What Products Would You Like to See "Retired"?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores participants' opinions on which Pampered Chef products they would like to see retired or redesigned. Various products are mentioned, with some participants expressing strong preferences for changes or discontinuation.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses a desire for the Salt/Pepper Mill to be redesigned, along with the Nylon tool set, Suds Pump, and self-sharpening knives.
  • Another participant mentions selling Suds Pumps due to recommendations from a local Arbonne consultant.
  • Several users mention wanting to keep the self-sharpening knives to cater to a broader customer base.
  • One participant shares their experience of using the Hold N Slice daily, while another states they no longer use it.
  • Some participants express a desire for the spritzer and Suds Pump to be modernized, while others want the ice cream sandwich maker to be retired.
  • Multiple participants prefer the Nylon Tools over Chef's Tools and would like them offered individually again.
  • One participant notes dissatisfaction with the wine opener and suggests it should be restyled.
  • Several users express a desire for the colander/bowl set to be redesigned or discontinued due to its perceived lack of functionality.
  • One participant mentions the need for better design in the batter bowls to facilitate stacking.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ significantly among participants regarding which products should be retired or redesigned, with no clear consensus emerging on specific items.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences and preferences regarding product usage, highlighting a range of opinions on functionality and design.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to Pampered Chef consultants looking to understand community sentiments about product preferences and potential changes.

CookingwithMary said:
Adios Cut n' Seal, and Ice Cream Sandwich maker.

Love the soap pump concept, but want it redesigned for kitchen and bath. Current model only works about a month for me, then replace mechanism. Then dead. Have tried different dishwashing liquids/hand soaps in case that was the problem.
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Do you mix the water and soap before pumping? The thicker soap at the bottom usually is what causes clogging. (I mean turn it back and forth but not shake) You also have to be careful to not put too much soap in. Using the fill lines and then mixing it well works. I have a couple of them we have used for years with absolutely no problems - and it's mostly teens using them so there's no special care there once I filled them.:rolleyes:
 
CookingwithMary said:
Adios Cut n' Seal.
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Uhh - uhhh - you're hurting me. My kids love the Cut 'n Seal. I sell a lot of them.
 
BethCooks4U said:
Do you mix the water and soap before pumping?

Yup, followed directions, even trying less soap to water ratio. I bought several pumps at the same time and wondered if I got a bad lot? Or the L.A. tap water :yuck:

Thanks for the care suggestions, much appreciated.

btw, :love: the oil spritzer. No problem there.
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BethCooks4U said:
Do you mix the water and soap before pumping? The thicker soap at the bottom usually is what causes clogging. (I mean turn it back and forth but not shake) You also have to be careful to not put too much soap in. Using the fill lines and then mixing it well works. I have a couple of them we have used for years with absolutely no problems - and it's mostly teens using them so there's no special care there once I filled them.:rolleyes:
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Use hot water too and it will mix better. They also recommend not using soap that you can not see through.
 
I love my Suds Pumps! I have one at every sink in my house. It has saved me $$$$ in soap and lots of time because I don't have to clean up after my ds and dh as much. They would leave globs of soap in the sink all the time until I got these.
 
I love the suds pump too - just wish it were prettier.
 
My list of things to go:
The tile napkins
The tile pattern completely
scoop clip...unless they brought back the coffee that may people liked!
cake stencil set
Hooked on fish (probably because I do not like fish!)

Things I would like re-designed:
colander and bowl set
great ideas about the S/P shaker...no don't separate them...keep them in one unit.

Undecided about - I don't sell many if any at all, but think we should have something in our line of the quality we have:
Large Bamboo cutting board

Things I don't want to go:
Hold and slice. Hold your raw chicken or your hot chicken to cut.
And many other items too numerous to list!
 
dianevill said:
Uhh - uhhh - you're hurting me. My kids love the Cut 'n Seal. I sell a lot of them.
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Are you doing anything special in a demo to sell them? Please share :) I'm willing to change my ways :)
 
I don't demo the cut and seal alot either but sell it by other people talking about it. I have had people to ask me about other uses for it. I done one show where the hostess wanted to use it for fried apple pies. Instead I got her to buy a can of Grands biscuits and a can of apple filling that you would use for topping on cheesecakes.. We rolled out each biscuit to 5 inches and spread the filling over half of it and not to the edges. Pulled the other half of the biscuit over and used the cut and seal to cut off any excess and crimp the rest. We then put these on a stone and baked them for 25 minutes or so. Everyone was amazed and I sold cut and seals, stones, rollers and spreaders.. Now when I am asked I tell them that recipe and sell more.
I use it at home for peanut butter sandwiches.
Crystal
 
Thanks Crystal, will dig mine out and try the pies idea :)
 
You can do Crystal's idea with white bread, too (Wonder works well).

