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goo_chick

21st February 2009, 23:25

Thinking of becoming a Partylite consultant hosting candle parties and was wondering if anyone has done this before? :confused:

If so, how easy was it to get bookings and did you make good money? :rolleyes:

I love their candles so much and have been buying them for a few years now and thought if anything at least I will be able to get myself cheaper candles from them! :D

Ladyshopper

21st February 2009, 23:29

Know nothing about them, but if you buy the candles, do any of your friends? Might be worth sounding them out, as if they do, will be a doddle holding parties!

Polo

21st February 2009, 23:40

Not done this sort of party planning, but I did party plan for about a year for another company (yes it was ann summers :o). My words of wisdom would be that its not always as easy as you first think, and I certainly wouldn't be able to rely on it as sole income, but for holiday spends/extras its good.

Only thing is I seemed spend a lot of time prepping for parties, and I don't know this company but Ann summers cost a lot for everything - even bags/invites/catalogues so I'd watch out for costs like that.

I only gave up cos it was taking up too much of my time, but had a blast doing it, made some great friends, and I would go back to it again if I wasn't working full time for some reason....

Don't know if this helps or just confuses thing :)

Polo

21st February 2009, 23:42

One more thought, is there a recommended number of parties per month/week? As that was one of the reasons for giving up, I was being hassled to do two (minimum) a week and working fulltime I didn't have time to!

abbie star 123

22nd February 2009, 00:31

i went to a party and spent a fortune on tealight candles all my friends tried our hardest to get out of going to anymore but i guess u can make good money in the right places...

goo_chick

22nd February 2009, 00:43

I work full time so would only be doing it to try and gain a little extra cash for holiday spending, maybe give it a go for a few months....

my only worry is trying to get people to hold parties, suppose I can give it a try anyway...

Although I can see myself spending a lot of my earnings on their candles....thats why things never worked out with avon...spent every penny I made on avon products! :eek:

pumpkin

22nd February 2009, 17:45

I have been to a couple of Partylite candle parties. I think their candles are nice, but really, really expensive. However, the parties I've been to have been bring along a bottle, have a good girlie night type of thing, and have been fun nights But like a previous poster I do turn down more of these invites than I accept and would n't have a party myself. Too scared no-one would come, and kind of forcing people to spend money for my personal gain, which isn't my scene. Oh, and on that subject, my personal pet hate at these kind of things is when the demonstrator and or hostess tells you how much they can make from doing the parties - yes, only becasue their candles are so expensive and they are ripping you off, that's how they can pay commission!!

But good luck if you decide to do it :)

Grace & Favour

22nd February 2009, 18:21

Be careful . . .

Do you need to pay for stock beforehand
Are there minimum sales levels to achieve
and be really careful of the prices . . .the biggest seller of candles in the UK is IKEA . . . (through just 15 shops!!!!!!!)
You would be wise to be aware that even Tesco cannot manage to sell candles in any quantity compared to Ikea . . so do all your research BEFORE you commit . . . remember - an 'attractive' profit can look lovely - but you cannot put a profit margin in your bank until you've sold it!!!! - So you have to work out how many different people you could invite to a party every week, if you assume only 50% would make a purchase at all, and then multiply that by 52 weeks - - - you need to attract an enormous number of different people each year . . . . !!!

'Numbers' is the major reason why people in similar schemes normally fall out of selling after a very short space of time . . . remember - you cannot rely upon friends and family to make up the numbers . . you need to be able top attract dozens of 'new' peeps every week . . .

It's very difficult to make it work

hotpot4

22nd February 2009, 21:24

Have been to a Partylite party and found them to be very expensive but like previously mentioned you kind of feel obliged to buy so as not to look like a cheapskate. If X number of people buy because they feel obliged to - partylite are on to a winner. Have been to a 'Pampered Chef' (cook/kitchenware) party recently which was better and IMHO expensive but at least you can buy something 'practical', and prices start from £1-2. I am even considering having a party myself. I ordered 2 things for about £13, but appear good quality stuff.

goo_chick

23rd February 2009, 00:55

suziq

23rd February 2009, 11:46

girl i work with does partylight i'll ask her she did well at our last conference so depends on yoiur workplace how this would go down if u sold thru work after all most workplaces have an avonlady so no different really

Angel

23rd February 2009, 15:51

There is a thread devoted to Partylite on MSE http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1232429

I am a Phoenix Trader, following the Phoenix Trading thread on MSE :)

goo_chick

23rd February 2009, 16:37

There is a thread devoted to Partylite on MSE http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1232429

I am a Phoenix Trader, following the Phoenix Trading thread on MSE :)

Thanks angel, will have a good read through it tonight when I get home :D

beccus

24th February 2009, 10:55

Think I'm just going to hold a party instead and then I can stock up on some candles and get a few freebies :)

Not heard of pampered chef before, will look them up...

thanks for all your tips guys :D

I'm just about to start out as a Pampered Chef consultant, I've had 2 parties, been to 2, and get really excited about the products!

But the person who said it was expensive is right, its not the cheapest stuff, but it is great quality.

Just my 2ps worth!

goo_chick

24th February 2009, 12:22

I'm just about to start out as a Pampered Chef consultant, I've had 2 parties, been to 2, and get really excited about the products!

But the person who said it was expensive is right, its not the cheapest stuff, but it is great quality.

Just my 2ps worth!

Best of luck with that, had a quick look at their website and some things are really nice!

What are the parties like?

Found lots of useful info on mse regarding partylite thanks to angel, think I will give it a go and see what happens ;)

x

beccus

25th February 2009, 10:39

Best of luck with that, had a quick look at their website and some things are really nice!

What are the parties like?

Found lots of useful info on mse regarding partylite thanks to angel, think I will give it a go and see what happens ;)

x

I think there are 2 types of party - a catalogue party and a cooking show (I'm having my training tomorrow so will find out more then!) and the cooking ones are most popular I think.

The consultant demonstrates the products by cooking 2 really simple dishes and talks about the products.

What are partylite parties like?
x

Grace & Favour

25th February 2009, 14:43

What are partylite parties like?
x

Illuminating . . . . . . :)

beccus

11th March 2009, 11:29

Illuminating . . . . . . :)

hehe!

I had my first Pampered Chef Party last night, it was ok, a bit scary and small, but otherwise I was really pleased!

Grace & Favour

11th March 2009, 11:32

hehe!

I had my first Pampered Chef Party last night, it was ok, a bit scary and small, but otherwise I was really pleased!

A bit like Gary Rhodes then . .

A pampered chef, Scary and small! :)

(Glad you enjoyed it though!)