Worst Pampered Chef Party?? I Got Mooned!

[schel]

thanks for all the encouragement! I still have to close her show and also check her order as she was too drunk to realize she ordered hundreds of dollars of stuff. She called the new Deep Dish Baker the "Chicken Cooker" as i talked about the 30 min roast chicken recipie (which sold me 2 bakers btw).

sheesh, this ain't gonna be pretty!!

thanks guys - i knew i could count on you to make me feel better!

m

Chicken Cooker that one cracked me up! Guess you have to have a dry sence of humor like I do!
I agree also!!!
I would just tell her what she owes and "Take the money and Run!!"
Submit the show and be done with it!

As for the mother booking off her show, I don't know what to tell you.
That one is up to you I guess.

I'm still trying to figure out why I booked a "Mom and Me" show and if I really want to do it after reading all the horror stories with kids on the site.
I was thinking though maybe having the sugar cookies already baked and making a small batch of dough, and doing the cut outs to bake on a stone,
and then the kids could just use the decorator bottle set to decorate how ever they want.
Schel

 

[tlennhoff]

I'm still trying to figure out why I booked a "Mom and Me" show and if I really want to do it after reading all the horror stories with kids on the site.
I was thinking though maybe having the sugar cookies already baked and making a small batch of dough, and doing the cut outs to bake on a stone,
and then the kids could just use the decorator bottle set to decorate how ever they want.
Schel

Just make sure you have a way to keep the kids occupied. Decorating cookies sounds like an idea - you might want to have them do this on the floor - put down a plastic tablecloth, give each of them a plate with a cookie, and then put the decorating bottles & sprinkles (in a shaker if you can) down for them. Be aware that they do not always share well so you may have to stop the show occiasonally to remind them to share & be prepared for them to make a mess. When I did a mommy & me show I paired up with a friend, she took the kids into the other room for their part of the activity (rolling out mini-pizzas & putting sauce & cheese on them) and it worked pretty well. The kids were so excited to show their parents what they had made while I had time to do a quick/short presentation for the moms.

 

[mommyhugz1978]

Some people have a lot of nerve, My second show that I have ever done, their was this one lady in their that thought she knew more than idid about PC, and she kept talking and talking and I finaly said.... would you like to demo something for me.. she looked at me all wide eyed ..... LOL

Oh my word!!! What is wrong with people?! It drives me nuts when people drink too much. I had one drunken party where I was heckeled all night by this one b*tch. I was talking about making pizza with the bakers roller and she says to me,"Haven't you ever heard of takeout". Everyone laughed. Well, I had had it with her. I said, "Well, my husband just lost his job, so takeout is a little out of our budget right now." Sadly, it was true. Can I tell you the room got silent. I think I killed their buzz.

 

[mommyhugz1978]

I am sorry that this happend at a show for you... I can't believe people act that way... I tell my hostess that I don't drink but if they want to serve wait until after the demo is over before they serve.

 

[Kelley Sells]

Wow
Yeah, your getting the bad ones out of the way quickly!!!!

I have to admit, I did laugh too, I would have signed it "amazed at your stupidity"....LOL....500.00? Absolutley you where doing something right...way to go......

I did a show a couple weeks ago, supposed to be 25 women, 13 showed, that was cool.....but too I had an older woman that constantly had something NEGATIVE to say....fresh garlic "have you heard of garlic in a jar?" (laughing at herself hysterically)....and I looked up and stopped what I was doing and glared at her for a second, everyone got REAL quiet....and smiled and said, "they you should DEFINATLEY get the garlic press and find out what REAL FRESH garlic is all about...oh and did you know if you ate a clove of garlic daily you will NEVER get a cold?"......She DID order the garlic press...but she was MISERABLE.....

I also had two children there, it was a FRIDAY night....one was 10, the other was about 5 and the 5 year old was getting screamy and distracting....so, this was my solution.....I was starting the chopper and decided these kids could make my life easier....SO, I had the older one passing around the door prize slips for everone to fill out and the little one demonstrated the chopper for me....AND she did AWESOME......so then we did more, so they became my handy helpers.....kids LOVE helping out and being in the spotlight......

Don't despair, it can't get worse than that....the only way is up from there......

 

[letscook04]

I am sorry that this happend at a show for you... I can't believe people act that way... I tell my hostess that I don't drink but if they want to serve wait until after the demo is over before they serve.

I would of said to her, wow, you seem to know your products and you would be good doing this. Would you like to sign up? LOL

 

[letscook04]

Some people have a lot of nerve, My second show that I have ever done, their was this one lady in their that thought she knew more than idid about PC, and she kept talking and talking and I finaly said.... would you like to demo something for me.. she looked at me all wide eyed ..... LOL

I would of said to her, wow, you seem to know your products and you would be good doing this. Would you like to sign up? LOL

 

[gilliandanielle]

I would have signed her up too! You have to say "What is stopping you from giving this a try" That wording is magic!! For booking I have a lot of luck with "penciling someone in"!

