What home demos are your favorite and least favorite? (Ex: Tupperware)?
I am thinking of going into direct sales with home parties and just wanted some opinions on what are your favorite parties and least favorite parties. Demos such as Tastefully Simple, Partylite, Pampered Chef, etc… I hate Longaberger parties because they are just expensive baskets and boring parties! What ones do you like to get invited to?
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o0o0o the sex toy parties are the best!!! they are soo much fun lol like everyone is there jsut to have fun.
umm jewelery parties are fun, so are purse parties.
umm tupperware parties are fun when combined with something else…like fun games
like, im going to a tupperware party on thursday the theme is "tupperware party so brown bag your lingerie" we have to put what we wear to bed in a brown bag. and then guess which bag belongs to who
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Anything but Amway! If you are going to invite people into your home to sell them something, I think that morality dictates that you respect them by making it clear that you have a product to sell, and they can decide if they want to buy it. Don’t falsify the experience by pretending that you are "selling" them the opportunity to make money for themselves. This is the basically dishonest practice of Amway and other similar multilevel marketing scams.
I think that Avon, Tupperware, and even lingerie companies have a reputable model of using parties to enhance interest of their customers, while preserving the obvious truth that the main purpose is to sell more products.
If you are going into direct sales, with the goal of making the best money while building a good customer base, you should tailor a party that gives the biggest bang for your invested buck. A party atmosphere gets your customer to spend more money if you are able to break down a barrier, and it works better for end consumers rather than middle businesses/ distributors. For this reason, I think that food catering parties are not a good investment. It costs a lot to throw such a party, and the more your guests eat, the LESS likely they will be to buy your products, because they don’t want to be seen as overconsuming by their peers. Cosmetic parties (like Avon) provide a real service to your "guests/customers" and are relatively cheap, because your supplies largely consist of free samples you get as becoming a distributor. There is no psychological barrier to buying cosmetics, so your customers might be more suggestible when you explain the benefits of the products, and in a party situation customers will tend to reinforce the theories of other customers, and buy extra products they might not otherwise buy. Lingerie parties serve to break down a barrier, due to apathy or embarrasment, and you might get some impulse purchases due to the party atmosphere that you wouldn’t otherwise get via pamphlet and/or online advertisement. The unfortunate drawback is that you can’t depend on repeat customers (how would you like to call one of your customers and ask, hey have you worn out those panties yet?) Tupperware suffers from a similar lack of repeat business, because the products are so good, you don’t need to buy more of them, and they aren’t very popular to give as gifts. So my vote would be for a cosmetic party, free makeovers for all using free samples, and a consumable product that will help you build up a lasting customer base.
Good luck and I hope you make a lot of (hard-earned) money!