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Alright, I joined Pampered Chef last month before moving (we are a military family that was stationed overseas). Now, my family has moved to a new town and state, and I want to start my business. I plan to have a Grand Opening after going door to door among my neighborhood.... Anyone else...

I wondered how long it would take before an airline would start charging for a Carry-On bag. A whopping $45 ($30 if you pre-order online)!! It's free if you can fit it under your seat..... Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on bags - Apr. 6, 2010Should we take bets on how long before the...

I just looked at my commission statement and am soo excited to see my overrides! I signed my new consultant a couple of weeks ago and she submitted a small show a week later, just had her 2nd over the weekend and has a HUGE bridal shower on the 24th. Last count was about 100 RSVPd that they...

So i've always been interested in PC and finally attended a party a few weeks ago. I spoke to the consultant vaguely about joining her team, but i had a few questions about the incentives / bonuses.I dont want her to get the wrong idea (that im just in it for the free/ discounted stuff) so i...

Did anyone notice the April GUEST special on these? First time I ever remember them being on sale for guests! I plan to start taking triffles to work in the month of March ....

I have a recruit who is ready to set up her personal website but can't find a link to do so. I have had mine for over three years and don't remember how I did it. I had her check under "Promoting your business" and she can't find anything and she doesn't have a "Personal Web Site" link under...

So... I, along with alot of other photographers, actively use Facebook fan pages to market our business. So I was thinking about this (as I was reading another consultant's fairly blatant disregard of rules of FB advertising - every other status update is about PC...but I digress)... Can a...

So I've had complication w/ getting my debit card- (put the wrong bank routing # the first time, Ugh!!!) so i sent a request to change it and now they're saying i shoudl be able to use it by 1 week from today. I'm kinda annoyed b/c I WANT my website up!!! but i can't cuz i dont have hte...

How would you guys feel about having a nice brainstorming session and a place for accountability to work with any recruit leads we might have? Sandra's recent post about "Recruiting Professionals" got me thinking. Maybe we have some recruit leads (some more recent, some kind of stale) that...

Hi all, I have never done a fundraiser, so I need some help. My daughters school had some district-wide budget cuts (Who's didn't, right?) that is affecting the 5th grade camp that she will be going to in May. Basically, all of the 5th graders in the district (4 elementary schools - about...

I will begin my PC business in January and I am looking for any tips or hints that people wish they would have known when they started. I want to be as prepared as possible January 1 so that I can hit the ground running. Any advise, comments, suggestions are GREATLY appreciated!

It's been so long I can't remember. My latest recruit just qualified (before she even got her new consultant kit in the mail!!!). The website is showing her sales at $1,700 and her $100 in Pampered Chef Dollars, but she can't find anything on there about the free PWS trial. Anyone who's...

Just curious when you start looking for holiday fairs? Most of the ones around where I live are already booked with a pampered chef consultant. There is one in a town that I did one for this summer but didn't have very good results and it's 2 hours away so I'm not sure it's worth the...

:chef:I need to put together a small fundraiser for my son's daycare. I have no clue on how to do this; I've never done a fundraising show before. The daycare only has 22 children, so obviously, this fundraiser is pretty small, by most people's standards. My initial thought was to have a...

Im looking for a show outline. For ex: how consultants do their show form beginning to end. Thanx

How do we order the new trivet? Does it come automatically, or do we have to put in a number with our order? (Is it on the Supply Order, or the Paperwork Order?) I can't seem to find it....

I'm sorry if someone has already suggested this. I'm at work, so don't have time to do a search. However, my team member just called to share this with me, and I wanted to tell you about it in case you want to try. She had to go one of the local middle schools today, and since she was there...

how meany of you had to start over because of not getting the sales requierment every month? i had one show last month which i closed on the 30th and maby one this month but not close to closing not even any orders yet on it. so my question is do i need to sart over in sales and the career and...

i submitted an outlet order in may over 175 and a catalog show yeasterday over 200 AND it says i am at 0 for cereer sales did i miss something?

I'm thinking of doing a fundraisers here and there...how do I start this? Thanks! Aeilene

When do we start finding out information for our Executive Director Banquets? I fall under Home Office Direct, and if I remember correctly from last year, we were the last to know any details. I was just wondering if anyone else has started to receive information. *It's a silly reason, but...

My new recruit definitely wants to join but doesn't want to sign up for another two weeks because she can't hold her grand opening until June 7th. Any ideas to help her generate shows sales before then to get her quailified in 30 days? I want those bonus points. I gave her almost all the...

I have been a consultant for over 4 years now, and have done all of 40 shows, a lot of them my own. I want to really get my business off the ground and running now that I'm a single mom. My plan is to go gung-ho on it in September by contacting everyone I know and offering an incentive to past...

At what level do you start training your recruit (with the starter box)? Can anyone buy starter boxes? I was trained by my AD and m FD trained my new recruit. April 1st I guess ill be a senior consultant - Yahoo! Eventually I'd like to do mine. Is there specific training on doing the...

How soon after I qualify can I get the outlet accessible through my PWS? With the show I'm submitting tonight I'll hit my $1250......how long after submitting will outlet sales count for commission?

In PP3, how do you enter a show to make it a Help Whip Caner fundraiser that the company will match? Thanks....

I have a potential recruit in mind and would like to get in touch with her this week. She had scheduled a show with me a few months back but ended up doing a catalog show. She placed an order with me last week and she's even scheduled another show with me for May 31. She really wants to have a...

hi, my name is cindy. i am brand-new to pampered chef. actually i haven't even signed up yet. i will sign-up on feb 20th. i'm curious to have someone explain how to put on a typical show "start to finish". this will give me an idea of how to do my first cooking show. if you want to give it...

I had a previous host contact me through my website. There is a first for everything LOL. Anyway, she put that she is interested in starting her own business, but is broke as a joke and wants to know what her other options, no cc's and family is as broke as she is. I can't actually talk to...

Do any of you do a birthday club? I was thinking about doing it. I would start by sending out an email asking for them to join my bday club. Then the month of their birthday they could either choose a 10% discount on their order or a free kitchen show. Has anyone has success with this?