Just Need to Vent - Consultant Care!

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Discussion Overview

This thread features participants sharing their experiences and frustrations regarding the level of assistance they receive from hosts and their families during kitchen shows. Many express feelings of disappointment when hosts or their partners do not offer help, while others reflect on their own expectations and experiences in similar situations.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, recounts a frustrating experience where the host's husband did not help carry items during a show, leading to feelings of hurt and disappointment.
  • Another participant shares a similar experience with a host who was unhelpful, noting a lack of manners in some hosts and their families.
  • Several users mention that they often do not receive offers of help from hosts or their husbands, with some accepting this as part of their job.
  • One participant expresses a belief that men should offer assistance to women carrying heavy items, reflecting on their own positive experiences with considerate hosts.
  • Another participant suggests that expectations may vary, as they plan to host a show and intend to make the consultant's experience easier based on their own experiences.
  • One participant raises the possibility that the host's husband may have a hidden disability, prompting a discussion about assumptions regarding others' circumstances.
  • Another participant emphasizes that it is the consultant's responsibility to carry their products, but acknowledges that offers of help are appreciated.
  • One participant, who is pregnant, shares that they have consistently received offers for help, highlighting the importance of support in their situation.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the expectations of hosts and their families regarding assistance during shows. While some participants feel that help should be offered, others believe it is not the host's responsibility to assist with carrying products.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects a range of personal experiences and expectations regarding assistance during kitchen shows, highlighting the varying dynamics between consultants and hosts.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants who encounter similar situations at shows may find these shared experiences relatable and may appreciate the diverse perspectives on expectations of host assistance.

PamperedPrincess74 said:
I tend to agree with you about the website thing. I think if we are subscribing, we should be able to advertise it anyway we want. If people are choosing to advertise on Yahoo, they are obviously putting work into that, they should be able to reap the benefits. If others are choosing NOT to advertise that way, it's on them. Either way, PC gets the sales in the end.

Ok, I've had the website for awhile now and not much success but realize NEW things take time up here to catch on. I agree with Home Office about the NOT advertising on Yahoo etc.... Sure I'd like to do that but it does take away the personal touch of having a consultant etc... and for those who are just starting out or simply can't afford it it isn't fair. With being able to order online from someone not even associated to you at all takes away the personal touch we enjoy with our business.
 
Wanting to sellHi! Thanks for replying. My hubby did talk to 2 diff recruiters with me. The first one wasnt getting back in touch with me soon enough, but she had a day job too. We actually had a meeting and he went with me. I met her at the Stark County Fair last year and i recently remembered I was entered in a drawling and never got my gift worth $30. I won. I'll have to call her. I am from Massillon.
 
Misleading website namesOne day while googling I found one persons website that was .biz/theonlinecatalog or something like that. Pretty shrewd of her, but also misleading. Having a website address like that completely overrides the whole leads system, of which I'm not a part of yet. PC is a well known and well respected company and I know for a FACT that there are people who have signed up strictly to do internet sales. Can they get a lot of sales? Heck yes! Have a website address like "theonlinecatalog" and a ton of people using a search engine will end up there! It just doesn't seem fair. That being said, you can earn a trip somewhere around 65000 points right? Well, if I'm getting 30,000 in sales from my website...then I'll gladly pay for my own trip, because that is money for next to nothing!
 
janel kelly said:
I'm 6 months pregnant and for the past 4 months I haven't had one host not offer to bring my crate in for me. I will ask them when I leave if they have a husband or older son who can carry it out for me. Otherwise it is not a good idea for me to carry anything so heavy out being so pregnant.


As the consultant I wouldn't expect any help hauling my products to the host's house. Plus, if they dropped it, then I wouldn't want them to feel guilty.

If I had an offer, I probably would accept the help.

However, if I was pregnant, I might be bold enough to ask for assistance or give the host a head's up when the party is booked. :rolleyes:
 
UpsetI think you carry an awful lot to shows. I have 3 luggage from PC and that's it! One trip and I am done!

I don't expect anyone to help me.

Personally, I wouldn't be upset. But know, most do offer to help.
 
Hmmm. Do you really find it neccessary to carry all that to your shows? I used to carry a alot more than I do but found that people really did not look at them. They spend there time looking in the catalogs, eating , visiting and ordering. I take my big show to go tote, my briefcase , my turn around tote, and carry my stone. When you take all that stuff you spend alot of time loading and unloading , packing and repacking. I try to get in and out of my shows in 2.5hrs. Time is money :D
 
:p lol!! I think Julie and I both posted on the wrong thread. It was supposed to go to the thread about the show to go. Oh well.
 

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