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[cajunchelle]

That's the first I heard that DC is for 4! Wow, that does make a difference! I love it when they include the family in the incentive. And as nice as Disney was, I always thought it was quite cheap for them to send us in the middle of summer when it's a heatwave! These dates should be perfect weather in DC.

Do you have something NEGATIVE to say about EVERYTHING!!!!!

 

[Paige Dixon]

Isn't getting jewelry and luggage an incetive for earning TPC? Look at all the positives - stop digging to find negatives. You also get FREE business cards cards, $360 supply credit - there are LOTS of reasons to still strive for TPC...even if you're not happy with the trips.

Yeah, I do like the business supplies, but my incentive for shooting for TPC has always been the perks at the trips. I have to admit that I'm a jewerly snob, so the PC jewerly just isn't my bag.

 

[dannyzmom]

That's the first I heard that DC is for 4! Wow, that does make a difference! I love it when they include the family in the incentive. And as nice as Disney was, I always thought it was quite cheap for them to send us in the middle of summer when it's a heatwave! These dates should be perfect weather in DC.

They did Disney in the summer because it was a family-of-four trip and summer is the only time they know kids are out of school.

 

[cajunchelle]

They did Disney in the summer because it was a family-of-four trip and summer is the only time they know kids are out of school.

Not to mention that it is more expensive in the summer months than April!

 

[Paige Dixon]

They did Disney in the summer because it was a family-of-four trip and summer is the only time they know kids are out of school.

Oh, I had forgotten that the DC trip is in the summer, and I hadn't noticed or heard until you pointed it out that it was a trip for 4.

Don't get me wrong, I love DC- it has so much educational richness for adults and children. And jewerly snob as I am, I love the gems section of the Smithsonian- I could spend an entire day there alone!

 

[Paige Dixon]

Not to mention that it is more expensive in the summer months than April!

Really? I had no idea it is more expensive. I went to college in FL and can distinctly remember how hot the summers are. I assumed that was the "off-season" when nobody in their right minds ventures outdoors!

 

[Paige Dixon]

Do you have something NEGATIVE to say about EVERYTHING!!!!!

No! I'm always the one on this site helping to bring people up and offering suggestions for getting past booking slumps or helping with rude guests at shows.

The trip incentives are the carrot for me in Pampered Chef. Can't I offer myself to be picked up by the other members of this site when they offer disappointing trip incentives?

 

[dannyzmom]

Really? I had no idea it is more expensive. I went to college in FL and can distinctly remember how hot the summers are. I assumed that was the "off-season" when nobody in their right minds ventures outdoors!

Nope - it's pricier in the summer because that's when everyone is out of school. They only run the Florida Resident specials in the summer.

 

[dannyzmom]

No! I'm always the one on this site helping to bring people up and offering suggestions for getting past booking slumps or helping with rude guests at shows.

The trip incentives are the carrot for me in Pampered Chef. Can't I offer myself to be picked up by the other members of this site when they offer disappointing trip incentives?

We're trying to pick you up Paige - but if you'll read back up through the thread you'll see that every positive point someone mentions, you have a negative comeback.
I understand you feel the trips are a bit disappointing and I can respect that -- I remember the year they did Disney and I poo-poo'ed it because I live right here and can go to Disney whenever...but if you want us to help you see the positives, then ALLOW us to do so.

 

[cajunchelle]

We're trying to pick you up Paige - but if you'll read back up through the thread you'll see that every positive point someone mentions, you have a negative comeback.
I understand you feel the trips are a bit disappointing and I can respect that -- I remember the year they did Disney and I poo-poo'ed it because I live right here and can go to Disney whenever...but if you want us to help you see the positives, then ALLOW us to do so.

good response!

 

[Paige Dixon]

I will have to more than double my sales for a trip. The GC would be great too for Level One. I was so close this year! Only if my recruit had qualified - she has become a KITNAPPER!!![/QUO]

Figure out how many points you want to earn.

Then make a recruiting/qualifying goal (smart to shoot for more recruits than qualifiers just to cushion for life).

Lets say you recruit 25 this year (that's only 2 per month plus one that just happens to come to you!) and you think you can help half (lets say 12) of them qualify. That would be 24,000 points right there!

So subtract 24,000 from your point goal, and divide the difference by 13 (12 months plus double points in Feb.) That's how much you need to submit in commissionable sales per month. Decide how many registries you want this year, figure an average for registry sales, and the difference is what you need in shows and online sales. Divide the sales goal by your show average to figure how many shows each month you need to submit. Then add a couple for a cushion each month in case a show is low or cancels, and overbook them in your calendar.

