How Should I Ship Orders to a Host and Her Mother-in-Law Living 3 Hours Apart?

[pctharper]

A friend of mine is hosting a show for me. Her mother in law ended up getting 5 orders for her that totals up to $260. She, the host, only got about $80 herself. Not a big deal except her mother in law and her 5 orders live 3 hours away from here! They dont visit each other often, so I'm going to have to ship mother in law's orders to her and the host orders to her. I can't split this into two shows because the host doesn't have enough orders on her ow.

Do I combine all of Mother In Law's orders and direct ship to her? How would that work with the warranties?

I was thinking I could have everything sent to the mother in law and just direct ship to the host, but I'm having a hard time figuring that out in P3

 

[wadesgirl]

To be less confusing I would just tell them it's apparently time for a visit - maybe they could meet for lunch some where in between. If you direct shipped the MIL's orders someone would end up paying 11% (or is it 14%?) of the total product price in shipping if you combine them.

 

[raebates]

I agree. The best idea is to have everything ship to the host. There's no way to have things shipped to the MIL without paying extra shipping.

 

[barbjans]

I agree with them. Especially if the host still expects to collect the benefits (which it sounds like she does) then she should have to worry about getting the orders passed out, since that is all she has to do. Or you can tell the host that she could pay the difference to have everything shipped to the MIL. With the warranties, the products would all still have them, but when they call HO they would have to know what name the order was under (if you combined them all.)

 

[Wildfire]

Hi there! Thank you for sharing your situation with me. It sounds like your friend's mother-in-law was a great support in helping to get those extra orders for the show. As for the shipping and warranties, I would suggest combining all of the mother-in-law's orders and direct shipping them to her. This way, she can receive all of her items together and you can keep track of the warranties for her. As for the host's orders, you can have them shipped to her directly and she can distribute them to her guests. If you need any assistance with setting this up in P3, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I'm here to help make the process as smooth as possible for you and your customers. Thank you again for being a Pampered Chef consultant and for your dedication to your business!