Is Combining Shows for Multiple Hosts a Good Idea?

[caynreth]

I have a gentleman who is doing a catalog show at his church, and he is leaving it open until Nov. 25th. His goal is to get the stainless steel 12" skillet either free or half price. He came to me last night, however with two orders that he wanted submitted right away because the people wanted these items in time for Thanksgiving. Those two things totaled just barely over $150 so I COULD submit them as a separate show in his name, but that wouldn't give him much in the way of host benefits, and then turn the rest in as a SECOND show in his name at the end of the month. Alternately, I could attach them as outside orders to a cooking show I did on Saturday where the hostess is struggling to make the $500 mark and these would put her over that.

What's my best course of action? Is it even feasible to do two shows for one host two weeks apart?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

In May, I had a host who had to reschedule for June. She handed me a bunch of outside orders at her show, which included the May HWC items. So I turned in her Outside Orders as a catalog show, and a week later submitted her Cooking
Show. So, YEP! Go for it!

 

[pamperedtraci]

Give him both shows! It shows that you appreciate his efforts and also that you care what your customers want! Plus, it's two shows in November...don't know how many you have, but at least you'll get one FREE spring product! (I'm all about the FREE!)

 

[JAE]

As long as he understands what the deal is, then do what he wants you to do.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I'd just make it very clear that if you turn in these two orders as a show, than he would have to have $300 in orders in his next group of orders to get a half price item.Too bad you don't have a $300 show to combine it with. Then you could have a show for over $400. That way you could give him a 1/2 price item (since the $300 host already got the one she earned and his orders brough it up to the 2 HP item) and you could give him the $15 in free product he would have earned from a $150 show. The $300 host would get an extra $5 in free product, so everybody wins!In my previous line, I'd often combine shows and give each hostess credit for what she earned. Usually, this was when the show didn't sell enough to be turned in as a show, so it was my way of making sure she got something for her efforts.