Getting Started with Your Business Binder: What to Include?

[pamperedharriet]

Nice picture, Jason! Looks like you really did have a blast!

 

[jasonmva]

It was amazing and so worth the money.

 

[jenniferknapp]

Where did you go?

 

[jasonmva]

That was our Eastern Caribbean cruise. We stopped in San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Maarten & the Bahamas. This year we are going to Costa Maya, Costa Rica & Panama. I can't wait - I am plannign on taking the ride down the Panama Canal.

 

[jenniferknapp]

Awesome! I went on a cruise in December and stopped at Roatan (honduras), Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Belize!! It was nice, but the ship didn't stop rocking and we had miserable weather for most of it.. I would much rather go back to just one place and wake up there everyday....I'm not going on a cruise anytime soon again!!

 

[jasonmva]

You just have to watch where and at what time you go. Our boat rocked back and forth for the first day and a half because we were trying to avoid some hurricanes. If you want to go in the late summer/early fall, the best is the Western Caribbean. ON that cruise I went horseback riding in the middle of the ocean while in Jamaica

 

[AJPratt]

Or with your change over kit if you are a Director or above!

(Translation: I Can't wait!)

 

[jenniferknapp]

wow!! I went snuba diving, but couldn't do it, so decided to finish with snorkeling, and played with monkey and macaws, and then did a beach break at costa maya....and saw a bunch of others doing the dolphin encounter...it looked cool!!

 

[jasonmva]

If you have the money for it, I highly recommend it. We went all out and did the swim thing. They also have one where you stand in the water on a ledge and the dolphin swims by you and you can touch it. However, I figured what the heck and jumped in and swam. One of the dolphins actually came and "danced" with me (I don't know about the dolphin but I was dizzy after all that spinning around!)

 

[chefann]

If you have the money for it, I highly recommend it. We went all out and did the swim thing. They also have one where you stand in the water on a ledge and the dolphin swims by you and you can touch it. However, I figured what the heck and jumped in and swam. One of the dolphins actually came and "danced" with me (I don't know about the dolphin but I was dizzy after all that spinning around!)

That reminds me of an episode of King of the Hill in which Hank went swimming with a dolphin and it got "frisky" with him.

Jason- if you want a black binder with a logo, order the Take a Closer Look Binder from the supply order. It's black vinyl with the logo embossed. It's $5 - doesn't have huge rings, but it's usable.

 

[pamperedharriet]

Thanks for sharing about your cruise Jason. We are getting to know you better now! I agree with Ann on getting the black binder on supply order if you want something in black with the logo.

 

[lisacb77]

I would like that binder too then. sounds fancy!

I love to cruise! How many have you been on??

 

[jasonmva]

Lisa - August will be my 3rd. I was hooked after the first one. Only depressing thing when it is over is that no one will put my napkin on my lap when I sit down at the table

Ann - thanks for the tip. I usually leave my instruction binder in my office at home but the black one sounds like it would be nice to take to shows and stuff.

Harriet - I tend to be shy at first but will eventually open up. I will warn you know though, it could turn into a Panodra's box. you may never shut me up now HAHA

 

[lisacb77]

Yes, or make the bed and leave little towel animals! We've been on three as well. Maybe next year!

 

[jasonmva]

HHHMMM - wonder how we could come up with a cruise theme show? If I was guaranteed a good show I would even clean the table with the stick thingy they use to sweep the crumbs away!

 

[pamperedharriet]

That's OK, Jason we can deal with it! Most of us waited awhile before we jumped in too!

 

[chefann]

Hey-- DH and I didn't get any of that cool stuff (the towel animals, people putting our napkins in our laps, etc.) on our cruise! Of course, it was a family-oriented line, so there were a lot of things that were omitted because it would be wasteful with children around.

 

[amcclanaghan]

You get the new binder with your supply order. They did not send it with the changeover kits. It is automatic with your first supply order starting February.

Well that answers my question I got my Right Contents boxes today (see Wrong Contents Post, if interested), and got a binder, training dvd, Spring into Success and the Trifle Bowl/SA Display cards.... YAY!

 

[jasonmva]

Hey-- DH and I didn't get any of that cool stuff (the towel animals, people putting our napkins in our laps, etc.) on our cruise! Of course, it was a family-oriented line, so there were a lot of things that were omitted because it would be wasteful with children around.

