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What is care: Definition and 138 Discussions

  1. raebates

    Customer Care Counts: A Story of Referral Success

    Here's what happened today. I got an out-of-the-blue call for a show. To find out how it happened, travel back with me in time . . . Four and a half years ago I did a show at which the host was one of my friends. One of the guests was a woman I'll call Karrie. Two years later I ran into...
  2. chefann

    Recipes on the Use and Care - Fall 2009

    Here are the names of the recipes included on Use and Care cards for the Fall 2009 products. (Is it just me, or are there a lot that don't come with a recipe? I remember being able to tell customers that the only tools that didn't come with one, other than those that came with the use and...
  3. J

    Is the New Digital Thermometer Dishwasher Safe?

    I looked on CC, but couldn't find the use and care info for the new products yet. Can someone tell me what it says about washing the new digital thermometer? I'm assumming it's not dishwasher safe, since it doesn't say it in the catalog, but still wanted to check. (I don't have the new...
  4. D

    Overcoming Anxiety of Making Customer Care Calls

    Ugh, I've been putting off calls for hours! Just can't get it in my head that its not a bad time for people! Why am I sabotaging myself! Would people get mad if I call at a bad hour or merely skip the call or say they are busy if I give them the out? I work 9-5 so I always feel like when I'm...
  5. C

    Frustrated With Customer Care Calls

    I've been working on making Customer Care calls to guests who've made purchases at shows as well as follow-ups to a booth we had. I feel like I must be doing something wrong!! I either get people who are VERY abrupt (I'm being nice here) or they say I've caught them at a bad time and could I...
  6. P

    How can I improve my customer care calls to focus on service rather than sales?

    I'm going to be doing a bunch of customer care calls but I don't want to focus on bookings or anything. As much as I NEED the bookings, I also need to be better at customer service. what's a great way to check up on their products and make sure they know i'm here for customer service, and not...
  7. D

    Find Bulk CDs for Recruiting, Customer Care & Host Coaching

    I am looking for CDs on the following topics: Recruting Booking Customer Care Host Coaching I know we have some on Supply Order but I can't tell which ones are newer or better and thought maybe someone would bulk them for me and I could get a better deal! :) Thanks.
  8. KimoMakano

    Cheesecake - From the Use and Care

    Hi all, I got brave last night and decided to try a cheesecake. I have never made one before. I used the recipe from the Springform pan and followed the directions to a "T". It seemed to cook okay and looked fine, except, I took it out at 50 minutes instead of 55 because it looked like it...
  9. D

    What Are the Hours for Customer Care?

    I am still on hold with Customer Care! I believe it's 8pm where the call center is.... Does anyone know how late they take calls? Thanks!
  10. chefHLM

    Booking During Customer Care Calls

    I had a pretty good show yesterday, there were 15 people including the host, it's at $530 in sales so far, but NO BOOKINGS! I'm still trying to work on my full service check out but I did ask everyone about booking and everyone said they didn't have the time, most said it was because they were...
  11. JBigler

    Effective Customer Care Call Script for Your Team | Proven Tips and Templates

    Hi, Does anyone have a customer care call script that they use? We are doing this as a team soon and I thought it'd be helpful to have something in front of me to say. Thanks!
  12. J

    Honoring My Dad: Fundraising for Leukemia Research & Care

    Hello All. I'm very new to PC within my 1st 30 days. I was thinking of doing a fundraiser for luekemia. Part of it is selfish because I need bookings in a HUGE way but part of it is very personal for me. 5 years ago my Dad passed away from AML or Acute Myeloid Leukemia. What I'd like to...
  13. sklay723

    Customer Care Issues: 3 Challenges & Advice Needed!

    Today must be my day for Customer Care issues. I have three things, and any advice is appreciated since I'll be tackling these tomorrow when HO is open. :) 1) I had a customer order the wire frame replacement for her egg slicer in April last year. It has already broken AGAIN. She's pretty...
  14. K

    Effective Timing for Customer Care Calls: Tips for Busy Moms

    Hey ladies, I have kind of a silly question about Customer Care calls. When doing them in the evening what's a good time to call. This is for calls where they don't say when's a good time to call. I tried doing some tonight right before 7 p.m. for about 25 minutes and got about half of the...
  15. T

    Streamline Your Space: Efficient Use and Care Card Management

    What do you do with all the use and care cards. I have been cleaning my office and I just have too many.
  16. CathyP

    Product Use and Care for Bread Tube

    I have a customer that is looking for the use and care instructions for the old bread tube. Apparently she got one from her Aunt recently, but the instructions were no longer in the box. Does anyone have a copy of it and is willing to share? Thanks in advance!:)
  17. kcmckay

    Customer Care? When Is Too Late?

