This thread captures the excitement and personal experiences of participants attending a conference, particularly focusing on winning prizes and the emotional significance of these wins. Participants share their joy and anticipation regarding the items they received and the impact on their cooking and business endeavors.
General agreement exists among participants regarding the excitement of winning and the positive impact of the conference experience. However, there are differing views on the cookware's desirability, particularly concerning non-stick options.
The discussion centers around personal experiences at a conference, with participants sharing their feelings about winning prizes and the implications for their cooking practices and business growth.
Consultants within the community may find this thread useful for understanding the emotional and practical aspects of winning products at conferences and how these experiences can influence their business strategies.
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Di_Can_Cook said:OK, now I can't say I don't win anything! :blushing:
I went through most of the conference hearing drawings ... and nobody in our cluster won until the last day. One of my new clustermates won a free night in a hotel room next year. This will make the trip so much easier for her! I was so excited for her! :angel:
So we finished with conference, quickly got surprise boxes and shipped our minis away in them ... and got in line. The driver gave me a sticker but not my clustermate in front of me. I noticed it just as we finished our tour and walked into the room ... they were nice enough to give her a number. Since she has had some circumstances this year, I was praying that one or both of us would get it!
So they drew "her" bus first (they gave her a number for the blue bus even though we were both on orange) and she didn't get it.
Then they drew the orange bus and the guy said "Thirty .....
"eight," I thought.
Then I heard EIGHT!
I screamed so loud I could be heard in the parking lot!
They announced that we'd get in the money machine ... stuff tickets into our pockets ... and that we really should grab the "golden" ticket, which is worth a 7 piece set of stainless cookware! Nobody had failed to grab that ticket any time they did this ...
I got it with only 4 seconds to go! They let me get stuff off the door as well!
They would not tell me what I won ... but I looked at my bag and saw that it had a silicone floral cake pan and "dotts s" which would be either the small bowls or the serving bowl! I'm hoping it's the latter ... since I'm guessing that they packed it with products that will help us improve our sales!
They said, "Tell your husband you only bought a thing or two ..." I don't have a husband, though! Roomie is discouraged that it's not non-stick!
HOWEVER .... I said to several people, "You have no idea how much this means. I have been cooking in saucepans that I inherited from my mother ... the old copper bottom pans that have duct tape holding the handles on!
This is also the ultimate confirmation that I was supposed to go to conference ... my car broke down in June ... I had to replace my computer soon after ... my roomate encouraged me to "cancel one of your trips" not seeing the value in either! (The other one was a cheap trip to New England to visit family.)
I am thinking of holding an "inferior cookware" yard sale in August!
A fellow cheffer took a photo of me in the booth ... I encouraged her to post it. I am sure it will be quite blurry but I said I'd verify it!
Does anybody know a good video sharing site, since somebody said they'd video it to me?
ALSO ... those of you who have won in the past ... what did you get? The suspense is killing me!
