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Post by thyme4change on Feb 22, 2011 11:21:46 GMT -5
All of these Home Party - Pampered Chef/Avon type of companies. I can't stand them. If I want something, I'll just go to the store and buy it.
Have any of you ever done any of the MLMs? Did anyone make any money?
I know 2 women who have been at it for many years and say they are making money. One was with Mary Kay and one is with Silpada Jewelry. But everyone else I know ducked out quietly.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 22, 2011 11:25:21 GMT -5
I will say that 10 years later, I still love my Pampered Chef spatula that I bought from some SAHM friend. I remember it being really expensive, but I'm thinking it might have been worth it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Feb 22, 2011 11:27:09 GMT -5
Only person I know who did it ducked out quietly. The area is really saturated with MK reps and despite what they claimed at the party they DO NOT like others crossing into their turf. So she bought out her stock supply and quit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 11:27:22 GMT -5
I also know a woman who makes money with Silpada, although her husband has a very good job so she doesn't need enough to pay the mortgage. I went to one of her parties and was actually impressed; the prices were decent for what you got and I bought a few pieces I genuinely liked. Fortunately, the people I know aren't into throwing selling parties, for which I'm very grateful.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 22, 2011 11:38:07 GMT -5
I always manage to be "busy" those party nights. With 'friends" like that, who needs enemies? The big c'mon is to "just come over, you don't have to buy any of the overpriced underqualitied items." Try not getting guilted into buying, it never works because you feel you have to buy SOMETHING because you hung out at your friend's house for the evening. It's easier to avoid as opposed to just leave before the pitch begins. That Amway must work for some people because the ones that own it sure live high on the hog!!! Anyone seen the new Amway stadium in Orlando?
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Feb 22, 2011 11:38:19 GMT -5
Tupperware is still a very popular home party item.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 22, 2011 11:40:42 GMT -5
Really SF? I didn't know you could still buy tupperware via a home party. I thought they moved on from that model.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 11:41:14 GMT -5
Sex toys and candles
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Post by cronewitch on Feb 22, 2011 11:52:10 GMT -5
I only went to Tupperware parties and only a few, they were what I wanted to buy 30 years ago.
My first I held myself because I wanted to buy a lot so invited everyone to my apartment including my dad. I knew you were to serve refreshments so I made lots of good food, fruit salad from fresh fruit, sandwiches, coffee, desert and really didn't care if anyone else bought anything. But you needed a party to buy. I spent hundreds and got most of what I wanted. Then a couple of people had parties off of mine and I went and picked up a few more pieces. Mom worked swing shift so had a midnight Tupperware party. Lots of men never got invited so she got great sales.
I still have most of my Tupperware but now if I want plastic I will buy Rubbermaid or something disposable from the dollar store. Tupperware is still probably the best plastic but I don't always need the best.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 22, 2011 11:56:16 GMT -5
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Feb 22, 2011 11:57:19 GMT -5
I mostly hate the "Buy something you don't want so I can profit" shake downs disguised as parties. However, once I attended a bridal shower which was a Tupperware party. That was OK with me.
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Post by mawmawandlovingit on Feb 22, 2011 12:05:28 GMT -5
I was a SAHM when my kids were younger and I just wanted something to do to make a little extra money. I ventured into Tupperware, now granted, this was 20 years ago when it was very popular. I actually made quite a bit of money and I even qualified for the mini-van that I was able to drive for almost 3 years. The only thing I was required to pay for was gas. They only kept the vehicles in use for 2 years so I was able to drive brand new vehicles. I was never "pushy" when it came to getting people to have parties, I just got lucky because everyone wanted to get free things, and this was before all of the disposable containers that are out now. Since I did not have to have inventory, it was very easy to get out once I decided to give it up.
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Post by kimber45 on Feb 22, 2011 12:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Feb 22, 2011 13:11:16 GMT -5
It sounds tempting, but only if you manage to get in early enough on a hot new product, and in an area that is not saturated.
