I did a show this past Saturday with a group of ladies who keep booking off each other. They're a great group of women and love to get together and have a "party". This was the 7th show I've done for them. However, they have seen all the products and heard all the speeches so now they've gotten to where they're talking constantly, not listening to anything, walking around doing toasts with mini-glasses, etc. The host was a great host but she had more food than I feel was necessary. My demo was the Creamy One Pot Pasta and a Chocolate Banana Cream Trifle. She had 5 or 6 other appetizers, dips, chips, etc. Some of the guests brought friends so they had not been to one of my shows but I'm feeling like I lose the whole "Pampered Chef Consultant" role because they're all doing other things. I would tell them "ok we'll get started now everyone can see what we have to offer, eat and enjoy the rest of your day". Apparently they were having a major party after I left because they're husbands starting coming in as I was leaving.
I just need to see how to handle this because I have another show with them in March, different host but using the same house as on Saturday. The house I was at on Saturday was amazing and huge and I felt like I was in Kitchen Stadium so I was so excited about doing the show. But I guess they've all heard and seen it so many times they went on with their own things. The new people there were listening but after the alcohol set in with the others and they got loud, nobody could hear what I was seeing. The host did ask them to be quiet at one point but it didn't work.
Anybody ever have this situation?
I just need to see how to handle this because I have another show with them in March, different host but using the same house as on Saturday. The house I was at on Saturday was amazing and huge and I felt like I was in Kitchen Stadium so I was so excited about doing the show. But I guess they've all heard and seen it so many times they went on with their own things. The new people there were listening but after the alcohol set in with the others and they got loud, nobody could hear what I was seeing. The host did ask them to be quiet at one point but it didn't work.
Anybody ever have this situation?