Master Money Saving with Coupon Classes | Grand Opening Party Tips

[KymberlyMcD]

I teach coupon classes so I am going to use a theme of Money Saving for my Grand Opening party.

I will briefly explain how meal planning and coupon shopping will help them save money in the kitchen.

That way they can spend more money on PC products

 

[scottcooks]

Keep it simple - "Saving money with mealtime solutions for around $2 a serving" is different from the whole arena of Money Saving. Keep it focused around Pampered Chef, don't go over to the extreme couponing end of things.

 

[KymberlyMcD]

I am not an extreme couponer. I use coupons to save money on my grocery items. I didn't plan on focusing on coupons. I will have a coupon on hand (to give each guest) for an ingredient used in the recipe that I make. Letting them know that the meals made can not only taste delicious but they can be inexpensive to make.

 

[esavvymom]

You may also want to talk about the money you save by investing in certain pieces- like the Family (12") Skillet or the Deep Covered Baker (a.k.a. "The magic pot"). Or also the Salad & Berry Spinner. Having these three pieces in my kitchen saves me a ton!The Skillet and DCB - I can make a great meal (MANY meals) in those two items and do it in less time than it takes me to load up the kids and go to a drive-thru or our favorite sit-down restaurants. I know the meal is delicious, and usually healthy , plus I don't spend $30 for my family on that one meal! Often I can make the meal for $2-3 per serving, and have LEFTOVERS for another meal or two!The Salad Spinner - when i buy fresh fruit and produce at the grocery store, I wash most of it right away when I get home and put it in containers to use the next several days or coming week. Everything from lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, most berries, and grapes. I know most places tell you NOT to do that, but with the spinner, you are getting rid of 98% of the moisture, so it does NOT go bad!! If I don't wash my produce, I (a) forget about it and it goes bad), or (b) it goes bad way too fast before I can use it. When I do wash it, we can grab and eat as we want through the day without the hassle, and it actually seems ot last LONGER for me in most cases. I put the items in a rubbermaid/glad container or in a ziploc bag - both lined with a dry paper towel. Things like Fresh herbs or celery, I will put a DAMP paper towel around the product- so it can absorb moisture, etc. Those work for me.
For berries (strawberries, blueberries, etc), washing them in 2cups water to 1/4 cup vinegar, swish/sit for 1 minute in the solution, light rinse and hten spin....they last for DAYS with no problem whatsoever. You may need to dump the excess water and spin a 2nd time to get really dry.THOSE are my money saving tips in my kitchen- things I've noticed from using my products. AND they are high-price point items. They are investments into my kitchen, but they have paid for themselves ten-times over or more!!

 

[wadesgirl]

The big thing to point out is to compare eating at home to eating out. Figure out how much a family of 4 would spend going out to McDonalds (two value meals plus two kids meals is around $20-25) and a sit-down family restaurant (you can spend $60+ for eating out at a restaurant not including appetizers and tip!). Show them how much it actually costs to eat out and then share with them some of our recipes that are $2 per serving. And like Bobbi said - show them the uses of something like the DCB. I always email them the recipe collection that has been going around and tell them at the party that I will send them enough recipes to make a meal each night of the week for a month and they will never make the same thing twice.

 

[KymberlyMcD]

Thanks for the tips

 

[pchockeymom]

The big thing to point out is to compare eating at home to eating out. Figure out how much a family of 4 would spend going out to McDonalds (two value meals plus two kids meals is around $20-25) and a sit-down family restaurant (you can spend $60+ for eating out at a restaurant not including appetizers and tip!). Show them how much it actually costs to eat out and then share with them some of our recipes that are $2 per serving. And like Bobbi said - show them the uses of something like the DCB. I always email them the recipe collection that has been going around and tell them at the party that I will send them enough recipes to make a meal each night of the week for a month and they will never make the same thing twice.

I totally agree. Real numbers/dollars talk to people.
I use this example often....
When talking about the dcb and showing the dcb cookbook, I refer people to the recipe for the Family Burrito Bake. Then I say something like "This magic pot will save you tons of money on your meals. Imagine this, you take your family of 6 to Taco Bell. Everyone gets their burritos and such. How much do you spend- $30, $40, $50 ? How about if you made THIS recipe for everyone instead? It is absolutely delicious, feeds all 6 in your family, and costs roughly $7 to make. Now, if you exchange this meal once a month for that family trip to Taco Bell for Mystery Meat Burritos, over the coarse of a year you'll save your family $276-$516 depending upon how much you normally spend at Taco Bell. Imagine what you could do with that money?!! And that's just once a month!..."