Is Hosting a Show the Best Way to Save on PC Products?

[WLMcCoy]

I want to order almost $200 in PC products. Wouldn't I be better off to 'host' a show and put the products I want in my mother's name. If I do it as a personal order, I get 20% off. But if I put it under a show, I'll be paying more at first, but I'll get 20% back from commission, plus I will get the $25 in free products. Am I accurate, or am I missing some detail?

I have 7 shows booked for Sept. already! I am super excited, and I must be thinking extra hard! haha

 

[Ann F]

We can host our own shows. You don't need to use your mother's name.

 

[chefann]

We as consultants are supposed to order items for our personal use as a personal order only. If the items are a gift for your mother, then it would be OK to put the order through in her name, so that the receipt is in her name (or whoever - I do this for Christmas gifts for family every year). It is against policy for us to submit personal orders any other way than as a non-commissionable personal order.

 

[chefann]

We can host our own shows. You don't need to use your mother's name.

That's true - if there are guest orders and not just a consultant ordering things for personal use.

 

[WLMcCoy]

I would host the show, but I would put the products I want under my mom's name (her being a customer) so that it would count towards commissionable sales..

 

[WLMcCoy]

ignore the last reply from me.. I get it! Thanks a lot!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I would host the show, but I would put the products I want under my mom's name (her being a customer) so that it would count towards commissionable sales..

That would be against PC's policy for consultant orders. Personal orders are non-commissioned sales.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I want to order almost $200 in PC products. Wouldn't I be better off to 'host' a show and put the products I want in my mother's name. If I do it as a personal order, I get 20% off. But if I put it under a show, I'll be paying more at first, but I'll get 20% back from commission, plus I will get the $25 in free products. Am I accurate, or am I missing some detail?

I have 7 shows booked for Sept. already! I am super excited, and I must be thinking extra hard! haha

Host a show (you CAN be the host). When you get it to $400 in guest orders you could get 2 of the things you want for 50% off, $60 of it free and the rest at 20% off. Your order would not be commissionable but you'd get a better "deal" and you'd have the guest sales for your lifetime sales and bonus program (I believe you're in your first 30/90 days).

That way the items are in your name for the warranty and you get an even better discount than the consultant discount and it's your show #8 for the bonus. AND you can better track what your mom has. I have purchased things for my DIL and then gave some of them to a different DIL because she wanted it more... So now I'm not sure what each one has. It's so much better to have things in the person's name for future tracking.

 

[janetupnorth]

Another thing to think about is what would the tax benefit be for you. What we purchase for ourselves, although we don't make commission, we get a discount on, and we can claim on our taxes as a business expense....overall, I've found Beth's plan to be the best...collect some orders and host your own show! I watch host specials and if I see a good month, I host my own small show.
Free beats anything anyday! 60% off is nice too...

 

[WLMcCoy]

Thanks a lot, girls!