Pampering with Discontinued Items: A Unique Shopping Experience

[Chef Bobby]

Today I brought a tub full of discontinued items that I can't use at my shows anymore and a few small items that I carry as host gifts to my day job. I had a small crowd digging through it and sold quite a bit of it. It's good for future orders. Now I can order some more new fall items that I can use.
Some of it was from my suprise boxes that I bought at Conference too.
After I get off work the ladies at the local Post Office are waiting for me to bring it there.

 

[pampered.chris]

What a GREAT idea!! I would LOVE to do that, but we have this one lady here who is a terrible demon and she would LOVE to jump at the chance to get all Direct Sellers to quit selling b/c she will get you in trouble at work. Of course, right before the verbal warning came b/c she turned me in, she bought over $200 of my old unused products off me, then turned me in for soliciting at work...like I said...DEMON!!!

 

[Flamingo]

What a B----!!!

 

[pampered.chris]

What a B----!!!

How about it!!!

Sorry to hijack your thread!!

I LOVE the idea to bring everything in and let others pick out what they want!! LOVE it!!!

 

[DessertDivaFL]

Oh, Chris! That's aweful! How two-faced can she be? I am sorry you have to work with someone like that. Maybe when you know she will be off for the day you can bring in a bunch of products to sell or pamper your office and then she may change her tune.

 

[Chef Bobby]

Our new Plant manager walked out to the outside smoke break area where someone was looking at my items. I'm wondering if he will say something later.

I also agree with the above comment.

 

[DessertDivaFL]

Today I brought a tub full of discontinued items that I can't use at my shows anymore and a few small items that I carry as host gifts to my day job. I had a small crowd digging through it and sold quite a bit of it. It's good for future orders. Now I can order some more new fall items that I can use.
Some of it was from my suprise boxes that I bought at Conference too.
After I get off work the ladies at the local Post Office are waiting for me to bring it there.

Love this idea, Bobby! I don't have a large amount of products sitting around yet since I have been doing this only 4 months. However, I do bring in new recipes that I try at home and that usually sparks interest.

 

[pampered.chris]

Our new Plant manager walked out to the outside smoke break area where someone was looking at my items. I'm wondering if he will say something later.

I also agree with the above comment.

Do you have a no-soliciting policy? If not, you should be safe. This girl was cracking down on anyone who even had a party for a DS company and really bad towards the ones that sell stuff. I think you would be alright. My company does have a no-soliciting policy but I still bring my catalog tote to work everyday and hand out catalogs when asked for one.

 

[Jules711]

Hey...if THEY come to YOU, is it REALLY soliciting??

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Do you have a no-soliciting policy? If not, you should be safe. This girl was cracking down on anyone who even had a party for a DS company and really bad towards the ones that sell stuff. I think you would be alright. My company does have a no-soliciting policy but I still bring my catalog tote to work everyday and hand out catalogs when asked for one.

Her Daddy was probably a door to door salesman and she has bad memories, so she wants to eliminate all DS people from the world! LOL

 

[Chef Bobby]

We don't have any rules about soliciting but I still want to stay in good terms with higher up.

 

[pampered.chris]

Our new Plant manager walked out to the outside smoke break area where someone was looking at my items. I'm wondering if he will say something later.

I also agree with the above comment.

So you were on break, but still on company property...but no policy that states you can't sell...so I think you would be fine.

Hey...if THEY come to YOU, is it REALLY soliciting??

As far as people coming to me...our policy even mentions Girl Scout cookies are not allowed to be sold at work...so I am not sure

Her Daddy was probably a door to door salesman and she has bad memories, so she wants to eliminate all DS people from the world! LOL

She is a miserable person and thinks she runs the place or wishes she did. She can't stand to see people succeed at anything so I think that is why she is like that. She even gripes to upper management about fundraisers.

 

[chefdiana2007]

Her Daddy was probably a door to door salesman and she has bad memories, so she wants to eliminate all DS people from the world! LOL

SHE was probably a failed DS and thinks it is everyone else's fault....There is someone here like that....she has run off 9 RN's in 12 years and NO ONE will work with her, but she can't understand it.....:yuck:

 

[Chef Bobby]

I sold $52 more at the Post Office. I just ordered the 5" Santuko.

 

[Chef Bobby]

Love this idea, Bobby! I don't have a large amount of products sitting around yet since I have been doing this only 4 months. However, I do bring in new recipes that I try at home and that usually sparks interest.

Another thing that I do is whenever I get anything new for my kit, I leave it in the package it came in (keep it new) and try to sell it with my other items. I sold my egg slicer and large pitcher today so I will need to reorder that.
I've sold several of my pizza stones (used) because someone wanted one right then. They were willing to pay full price so I couldn't refuse.