 

[Paige Dixon]

My Husband is more excited about the cruise than I am at this point....he made sure to get a pack of my business cards so that he can start passing them out to everyone he meets! He told me "We are going on that trip!!!!!"

Be sure he finds you a few recruits!

 

[dannyzmom]

I will have to more than double my sales for a trip. The GC would be great too for Level One. I was so close this year! Only if my recruit had qualified - she has become a KITNAPPER!!![/QUO]

Figure out how many points you want to earn.

Then make a recruiting/qualifying goal (smart to shoot for more recruits than qualifiers just to cushion for life).

Lets say you recruit 25 this year (that's only 2 per month plus one that just happens to come to you!) and you think you can help half (lets say 12) of them qualify. That would be 24,000 points right there!

So subtract 24,000 from your point goal, and divide the difference by 13 (12 months plus double points in Feb.) That's how much you need to submit in commissionable sales per month. Decide how many registries you want this year, figure an average for registry sales, and the difference is what you need in shows and online sales. Divide the sales goal by your show average to figure how many shows each month you need to submit. Then add a couple for a cushion each month in case a show is low or cancels, and overbook them in your calendar.

What a GREAT formula for setting TANGIBLE goals -- thanks for sharing Paige!!

 

[KimmyDarling]

Actually, the National Zoo is always free to everyone. That's one of the "perks" of our taxes. Once you visit, you'll wish they charged admission so they'd have some money to actually fix up the place.

Actually, there are very fancy, big-ticket events at the zoo all the time, and they're lovely.

With all due respect, Paige, I think it's a shame that you are compelled to speak so negatively about this year's trips on what would probably be a really exciting thread for so many of us to read today.

 

[Paige Dixon]

I would LOVE the cruise, but we're trying to get pregnant & I don't think I would want to leave a baby (did it when my daughter was 11 months & I worried the whole time about being out of the country!). Same for London--I've always wanted to go, but kids are too small. I'm shooting for DC--I'd LOVE to take my parents with us. Maybe leave with my sister--she'll only be 3. But I need to start recruiting! That & promoting will help with the points!

Take the baby! Pampered Chef is about families!

 

[Paige Dixon]

We're trying to pick you up Paige - but if you'll read back up through the thread you'll see that every positive point someone mentions, you have a negative comeback.
I understand you feel the trips are a bit disappointing and I can respect that -- I remember the year they did Disney and I poo-poo'ed it because I live right here and can go to Disney whenever...but if you want us to help you see the positives, then ALLOW us to do so.

OK, I read back through the whole thread, and I see Jennifer trying to help me back up by bantering with me about how fun we can make the cruise, but the rest I see in the threads that I wrote myself such as adding on Florida to the cruise or asking HO to offer TPC incentives at Level 2.

I'm not trying to burst anyone's enthusiasm for earning any of the levels, but isn't this forum designed so I can ***** about the disappointments without letting it trickle to my downline? I'm always there to offer a boost to almost every thread I read, and as you can see in my previous posts on this thread, I've tried to boost myself back up about this, too.

 

[AJPratt]

QUESTION: I thought I read last year that no more than 50% of your points could come from recruiting. Is that still the case because I didn't see it anywhere, unless I missed it in the midst of my excitement.

And, I have to say, that I don't think Paige is being all that negative. She's just expressing her disappointment in the incentives this year compared to the trips she has taken in the past. I personally was shocked to see thast level 3 was only a few nights in England. You'll need a vacation from the vacation LOL!

But don't worry, she's a professional, she'll come around to cheer us all on! While I am trying to formulate a plan to go to London to see my family, I have to wonder if I should aim lower for something that would better suit us.

 

[Paige Dixon]

QUESTION: I thought I read last year that no more than 50% of your points could come from recruiting. Is that still the case because I didn't see it anywhere, unless I missed it in the midst of my excitement.

And, I have to say, that I don't think Paige is being all that negative. She's just expressing her disappointment in the incentives this year compared to the trips she has taken in the past. I personally was shocked to see thast level 3 was only a few nights in England. You'll need a vacation from the vacation LOL!

But don't worry, she's a professional, she'll come around to cheer us all on! While I am trying to formulate a plan to go to London to see my family, I have to wonder if I should aim lower for something that would better suit us.

Thanks so much Anne, I can't tell you how much better you saying that makes me feel. And yes, shooting for Level 2 will make this a great year to do fun things with the kiddos rather than stressing too much about Pampered Chef points. I guess I'm disappointed because I had such a great plan to get so many points early in the year this year that I thought I'd be able to skate throught he latter half of the year on holiday sales/holiday recruiting alone and forego the stress. Perhaps shooting for Level 2 is truly a blessing and maybe this will be a very memorable year for my kids as we'll have more time to do regular fun things.

