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| | From:  Linster716 (Original Message) | Sent: 2/24/2005 6:44 PM |
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I am hoping for some suggestions on my predicament. My cousin is
getting married this summer and does not want a PC bride show where she gathers
people in her home. She wants to be the host and has set up a wish
list. She would like something to be sent with the shower invitations to
add in with the other registries she has. I have a web site to help with
this process as I won't be passing catalogs out. I was even thinking of
offering gift wrapping for a nominal charge but can't see the nominal charge
happening if someone pays via credit card.
I am trying to figure out how to pull this off, especially with the elderly
guests. I was thinking of including something to the effect of contacting
me via phone (for those without computers) to help them select a gift for
her.
HELP! LOL
Lynne B. in PA |
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I don't know if this is something what you're looking for: On the paperwork/supply order ~ there's little (business card like) cards brides can enclose in their invitations. They're #3790 HTH Ginny |
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Gift Registry goes through HO (they keep the registry updated) ~ if you plan on doing the updating yourself and want them to order via your website, then you'll have to make a little sticker with instructions. unless HO revides the cars since I've ordered them. The ones I have ONLY have the HO web on them. Ginny |
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In a message dated 2/24/2005 2:25:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes: Gift
Registry goes through HO (they keep the registry updated) ~ if you plan on
doing the updating yourself and want them to order via your website, then
you'll have to make a little sticker with instructions. unless HO revides the
cars since I've ordered them. The ones I have ONLY have the HO web on
them. Ginny
It is set up as a show on my website and she is planning on using the host
wish list. I am thinking this isn't going to work like a registry will
since I will be the only one able to view the items.
Sigh.................. I have never done a registry or bridal show before.
Lynne |
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Sounds like this could turn into a costly little venture for you. Especially if you have to mail out all those catalogs. My suggestion would be to have her send out her wish list...products, number of products asked for, price...to each of her guests. You could put it in a letter form wtih the products at the top and an order form at the bottom. Let them know they may order through you online, via mail, email or phone. So it would be like a catalog show online, except you don't send out the catalogs. They really don't need to see the product just the name and price. The biggest drawback to this method is that you may not have people order anything for themselves. But if she's set against the bridal shower and the registry....I wouldn't be willing to send out all those catalogs unless she's willing to pay for them. This is your business not a personal favor for your cousin that you should have to be shelling out the cost of catalogs plus shipping and registry cards. Just my opinion, Michelle |
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In a message dated 2/24/2005 3:06:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes: ....I
wouldn't be willing to send out all those catalogs unless she's willing to pay
for them. This is your business not a personal favor for your cousin
that you should have to be shelling out the cost of catalogs plus shipping and
registry cards. Just my opinion, Michelle
I wasn't going to send out catalogs. I wanted to throw something in
the invitation, along with the other registry slips, as an option for people to
use to order. What is the difference between her having a traditional
registry vs. a show host wish list? I am new to PC, just joined late
November, and I am clueless as to how I should properly manage this.
Thanks,
Lynne B. |
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The registry is done all online and through you. She can update the list as she pleases at any time. It stays active for a year after the date created so that people can order later as well. For example if it were for a bridal shower the guests can order more for the wedding as well. Sounds like she wants the benefits of a bridal shower without the actuall shower. Which is like a kitchen show without the guests...Catalog show. Rather than her passing out catalogs to get her own orders for her shower, putting it online makes it less like she's out collecting orders, but still gets the extra free stuff. I think it could work if you sent out her list for people to choose from with the invitations. After all the registry cards PC supplies are specific to the actual online registry. Just providing a list of gifts requested (you'll have to create it in word or something like that) would be kind of like when the host for a baby shower makes a list of all the things mommy needs but in a bridal context. Does that make any sense? Did I answer your question? Michelle |
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I dont know how to make it into a show using her wish list unless everyone calls you. With my bridal registries, I print my own registry cards on pretty business card stock you can get at an office supply store with: The bride is registered with the Pampered Chef. To view the registry visit www.pamperedchef.com or conatct me at ( phone #). I tell the bride it is like having a personal shopping service If you use the website, there is no way to let people know what she wants, Hope that helps... |
