Need Ideas for Lightweight Cooking on the Go?

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around participants sharing ideas and experiences related to lightweight cooking and product usage while traveling, specifically for a show in Alaska. Participants discuss various strategies for managing tools and ingredients during travel, including borrowing items and alternative show formats.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses concern about bringing tools like the MFP blade and DCB on a plane due to potential breakage.
  • Another participant suggests connecting with a local consultant to borrow necessary tools, sharing a personal experience of doing so in Texas.
  • One participant notes the challenge of borrowing in a small town without local consultants but mentions checking with a cousin for available items.
  • Another participant advises contacting Pampered Chef to find local consultants instead of using the online lead system.
  • One participant shares their experience of baggage inspections when traveling with Pampered Chef items, emphasizing the need for careful packing.
  • Another participant proposes the idea of having a catalog show with the cousin to benefit both parties, despite potential complications.
  • One participant mentions the option of shipping products ahead of time as a cost-effective alternative to checked baggage.
  • Another participant agrees with the catalog show idea, suggesting it could provide host benefits and discounts on products.
  • One participant expresses reluctance to ship items due to concerns about delays and breakage, preferring to borrow instead.
  • A participant from Alaska offers assistance, suggesting local consultants could meet at the airport to lend items.
  • One participant confirms their destination in Cordova and expresses a preference against shipping items, opting to find local resources instead.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best approach to managing tools and ingredients while traveling, with some participants favoring borrowing and others considering catalog shows or shipping options. No clear consensus emerges on a single preferred method.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences and suggestions based on their travel and show experiences, highlighting the unique challenges faced when traveling to remote locations.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants planning to travel for shows, particularly to remote areas, may find the shared experiences and ideas relevant to their own situations.

KayteTUrner
KayteTUrner
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This summer I will be flying to visit family in Alaska and they want to have a show while I'm there (AWESOME!:thumbup:). I will have a checked bag.

I'm thinking that salsa in the MFP would be fun but I don't know if I can get the blade on the plane. I was also thinking fajitas would be good but I'm afraid my DCB will break.

Anyone have any other ideas? I'd like to do lightweight and not take tons of stuff.

Thanks!
 
Connect with a consultant in the area & borrow the tools you need when you get there. One of our cheffers was nice enough to do that for me when I visited Texas in 2010! :DIf you want, you can offer them any bookings off the show since you won't be there to do them. Unless you recruit while you are there, of course. ;)If your host already has items, you can plan something with what they already own.
 
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Shelia, borrowing is a great idea! Unfortunalty my family lives in a small town, that doesn't connect to any others, with only 1,500 people in the summer and they don't have a consultant. My cousin does have a few things so I'll check with about her items we can use. Thanks for the help!
 
Aimee's in Eagle River. I have a new recruit up in North Pole & his Hospitality Director is in Fairbanks. Not sure if you are going to be close to any of those areas, but maybe! LOLCall PC before you go, give them the zip & ask them if there is ANY consultant in that area. DON'T USE THE LEAD SYSTEM online. You'll be taking someone out of rotation & they won't be happy! :(
 
Be prepared! From experience with my SD who travels from PHX to ABQ often to do shows, your baggage WILL be inspected if you are packing PC items...those things show up funny on the x-ray machines! So, pack accordingly :)
 
If you still have a few months until you go, have you considered having your cousin do a catalog show? I know it kind of splits up her potential efforts, but it might work in both of your benefits. Have her do a catalog and online show, tap into friends and family outside of her local area, and have her get some of the products she wants that you can use for your demo with her FPV from the catalog show.
 
What about shipping your products before you go? I worked for Researchers that would do this before they went to a conference because it was cheaper to ship their items or flyers or whatever than pay for a checked bag.
 
I was thinking exactly along the same lines as Noora. If she does a show, she can book off of herself and get the host benefits both months (double in the summer). If you want you can even give her an extra discount on a product that you'd really like to show, like the DCB, make her happy and still save over the cost (and risk) of shipping it there and back.
 
I didn't want to do without my stuff long enough to ship it ahead or wait for it to come back to me in the mail. That's why I went the "borrowed" route. Plus I didn't have to worry about the post office mishandling the box & breaking stuff.KayPT is in Alaska too, just drawing a blank on what city.
 
Hi there,
I am in Alaska but in Sitka, a small town in Southeast. I don't know if you will be flying through here. I agree with Sheila. What town are you going to? To get to any small town here you have to fly through a larger place, Anchorage up North, or Juneau in Southeast. I'm sure someone would meet you at the airport with some loaners and you can drop them off on your way out. It is like a 5 min. drive for almost all of us in AK to get to the airport. :)
 
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I'm going to Cordova, with about a 2 hour layover each way in Anchorage. You all are right, I should contact someone in that area and see if they have anything. She's a pretty busy person so I don't think doing a catalog show before hand would be the best idea.I agree on not shipping anything. I don't want to risk it breaking, not making it in time, or needing it for another shows (even though I can borrow from my up line).Thank you so much for all of your help! I will call the home office to find someone instead of using the website.
 

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