Has This Ever Happened to Anyone?

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Discussion Overview

This thread discusses experiences related to missing items after cooking shows, with participants sharing personal anecdotes about theft or misplacement of products during or after events. The conversation highlights various reactions and strategies for addressing such situations.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shares a story about a friend who had several items go missing after a show, expressing concern over potential theft.
  • Another participant notes that theft is an unfortunate reality and suggests that the consultant could write off replacement costs as a business expense.
  • One participant recounts their own experience of losing knives after a show and how they approached the host about it, leading to a resolution.
  • Another participant mentions a similar situation where a zester was mistakenly taken by guests during a cleaning frenzy, but was later returned by the host.
  • One participant shares a past experience where they were wrongly accused of taking a product, but later found humor in the situation when the item was discovered years later.
  • Another participant humorously notes that they often joke about leaving extra products at shows, reflecting on a past incident where they lost a utility knife but chose not to press the issue with the host.
  • One participant expresses concern about the potential for theft, particularly with expensive items, sharing a story of a consultant who had money stolen from her purse.
  • Another participant mentions forgetting items at shows and the humorous misunderstanding that arose when a friend thought they were gifts.
  • One participant recalls leaving a spatula at a host's house and needing to follow up about its return.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on how to handle missing items, with some participants suggesting direct communication with hosts or guests, while others caution against accusations. No clear consensus emerges on the best approach.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences related to the challenges of managing products during cooking shows, highlighting the informal nature of these interactions and the varying responses to similar situations.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants who have experienced or are concerned about missing items during shows may find these shared experiences relatable and informative.

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I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is a fellow consultant. She was telling me about her show last night and I couldn't believe what happened to her.

After her demo, she went into a different room to finish everyone's order and finish the check-out process. When she returned to the main room to pack up her stuff, one of her Quikut Knives (from the set of 3), her Cranberry i-slice, her Citrus Peeler and her Clock/Timer were missing. She looked through all of her stuff and double-checked her dirty dish pan and could not find them anywhere. She talked to the host, who also helped her look, and still nothing. Her host is mortified because one of her friends must have taken the things home with her. The host will be e-mailing all of the guests and mentioning that the consultant from the PC party is missing the following items, does anyone know.....

The party is at $931 with 3 bookings, so the evening wasn't a total loss for her, but still - it seems someone stole some products from her. The host has not offered to replace the items for my friend so when the show closes, she is going to put the Clock/Timer on the host's order to replace that. The rest of the missing products are not that expensive to replace, but she definitely wants the timer back.

What would all of you do?
 
That's terrible! The nerve of some people! :mad:

That said, it's an unfortunate fact of life that theft happens. Your friend can write off the replacement cost as a business expense, but that's about it.

I wouldn't try to approach any of the guests about it - accusations won't endear her to any of her new customers. However, if the host should happen to mention, say when she is delivering the products, that "The strangest thing happened. Carrie Consultant couldn't find a couple of items when she packed up at my house. You didn't happen to see where she put them?" maybe someone will get a guilty conscience and 'fess up.
 
I would say to the host, "I'm so forgetful at times...I didn't happen to leave XXX at your house did I?" That will get her looking.
This actually happened to me this summer. After a show I couldn't find my utility AND my paring knife. I had the sharpeners, but no knives! I asked the host, and she said she couldn't find them. So I was happy when we came out with new knives, cause I really needed them!
 
What a bummer! Maybe check back with the host in a few days? At my show Friday, the guests were all her family and were on a cleaning frenzy. They threw my zester in the sink not paying attention to the fact it was mine!

Fortunately, the host was my friend/coworker's MIL, so she went up there yesterday and my zester is back safe and sound.

so sorry to hear it!
 
The opposite happened to meWhen I first started selling almost 8 years ago I had a good family friend tell me I took her Salt and Pepper Mill home. I did not. She insisted on me buying her another one. I grudgingly bought her a new one just to save my reputation. At her mother's funeral last year she laughingly told me they found it in her son's toy box a few years ago. Haha... She didn't offer to pay me back. I was irritatated but killed her with kindness. Out of the blue she called last month and booked a show! She also asked me about becoming a consultant. She loves the products, has determination and can get what she wants. She will probably be a great consultant if she actually signs the agreement!
 
I always joke that "if you have a show, you too could wind up with the extra products I forget at your house, just like I did at Carol's."

It stinks. One time I lost my utility knife at a hosts home... still have the sharpener though. Anyway, I didn't push the issue with the host and I am glad I didn't because she has become my BEST consultant!
 
Luckily this has not happend to me, but I do get a little worried now that I have the expensive knives!

I do know a consultant who had $40 stolen from her purse! I never take my purse w/me now (of course w/3 kids I never have much money in it anyway)!
 
I left items at a friends show--don't always notice til the next show!!

she called me and said that was nice of me to leave my self sharpening knife and 1 other item (I forget now) as gifts-----yea right!!!!

I said NO --I actually did just forget and leave them there---luckily it was my friend!!:D

But she really did think I left them for her:D
 
That reminds me I left my small spatula at a host's house and she was suppose to send it to me and I have not gotten it. I need to call her.
 

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