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I'm glad this question came up -- my mom wanted to order some items with two-day delivery for her sister's birthday next week, and I couldn't figure out how to do that with Pampered Partner in a hurry. I quickly set up a birthday gift registry and placed the order for her with my credit card (she's connected, but too keen on the 'Net, yet) after noticing that the gift registry is set up on PC.com (but not accessible from the Personal Web Site.) If your cousin just wants a printout to send guests along with her other registries, then a gift registry at PC.com would give them the option of ordering online, now and throughout the next year as someone else pointed out (birthdays, holidays, first anniversary, etc.) -- though individual shipping charges would apply. If she wants to have it work like a show by collecting orders so she can receive host benefits, then you could both set up, printout, and maintain her wish list through your website. As you probably know, guests can go to the site and use her name as the host to add their orders to the show until the specified closing date. Like someone else said, only you two can see the wish list. I'm not sure, but I believe guests have the option to input the CC# in a order form that goes to you, then you submit the whole show via PP or snail mail. All the gifts will be sent to her in one shipment with the lower show delivery charge. To sum up, the differences between the two are the ability to view the registry online and order gifts directly from PC.com for the remainder of the year (it automatically maintains itself) or the option to save guests the shipping and handling charges and give the honoree the benefit of hosting a show (assuming she can qualify with competition from the other registries and no catalogs to browse for those who don't have access to the 'Net.) I was considering the idea of how you could do both, but I guess that would be too confusing. I wonder if anyone has uploaded a helpful doc on this subject here or at WLPC2. HTH-Penne in sunny "Wish You Were Here!" FL  (after a bit of a gully-washer this morning) |
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I think what I am going to do is set her up as a bridal show through my web
site. Get her wish list and print it up on paper the color of her bridal
party to put in the invites. I will also include instructions to either
call me with their orders if they don't have a computer or they can go right
through my web site and under her host name. One consultant said that
people like convenience and are used to S&H charges so don't go crazy trying
to waive this option.
It would be nice if I could have the whole show shipped to her and put a
poster together at the shower with pictures of the items purchased for
her. That would solve higher shipping costs, gift wrapping costs and
hauling the items around. Though I am thinking most people like to see the
bride's reaction etc.
I also don't want the invite enclosure to be complicated to read
through. I want it as simple as can be so that people will be inclined to
use me over the other stores. There are over 80 people invited so I could
end up doing well with this or it could be a flop. This could all be
avoided if the guests could view the wish list.
Thanks for the ideas,
Lynne |
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Let us know how it works out ~ I'll put a link in Hot Topics so you can find the thread again, if that's okay with the Management. HAND-pda |
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How about putting her wish list on your website under one of the News items? You could title the news "Susy's Wedding Wish List" then put a note in the invites that tells them how to do it. You'd have to keep up with it and change your News every time someone purchases something. mary |
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In a message dated 2/27/2005 1:52:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes: How
about putting her wish list on your website under one of the News items?
You could title the news "Susy's Wedding Wish List" then put a note in the
invites that tells them how to do it. You'd have to keep up with it and
change your News every time someone purchases something.
mary
This is a GREAT idea!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Lynne B. |
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| | | From: MMPCHEF | Sent: 5/17/2005 1:39 AM |
Actually, I'm looking for some suggestions for a bridal shower that's not the norm too. It's this coming weekend, so I don't have time to mail anything out. The bride-to-be did not want to have a separate PC Shower and regular shower, but wanted to combine the two, so she didn't feel like she was asking people to buy for her twice. On her invitations, I had her write "You will have the opportunity at the shower to purchase Pampered Chef products from Carly's wish list", or something similar to that, now I can't remember exactly. I am borrowing a pink board from my director with the items pictured in the center of paper doilies pinned on. I am assuming that the guests will come up and choose their gift from the board and at that time I will write up their receipt. I plan to have a pretty display of some of our products and to pass around catalogs hoping to get personal orders too. I'm a little nervous because I'm not sure of my role, since I'll only be a part of the shower, and not "directing" it. I have only been in the business for 2 months and would LOVE any suggestions anyone might have. By the way, she sent me her wish list and it didn't even total $1000.00 -- not good, huh? I wish I had found this site sooner. You all have wonderful information and I'm thrilled to be a part of it! Thank you! Marianne |
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| Last month I had a girl contact me and she wanted to do a Bridal Registry for her bridal shower but she did NOT want a PC Bridal Shower. So, she filled out the registry wish list and I entered it on the PC Website. Then, I printed business cards that said "Rachel & Alex are registered with The Pampered Chef. To view their registry visit www.pamperedchef.com, to place an order contact *all my info*. Orders must be placed by 4/18/05 to guarantee delivery before the shower". Then, I set up a catalog show and entered all the orders there, and awarded the bride the host benefits. I had everything shipped to her mother-in-law to be and she took care of getting people the orders to wrap. I also printed 2 copies of each receipt. One for the gift giver, and put the other copy in an envelope, gave them to the mother-in-law to keep just in case there is a warranty issue. It worked great! |
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