I've heard some funny stories about a few parties. Once those reps have your number, they will keep calling you until you give in to host a party or probably threaten harassment.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Feb 22, 2011 13:15:58 GMT -5
I was talked into selling Mary Kay, which was a horrible idea for a number of reasons
1. I wear very little make up and not even every day and you should wear it when you selling that stuff 2. I am the worst sales person ever lived 3. I am not a "people's person" and can't stand chit-chats, fake smiles and listening about things that I have less than zero interest in
So, $100 and a suitcase of stuff later, I resigned myself to the fact that if I need/want extra-money, I will have to find other ways.
And I never go to those kind of parties either, I don't like "theme' parties. But I did used to buy candles from a girl at work, just made her bring me a catalog.
Lena
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 22, 2011 13:22:23 GMT -5
Most of the parties they have a few items, and then all you do is look at the catalog anyway.
But, I was lucky enough to not know anyone who did this when I was younger and broke. By the time my crowd was into it, I knew that I would be horrible at it. I would probably spend more in food and drinks for my friends than I would ever make selling them that stuff. And, I wasn't in a place financially that merited making additional money - so the place where they could really "get me" was sort of closed off.
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Post by Poppet on Feb 22, 2011 13:27:11 GMT -5
I like Pampered Chef products.
But I'll probably never buy the overpriced stuff again thanks to the trifle bowl incident.
Bought a PC trifle bowl for $38 at a PC party plus some other stuff.
Went to Bed, Bath and Beyond a week later and found the same trifle bowl sells for $12.
Doh! sucker me.
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Post by The Home 6 on Feb 22, 2011 13:32:23 GMT -5
I buy MK from a friend of mine several states away, because I like the products and I like helping her out. She tried to recruit me to sell MK down here, and I shot that idea down quick fast and in a hurry. I am the world's worst salesperson, and honestly, as a military spouse you KNOW that wherever you go, someone is already selling MK. My friend then tried to get me to sign onto this thing she is doing called Melaluca (sp?). It's kind of like Amway, I think. But it got the same answer from me. N-O.
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Post by Epiphany on Feb 22, 2011 13:45:10 GMT -5
I got roped into these parties in my very early 20's before figuring out what a scam they are (high pressure to buy high priced items). Many of my friends had these parties and I always felt pressured into buying something that I usually liked, but was very over-priced. I even had a tastefully simple party once and a party-lite party once but then figured out pretty much everyone else felt the same way as me. So for many years I've had the "sorry, I just don't go to those" stance. It's worked well but the jewelry ones are tempting...
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Post by sil on Feb 22, 2011 13:47:54 GMT -5
None of my friends in this area hold these kinds of parties, so I've made sure to mention my disdain for these events. In case they get any ideas in the future, they all know to keep me off the invite list.
I do have a childhood friend from the midwest who has dabbled in these types of promotions. I've ordered from her in the past, but I'd never attend a "party". had to let her know that she crossed a line when she was coming to town for a visit and asked me to host such a "party" for my friends here (whom she's never even met) while she was in town.
I dont care how high quality the product is, unless a friend approaches you to inquire about supporting your emerging business, its crappy to leverage a friendship into a sales opportunity.
