What are some unique holiday card-gift ideas for hosts?

[heat123]

Hi all, I was just wondering if you do anything special besides sending out holiday cards to past hosts and perhaps preferred customers?

Thanks for any replies!

Ps. For my New year potential bookings I thought to send cards to them as well to keep your name infront of them as a reminder for their upcoming show!

 

[pampered1224]

A little error I made....That I do not want anyone else to make.

When you send out holiday cards make sure they are just that. Plain Generic cards. HAPPY HOLIDAYS with no depiction of Christmas, Hanukka or Kwanza or whatever else may be out there.
4 years ago I sent out Christmas cards to all my past hosts. I was so excited about this and even put a $5 "gift card" into each one.
Well, I got two extrememly negative letters back from two of my hosts.
It never dawned on me that maybe someone in my list did not celebrate Christmas. STUPID! STUPID!! STUPID!!!

I have never heard from either of those hosts again. One was a $700 plus and the other was a $800 plus host too.

So learn from my error. Never assume the holidays are the same as yours.

 

[tlennhoff]

That I do not want anyone else to make.

When you send out holiday cards make sure they are just that. Plain Generic cards. HAPPY HOLIDAYS with no depiction of Christmas, Hanukka or Kwanza or whatever else may be out there. <SNIP>
So learn from my error. Never assume the holidays are the same as yours.

That is great advice.

 

[heat123]

I bought the PC holiday cards from Merrill and they have the prepbowl snowman on front that says "Holiday Greetings" and blank inside.

That's too bad, it was a very nice gesture on your part with the gift cards too!

 

[cmdtrgd]

I bought refrigerator calendar magnets from magnetstreet.com which will allow me to stick my card to them. I believe they come with envelopes.

 

[tracymagu]

heat123:
I checked out the snowman cards, they are really cute. I like the idea of the recipe that comes with it as a "gift". One question, is the recipe on the back side of the picture with room to write on the bottom?

 

[heat123]

It's actually on the back side of the card so you have a full card page inside to write a message.

 

[tracymagu]

Thanks for the info!

 

[chefann]

Nancy's Artworks has a nice Thanksgiving postcard. If you mail something for Thanksgiving, it won't be lost in the holiday mess, you'll stand out in the recipient's mind, and you can tie it in with "I'm thankful for your business." And maybe it will result in an order for holiday gifts.

 

[ChefAmber]

cheffann
thats a great idea b/c people get soo many x-mas cards and usually none for thanksgiving so they would spend more time reading it and have time to think about it, with the x-mas cards you are opening maybe 2 or 3 a day and they just all kinda run together.
thanks
amber
pampered chef consultant #495750

 

[lacychef]

I bought refrigerator calendar magnets from magnetstreet.com which will allow me to stick my card to them. I believe they come with envelopes.

Thanks for giving this info!! The past 2 years I've given out magnetic calendars to my preferred customers & past hosts & they have LOVED them But, I'd bought them from Town & Country which we no longer buy from. I've had people bummed out when I've told them I can't get them anymore.
THANKS

 

[sillylittlechef]

What do you write on the inside of the card? Do you simply say happy holidays, or something about booking and buying?

 

[DebbieSAChef]

Season's bestMy director had a great idea about using the Season's best as a greeting card to send out to people for the holidays. Greeting cards usually go in the drawer or in the trash, but these little cookbooks will be a great surprise. Who wouldn't want a 32 page cookbook with PC recipes??
You could write a little something on the front cover, put in a business card and offer any incentive you want also.
I thought this was a great idea and since we get these for only 60 cents, what a deal!!!

Debbie

 

[pamperedchefjunkie]

I can't find the snowman on the merrill website...help!

 

[pamperedgirl3]

Thanks for giving this info!! The past 2 years I've given out magnetic calendars to my preferred customers & past hosts & they have LOVED them But, I'd bought them from Town & Country which we no longer buy from. I've had people bummed out when I've told them I can't get them anymore.
THANKS

You can still get them. Just go to Town & Country's site. http://www.TownAndCountryPrinting.com/business.html

Who do you consider preferred customers? I plan on getting these for past hosts, but not sure how many customers to give them to.

