginning of the night. But one girl left early, just ordered 2 small things. Another stayed the whole time but didn't order a thing and doesn't want to host. Another stayed the whole time, but didn't order yet. She plans to order a few things but is waiting till Friday, pay day. And she's going to check in with a friend who was supposed to come w/ her but got sick at the last minute. Another one ordered just a few things and plans to host, but is going to wait till January or so. All the outside orders were small, too.
I did a Chicken Your Way show. I had the bread w/ dipping oils, and the mom hated the oil. Each person liked a different one. So when it was time for them to pick a rub, 3 of them wanted to try the oil dipping seasonings instead. But then they didn't like them on the chicken when it was done. We served a basic bagged salad in the bamboo bowl and I also made the Warm Choc. PB cake in the DCB. They liked the cake. One girl was a vegetarian and 2 were diabetic. I did ask the host before hand if we had any food allergies or anything to work around. She only said to avoid things w/ bananas. So I felt like the food just was okay and nothing that great. I feel like I didn't demo much. She bought chicken tenders, so I didn't need to use the meat tenderizer, either.
The set up was tricky. It's hard to describe the layout, but basically they sat on couches while I was behind a counter that was like a window to them. So I was in "presentation" stance. I got them to come up to sample the food and pick out their rubs, but that's about as involved as they got. They were all "family" and very relaxed. I think they had a nice time, but I just feel like I did a "blah" show for them.
I asked the host later what she thought of the show format. She didn't sound excited in her voice, but she said she like it and mentioned a lot of reasons why. She had such a headache going on, so that could explain a lot, too.
I just wonder if the CYW show isn't the best thing for me. I guess I'll try it again. Maybe it just depends on the group. Maybe no matter what I made, I'd still have the same results.
Oh, and they hadn't been to a show in YEARS! So I figured they'd all be excited to see all the new stuff. But they were thinking that they already own everything.
I haven't had a show this low in a REALLY long time. I left the party with barely a qualifying show. The host is super nice and has been through A LOT lately. I was glad she didn't just cancel the show, too, because at the last minute we had to change the location due to a sewage problem in her house. I know she was really trying to gather orders and get people to come. But a lot of people said they don't have the money. She tried to get people to book but they all said they don't host things. She seemed to feel defeated. With all the stress she had going on, this was just one more thing. I felt so bad for her.
She's going to check in with other people and try to bring in more outside orders. She had 5 guests and 4 outside orders at the beginning of the night. But one girl left early, just ordered 2 small things. Another stayed the whole time but didn't order a thing and doesn't want to host. Another stayed the whole time, but didn't order yet. She plans to order a few things but is waiting till Friday, pay day. And she's going to check in with a friend who was supposed to come w/ her but got sick at the last minute. Another one ordered just a few things and plans to host, but is going to wait till January or so. All the outside orders were small, too.
I did a Chicken Your Way show. I had the bread w/ dipping oils, and the mom hated the oil. Each person liked a different one. So when it was time for them to pick a rub, 3 of them wanted to try the oil dipping seasonings instead. But then they didn't like them on the chicken when it was done. We served a basic bagged salad in the bamboo bowl and I also made the Warm Choc. PB cake in the DCB. They liked the cake. One girl was a vegetarian and 2 were diabetic. I did ask the host before hand if we had any food allergies or anything to work around. She only said to avoid things w/ bananas. So I felt like the food just was okay and nothing that great. I feel like I didn't demo much. She bought chicken tenders, so I didn't need to use the meat tenderizer, either.
The set up was tricky. It's hard to describe the layout, but basically they sat on couches while I was behind a counter that was like a window to them. So I was in "presentation" stance. I got them to come up to sample the food and pick out their rubs, but that's about as involved as they got. They were all "family" and very relaxed. I think they had a nice time, but I just feel like I did a "blah" show for them.
I asked the host later what she thought of the show format. She didn't sound excited in her voice, but she said she like it and mentioned a lot of reasons why. She had such a headache going on, so that could explain a lot, too.
I just wonder if the CYW show isn't the best thing for me. I guess I'll try it again. Maybe it just depends on the group. Maybe no matter what I made, I'd still have the same results.
Oh, and they hadn't been to a show in YEARS! So I figured they'd all be excited to see all the new stuff. But they were thinking that they already own everything.