what else is there apart from usborne books, avon, betterware, kleeneze, body shop, ann summers, virgin vie, phoenix trading, pampered chef

[nappyaddict]

is there anything else i haven't thought of already?

flp + euphony both work from home and my dp and my mum do them and make a good amount

do you have a skill you can sell - accounting/book-keeping, transcriping, etc.?

whats flp?

oh is it forever living products? are there any start up costs to either of those?

I sell Seesaw childrens clothing - mainly toddler groups/evening parties and craft fairs etc. Big village gala days/school fairs and agricultural shows do v well in the summer. Plus a discount on the clothes ( which I like ) The clothes are handmade in the UK and reversible which sells well.

I'm also looking at Captain Tortue which is French childrens clothing - think Boden meets Vertbaudet - v nice, but I'm not sure of the start up costs atm.

what are the start up costs for seesaw?

Ment to be £200 for each flp and euphony but when my mum signs people up for flp she can do it with out them paying out.

Nppyaddict - I paid £40 for about 150 items of stock. For that they also supplied all my hangers, 2 clothing rails, paperwork stuff and loads of advice.

The think I like about them is that they are a small family business and always available on the phone for advice and help.

My £40 was refunded once I sold £500 worth of clothing. I did that on my first event at a large agricultural show.

I've needed to find storage for stock - all under the bed in boxes in our spare room or hanging in spare wardrobe.

There are no targets to meet - I've done my first sale since Xmas last week - you just do what you want when it suits you. You pay everything into their bank account and Seesaw work out your commission which they'll pay at the end of the month.

It helps that I love the clothes - my children have a lot of their stuff now - it's indestructable!!

bobsmum just ordered a catalogue for seesaw clothing. looked online and really like the whale range. if i wanted to order anything could i do it through you rather than directly through them?

mamatoto

Hi, I am a Pampered Chef consultant and have been for nearly 2 years... Have great time doing it, start up cost is 97.00... Ask any questions you want......

Sorry, have misread the title of your thread!!!! I'm not sure of anything else like that. My friend did Seesaw for a while, the clothes were lovely..

Neways

Hi Nappyaddict - of course you could order through me. It would take a little longer than going online, but it would benefit me

The catalogue and online are the clothes which are handmade to order so they would take about 2 weeks however you order them. I have some current lines in my stock, but a lot of one offs or limited runs and designs so you're unlikely to find anyone else with exactly the same outfit.

I also have a lot of half price sale stuff that you won't find online. If you were interested I can have a rummage and describe or photograph what I've got.

I'm stocking up for my dcs for the holidays - I figure of the clothes are nearly all reversible then I can halve the packing

Email me at shepherds dot house at virgin dot net. Just let me know what size and style you're after and I can put it through with my own orders.

The current catalogue came with a leaflet asking if anyone wanted to start direct selling. They're really really helpful and if you wanted to do it, would be glad to give you any info. I've been doing it for just under a year now. I've not done a huge amount of things - if I did one event every weekend I think it would average out at about £200/month, but these are small playgroup sized fundraiser type things. BIgher events would be bigger earners (and more hassle )

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i always wanted to do this but i don't know what the start up cost would be

I sell clothes for Captain Tortue and for Stardust kids.
I think the most important thing when choosing a direct sales company to work with is that you love the products you will sell.
Then look at the company and make sure the ethics and personality of the company suits you because you will be talking about it and promoting it and need to believe in it. A big company like avon has been around for ages, it advertises on TV and has lots of different levels from which you can get involved. A smaller independent company like Arabella Miller (launches their party scheme this month) may suit someone else.
Support is important, training and commission.
Start up costs are limited by law but the way companies are organised varies.
When I chose the companies I work for I did research by searching on the internet and reading forums and web sites and then I met with the local rep from the 4 or 5 companies I was most interested in.
There are loads of products and schemes to suit different styles of selling from underwear and naughty toys to eco cleaning products and gardening agents - ooh and chocolate ( I decided with a 17 and a 2 yr old the stock might not be safe!). Some companies like Captain Tortue only sell directly to customers at home and others have expanded sales opportunities to include markets and your own web site. Most offer the opportunity to earn a good wage with work, promotion and time to build a client base.
Some are suited to people who only want to work a few hours a week and others work better if you are able to spend a minimum set number of hours doing parties and building your business.
I am more than happy to talk to any one about the companies I work for or about direct sales in general.
Just send me a message .

itsycait
What are the start up costs and how did you go about selling for stardust kids?
I love there clothes and would really love to sell them.

Just had a look on the website, I will speak to dp and maybe next month I will sign up and get the £150 start up set as that looks the best one.
I'm not sure what area your in but i will sign under you if you like so you get the 10%

There's also Mini-IQ - fab books and stuff from a range of publishers.

Barefoot Books

Tatty Bumpkin

Do you want something that's not actually selling? Because I have just started working for a large market research company who take on part time workers and are flexible and the pay is not bad.

That sounds interesting madamez...

It's Kantar Operations. The job (at least, the jobs they mainly have vacancies for) is going door to door asking people to fill in market research surveys. You can work 2 'days' a week but be flexible about it ie they will give you a job (find so many interviewees for this survey) and a week to do it in, so whether you get on and do it in a single day or do it over three afternoons in the course of the week or whatever is up to you. It's very legit and absolutely no selling.

Thanks madamez. Can't open link atm but will try later.