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Home parties
I feeling guilty even writing about this, perhaps even more guilty than when I decline the many, many invites I get to home based parties by friends selling things like jewelry, monogrammed totes, kitchenware or candles. Think Silpada, Thirty One, The Pampered Chef and Scentsy, among dozens of other companies.
The guilt comes from saying because I genuinely want to support my friends looking to earn extra income, especially moms who have scaled back careers, because, hey, I understand. I used to earn a good living and I had always supported myself and then I became a mom and decided to mostly stay at home and, in the almost nine years pandora charms deals since I made that life changing, career damaging decision, I struggled with insecurities about not bringing in much money. So, yeah, I get it. I also don want to hurt anyone feelings who is a home based consultant who has invited me to parties in the past.
On the flip side, a lot of people receiving product party invites also pinch pennies. I don want to pandora jewelry 70% off clearance ask my friends and family to spend their hard earned money for items that are generally overpriced and, in my experience, cheaper in quality (I purchased a meat thermometer that never worked as well as totes and storage containers lacking in durability with unraveling seams).
Of course, it almost always says on invites that there no need to buy, just come out for a ladies night out. Maybe so, but once there, the pressure to purchase, the expectations, usually mean you writing a check even if for a small item.
If you go to any of these websites or parties, you hear numerous success stories about women who made six figures selling stuff. But most people personal funds into a direct sales company and quickly tap out their invite lists pretty quickly poof, their career as a such and such consultant is yesterday news. I agree with this post at Fairground Media that most of these companies the consultants through Multi Level Marketing, or MLM. The post cites a report submitted to the federal government that says percent of MLM sales representatives lose money, making gambling look like a safe bet in comparison.' This is confirmed by sites such Pink Truth by former Mary Kay consultants.
I say all of this as someone who has hosted two or three parties after being asked by friends. I felt like a bad friend saying no and was angry at myself for not having the backbone to decline, instead investing my limited time in an activity that made me cringe. NEVER EVER did I have any intentions of continuing on and hosting more products because here a truth about my personality:
I dislike it when people overtly try to sell me stuff, pandora jewelry outlet whether it a car, a time share, a life insurance plan or household product. I like to do my own stuff and I cannot even fake acting like I into a sales pitch, so it just awkward for everyone involved.
Even more, I HATE HATE HATE selling things. I always HATED the idea of asking anyone for money, favors or anything else. It all makes me feel ashamed and dishonest and like I owe someone something and I hate being in debt for anything.
Clearly, I be a terrible home party business representative. And while it not my thing, I don begrudge others from trying to earn money. All of which brings me back to that uncomfortable feeling of guilt. (To politely decline invites, Dr. Irene S.
After doing my share of poorly attended parties with low sales, I began telling my friends and family members that if they felt motivated by the hostess benefits, I love to book a party for them. However, for me to do a party for an unenthusiastic hostess was more work than what it was worth to me.
Besides that, surely, anyone repping any product line has to know that what they are selling isn for everyone. It okay if you aren into scented candles, silver jewelry, baskets, or kitchen gadgets.
We are a lot alike, Kristina! And now that people can these parties on Facebook and other sites, without actually having to have an in home party, it feels like the pressure to and buy things is even greater. I, too, feel guilty saying no, but I get so mad at myself when I give in. I also feel like the consultants really push the of joining their team like free tropical getaways with the company and it makes me feel like my money is just going to fun other people pandora charms outlet vacations. Thank you for writing this!
Kristina those parties with 2 to 4 guests are just as much work for the rep as a party with 20 guests. The other downside to those super small parties is that every guest feels an enormous pressure to buy something Why would anyone want to do that to their friends?
With 20+ guests, people are comfortable attending, flipping through the catalog, even winning prizes, and then, saying thanks when it is time to take orders. There very little pressure to buy stuff you don need or want when you see that other people are spending their money and the of the party isn riding on just your order.
To me, the absolute worst, most awkward part of the or to me is when the consultant tells all of the attendees the margin of profit she makes on their purchases and how they can become a consultant, pandora sale too. When I hear that my, let say, necklace I just bought was $50 and she makes 50%, well heck I rather just go buy a $25 necklace or give her a $25 check! Either way, I be saving money!!
My MIL has been in this business for over 20 years and recruited me a while back (I have since dropped out!). In addition to work 50 hours a week with a 45 min commute each way, it was impossible. Plus, I hate trying to sell stuff to people who may or may not be able to afford the product.
So, to sum it up dislike direct sales via the party/show model.
I am totally with you on the feeling of selling to people (I hope when my son is older he appreciates me taking him door to door to sell popcorn for Scouts) and I hate having people me stuff I don need.
I don do any of them. I won attend. I won buy. I can even gripe about it on FB because people there do parties via web or something, that I am invited to attend.
I have enough when I spend money on myself that I just can add to that the guilt of not buying something so a friend can win a prize. Too much!!! For the fundraisers at day care, I just write a check and do without buying stuff.
I hosted a couple of these was happy to do for a friend. But after the product has been our for a while it seems pushy. After everyone been to one or two party lite or thirty one or jewelry parties they hit what they want don want to go to another party buy something they don need. When the products new, it easy all good but after everyone been to a party or two of that product they aren interested.
I pandora sale was recently asked by someone grim high school on FB to have a jewelry party. This is not a person I remained in contact with since high school, in fact only saw them in the last 25 years at reunions. But they saw my photos on FB and suggested it would be nice to have a jewelry party outside by my pool (after seeing photos on FB). Really? I politely declined, saying I was simply too busy.
How do I hate thee direct sales parties, let me count the way:
1. I hate the guilt trip of your friend by buying things from her. Offer a product or service I want/need at a fair price, I will happily buy from you rather than some other retailer, but expecting me to buy whatever you selling out of loyalty is exploiting our friendship.
2. I hate the every penny thing because I know that most people who have these kinds of jobs (1) don make what they could make doing something less fun like delivering pizza in the evenings and (2) buy their own over priced products. It a way to earn money, not an efficient way to earn money. If you need it that badly, make different choices.
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