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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a proposal for a new spiral-bound calendar designed for Pampered Chef consultants, featuring various elements such as motivational quotes and food-related holidays. Participants express their interest in the calendar and discuss preferences regarding its size and layout.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, proposes a spiral-bound calendar with added features like check boxes and motivational quotes.
  • Several users express enthusiasm for the calendar, indicating they would like to purchase it.
  • One participant mentions a preference for a monthly-only version of the calendar.
  • Another participant shares their experience of needing reminders and expresses a preference for the letter size with weekly pages.
  • Some participants discuss their past experiences with other calendars, including the Franklin Covey planner.
  • One participant notes that they are satisfied with the current calendar provided by Pampered Chef and do not wish to change.
  • Several users express specific preferences for the layout of the calendar, including the arrangement of months and weeks.
  • One participant raises a question about the legality of using product images for the calendar cover.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the preferred features and layout of the calendar, with no clear consensus on a single design or size. Some participants are enthusiastic about the proposed features, while others express contentment with existing options.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects a range of personal experiences and preferences related to calendar usage among Pampered Chef consultants, highlighting the desire for customization in planning tools.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants interested in personalized planning tools and those looking for alternatives to existing calendars may find this discussion relevant.

Would you be interested in a CS Planner?

  • No - I'm happy with the calendar HO sends us or my other calendar

    Votes: 40 36.4%

  • Yes - letter size with months up front

    Votes: 18 16.4%

  • Yes - letter size with months interspersed

    Votes: 26 23.6%

  • Yes - 5x8 with months up front

    Votes: 5 4.5%

  • Yes - 5x8 with months interspersed

    Votes: 12 10.9%

  • Yes - 7x9 with months up front

    Votes: 4 3.6%

  • Yes - 7x9 with months interspersed

    Votes: 10 9.1%
  • Total voters
    110
  • Poll closed .
Sounds great!! I'm going to wait to see what HO gives us this year~if it's the same as usual, I'll probably get one of yours!!
 
chefann said:
I was going to pull some product photos and recipe shots from CC, and do a "collage" type cover.
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Can you legally do that?
 
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  • #33
It's probably a grey area - I'm not selling these for profit. If anyone's nervous about it, I'll just take my own pics of products to use.
 
chefann said:
It's probably a grey area - I'm not selling these for profit. If anyone's nervous about it, I'll just take my own pics of products to use.
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I'd hate for you to get in trouble.
 
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  • #35
Well, we're not supposed to use the images for our own flyers, email, or newsletters, either. But people do.I'll think of something fun. :D
 
chefann said:
Well, we're not supposed to use the images for our own flyers, email, or newsletters, either. But people do.

I'll think of something fun. :D
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Uh-oh, I thought we could if it was our own and we did it ourself.....is that just for the logo?
 
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  • #37
Yeah- that's just the logo. The photos are property of PC.
 
Love It!I have been looking for a calendar like this, and it will fit my personality very well.

Count me in!
 
I'm so excited about this. I was really bummed about not being able to get the FC planner.

I really like the idea of the month, weeks, month, weeks. It was getting frustrated having to flip to the back of the planner for my weekly calendar.

You did an awesome job Ann!:)
 
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Thanks, everyone. I'm working on it during my downtime at work, and I'll post when it's available. It'll probably be a week or so for the letter size, then I'll start on a smaller version.
 
Where do I go to look at the calendar?
 
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  • #42
Post one in this thread has a sample.
 
Count me in! Can you three hole punch it? I use the one HO gives us in a binder with some other stuff in it--monthly tabs with host information sheet filed in the month that they will host their show, the specials in page protectors, the replacement parts form in a page protector, and the host 1/2 price specials flyer in it as well, so I put it all in a 1 1/2 in binder and use that--my kids call it the PC Bible. So if you could 3 hole punch it, I'm in!
 