 

[mommyhugz1978]

LOL she was on of those know it alls...... and kept comparing other stuff to PC and the only thing she ordered was the flipping food chopper... she was also the only customer at the show... I was so upset!!!

 

[gilliandanielle]

I just ask someone if they want to sign up right there in front of everyone when they are being know-it-alls. They usually get the point and shutup during the demo, and then I can sweet talk them during checkout and get them to consider it!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I admired the Harvest Moon the other night, and it reminded me of this thread. The thread has slipped from the front, so I'm only bumping it to see the moon on the front page again.

 

[tlennhoff]

The thread has slipped from the front, so I'm only bumping it to see the moon on the front page again.

Thanks soooo much KG

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

My pleasure. Gillian is just happy I didn't bump her thread, too!

 

[mistym]

LOL KG, well I am glad that my mooning experience is still fresh in your memory - I know its ingrained in mine.

Thanks for the bump!

M

 

[tlennhoff]

LOL KG, well I am glad that my mooning experience is still fresh in your memory - I know its ingrained in mine.

Thanks for the bump!

M

Gaaahhhhh - mooning - bump - now that was not a combo I really needed to put together in my mind.

 

[kahluakiggy]

lol This was not what I needed to read the morning of my first show!!! At least I know my host tonight won't be mooning me - my host is my mom!!! lol

 

[mistym]

good luck!!!!

let us know how it went!!

m

 

[jentapp]

LOL

Thanks for reminding me that my last show COULD have been worse!

 

[AJPratt]

How could we let this thread go? LOL

 

[reba515]

How could we let this thread go? LOL

funny Ann because I was thinking about this on my way home from my Sunday night show.

there was nothing specific it was just this 1 woman who knew everything there was to know about everything, who used every ingreident I mentioned and had a better way/tool to prepare it.

then as I was talking about the Microplane grater telling them to use it to grate fresh nutmeg nuts for fresh nutmeg she says, (get ready...) "well then its not nutmeg, its now ALLSPICE"
WHAT?? So i asked her ,"so i grind a NUTMEG NUT it turns to ALLSPICE??? she says "yes" like i am an idiot for not knowing this.
Whatever lady.



I wonder what cinnamon sticks turn into !!

then guess what she ordered- yup - the Microplane Grater.

 

[AJPratt]

WOW! I didn't know you did magic at your shows! Nutmeg into allspice! Amazing! How do you do it?! LOL

 

[raebates]

Then what is that stuff in my pantry marked "Ground Nutmeg"? It sure smells different than my allspice.

 

[reba515]

WOW! I didn't know you did magic at your shows! Nutmeg into allspice! Amazing! How do you do it?! LOL

yep! pretty darn good aren't I !
Now don't swamp me emails cuz its a secret!

 

[raebates]

funny Ann because I was thinking about this on my way home from my Sunday night show.

there was nothing specific it was just this 1 woman who knew everything there was to know about everything, who used every ingreident I mentioned and had a better way/tool to prepare it.

then as I was talking about the Microplane grater telling them to use it to grate fresh nutmeg nuts for fresh nutmeg she says, (get ready...) "well then its not nutmeg, its now ALLSPICE"
WHAT?? So i asked her ,"so i grind a NUTMEG NUT it turns to ALLSPICE??? she says "yes" like i am an idiot for not knowing this.
Whatever lady.



I wonder what cinnamon sticks turn into !!

then guess what she ordered- yup - the Microplane Grater.

Great Scott! Then, what is the stuff in my pantry marked "Ground Nutmeg"?! It sure doesn't smell like the allspice that's also in there.

Actually, you got me curious, so I looked them both up in my Food Lover's Companion.

Allspice is the pea-sized berry of the evergreen pimento tree. It's so named because it tasts like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Nutmeg is the seed of the nutmeg tree--a tropical evergreen.

Similar spices, but not the same. And, certainly, not a magical spice. Then, again, fresh nutmeg does seem to magically make my cookies better. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/happy0062.gif

 

[reba515]

maybe I should call her !
then she certainly will know everything

when people do this sort of thing I just "kill em with kindness"
which like I said in another thread, thats so fun !!

 

[raebates]

Oh, yeah. Just let her go around spreading vicious spice lies! Ha! Ha! Ha!I wonder if she'll ever feel like a goof when someone corrects her.

 

[reba515]

Oh, yeah. Just let her go around spreading vicious spice lies! Ha! Ha! Ha!

lol !!

 

[gratergirl]

It's too bad that you didn't sign the bum "KICK ME, I'M THE MOST IRRITATING HOST!" At least you would have gotten a chuckle, even with all that going on! Things will get better. Then you'll be bored! Just kidding. You are bound to have a normal show! I had a few crazy ones and I'm sure the crazy ones haven't ended!

 

[mistym]

wow, this thread resurfaced again HUH!! LOL.....Glady I have had several awesome shows and my first recruit - working on my second!
Anyway, I was telling my friend how Rae still talks about this crazy show and how "famous" this host has now become....so as aggravating as she was she still somehow is in the spotlight....LOL

 

[baychef]

I wonder what cinnamon sticks turn into !!

Hmmmmm....chili powder?
Ann