I Just Started With Pampered Chef in October.....and I've Just

[saisei]

I just started with Pampered Chef in October.....and I've just qualified with my last show.

I was excited to have done this show, actually...since it was my first show that wasn't either hosted by me or someone I knew....and I had NO IDEA what I was in for.

I was thrilled at how organized the host was in the initial phone calls..she had invited everyone she knew and had at least 10 RSVP's already....plus a few outside orders. She knew which recipe to pick...and she was considering the business for herself.

I arrived at her house...to find two *constantly* barking dogs (they barked and ran around through the whole show...and stole my parmesan cheese and ate a hole in it!)..the host didn't offer to put the dogs elsewhere. At that point, I was getting a little rattled.

She also had two kids. A three year old and an 18 month old....and THEY were running around the entire time (...and me with my knives and mandoline...and etc). She set my table up in an archway between her dining room and living room...with a narrow passageway to walk by. During the whole show, her guests were constantly getting up and walking past....forcing me to stop what I was doing and step aside. None of them were watching my demo....they kept asking me questions that I couldn't answer (What page is it on??? wait..don't you KNOW? You're the consultant, aren't you? Now, I see you have a garlic crusher..but do you have a garlic SLICER? Because I really want a garlic slicer.....). One of the guests was allergic to nuts (one of the recipes was mini pesto pizzas).....They were discussing their secret santa gifts during my demo...and NO ONE volunteered to be interactive with the recipe....and then they started to get up and give me their orders to total up in the middle of the demo...with my hands covered in cheese...saying they had to leave and could I please hurry it up?

Sigh...I was at my wits end when on the drive home....I don't know how I made it through.....

And then we closed the show...she'd had over 500 dollars in sales...no bookings...but all in all....a decent show, money-wise.

Oh my....but I definitely worked hard for my commission that night.

 

[heatherkiss]

Wow! That sounds like a tough show to get thru.

What state and town was that?

You can end up with bookings after you make the customer care calls.

Good luck. I'll bet the guests found the dogs and kids annoying too.

 

[stacywhitlow]

I'll bet the guests found the dogs and kids annoying too.

Could be why they were in such a hurry to leave.

 

[climbercanoe3]

I decided awhile ago not to get frustrated with the page number question/ you are the consultant comment. I answer now that my job is to sell the products and not the catalog. (Not in a snotty sassy way, but as a comment.)
Sounds like you will appreciate that commission check!

 

[pamperedposey]

That's not typical. I mean you do get shows like that here and there, but typically once you get away from family and friends it gets easier. At least you got through it and it was a decent $$ show. Better shows are bound to be in your future!!

 

[pamperedposey]

I decided awhile ago not to get frustrated with the page number question/ you are the consultant comment. I answer now that my job is to sell the products and not the catalog. (Not in a snotty sassy way, but as a comment.)
Sounds like you will appreciate that commission check!

I also tell people that they change our catalog every 6 months so I've stopped trying to memorize page numbers. It has the category in the top corner so they can browse through and find the section they are looking for, such as, kitchenware, cutting edge, stoneware, etc. That will get them closer to what they are looking for.

 

[quiverfull7]

I use the sheet that was posted here in alphabetical order with the page numbers. I had it laminated and I ask for a volunteer and then that person gets to choose a price from my basket at the end. I cannot memorize page #'s and I tell them just like stated above that with the catty's changing every 6 mo's... I just can't worry about memorizing.

 

[saisei]

It was in Lynn, Massachusetts (I live in Salem, MA)and, yes...I will appreciate the check.heh.