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  • #44
I'm not producing it, so I have no way to punch it. But you can sometimes take books to Kinkos or a local printing place and ask them to drill it. They use a special machine to drill the holes, and don't need to take it out of the binding.
 
I Love it Ann..... I will defiantly buy one!!!
 
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  • #46
Ok- I still need to work on covers, but I have the insides done for letter size versions. They are NOT thin!! Because it contains monthly grids and weekly planning pages, this calendar will be about 70 sheets of paper (for reference). If you had the previously available Franklin Covey PC planner, then you know about how thick this will be.I'm not going to make a monthly-only version, because that would be a re-hash of the one we get from HO. (You all saw the note that they will be sending them before Thanksgiving, right?)Because of how I'm making these available, they also will not have the tabs on the monthly pages like the FC planner. However, you can make your own tabs out of cardstock and packing tape. :) Before I start on the small version, I wanted everyone to know that I'll be making it 5x8. It's a little smaller than the other size available (7x9), but with 1 more vote, that seems to be the more popular choice. And it will be a months interspersed version. It's going to take a while to produce, since I can't just change the page size - I need to reformat and resize things.
 
You rock, Ann!
 
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Now Available!
Letter-size calendars are now available!​
The covers are a little bright (I was having too much fun putting them together), and they're the same on both versions. Each calendar is $13.00, a significant savings from the Franklin Covey price for their version. They are spiral bound, for easy reference, and feature motivational quotes and checkboxes to track 3-2-1.Because Cafe Press limits shopkeepers to 1 of each item in free shops, the calendars are in different shops than the rest of the Chef Success stuff I've created. If you are ordering, please PLEASE make sure you're ordering the correct version.Letter-size, months and weeks interspersed (Monthly Jan, weekly Jan, monthly Feb, weekly Feb, etc.) is available at Chef Success 2008 Monthly Weekly CalendarLetter-size, months in the front followed by weekly planning pages is available at Chef Success 2008 Monthly and Weekly CalendarAs always, other CS stuff is available at my other Cafe Press Shop: http://www.cafepress.com/annszwarcIf you're waiting for 5x8 size - I'm still working on that one. I basically have to redo the whole thing in order to resize it to fit. I'll post when it's available.
 
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Just ordered mine. Thanks, Ann!
 
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No, thank you.In the interest of full disclosure, I will indicate that there is a very slight markup on the calendars. It was better, in my mind, for them to be a nice round number, rather than 12.82 (or whatever they came out to be). Depending on how many sell in the next month or so, I'll be using that extra to get something with the logo (or even one of these calendars) and give it away here.
 
I ordered mine! Thank you so much!
 
Ann, I for one would not be upset if you made a few cents' profit from the calendar. You deserve to be paid for your time investment.
 
raebates said:
Ann, I for one would not be upset if you made a few cents' profit from the calendar. You deserve to be paid for your time investment.
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.....and I agree wholeheartedly!
 
YeahI just ordered mine!! Thanks Ann!!! :thumbup:

Oh Ann for all your valuable information and hard work you deserve more than just a few cents!!

Debbie :D
 
Which one did you guys buy?
 
Received mine today. I ordered the letter-size with the months interspersed.It's great! You did a wonderful job, Ann.
 
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Thanks, Rae. I'm surprised you got it already. :) (Is the cover too bright? I don't have a reliable color printer to check it.)I don't know that the small size will get done. I just got placed at a new client for work, and I start Monday. This weekend is my "unearth the dining room table" weekend for Thanksgiving, so I won't have any time to work on it. I'll keep everyone posted.
 
The cover is bright, which isn't necessarily my style. (Okay, I admit it. I'm not very bright. ;)) However, it's going in my Franklin-Covey Planner Cover, so it's not really an issue for me.
 
I got mine today and I like it! The cover is bright, but I'm doing the same thing Rae is. Thanks ann!!
 
Thanks ann i ordered mine today i can't wait to get it.
 
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