How do you deal with a friend or family member in home party sales?
By ladym33
@ladym33 (10978)
United States
February 8, 2012 1:14pm CST
I am all for helping out someone I care about when they decide to go in to home party sales. I will certainly buy something to help them get going and maybe even host a party, but do you do when you have already bought a couple of things and hosted a party but that person keeps bothering you to buy stuff? Let's say the company also has products you don't even really need or want. This person is close to you, how to do you handle it?
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@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
8 Feb 12
I once had a friend who was in party sales.. two times something different. Personally I don't think it's something to make an income with in our country. I went over once (she did not really push me). Just to see how she was handling it and even bought something (because it was tupperware). The other products I did not need so I also did not buy it. I don't think she had sleepless nights because of that.
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@ladym33 (10978)
• United States
8 Feb 12
You can make pretty good money at it for a while. I sold Tupperware for a while and made a lot of money for the first 6 months, but then once you have exhausted your friends and family and their friends then it is hard to get parties after that.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
8 Feb 12
If they are really a friend, they will not pressure you. You have described some of the reasons I do not like direct selling jobs. You have to just draw the line, even if it is hard.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
9 Feb 12
No one likes to lose friends. I liked the person who suggested you help your friend in other ways. I know what you mean about extra stuff that you still have not used. Some of these things are really nice, but not for me.maybe you just need to have a heart to heart with her.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
9 Feb 12
I just tell them NO! If I have already bought enough from that company, I am not going to do it, just to support every family member.
I sell from Regal (gifts, housewares, stationery in a cataloue) and I am the only member of my family who does it. People all buy from me, and since I am the family rep, I doubt others are going to take it on and start selling themselves. If they do, they will understand why I won'[t buy from them becuse I get a discount from myself. LOL.
We have no AVON rep in my family, so if someone was going to sell AVON and I was interested, I'd buy from that person. However, if I was not interested in AVON, or whatever they're selling, I will tell them no from the start./ I am not going to buy something usless, just because a member of my family is selling it.
@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
15 Feb 12
I know exactly what you mean! I like helping people out too, but I only have so much money. I will usually just tell the person that I don't have the money to help them. They usually understand. It seems to me that most people only do these things for a little while. I think they run out of people to sell to.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
9 Feb 12
The best thing to do is to be honest but in a nice way. Let the person know that you are not interested in buying anything right now but perhaps if they leave you a catalog you might be later on. My cousin was into the home party sales with some sort of big decorating company.. their crap was way expensive and none of it to fit my taste. She only invited me to a party once... I never bought anything from her and I don't see that I ever will. Good luck.