Now that is interesting because both of my cruise did. Oh did I mention the 2 chocloate mints on my pillow EVERY NIGHT! Boy talk about sweet dreams!

 

[jenniferknapp]

Now that is interesting because both of my cruise did. Oh did I mention the 2 chocloate mints on my pillow EVERY NIGHT! Boy talk about sweet dreams!

I got the chocolates most nights....but didn't get any towel animals or dancing/entertaining waiters at dinner.....and that is what I was so excited about ...I put a note about it in my comment card!

 

[jasonmva]

I will have to share the pictures of our animals when I get home. It was funny because one night we had a bunny on one of the beds but just they way they placed it, we called her "Seductive Bunny". I think I have a pic of it. If I do, I will post it when I get home tonight.

 

[chefann]

Now that is interesting because both of my cruise did. Oh did I mention the 2 chocloate mints on my pillow EVERY NIGHT! Boy talk about sweet dreams!

Our cruise was on Big Red Boat, which was the Disney-affiliated cruise line before Disney Cruises existed. We only went on that line because we got a discount/points through another business we were affiliated with at the time (we both consider Disney to be Evil Empire #2 behind Microsoft), and were hoping that by going in October that it would be mostly adults, since children should be in school. Wrong! I HATED it. Gack! Too many screaming, snot-nosed, spoiled brats who should have been in school (it should be a jailable offense to pull your kids out of school just for a vacation). But because of all the kids, there were many things that just didn't happen: 24-hour food service, mints on pillows, fancy towel animals, being able to walk like a civilised person through the hallways, etc.

Boy, we've really gotten off-topic here, haven't we?

 

[jasonmva]

I wish they did an Adults Only Disney cruise. But I want characters on it too (ok - if it can only be Dopey I would be estatic -- huge Dopey fan)

 

[pamperedharriet]

I wish they did an Adults Only Disney cruise. But I want characters on it too (ok - if it can only be Dopey I would be estatic -- huge Dopey fan)

That explains your previous avatar!

 

[jenniferknapp]

Our cruise was on Big Red Boat, which was the Disney-affiliated cruise line before Disney Cruises existed. We only went on that line because we got a discount/points through another business we were affiliated with at the time (we both consider Disney to be Evil Empire #2 behind Microsoft), and were hoping that by going in October that it would be mostly adults, since children should be in school. Wrong! I HATED it. Gack! Too many screaming, snot-nosed, spoiled brats who should have been in school (it should be a jailable offense to pull your kids out of school just for a vacation). But because of all the kids, there were many things that just didn't happen: 24-hour food service, mints on pillows, fancy towel animals, being able to walk like a civilised person through the hallways, etc.

Boy, we've really gotten off-topic here, haven't we?

I did a Princess cruise in December and there were barely any kids! That was the one nice thing... but most of the people were senior groups..

 

[chefann]

I was a costumed character once at a professional basketball game. It was Quaker Employee night at a Pistons game, and I was temping through Kelly Services at the time. I got to go to the game, but didn't get to watch it, and walk around dressed like Cap'n Crunch. It's amazing how many adults will walk up to someone in a Cap'n Crunch costume and start talking to him as if he's a real person: "I love your cereal, man!"

 

[jasonmva]

The first one we went on was Carnival. Boy they are right when they call it the party ships. They had a deck party every night. It sometimes was overwhelming because they had so much to do at the same time.

The second one was Royal Caribbean and I vowed never to go on one of their ships again. They didn't have nearly enough to do and when our Puerto Rico excursion turned bad, they weren't going to do anything about it! Finally they decided to refund HALF of the excursion cost because they claim we went on the excursion! Excuse me?!? I was suppose to go to the rainforest, not spend 3 hours in rush hour traffic to go not even a 1/4 of the way up and half to drive back. The only thing I saw was Taco Bell, Burker King and adult stores. Some excursion!

 

[lisacb77]

Bummer Jason, we've had the opposite experience...have liked RC better than Carnival. Seemed like the rooms were a little better (no bunks so no need to pay to upgrade to avoid). We also had some good excursions but we were on a week long one so that might be it too.