Gift Certificates - Pampered Chef...

[pamperedape]

How do they work? Do we still get commission??

 

[chefann]

We get commission when people purchase them. The can only be redeemed through HO (not on a show), and if the redeemer spends more than the face value of the CG, nobody gets commission on that overage.

 

[pamperedape]

Oh, okay. Thanks for always answering all of my questions Ann!!! You are too sweet!!!

 

[pamperedlinda]

Also, since they can only be redeemed through HO the recipient has to pay direct shipping costs when they order.

 

[pamperedape]

Ah-ha...

So, do some consultants offer their own sort of GCs??

And thank you as well Linda - you are always answering my questions too!!

 

[chefann]

Oh, okay. Thanks for always answering all of my questions Ann!!! You are too sweet!!!

I remember what it was like to be new and have all sorts of questions. My recruiter moved out of state the month after I signed - and I barely knew my Director. So I did a lot of reading and figuring things out on my own. But it's so much easier to have someone explain it.

 

[cathyskitchen]

Yes, a lot of us do our own gift certificates. I print them really "official"-looking on nice certificate paper (you can get a pack of 100 for about $2 - $4 at any office store) on my computer, and give them to the purchaser w/a current catalog and order form. I had a bunch of people buy them from me for teacher gifts and such at the end of the school year. They paid me in cash or check and I tracked it on a spreadsheet in Excel. I have each of them numbered, too (just in case!). Then, the person who received the GC just called or emailed me, I added their order to a show and paid for it with my PC debit card (since I had already been paid for it). Any overage came from the recipient, and I got credit for the entire order. I also try to save them on shipping when I can and it's not out of state. It's really important to keep track of payment and amounts if you do this, though. Defintiely don't rely on memory alone!! I'll attach a copy of my GC and the "receipt" that I created - hope that helps!

 

[cathyskitchen]

I remember what it was like to be new and have all sorts of questions. My recruiter moved out of state the month after I signed - and I barely knew my Director. So I did a lot of reading and figuring things out on my own. But it's so much easier to have someone explain it.

OMG, Ann - the same exact thing happened to me when I started!! And, I did the same thing, too. I wish I had had CS back then - what a time-saver!!

 

[itsjustCarla]

So....let me clarify, since I just had someone ask me about this today and I know diddly squat about them.......

can they place the order thru me as a consultant and then I enter it and submit it as an individual order? Or do they order directly thru a website?? I know...you may have already said this, but I don't want to screw this up.

 

[chefann]

They can order the GC from you or through your PWS.

To redeem it, they need to order from the Pampered Chef corporate site or using the paper form that comes with the certificate.

 

[pamperedharriet]

Thanks Cathy for your gift certificate. I needed to make up one and like yours very much!!!!!!!