I usually get the moms with "it costs about a third of what the Uncrustables does. You can make your own sandwiches with the kind of peanut butter and jelly your kids like, pop them in a baggie, and freeze."
 
cvaccaro said:
I absolutely love the S&P mill and totally agree with stainless steel. I never thought about using what I also thought was a useless sandwich maker for hamburger patties. That is a great idea. The paper napkins also are useless and how about in addition to the soup bowls some escargot dishes??
Cathy
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Is this a big thing in Canada? Because I'm almost 100% positive I wouldn't sell any here - I've never even seen escargot for sale, and I shop every place! (I do know what it is, at least!;) But I think that the majority of my customers would stare at me blankly.)
 
ChefBeckyD said:
Is this a big thing in Canada? Because I'm almost 100% positive I wouldn't sell any here - I've never even seen escargot for sale, and I shop every place! (I do know what it is, at least!;) But I think that the majority of my customers would stare at me blankly.)
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Not a big mover here either, although I have had it and I do like it, I'm pretty sure I'd never make it at home.
 
I love the make and feel of the new tools, but like the size of the older tools. I wish we had a lot of small tools like the small slotted turner, I LOVE that size. And I would love some the size of a tablespoon or two.

I would like a restyled Salt and Pepper Mill.

I have never sold a dessert plate or tile napkins. I do not think I have ever sold the dots or tiles SA. I sale the white ones.

Ice Cream sandwich maker can go.

I love the colander set too.
 
pamperedlinda said:
Not a big mover here either, although I have had it and I do like it, I'm pretty sure I'd never make it at home.
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I had snails once...in High School on our annual choir tour a group of friends and I went to this fancy restaurant and pooled our money together and the only thing on the menu we could afford was the escargot...the entire time I was eating it I had to keep telling myself "Don't think about snails, don't think about snails"...not bad but the texture is not my style- they are a little too rubbery for me. That could be why I don't like mushrooms. Hmmmm
 
Kitchen Diva said:
I had snails once...in High School on our annual choir tour a group of friends and I went to this fancy restaurant and pooled our money together and the only thing on the menu we could afford was the escargot...the entire time I was eating it I had to keep telling myself "Don't think about snails, don't think about snails"...not bad but the texture is not my style- they are a little too rubbery for me. That could be why I don't like mushrooms. Hmmmm
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Yeah, they are a little on the rubbery side. But the garlicy-butter sauce is to die for! Gotta have extra bread with that.
 
Ohhhhh... escargot! My favorite! (They sell it at Meijer... look on the upper shelves!) Not sure our customers would get it though! Whatever we get will be fabulous!!!!
 
I make escargots all the time. They are really cheap to buy here in the supermakets. If they are done right they are not rubbery. I don't know if the dishes would be a good seller or not. You can buy the dishes here at the dollar store. My dad even has shells for his that he uses, look cool.

Linda your right the butter sauce is very good. I also had them in a tomato based sauce when I was in France that was amazing.:chef:
 
I LOVE my colander and bowl set - use it for pasta, berries, and the bowls for salad and popcorn.
As for the ice cream sandwich maker - love it in the summer, fun to make cookies and sandwiches for dad, who is an ice cream hog - but messy too! My ds who is 4 likes to lick his fingers while making pop-pop presents. I haven't tried it for burgers, but I will.
The tile SA and napkins are fine to go with me. As are the new tools, I like the feel of them, but prefer the size of the old ones. I also think there are too many knife choices for customers, and many will choose cheaper over better quality.
 
I forget I even have the two larger parts of the colander and bowl set. I use the small colander almost daily, especially when strawberries are in season. I use the small bowl daily for my big lettuce/spinach salad.
I love the look and feel of the Chef's tools, but they do fall out of the pans because they are "handle heavy". The small slotted turner is too flimsy. I don't use my regular sized Slotted Turner. The Strainer is okay, but I think it needs to be deeper for what I would use it for. I have a really old metal strainer that is not as wide or pretty but it is deep. I like deep.
I don't like the Cut N Seal because it's not dishwasher safe and it doesn't cost enough to use in a demo.
I won't buy the PC spritzer. I have Bed Bath and Beyond stainless ones. Love them. Never had a problem with them. Get very irritated when customers bring up the problems with PC spritzers. Had Suds Pumps and gave up on those. Saved on soap but traded that for frustration. We use bar soap in the upstairs bathrooms, everyone has their won bar. They last forever. Use soap dispensers on the main floor for guests.
IMO Spoon Rest is silly, though I've sold them. Why wash a spoon rest when you can just wipe up the mess on the counter or stove? I've never understood that.
Also don't care for the Outdoor Party Plates and Utensils. Not my color and don't get why the PC is selling that stuff.
(Haven't been on in a while. Sorry for going on and on...)
 
