Spoiler... Conference Is Officially Over....

[Becca_in_MD]

Other people on my team said their Easy Adj. Measuring Cup kept breaking at the bottom. Perhaps it's a quality control issue. We didn't get an explanation for the change.

 

[byrd1956]

Everyone I know likes the adjustable one....I owned TW ones that hooked together and still feel they were a pain and took up too much space. I guess everything old it new again....

 

[jcsmilez]

I liked the concept of the adjustable ones, but I found them to be unreliable. After only a few washes they were already leaking on me! I found myself constantly searching for the mini easy read measuring cup that I thought I would never use.

 

[gilchrist_pchef]

Okay, I don't know about you, but my whole sell on the adjustable measuring cups was that you don't have all those cups. You can get regular measuring cups at walmart.

 

[byrd1956]

Okay, I don't know about you, but my whole sell on the adjustable measuring cups was that you don't have all those cups. You can get regular measuring cups at walmart.

I agree and I don't have problems w/mine leaking.

 

[BlessedWifeMommy]

Anyone know what the new apron we can earn this month looks like?

 

[pckellyd]

W/ the new measuring cups, in addition to the typical cups they are including a 2/3 and 3/4 cup and a leveler that all snap together. They're really tightly snapped together. The twist on the cookie press is awesome! There is no back vs front to the discs, and they added a ricer disk so you can use it to rice potatos!

Delicious new theme show recipes - Comfort Food (Loaded Baked Potato Chowder ($1/serving) and Ham and Cheese Calzone)
Sweet Favorites (Mock Lemon Meringue Cake and Mini Carrot Cake Cups which is a new consultant recipe)

 

[BlessedWifeMommy]

W/ the new measuring cups, in addition to the typical cups they are including a 2/3 and 3/4 cup and a leveler that all snap together. They're really tightly snapped together. The twist on the cookie press is awesome! There is no back vs front to the discs, and they added a ricer disk so you can use it to rice potatos!

Yea! I've always wanted a potato ricer.

 

[heat123]

Anyone know what the new apron we can earn this month looks like?

Ouuhhh, yeah what does ti look like???

 

[babywings76]

The thing that's great about the nesting cups is that you can use your 1/2 cup one for one thing, your 3/4 cup for another, etc and not have to keep rinsing it out. I love my Tupperware ones and have always felt guilty holding onto them. At shows, I felt crippled w/o having a dry measuring cup. (I don't own the easy adj. one) I also like to pack the brown sugar and that sounds hard to do in the adjustable one. I love that I can use them to scoop ingredients, too. And they are clear so you can see if you have a big pocket of air in there. I have a Mirro brand cookie press that I love and use every year at Christmas time. I never got the PC one cause I had the Mirro one. But I am definitely buying our new one and throwing away the Mirro one, because the PC one is REALLY nice! I love that it's that white aluminum whatever stuff, instead of metallic silver raw aluminum like my Mirro one. It always drives me nuts how excess dough scoots around the plunger and I would try to re-use it, but it always turned grey colored from interacting w/ the aluminum/metal whatever it is. So ours won't have that problem. The design is really nice. You control the amount. You can twist slowly, too and control what you are doing.

 

[Kimmie]

The new apron and tablecloth match the snowman plates.

I do have one small gripe about the snowman plates - they coordinate with the tree plates from last year. It would have been nice to know that they were making them a "series" - meaning - I would have maybe sold a lot more last year if I could have said they would be coming out with different ones every year. Before you say maybe they didn't know - I call bs on that - they already know what the products for NEXT fall are, or at least the concepts. I don't think I sold one set of those plates - but I have several customers who may have been interested if it was something they could have collected. Now, I know exactly what's going to happen - people are going to want these snowmen ones and then want me to go find the ones from last year - LOL. Maybe they'll show up on the outlet?!?!

 

[babywings76]

My camera died, and so I wasn't able to take all the pictures I wanted. I'll have to see what I have and try to figure out how to upload them here. But the apron is a Christmas apron. Gosh my memory is bad and there wasn't a picture of it in the CN they gave us. But I remember it was green and had something on it (helpful, huh ) I'm thinking it was a snowman or something. It reminded me of coordinating w/ the style of the pictures on the dessert plates.

 

[BlessedWifeMommy]

My camera died, and so I wasn't able to take all the pictures I wanted. I'll have to see what I have and try to figure out how to upload them here. But the apron is a Christmas apron. Gosh my memory is bad and there wasn't a picture of it in the CN they gave us. But I remember it was green and had something on it (helpful, huh ) I'm thinking it was a snowman or something. It reminded me of coordinating w/ the style of the pictures on the dessert plates.

Amanda, that was funny!

 

[pcchefjane]

Here is a picture of the new apron! I love it since I collect snowmen! The ties are white/green/red dots! Too cute and the tablecloth matches!:love:By the way, that is me and Stacie by WAHOO WOMAN!

 

[gilchrist_pchef]

What is Sept. host special??? And what did we earn in Sell-a-thon??????

 

[pcchefjane]

Love the new Stainless Mesh Colanders! Really classy looking! This picture doesn't do it justice!

 

[chefjeanine]

Other people on my team said their Easy Adj. Measuring Cup kept breaking at the bottom. Perhaps it's a quality control issue. We didn't get an explanation for the change.

That's what happened to me so I didn't try to sell them. Glad they are going!

