How can I handle catalogs at my booth for a church bazaar tomorrow?

[Pampered Angel]

Big booth opportunity at a chruch bazaar tomorrow. It's going to be a stop and shop kind of booth, meaning that people will be placing orders there at the church. My question is about how to handle the catalogs. I don't want to take a bunch of current catalogs just to have people walk off with them without ordering, but I want to have them available for people who do want to order. I thought about putting them in a notebook, but that seems like a lot of work. I also thought about attaching something to them (you know the way people put flowers on pens so they don't get taken...) Better suggestions?

 

[babywings76]

I have a binder that I set out for people to look through. Each page of the catalog has been put in a page protector. Just doing the one catalog that way doesn't take too much time to do. I then keep a bunch of new catalogs in my back area and if someone is serious about placing an order or booking a show, then I give it to them. Otherwise I give out mini catalogs and/or recipe cards with my info on it. I also have a sign up sheet instead of doing door prize slips. On my "How Can I Help You" sign up, they put their name and phone # and e-mail and check mark what they are interested in: placing an order, hosting a party, learning about the business.

 

[Pampered Angel]

I have a binder that I set out for people to look through. Each page of the catalog has been put in a page protector. Just doing the one catalog that way doesn't take too much time to do. I then keep a bunch of new catalogs in my back area and if someone is serious about placing an order or booking a show, then I give it to them. Otherwise I give out mini catalogs and/or recipe cards with my info on it. I also have a sign up sheet instead of doing door prize slips. On my "How Can I Help You" sign up, they put their name and phone # and e-mail and check mark what they are interested in: placing an order, hosting a party, learning about the business.

I love the "How Can I Help You" sign up idea! With the catalog in the binder, what do you do if you have more than one guest at a time wanting to shop?

 

[babywings76]

If they really are interested in shopping, then I whip out some additional catalogs. I just don't like to set out a pile of current catalogs, because people will walk off with them with no intention of really looking through it. I give out old catalogs w/ my info on it that say: "To see our current catalog or outlet specials:
www.pc.biz/xxx
Host a party and get lots of rewards!
Contact Amanda at xxxxxx"But I chat with people and if they are really familiar with our line or been to a party recently, then I give them a new mini catalog, not an outdated one.

 

[Pampered Angel]

If they really are interested in shopping, then I whip out some additional catalogs. I just don't like to set out a pile of current catalogs, because people will walk off with them with no intention of really looking through it. I give out old catalogs w/ my info on it that say:

"To see our current catalog or outlet specials:
www.pc.biz/xxx
Host a party and get lots of rewards!
Contact Amanda at xxxxxx"

But I chat with people and if they are really familiar with our line or been to a party recently, then I give them a new mini catalog, not an outdated one.

Thank you so much for the great ideas!

Angela