babywings76
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Last night I did a show for a host that won a $15 GC from me at a fair. She had a good turn out and her show is over $500. Bad news is that no one booked.
I feel like the show was a bit out of control. I made a recipe that I hadn't done in a while for a show. The hard thing was that I had a tiny work surface. I did have great guest involvement. Everyone was up around the area, checking things out I had on a display table set back from the work station, helping out, visiting with each other. It felt very social and relaxed, except for me. I was busy answering questions, showing people things when they were pulling me away from the recipe to do so. I'd try to stay on track with the recipe, but there were just so many distractions. Good distractions, but it seemed like it took forever to get it made. I pre-baked the crust too long, we didn't have enough cheese on top. When it was done, I finally found the extra cheese (it was hiding under my mandolin. Which reminds me....I hate grating cheese at shows. I actually had an okay time with the mandolin, but it just took so long because everyone wanted to try it. I had some people try with the rotary grater also, so they could see how that worked. Next time though, I'm going to let the host know that they can buy the preshredded cheese, if they want. (This host bought the blocks because that's what the recipe called for, but at the show she said, "I could've bought the shredded kind if you wanted...")
Oh, and are you guys getting comments from people that they wish they could turn in the old products and get credit on buying the redesigned ones? My host made that comment before the show, and then at the show a guest said it. I tried to be sympathetic, but tried using the lines that they used in one of the training CD's that came in the change over kit. THat didn't seem to convince them. I also likened the situation to when you buy a shirt one year, to needing to get a new one in the future because styles change. They still griped.
So anyway, the show felt like it took forever to get through the recipe and felt chaotic, so I'm not surprised I didn't get any bookings. I was bummed because I didn't even have the opportunity to go through the host benefits, cause I was self-conscious about the time. I sprinkled the info throughout the demo, so they knew some of the benefits. But that just wasn't ideal.
Oh well, it's still not submitted, so I can't say it's all over yet. Maybe the host will re-book when I go through that with her.
I feel like the show was a bit out of control. I made a recipe that I hadn't done in a while for a show. The hard thing was that I had a tiny work surface. I did have great guest involvement. Everyone was up around the area, checking things out I had on a display table set back from the work station, helping out, visiting with each other. It felt very social and relaxed, except for me. I was busy answering questions, showing people things when they were pulling me away from the recipe to do so. I'd try to stay on track with the recipe, but there were just so many distractions. Good distractions, but it seemed like it took forever to get it made. I pre-baked the crust too long, we didn't have enough cheese on top. When it was done, I finally found the extra cheese (it was hiding under my mandolin. Which reminds me....I hate grating cheese at shows. I actually had an okay time with the mandolin, but it just took so long because everyone wanted to try it. I had some people try with the rotary grater also, so they could see how that worked. Next time though, I'm going to let the host know that they can buy the preshredded cheese, if they want. (This host bought the blocks because that's what the recipe called for, but at the show she said, "I could've bought the shredded kind if you wanted...")
Oh, and are you guys getting comments from people that they wish they could turn in the old products and get credit on buying the redesigned ones? My host made that comment before the show, and then at the show a guest said it. I tried to be sympathetic, but tried using the lines that they used in one of the training CD's that came in the change over kit. THat didn't seem to convince them. I also likened the situation to when you buy a shirt one year, to needing to get a new one in the future because styles change. They still griped.
So anyway, the show felt like it took forever to get through the recipe and felt chaotic, so I'm not surprised I didn't get any bookings. I was bummed because I didn't even have the opportunity to go through the host benefits, cause I was self-conscious about the time. I sprinkled the info throughout the demo, so they knew some of the benefits. But that just wasn't ideal.
Oh well, it's still not submitted, so I can't say it's all over yet. Maybe the host will re-book when I go through that with her.