What Not to Do, if You Send Out Your Hosts' Invitations

[KimmyDarling]

I just received a postcard invitation to a Tastefully Simple show, sent by the Consultant.

NONE OF THE SHOW INFO IS ON IT. Not the host's name, the date, or anything whatsoever. I have no clue as to whose party it is. In fact, I don't even recognize the area code of the Consultant! (She made sure to stamp HER info on it, but just left the other side blank.)

What a horrible first impression!

 

[stefani2]

oh no!Do you think she is just using that as advertising OR did she totally forget?!

 

[DebbieJ]

Uh oh.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I just received a postcard invitation to a Tastefully Simple show, sent by the Consultant.

NONE OF THE SHOW INFO IS ON IT. Not the host's name, the date, or anything whatsoever. I have no clue as to whose party it is. In fact, I don't even recognize the area code of the Consultant! (She made sure to stamp HER info on it, but just left the other side blank.)

What a horrible first impression!

Once when I was pregnant, I completely forgot to put the date of the show on invitations I was sending out.....I was so embarrassed! I resent "oops" invites , blaming it on my hormonal baby brain - it turned out well - everyone was very understanding, and it actually made the show more fun!

But I at least had all of the other info on the cards!

 

[KellyTheChef]

Doh!

Should you call her?

 

[KimmyDarling]

Oh, it gets better. I just emailed her, and THE EMAIL BOUNCED!So I went to her website, and sure enough, she has a different email address listed.Good gravy! I sure hope I was the only one!

 

[finley1991]

A friend of mine had a jewelry party once and the consultant had the wrong address and wrong rsvp phone number.I sent the invites out for a show once with the wrong info on it... it was a mystery show I was hosting.... I had the wrong month on it. At least I knew who actually looked at it because they called me!!!!

 

[KimmyDarling]

A friend of mine had a jewelry party once and the consultant had the wrong address and wrong rsvp phone number.

I sent the invites out for a show once with the wrong info on it... it was a mystery show I was hosting.... I had the wrong month on it. At least I knew who actually looked at it because they called me!!!!

That's true-- I guess it does qualify as a "call to action" mail piece! LOL

 

[dannyzmom]

huh????

 

[KimmyDarling]

You know, I am just assuming that they were sent by the consultant, but I guess it could have been done by the host... the handwriting looks like it's from my best friend from elementary school, but I haven't seen her in 20 years, and she lives in Texas, so I doubt it's from her.But it does give me pause-- I will be sure to fill out everything if/when I have hosts send out invitations to their guests, so they don't make me look bad if they make a mistake like this.It's just such a bad first impression, to me... yikes.

 

[Cindycooks]

well I guess no one will show up at that party! yikes is right! keep us posted on the mystery, this is good!

 

[KimmyDarling]

Okay, she wrote me back with a list of her future hosts, and I do know one of them. In fact, she's a PC Consultant in my cluster! The Consultant is going to email me her show info.So hopefully my cluster-mate wasn't the one who made the error...

 

[Teresa Lynn]

It is possible she was doing labels and it got stuck on another invite or that they postcards stuck together and that is why the show info was never filled out.
I have a system when I do them
When they first arrive in my supply order every pack is opened and I put my label and bring a friend sticker
When i get the guest list I address them all then I go back and add the info label and the stamp.
I do it in this order so if I mess up writing the address I don't waste a show label or stamp.
Its possible it just got overlooked

 

[Chefstover2]

I did something goofy like that last year...I make labels with the host's information on it (name, phone, address, date, etc.) I usually just do a Find/Replace. But for some reason the street address never changed. Postcards went out. Host calls me and asks me about the address...OOOPS!

I re-sent the invites with the correct info and amd soooo careful now to check and double check my invites before I send them.

 

[etteluap70PC]

I put a wrong phone # one time on a hosts invites. I was completely mortified but it was a $900 show! I had guests calling me to RSVP...

 

[laylaleigh]

for those of you that put your info on the invite...where do you put it?

 

[pamperedlinda]

I almost forgot the time on my last set of invites!

Here's the template I've been using. I got it on here, but I don't know who originally posted it. This one is lined-up for my printer (HP3055) and is for the Real Food Real Fast invites - I do wish HO would use one template for the invites, every season I have to fiddle with it so it lines-up right.

 

[KimmyDarling]

Linda, thanks for sharing that!

 

[chefann]

<snip>...I do wish HO would use one template for the invites, every season I have to fiddle with it so it lines-up right.

There's only ONE invite for spring! Well, unless the generic one is still available. But the salads and desserts shows are on the same card - no need to keep 2 kinds in stock.