 

[dannyzmom]

That I do not want anyone else to make.

When you send out holiday cards make sure they are just that. Plain Generic cards. HAPPY HOLIDAYS with no depiction of Christmas, Hanukka or Kwanza or whatever else may be out there.
4 years ago I sent out Christmas cards to all my past hosts. I was so excited about this and even put a $5 "gift card" into each one.
Well, I got two extrememly negative letters back from two of my hosts.
It never dawned on me that maybe someone in my list did not celebrate Christmas. STUPID! STUPID!! STUPID!!!

I have never heard from either of those hosts again. One was a $700 plus and the other was a $800 plus host too.

So learn from my error. Never assume the holidays are the same as yours.

This is a VERY important opint to remember. I lost TWO members of my team las tholiday season because my upline director ran the meeting in November and was telling everyone to talk abotu "Christmas this and Christmas that" at their shows to boost sales. And I pointed out that they really should say "The Holidays this and The Holidays that" rather than Christmas...as many of our guests (and the two consultants who ultimately quit) celebrate holidays other than Christmas. Well, my upine director went OFF about how she loves Jesus Christ and refuses to tiptoe around other people's feelings when she wants to shout frmo a mountaintop about her love for Jesus, blah blah blah. Within 3 days, the two consultants who attended that meeting sent me (and her) a very curt email about WHY they wanted nothing to do with this business and HER team.

So yeah gang...be aware of other people and their personal beilefs...and try to respect them. It's bad enough to lose customers...but I lost two consultants over this.

 

[tiffanypatton79]

Ann- I looked for the thanksgiving cards at nancy's but couldn't find them.. did you get them this year? i thought the advice you gave was great and wanted to follow it thanks~tiffany p

 

[Chef Diane]

It's too badyou weren't able to talk with them and let them know not everyone feels the same as your upline director. I too am very pro Christmas, but have to remember when doing shows that every is not. It's sad and Im sorry you had to go through this.

This is a VERY important opint to remember. I lost TWO members of my team las tholiday season because my upline director ran the meeting in November and was telling everyone to talk abotu "Christmas this and Christmas that" at their shows to boost sales. And I pointed out that they really should say "The Holidays this and The Holidays that" rather than Christmas...as many of our guests (and the two consultants who ultimately quit) celebrate holidays other than Christmas. Well, my upine director went OFF about how she loves Jesus Christ and refuses to tiptoe around other people's feelings when she wants to shout frmo a mountaintop about her love for Jesus, blah blah blah. Within 3 days, the two consultants who attended that meeting sent me (and her) a very curt email about WHY they wanted nothing to do with this business and HER team.

So yeah gang...be aware of other people and their personal beilefs...and try to respect them. It's bad enough to lose customers...but I lost two consultants over this.

 

[heat123]

I love that the Merrill cards have the recipe on the back so they can keep the card for that purpose! But Ann that is a great idea too about Thanksgiving and how it would make you stand out as a professional consultant!

 

[lacychef]

You can still get them. Just go to Town & Country's site. http://www.TownAndCountryPrinting.com/business.html

Who do you consider preferred customers? I plan on getting these for past hosts, but not sure how many customers to give them to.

I consider preferred customers if they attend lots of my shows or order frequently. Those that spend $60 or more; or if they come & order at several shows, I don't really look at how much they spend. You know, just loyal customers My hosts are preferred customers also.

 

[dannyzmom]

you weren't able to talk with them and let them know not everyone feels the same as your upline director. I too am very pro Christmas, but have to remember when doing shows that every is not. It's sad and Im sorry you had to go through this.

I was able to...but it was useless. They were so upset and put-off by her outburst they wanted nothing to do with any of us anymore. I really stunk.