NC Survey: Share Our Thoughts & Suggestions

[mountainmama74]

I didn't see the "load from the back" sign until the very last time we got on a bus! I wasn't sure if they had always been there, or what!

 

[Kelly8]

I LOVED the necklace that consultants and SC received for those postcards. I thought it was unfair that the rest of us couldn't get one. When I inquired to HO about that, they said that TL's, Director's, etc would get "great" gifts as well...wrong!

I thought we were supposed to get over $100 in items to take home? The business materials that we got did not total that, unless they were counting the pins and meals in that...? I am confused???

The totes: How many clear fronts do I really need?

I, too, wondered where the $100 in giveaways came from, but I guess if you count the purple stuff at retail and what it originally sold for, that takes up a huge chunk (what, like $60?). If you received a pin for being top ten in your executive line, that cost $5 each! Add in the tote bag, all those stupid buttons, business materials, and you have $100. I think they pulled back way too much, and it took me an hour to do my survey because I let them know how I felt about Conference this year. Mind you, it's not always about the gifts to me, but I felt that the recognition was just totally take aback. And I think they could've done better on gifts. If you're going to spend money on a gift, why the cupcake pin? (what is that about?). I told them in my survey that Pampered Chef is way better at recognition than this and that I will be attending next year and have all the faith in the world that Conference will be improved. If not, I'll have to think really long and hard about attending the year after. I don't get anything out of the workshops anymore (I'm so surprised that some on here asked for more paper for notes-you can have mine!), so I go for the recognition and motivation, and I felt they lacked in that area big time! This was truly the worst Conference I had ever attended!

 

[chefsteph07]

I don't know if I'd say it's the "worst"....but it was definitely different. I can use alot more than pins, I can tell you that. I loved the minis and the recipe cards, that was nice. But the purple linens, if they counted those (and not everyone did the scavenger hunt....) then I think that's wrong.

I was disapponted that there was not more recognition for Round Up and HWC. No gifts for career club sales. We got a quaker oats bar for our Team Time, which normally if we had a banquet we would have gotten something. (our team time was just MORE recognition, like general session- BORING! *How about some more training??*)

Now, I realize it is not about the gifts. But it's nice, especially if you gone in years past. it's nice to get those "exclusive" items just for going to conference, that other consultants don't get. I loved the year with the career club gift of the pens in the nice little silver jar pen holder. That is NICE and I still have it proudly displayed on my desk.

 

[chefa]

Kelly,

I'm with you. While I had 2 good workshops, I could do without the cheesy buttons, the June Taylor dancers and Mr. DJ as well as that stupid cheesy "necklace" for the postcards. The loud, raucous, thumping music before the general sessions was a bit much too. I would have preferred way less thumping and more regular lighting so I could read over my workshop notes and other materials.

I expect quality when I spend my hard-earned money to attend something that is supposed to help me better myself and my business, and quite honestly, I dont' think I got my money's worth this year!

The "treasure" hunt was more like a snipe hunt! What a friggin' waste of time and energy! I'd rather have all the vendors in one space so I can visit them at my leisure - not as part of a game!

And Merrill. What a racket! They're the only licensed vendor, but you gotta be a freakin' smurf to wear any of their clothing! Unless of course you'd like a 4X T-shirt that makes you look like Mother Hubbard!

 

[gaddischef]

It seemed like a larger space because everything was GONE again by the end of the first day. :grumpy::grumpy::grumpy: I was SOOO excited to get to go into the Director's Room, but couldn't get there until Tuesday morning. By that time, there were exactly 5 items left in the room, and 2 of those were shirts that were only in 2X and larger sizes. I was sad.

I spent almost 3 hours at Merrill on Monday, from standing in line to get in to trying to see the products, to standing in line for check-out! It was a mess!! I did get a few things, but got frustrated because there were so many people! Some things even then only had certain sizes left (I got in around 11:30). There were only 2 lines for checkout which I thought was crazy.

I didn't even see the information about Doris taking pictures .... boo.

I didn't like Excelence Award recognition for the single category winners -- I go to conference for recognition and to me, that didn't seem like all the work I did to earn it was appreciated. I know there were alot of people who earned it, I guess, just another product of the one big confernce, but I said I should've just worn by regular clothes and sat with the rest of my cluster. Did other EA achievers like this? Were we supposed to have a pin? Just curious.

I love conference for the networking! I get to see a bunch of my PC friends!!