However, I can still want a TPC incentive at Level 2, right? Like $500 shipboard credit?!

 

[pamperedchef_OK_LA_MS]

Oh thanks... I went to CC and got all of the rules!!!

 

[Paige Dixon]

QUESTION: I thought I read last year that no more than 50% of your points could come from recruiting. Is that still the case because I didn't see it anywhere, unless I missed it in the midst of my excitement.

And, I have to say, that I don't think Paige is being all that negative. She's just expressing her disappointment in the incentives this year compared to the trips she has taken in the past. I personally was shocked to see thast level 3 was only a few nights in England. You'll need a vacation from the vacation LOL!

But don't worry, she's a professional, she'll come around to cheer us all on! While I am trying to formulate a plan to go to London to see my family, I have to wonder if I should aim lower for something that would better suit us.

PC is very good about letting you add on to the beginning or end or maybe even both beginning and end of the trips we earn. You could earn the trip and then add on to see your family. Do you need help figuring a plan to earn Level 3 or 4?

 

[gilliandanielle]

I am so excited about the cruise!! I asked DH if he would want to bring the kids with or leave them home, and he said ditch 'em!! LOL! The baby will only be 10-11 months and the other kids will be 3 & 4. That doesn't sound like much of a vacation to me!!

 

[Paige Dixon]

I went alone with my three kids last year (7,5,2) and it wasn't the same as a vacation before kids, but it was such a memorable family event that I wouldn't change a thing. One of the formal nights was on my birthday, so we all dressed up and they took me out for a fancy dinner in the dining room. Can't wait for Atlantis!!!!

 

[lacychef]

I am so excited & determined to earn a trip this year! I don't give a darn WHERE we're going; I know that wherever we go with PC, it will be a vacation that we couldn't afford to take otherwise. I know there's no way in h*** that we could in our wildest dreams afford London, so that would be awesome! DC would be cool too.....and if I don't get quite to that level, I'm sure we can SETTLE for a cruise I just really hope I can have better luck with recruiting this year to help....

 

[SillyChef]

My Husband is more excited about the cruise than I am at this point....he made sure to get a pack of my business cards so that he can start passing them out to everyone he meets! He told me "We are going on that trip!!!!!"

That is EXACTLY what my husband said about London. I just signed up in November and told my director that I would LOVE to got to London for free. And weird, here it is. So I am going to aim for that, and if I don't get it SOMETHING FREE is better than NOTHING!

 

[D_Patel]

I agree the trips are not the best i have seen since signing with PC but , IT IS FREE !!!!!!!!! I know at my other job , i do not get rewarded for doing my job !!! Especially with a vacation that me and my man would have never been able to aford on our own !!!!!!!!!! Iam shooting for level 2, we want a FREE Vacation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SillyChef]

Can you add your own days to it and stuff like that? Or is it a Take it or Leave it kinda deal?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

QUESTION: I thought I read last year that no more than 50% of your points could come from recruiting. Is that still the case because I didn't see it anywhere, unless I missed it in the midst of my excitement.

And, I have to say, that I don't think Paige is being all that negative. She's just expressing her disappointment in the incentives this year compared to the trips she has taken in the past. I personally was shocked to see thast level 3 was only a few nights in England. You'll need a vacation from the vacation LOL!

But don't worry, she's a professional, she'll come around to cheer us all on! While I am trying to formulate a plan to go to London to see my family, I have to wonder if I should aim lower for something that would better suit us.

Anne - "Blessed are the peacemakers...." Thanks for chiming in with those calming words!

 

[AJPratt]

PC is very good about letting you add on to the beginning or end or maybe even both beginning and end of the trips we earn. You could earn the trip and then add on to see your family. Do you need help figuring a plan to earn Level 3 or 4?

I could use help with level 2 and 3! I would be thrilled to get either one! It would be HUGE for my husband.

 

[AJPratt]

Anne - "Blessed are the peacemakers...." Thanks for chiming in with those calming words!

That reminds me of Monty Python's "Blessed are the cheesemakers". LOL


Many times I have found myself in the same place as Paige, just looking for something and it being taken not in the spirit that it was meant.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

That reminds me of Monty Python's "Blessed are the cheesemakers". LOL


Many times I have found myself in the same place as Paige, just looking for something and it being taken not in the spirit that it was meant.

I've been there too - and the harder you try to explain yourself - the more botched it seems to get! It's good to have someone else come along side and understand (and diffuse!). I just wanted you to know I appreciated your words.