ChefAggi
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Ok so I'm having a bit of a slump this week. To begin my contract job finished up last Friday. So I'm on the umemployment list again hunting hard all week and throwing out resumes left right and center!!!
I had my first show Saturday night past. We thought there would be more people coming but they didn't show. My best friend hosted my party. Six people turned out including Amy,(best friend). 2 of them were from her place of work, the other three consisted of my Mum, and two people I considered friends, but not too sure about that now... The show itself was great and I was more relaxed than I thought I would be. I made the Mini Ham Puffs that were awesome and I also made the Peachy Cheese Coffee cake. both recipes are in the All the Best cookbook. the peach dessert was sooo delicious!
Well the end of the show came and not one person placed an order that night.. well Mum did (God love her... Mums are always there to make you feel good)! The rest wanted to take their catalogs home and look over it more to see what they wanted to order. Well.. in order to get a qualified show I needed $200. that has been a struggle. Amy managed to get a couple more orders from her Mum,her sister and even her hubby to help us get to the $200 mark. I managed to get a couple other outside orders for her too. The two so-called friends that came well they both said they would order something... One of the girls I knew really only came for the food and she really surprised me two days later to say she would order the suds pump. The next day she changed her mind. She wants to wait til She has her show... one year from now when she gets married (she has always been a miser with her money).. The other girl who I thought I could count on said she would order some things... the other night SHE TOO changed her mind and said she would wait until she has a show in a few months when she gets her new apartment! I thought to myself. HOW SELFISH!!! Amy had her heart set on getting that fancy bowl/platter/wicker platter set for her half price item! Amy and I have been best friends for almost 30 years. I would do ANYTHING for her and she for me. Without those other two orders we have managed to get over the $200 mark. But in order for her to get her platter set she needs to get $300 in guest sales. I have one more order to add tonight from a friend of my Mum who knows Amy very well from our Thursday night quilting. It still won't make the $300. I've decided I reeeeeeeally want Amy to get that platter set.. and if I have too I'll add some stuff to Mum's order to get her to the next level!
I guess in a nut shell I was hoping for better things for my first show. I didn't even get one single booking out of it. I have exhausted my friends and family for bookings. Some say they want to do them, but not for another while..perhaps May or June. I reeeeeally wanted to get those Stainless Steel bowls as my first month incentive, but its looking bleak. I don't know HOW to get more bookings for April!!! I"m DESPERATE.. my first month ends APril 20th.
I had my first show Saturday night past. We thought there would be more people coming but they didn't show. My best friend hosted my party. Six people turned out including Amy,(best friend). 2 of them were from her place of work, the other three consisted of my Mum, and two people I considered friends, but not too sure about that now... The show itself was great and I was more relaxed than I thought I would be. I made the Mini Ham Puffs that were awesome and I also made the Peachy Cheese Coffee cake. both recipes are in the All the Best cookbook. the peach dessert was sooo delicious!
Well the end of the show came and not one person placed an order that night.. well Mum did (God love her... Mums are always there to make you feel good)! The rest wanted to take their catalogs home and look over it more to see what they wanted to order. Well.. in order to get a qualified show I needed $200. that has been a struggle. Amy managed to get a couple more orders from her Mum,her sister and even her hubby to help us get to the $200 mark. I managed to get a couple other outside orders for her too. The two so-called friends that came well they both said they would order something... One of the girls I knew really only came for the food and she really surprised me two days later to say she would order the suds pump. The next day she changed her mind. She wants to wait til She has her show... one year from now when she gets married (she has always been a miser with her money).. The other girl who I thought I could count on said she would order some things... the other night SHE TOO changed her mind and said she would wait until she has a show in a few months when she gets her new apartment! I thought to myself. HOW SELFISH!!! Amy had her heart set on getting that fancy bowl/platter/wicker platter set for her half price item! Amy and I have been best friends for almost 30 years. I would do ANYTHING for her and she for me. Without those other two orders we have managed to get over the $200 mark. But in order for her to get her platter set she needs to get $300 in guest sales. I have one more order to add tonight from a friend of my Mum who knows Amy very well from our Thursday night quilting. It still won't make the $300. I've decided I reeeeeeeally want Amy to get that platter set.. and if I have too I'll add some stuff to Mum's order to get her to the next level!
I guess in a nut shell I was hoping for better things for my first show. I didn't even get one single booking out of it. I have exhausted my friends and family for bookings. Some say they want to do them, but not for another while..perhaps May or June. I reeeeeally wanted to get those Stainless Steel bowls as my first month incentive, but its looking bleak. I don't know HOW to get more bookings for April!!! I"m DESPERATE.. my first month ends APril 20th.