    Hi, all I'm terrible about making CC calls. It's a habit I'm working on fixing in the New Year. I had every intention of making calls for my November shows. I had one cooking and one cattie. Would sometime this weekend be too late to make those calls? I don't want to seem like I forgot, though I...
  18. L

    Struggling with Fishy Smells & Sticky Pans: Help Needed!

    I have a customer who recently asked me two questions I couldn't answer. 1) Everything she cooks on her round stone still smells like the fish she cooked on it awhile ago. Can it be fixed? 2) Foods don't come out of her loaf pan and muffin pan easily. She said she has used them several times...
  19. princessmeshelle

    Boosting Sales: My Success with Customer Care Calls for My DS Business

    i am patting myself on the back. i DID NOT want to make those CC Calls for the booth i just did over the weekend. i hate calling ppl i think are uninterested. But i did it anyway:D. i got to thinking how a "friend" of mine is another DS consultant and how she treats me, never calling, never...
  20. L

    Boost Your Customer Care Calls: Tips for Successful Follow-Up

    Just curious how long before you all make your cc calls? When I give a call everyone tells me that it's still in the box. NO one is ever interested in having or booking any type of show from my calls. Any suggestions would be great!
  21. A

    Looking for Bread Tube Use & Care Instructions? Can anyone share them?

    Hi, Does anyone have the Bread Tube Use & Care card typed or scanned that they could post? Thanks! Ardi
  22. The_Kitchen_Guy

    Hawaii Drops Universal Child Health Care

    Fans of nationalized health care - pay attention to this. The Hawaii experiment is a microcosm of what will happen to health care if it is turned over to the government. Be careful what you wish for! Link: Hawaii drops universal child health care
  23. mamadugan

    Booking Scripts for Customer Care: Overcoming Shyness

    hi can you all tellme you booking scripts that you use for customer care and for booking. I am at a loss for words and a loss for bookings. I need some boks for september. I was going to do customer care calls tonight but need a script that sounds (normal) I know PC has one but if I get off...
  24. Intrepid_Chef

    What Are Your Thoughts on Health Care in the South and Canada?

    Health care has become an issue in the election in the states in the south ... As fellow North Americans ... can you please post your thoughts on what you think of your health care system? Tell us your stories on both sides of the issue. Those from the U.S. ...please don't crash this...
  25. kam

    Delayed Use & Care Posting: Is this Normal?

    I noticed that the new products still don't have their use & care posted on CC (or the Main PC website either). Does it normally take this long to have that available on the website? I don't remember it taking that long back in the spring to get the Use&Care online. I only ask, since I...
  26. P

    Can't Find Use & Care for This? Here's Help!

    Where can I get the Use & Care for this? I see everyone say they're on CC but I've never been able to find them. :confused:
  27. P

    Effective Strategies for Late Customer Care Calls - Best Scripts & Tips

    I have been searching for the past half hour for a thread on calling customers you should have called a long time ago and I can't find it. I have 2 years' worth of customer care I'd like to follow up on.I don't have phone numbers for a lot of my really old contacts (some receipts got lost in our...
  28. Becky0216

    Can Incentives Make Customer Care Calls Easier?

    I really do. I am horrible on the phone. For the past hour I have been making ccc. I have not done a single one until today really. This is the most awkward thing for me to do. I can't get the words out right and have no clue how to naturally get to the part where I ask about bookings etc...
  29. finley1991

    Director Boost Your Customer Care: Try this Catalog Tip for More Sales!

    Sometimes the bulb goes on! I heard on a workshop cd a while back that when someone places an order on our websites, it's a good idea to send them a current catalog. I've been doing this and changed it up about 3 weeks ago to sending the mini catalog instead (saves on postage). Today...
  30. jbondr

    Wanted: Care & Use Guide for Cherry Pitter

    Does anyone have a Care and Use Guide for the Cherry/Olive Pitter? I would even take a scanned copy. I have a customer who requested it and HO doesn't have them available for discontinued products. You can e-mail a scan of it to my address below. Thanks for checking!! [email protected]
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