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Post by michelyn8 on Feb 22, 2011 13:53:31 GMT -5
I hate home parties and usually come up with a reason I can't make it. Damn those migraines. I have a friend that got to the point that I only heard from her when she was going to have a party for something. When I did a clean up on my FB account last summer, she was one I removed. If she couldn't be bothered to keep in touch between parties, she doesn't need me to help her make extra $$. A newer one I've heard of this last year is Tastefully Simple - expensive food line I think. I haven't been hit up for one of those parties, but I do have a FB friend/former classmate who does them. Fortunately, she doesn't use FB to troll for business beyond mentioning sales and new products on her status updates.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on Feb 22, 2011 13:59:37 GMT -5
I think that people who throw these "parties" are not the kinds of people I want to be friends with. I would never dream of inviting someone to my home only to sell them something. A party is a time to be with friends and have fun, not have shopping forced upon you under the pretense of a "party". Maybe it wouldn't bother me as much if they called it what it is- a sales event. I also don't mind the people who pass the booklets around at work, with no pressure.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Feb 22, 2011 18:38:46 GMT -5
We have tons of people in our area who have them. All of the companie's mentioned above and more. I have the perfect come back now (thanks to one of my neighbors) that doesn't hurt feelings. I say "I'm sorry. But I get invited to so many of these things lately that I've made it a rule to not attend any of them. If I go to yours, and another friends/neighbor hears about it - there will be hurt feelings." Only one person kept sending me an invite. I would respond by emailing her back saying "No. But thank you for thinking of me!"
We have a lot of the same friends so I remain polite about it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 18:54:20 GMT -5
One of my colleagues that I really like had one yesterday. I quite simply that I am trying not to spend money right now, and she said, "I hear ya."
I will admit that I was a tupperware sales rep. at one point. I did it through Ebay because I wanted the cake carrier really cheap. The person "over" me understood that I wasn't really going to sell anything; I was just going to buy the stuff I wanted. They kicked me out after a year. Lol.
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Post by bobbysgirl on Feb 22, 2011 19:02:42 GMT -5
These parties aren't popular around here. My friend sells MK so I get what I need from her. She mails it to me with no charge.
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Post by debtheaven on Feb 22, 2011 19:03:52 GMT -5
In my world, real friends don't invite other friends over (without their spouses) to encourage them to spend money on things they don't need in order to line the bank account of the person holding the (um) "party".
I have always avoided those things like the plague. Working a big PT always worked wonders for that LOL. Whatever my current schedule was, rats, I couldn't make it. I made ONE exception, when my BFF's DH lost his job and she scrambled into that headache (and scrambled out just as quickly). And I could probably dig up the plastic olive fork to prove it LOL.
ETA: I have NO problem going out without my DH. We have a monthly girls' night out in my group of close girlfriends. But I do have an objection to going to a "party" without my DH. ;-) If it's a party, I want us both to be there having fun together!
IOW, just call a spade a spade. It's a sales event, it's not a "party". Those invitations are just another form of leeching off people, IMO. But maybe I'm not hanging with the right crowds.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Feb 22, 2011 19:27:53 GMT -5
I guess I'm a little young for my friends to be into those kinds of things? My ex stepmom has a helluva longerberger collection. One of my stepbrother's wives used to do pampered chef, not sure if she still does. Guess I was never in town when she was having a party. I do miss this spinach mix stuff from tastefully simple. I think its supposed to be made into a dip but I always used it as a seasoning. The person who got it for me is no longer in the area and I can't bring myself to order it online. I can't seem to find a good replacement in stores either.
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Post by midjd on Feb 22, 2011 21:40:41 GMT -5
I'm 27, it seems like in the last year or so at least 7 or 8 friends/relatives in my general age group have started selling Avon, MK, Tastefully Simple, Silpada, etc. Most of them are SAHMs. My ex-stepmother recently started selling Pure Romance products. She invited me to a party she's having in a few weeks.
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Post by debtheaven on Feb 22, 2011 21:45:09 GMT -5
Poor Midwestern! Take it from an "oldie but goodie" LOL.
Learn to AUTOMATICALLY say that you don't know yet, you need to check your diary / schedule and / or check with your BF/ DF/DH/SO.
That gives you the time to find out that you're busy that night, so sorry but you can't make it. Remember that if you are busy that night, that's ENOUGH of an excuse. You don't need to tell them WHY or HOW you are busy.
No offense, but what are these people thinking?!
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Post by midjd on Feb 22, 2011 21:53:06 GMT -5
Thanks debtheaven! I think that may be both my and DH's favorite part of being married, being able to use each other as an excuse to not have to do something
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