 

[babywings76]

Here's the SAT breakdown:2 shows:
cookie sheet
easy conversions magnet
The Pampered Chef Weekday Dinners--Done! Recipe Card Collection1500 in sales
all the above
Thai Peanut Sauce
Beaded Cake/Pie Server
Snowmen Rectangle Platter
2 cup Prep Bowl Set (set of 2)
Creole Rub
Professional Shears3000 in sales
all the above
Beaded Cheese Knife
Easy & Impressive Appetizers Recipe Collection
Digital Pocket Thermometer
Cookie Press
Maple Honey Mustard Sauce
Adj. Measuring Spoons
Forge Cutlery 4 1/2" Serrated Knife
Shaker6000 in sales
all the above
Beaded Cheese Plane
More Latin Flavor cookbook
Chef's Tools 5" Strainer
Stainless Mesh Colanders (set of 3)
Snowmen Appetizer Plates (set of 4)
Measuring Cup Set
Ice Bucket
Dots Martini Glasses (set of 4)

 

[squirrelzan]

Here is a list of discontinued products:
Item # Category Description
1525 Bakeware Cookie Press
1913 The Pampered Pantry Season's Best Recipe Collection (S/S 2009)
1077 Cutting Edge Kitchen Shears
1078 Cutting Edge Kitchen Shears Cover
1086 Cutting Edge Bamboo Knife Block Set
2145 Entertaining Woven Round Tray
2147 Entertaining Woven Rectangle Server
2186 Entertaining White Window Pane Napkin Set (Set of 2)
2188 Entertaining Cranberry Windowpane Placement Set (Set of 2)
2189 Entertaining Square Napkin Rings (Set of 2)
2191 Entertaining Cranberry Windowpane Napkin Set (Set of 2)
2192 Entertaining White Window Pane Placement Set (Set of 2)
2939 Charitable Giving Round Up from the Heart 2008 Triver
2217 Kitchenware Adjustable Measuring Spoons
2228 Kitchenware Easy Adjustable Measuring Cup
2229 Kitchenware Easy Adjustable Measuring Spoon
2241 Kitchenware Pocket Thermometer
HP48 Host Half-Price Combinations Cranberry Deep Covered Baker, Oven Mitts and Cranberry Hot Pad/Trivet
HP68 Host Half-Price Combinations White Deep Covered Baker, Oven Mitts and Cranberry Hot Pad/Trivet
HP69 Host Half-Price Combinations Forged Cutlery 3" Petite Paring, 5" Utility, 8" Chef's and Honing Tool
2363 Gift Giving 1-2-3! Dip
2148 Gift Giving Pizza Party Set
2159 Gift Giving Great Grilling! Seasoning and Recipe Collection

If anyone wants it in excel format, email me.

 

[gilchrist_pchef]

Thank you!

 

[Kimmie]

You also get the Thai Peanut Sauce for submitting 2 shows.

 

[squirrelzan]

Sept Host Special is 60% off stoneware and metal bakeware.
Sept Guest Special is 20% off stoneware and metal bakeware.Oct Host Special is 60% off forged knives (based on sales level).
Oct Guest Special is free bar board with $60 purchase.

 

[chefjeanine]

Did anyone experience using the redesigned cookie press? I always have some customers that get frustrated with it and sometime I go through a love/hate relationship with my cookie press.

My SD said that they had lots of people bring in their favorite dough recipes to try in the new press since there was such a problem with the old one (if you ventured away from the recipe in the U&C guide it wouldn't work).

 

[gilchrist_pchef]

Anything for recruiting????

 

[squirrelzan]

$50 for every recruit from July 1 - August 31. If you have more than 4 recruits, you get a bonus gift (choose between watches, handbag, ear-rings, video camera, etc). If you recruit 8, you get 2 bonus gifts.

Each recruit in that time period and does $1250 in first 30 days, will get 2 stoneware free.

 

[jcsmilez]

$50 for every recruit from July 1 - August 31. If you have more than 4 recruits, you get a bonus gift (choose between watches, handbag, ear-rings, video camera, etc). If you recruit 8, you get 2 bonus gifts.

Each recruit in that time period and does $1250 in first 30 days, will get 2 stoneware free.

Oooh, I'd really like to have a video camera - that'd be nice!!

 

[chefcharity]

Ouuhhh, yeah what does ti look like???

They are green(christmas green) with snowmen on them... like the plates

 

[gilchrist_pchef]

Thanks so much for all this info!!!! I have a show tonight and 30 people have said they are for sure coming. I am so pumped!!!!!

 

[chezshelly]

Here is a list of items being discontinued or redesigned:

cookie press - redesigned
seasons best
kitchen shears - redesigned
woven round tray
woven rectangle tray
round up from the heart 2008 trivet
adjustable measuring spoons - redesigned
easy adjustable measuring cup
easy adjustable measuring spoon
pocket thermometer - redesigned
1-2-3 dip set
pizza party set
great grilling seasoning and recipe collection

 

[chefcharity]

Thanks so much for all this info!!!! I have a show tonight and 30 people have said they are for sure coming. I am so pumped!!!!!

congrats on awesome rsvp's!!

Just a reminder (to all, not just gilchrist), if your July and August are not where you want them to be bookings wise - keep this under your hat until it is! You can simply say "We have not received anything from HO yet on those specials" because you haven't!! I am not even mentioning the new catalog or new products until I get all I want for Augsust. They can of course book further out, but I'm not sharing what I know yet!