What's New with Weekly Bites on Pampered Chef?

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around participants sharing their experiences and thoughts regarding the Weekly Bites feature on Pampered Chef, including its evolution and changes over the years. Participants reflect on past practices, such as the mailing of postcards, and express mixed feelings about current guest specials.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant recalls the debut of Weekly Bites and their experience selling at that time.
  • Several users mention issues with accessing content on the Weekly Bites page, with some finding solutions by using different browser tabs.
  • One participant expresses disappointment over the current guest special, comparing it unfavorably to past offerings.
  • Another participant reminisces about the transition from mailing postcards to digital formats, noting the changes in Pampered Chef over the years.
  • Some participants share their memories of the old host program and the challenges associated with redeeming points, expressing relief over the current system.
  • One participant mentions the aesthetic preference for line drawings over photographs in promotional materials.
  • Several users discuss their experiences with older products and how they have changed their usage over time.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the effectiveness and appeal of current guest specials compared to past offerings. There is no clear consensus on the overall satisfaction with the changes in Pampered Chef's promotional practices.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences spanning several years within the Pampered Chef community, reflecting on how practices and products have evolved.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants interested in the historical context of Pampered Chef's promotional strategies and those reflecting on changes in product offerings may find this discussion relevant.

A blank PC page came up. I don't see any content! Shucks....
 
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Hum...came up in mine.....but then again, I also have CC open. That may be the difference.
 
Now it works....I opened CC in another tab and got it to open. Thanks for the tip! :)
 
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No Prob. I totally spaced that. :p
 
What a crappy guest special!! Save what...$3 on a batter bowl?? I can't believe they used to send the weekly bites on a postcard!
 
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gilliandanielle said:
What a crappy guest special!! Save what...$3 on a batter bowl?? I can't believe they used to send the weekly bites on a postcard!
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Oh yeah! I remember getting them! :p It's amazing how much Pampered Chef has changed in just five years! I could probably find one of them if I dug around the crap I left at my folks house! :p
 
I can't imagine how much money they are saving by not mailing out postcards/ paychecks/courtesy notices, etc.!!
 
I don't remember the postcards and I've been around for 6 years. It's that old age thing... I bet if I dug in my files I'd find a few!
 
WoW.....haven't we changed in six years???
 
gilliandanielle said:
What a crappy guest special!! Save what...$3 on a batter bowl?? I can't believe they used to send the weekly bites on a postcard!
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Regular prices have gone up since then. Those sale prices were $2 off each item.

That was the year I signed, but I signed in September. The Round Platter (mentioned as the Consultant Special) was the host special the month I hosted.
 
chefann said:
Regular prices have gone up since then. Those sale prices were $2 off each item.

That was the year I signed, but I signed in September. The Round Platter (mentioned as the Consultant Special) was the host special the month I hosted.
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Do you have one? And the oval platter, too? They came with the non-slip sheet, that came with cutting boards, so your bird/entreroastbeast wouldn't slip off the platter!

I've got 'em both and have no idea what I'm ever going to use them for, now that we have all the SA pieces.
 
Just in the last 2 years... huge changes.
 
The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Do you have one? And the oval platter, too? They came with the non-slip sheet, that came with cutting boards, so your bird/entreroastbeast wouldn't slip off the platter!

I've got 'em both and have no idea what I'm ever going to use them for, now that we have all the SA pieces.
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I do have both SA platters. The round one looks nice on top of the FV DDB as a cake plate. I haven't used either in quite a while, though. And it's because of the SA, just like you said. Which is why they were discontinued, probably.

Here's the oldest host special PDF I have saved. It's from May 2002.
 

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Yikes - I have the blue and green crocks next to the range - I use them as tool holders. I have to change my profile - I've been around a lot longer than 4 years! :eek:
 
Those are the light blue and green, not the cobalt or forest.Anyone else glad we have the new host program instead of the old one, in which the hosts were just given the item whether they had it already or not?
 
Yup - those are the ones I have! (I wish I had the cobalt and forest - much better colors.)Yes, not to mention, being rid of those stupid points to redeem. How many hosts have drawers full of stoneware scrapers because you had to use up every last point before you could close a show?
 
The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Yup - those are the ones I have! (I wish I had the cobalt and forest - much better colors.)

Yes, not to mention, being rid of those stupid points to redeem. How many hosts have drawers full of stoneware scrapers because you had to use up every last point before you could close a show?
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Or who picked the Twixit Clip, thinking that the 25 point item was the full set, not a single clip. I had several hosts get mad at me about that one.
 
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Yes, not to mention, being rid of those stupid points to redeem. How many hosts have drawers full of stoneware scrapers because you had to use up every last point before you could close a show?
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And without going one point over......I hated that! "You can choose another pan scraper, or a citrus peeler...which would you like?"
 
I do miss the old special flyers. . .the drawings made much nicer copies than the photographs do.

I also don't remember weekly bites "postcards" and I'll have 6 years in June. (or is it May? Maybe that's why I don't remember the postcards.)
 
Hated that! Or of all the host really wanted was, for example, the USG, but were short by 25 freakin' points! So then they had to pick other things, and get stuff they neither wanted nor needed.
 
chefjeanine said:
I do miss the old special flyers. . .the drawings made much nicer copies than the photographs do.

I also don't remember weekly bites "postcards" and I'll have 6 years in June. (or is it May? Maybe that's why I don't remember the postcards.)
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I often wish I had the old half sheet host/guest special flyers with the drawings....much easier on the wallet too.!

I have almost 5 yrs, and I don't remember the postcards either.....
 
chefjeanine said:
I also don't remember weekly bites "postcards" and I'll have 6 years in June. (or is it May? Maybe that's why I don't remember the postcards.)
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If you had email, they didn't send them to you.
 
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And without going one point over......I hated that! "You can choose another pan scraper, or a citrus peeler...which would you like?"
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I never asked them - I just filled up the points and submitted the show and let 'em be surprised. "Oh, there was a Twixit clip in the box? Are you lucky! Someone must have dropped it into the box when they were packing it!" :rolleyes:
 
chefann said:
If you had email, they didn't send them to you.
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Ohhhh....that would 'splain it!
 
I still can't figure out how to open the link. Can you post it as a jpeg?

I, too, wish they'd go back to the line drawings. It would be so easier and cheaper to just print several copies from the computer!
 
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I still have those Blue & Green crocks too. I love them. I have utensil in one by the stove and the other is just basically a pretty thing on top of a shelf in my kitchen. I remember the stones with the cutting boards. I have those laying around here too somewhere......

Now that you guys mention it, the points thing did suck! It kinda reminded me of the old Wheel of Fortune where they had $$ to spend in the WoF store! LOL It was way too much trouble come time to check out! The new host program is MUCH better.
 
BethCooks4U said:
I still can't figure out how to open the link. Can you post it as a jpeg?

I, too, wish they'd go back to the line drawings. It would be so easier and cheaper to just print several copies from the computer!
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Beth,

Open another browser window and log into CC. Leave that window open, then come back and try the link again.
 
chefann said:
Beth,

Open another browser window and log into CC. Leave that window open, then come back and try the link again.
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Nope still doesn't work. It asks for my consultant number and password and then I get a blank page.
 
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