I Learned an Important Lesson ......

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Discussion Overview

This thread discusses personal experiences related to hosting Pampered Chef shows, particularly focusing on unexpected sales successes despite low initial attendance. Participants share their stories of overcoming challenges and reflect on the lessons learned from these experiences.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shared a story of a show that started with only four guests but ended with $780 in sales due to outside orders.
  • Another participant expressed excitement and shared a similar experience from the previous year, highlighting the positive feelings associated with unexpected sales.
  • Several users noted the importance of maintaining enthusiasm and effort at shows, regardless of attendance, as it can lead to high sales outcomes.
  • One participant mentioned discussing the business opportunity with a host who was not interested but acknowledged that future interest could develop.
  • Another participant recounted a challenging drive through bad weather to a show with low attendance, which ultimately resulted in a promising lead for a new consultant.
  • One participant shared a story of a show that exceeded expectations due to a larger turnout than anticipated, despite initial concerns about weather conditions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the potential for high sales at shows with low initial attendance and the importance of maintaining a positive outlook, though individual experiences vary widely.

Contextual Notes

Participants shared experiences from various shows, emphasizing the unpredictability of attendance and sales, as well as the impact of external factors like weather on their events.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for encouragement and perspective on managing shows with low attendance may find these shared experiences relatable and insightful.

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I had a show last week, with only 4 guests in attendance, and I was a bit upset, because it was an hour drive to get there, and when I left, the show was at $280. Well, I closed it last night at ..... $780. !!!!! The rest was outside orders !!! I told her what a great job she did getting the show total up there, and she said, "actually, I did not do anything, I went to kid's party on Sunday afternoon, pulled out the catalog, and said, if you want something, let me know, and the women attacked it like vultures." She also did a great job of getting the phone numbers, so I will be calling them all to ask for bookings, of course!!!!!
 
Woohoo! :) That's WONDERFUL!
 
Wow....that's great! I had one like that myself last year, sure makes you feel better.
 
Congratulations!!:D

Have you tried to recruit the host? If all her friends are into PC, it'll be a great start for her!

That's happened to me several times as well, so now if I show up at a show wiith only a couple of people, I always do my best (not half-heartedly) as if there were 20 people at the show! Sometimes those turn out to be $800 shows!
 
Wonderful. It's amazing how people will react when given a chance to buy PC.
 
That is AWESOME. And I agree, what a lesson learned.
 
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Yes, I did talk with her about the business, several times. She is not interested, but you never know what will happen in the future.
 
I had a show very similar and it turned out to be very high in sales....
 
Have any of you have seen the CNN and other national reports about the snowfall in upstate NY? Most of this is hitting about 50 to 60 miles south of where I live (but impacts a major north south highway). Well, on Saturday one of the lake effect snow bands was north and hitting our area (we got just a measly foot). I called my host and it was doing nothing at the time at her house. I drove 35 miles through mostly white out conditions. If you have ever driven through white out snow storms you know that turning around and going back can be more dangerous that "sticking it out". Besides, I had driven in worse and knew I was going to drive out of it.
Got there and 4 people show up. It was a very nice bunch but when I left, sales were only $115:eek: :eek:
The drive home was less eventful (the snow band went south and during the party I noticed it was snowing like hell) On the way home I was sort of down, but then I had to realize that I have one lady from that party that is going to sign up mid month! Sales are now up to almost $300 but she has more to collect. I felt better after I stopped to look at the bright side! There is a bright side to 99% of our shows...even if the sales are less than wonderful! Keep looking for that bright side and hopefully it will help keep "discouragement" from creeping into your business!
Ann
 
That is super awesome! Great job!
 
That's awsome !!! WONDERFUL JOB WELL DONE!!! :)
 
Did that too - we had bad weather last week. Host called me and said "only 3to 5 people coming, but they are neighbors who can walk here". Roads were awful getting there. Then she had over 13 people come! Turned out everything else was cancelled but her Pampered Chef show! Her sales topped $800!! Yeah!
Joanne
 

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