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Hello Everyone!

I am putting together a post that discusses the most common at home selling businesses, and would love it if anyone here with experience with a particular company could talk about it (I will provide a link back to your site). Mainly I am looking for pros and cons, figures (if you are comfortable with sharing), and anything else you'd like to provide.

Some businesses include: Avon, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Scentsy, CAbi, Mary Kay, Build-a-Bear, Partylite, etc.

Thank you!

Frugal Confessions said:

Hello Everyone!

I am putting together a post that discusses the most common at home selling businesses, and would love it if anyone here with experience with a particular company could talk about it (I will provide a link back to your site). Mainly I am looking for pros and cons, figures (if you are comfortable with sharing), and anything else you'd like to provide.

Some businesses include: Avon, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Scentsy, CAbi, Mary Kay, Build-a-Bear, Partylite, etc.

Thank you!

 

I've got a friend who is doing incredibly well with Mary Kay and would almost definitely be will to share details.   My wife did Partylite for a few years before the time/money balance swung the wrong way with new kids.   She'd also probably be willing to discuss anything you'd like.

Let me know and I'll see if they are interested.

I have had a pretty good experience with Amway. I joined when it was quixtar a while back. I made money my first month.  I did have extra help and expertise because i grew up in the business and my parents had been involved.  My mom was able to leave her position as a microbiologist with the federal government because of their success in amway. 

Pros: You get to set your own hours,  The amount of money you can make is pretty much limitless, there is a very high chance you will have a full support team to work with you from step one.  The profits from your business is willable to you children and kin.  The Amway Business is built on a pretty strong foundation, and is always on the cutting edge of things.  

con: At times there seemed as though there were too many products, or new products being released at a time.   The meetings can also be kinda long depending on the support team you are with. 

I've definitely done my fair share of trying home based businesses! You can read all about them at the link below.

http://www.mypersonalfinancejo…..ities.html

Blogging is by far the best one yet though! Very enjoyable!

Look forward to seeing it! Thanks Amanda!

Sustainable PF said:

Does selling virtual weapons armor and gear from Diablo II on eBay count?

LOL, I was going to ask if buying discount jewelry on Biz.com when it first started and reselling to pawn shops would count.  :-)

JT_McGee said:

@Crystal – Bidz.com, you mean?  As a previous shareholder–thank you!  Company really went down the toilet only a couple years after going public.  :(  I don't know how that correlates to when they went online, but man, that could've been a great company. 

Yes, Bidz.com.  :-)  They were giving away $50 gift certificates for every new email signup, so I'd use that to buy a $60 diamond-chip and 10k or 14k gold whatever and then sell it to a pawn shop for $20-$40, netting me a $10-$30 profit.  I figured the spirit of the gift certificates was probably not a 17 year old with 15 Yahoo email addresses so I quit after a couple of months, lol. 

My mom actually "claimed" one of the prettiest rings as her Mother Day's gifts in 2000 – I know I'm a little too money-oriented since every time I see that ring, I wonder how much it would have pawned for…

Sustainable PF: Hehehehe–sure! I'll put it in between candles and crudites. Just kidding–I'm definitely interested!

Crystal and JT: Interesting…the 17 year old that took down the company…:).

Jackie: Thanks for your information!

I sold Pampered Chef for 4 years form 1999 to early 2004. I made about $150 per show, so it worked out around $50/hour, with time spent prepping & finalizing orders. I wasn't great at the getting shows part, so it was only a couple per month, usually. More than that and I may never have quit! The startup costs were so low – $100 for kitchen tools I wanted anyway. That's the thing with PC, too – everybody's gotta eat. So, even when they're watching the budget, an investment in quality kitchen tools to help them make the most of their grocery budget still makes sense.

I also sold Creative Memories briefly – very briefly. It was higher startup costs and stricter rules for staying active so I didn't last long. I mostly only turned in an order anytime I was buying a bunch of supplies for a project of my own.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have on either one. Sounds like an interesting post!

Jackie, I sold Cutco too (I lasted 2 1/2 months…)!!!  I love my tomato knife and the kitchen shears that can cut through a penny!  :-)