JAE said:
I forget I even have the two larger parts of the colander and bowl set. I use the small colander almost daily, especially when strawberries are in season. I use the small bowl daily for my big lettuce/spinach salad.
I love the look and feel of the Chef's tools, but they do fall out of the pans because they are "handle heavy". The small slotted turner is too flimsy. I don't use my regular sized Slotted Turner. The Strainer is okay, but I think it needs to be deeper for what I would use it for. I have a really old metal strainer that is not as wide or pretty but it is deep. I like deep.
I don't like the Cut N Seal because it's not dishwasher safe and it doesn't cost enough to use in a demo.
I won't buy the PC spritzer. I have Bed Bath and Beyond stainless ones. Love them. Never had a problem with them. Get very irritated when customers bring up the problems with PC spritzers. Had Suds Pumps and gave up on those. Saved on soap but traded that for frustration. We use bar soap in the upstairs bathrooms, everyone has their won bar. They last forever. Use soap dispensers on the main floor for guests.
IMO Spoon Rest is silly, though I've sold them. Why wash a spoon rest when you can just wipe up the mess on the counter or stove? I've never understood that.
Also don't care for the Outdoor Party Plates and Utensils. Not my color and don't get why the PC is selling that stuff.
(Haven't been on in a while. Sorry for going on and on...)
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Somehow I missed this fact...mine goes in the dishwasher several times a week.
 
Is your's still shiny?
"Hand wash; rinse and dry immediately."
 
The paper napkins can go for sure...not practical at all. I am thinking they will be discontinued because they gave them away to hosts in November...which I thought was crappy compared to the towels they gave in December.

I wouldn't mind if the tiles SA were discontinued. I like the dots okay, but the white and cranberry are my favs.

I would like to see the salt/pepper mill redesigned as well as the egg slicer plus.

The salad/berry spinner can go...too big and bulky.

The new chef's tools are prettier, but the old style is definately more sturdy and useful.

I gave my icecream sandwich maker away to a teenager who likes to make them...I personally thought it was a stupid idea, but that is just my opinion.

I love the colander and bowl set, but would like to see an additional mid-size.

We have to keep the SS knives because not everyone likes the forged set. While they are excellent quality, they are bulky for small hands. And, not everyone can afford that set.

I would like to see the old kitchen shears back. I am not sold on the new set.

I just hope we don't get a lot of restyled stuff like we did last season. There were too many restyled products at one time.
 
My son hates it when I use the cut n seal he hates a round sandwich have no clue why.
 
Jennie4PC said:
My son hates it when I use the cut n seal he hates a round sandwich have no clue why.
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Mine too! I thought he would love it. The first time I made him a pbj with the cut 'n seal he told me don't ever do that again. He said "mommy I don't like circle sandwiches, I like straight ones" and he was 4.....go figure!
 
pamperedlinda said:
Mine too! I thought he would love it. The first time I made him a pbj with the cut 'n seal he told me don't ever do that again. He said "mommy I don't like circle sandwiches, I like straight ones" and he was 4.....go figure!
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That is funny! My son has specific sandwiches he likes in different shapes. A PBJ has to always be a round sandwich - but a cheese sandwich has to be triangles. Although he like it if I make him a "pizza sandwich" with the cut n seal. A little pizza sauce, some grated cheese and some baby spinach ( yes, he loves spinach!) and then grilled.
 
Shawnna said:
The paper napkins can go for sure...not practical at all. I am thinking they will be discontinued because they gave them away to hosts in November...which I thought was crappy compared to the towels they gave in December.

I wouldn't mind if the tiles SA were discontinued. I like the dots okay, but the white and cranberry are my favs.

I would like to see the salt/pepper mill redesigned as well as the egg slicer plus.

The salad/berry spinner can go...too big and bulky.

The new chef's tools are prettier, but the old style is definately more sturdy and useful.

I gave my icecream sandwich maker away to a teenager who likes to make them...I personally thought it was a stupid idea, but that is just my opinion.

I love the colander and bowl set, but would like to see an additional mid-size.

We have to keep the SS knives because not everyone likes the forged set. While they are excellent quality, they are bulky for small hands. And, not everyone can afford that set.

I would like to see the old kitchen shears back. I am not sold on the new set.

I just hope we don't get a lot of restyled stuff like we did last season. There were too many restyled products at one time.
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I think they gave away the paper napkins because Nov. is the biggest sales/show month, and they knew that they had an endless supply of napkins to give away, without worrying about them being out of stock.:rolleyes: And maybe they thought when people saw them, they would order a ton more for the holidays! (Said with extreme sarcasm....)
 
Another vote for getting rid of the Outdoor Party Plates and Utensils. Ugly color, and people keep trying to throw away the utensils.

Grilling planks - has anyone sold any of these?

cutting board w/ measure cups - it just bugs me the way it won't dry in the dishwasher, because it's not flat on both sides

the corer

oil dipping set - why can't it be just plain white?

I actually like the tiles dishes and the paper napkins, though.
 
kspry said:
people keep trying to throw away the utensils.
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Yes everyone just thinks they are disposible. They are the same as the disposible ones at the store only different colors.


kspry said:
the corer
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Do you mean the tomato corer? I hope not I have sold a ton of these.
 
ditto to what all of you said! I love the S&P Mill - we use it everyday but stainless would be so much nicer looking than the "plastic look". And I HATE the chefs tools. The pieces I have are hanging on my new potrack. They are too big for the TTA and fall out of the pots. I dont even agree taht they are prettier - I like black much more than the gray.
Great idea on the handles of the batter bowls. Mine are stacked inside each other too. That would be great!
Grilling Planks? I think I sold one set last summer. The ones I have are still in the drawer - I've never even used them!
 
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