Is Pampered Chef worth it?
Hello Tawra,
It's nice to get your newsletter, especially the recipes. I'm a single mother of five children, and we survive on survivors' benefits, so it's good to have some information that will make me even more frugal than I already am.
I'm just wondering, though, why you are selling Pampered Chef, since the stuff is really unnecessary (I've managed to do without it) and really, really expensive? I'm happy that you got free stuff from them, but how much stuff did you have to sell to get it? It just seems to go against the idea of having a newsletter about living within one's means and then bring PC into the discussion.
I hope you don't get mad at me asking this, I'm just curious. And I'm not emotionally invested in this one way or the other, so please don't consider this a flame. It's just that I wouldn't even mention anything multi-level marketing, because sometimes it's a complete rip-off (witness the snake oil my husband got poured down his throat before he died) and sometimes the quality's good, but not really worth what the companies charge for it.
Monica C.
Monica,
I only did it because I wanted to try a few of their products. I have a hard time chopping veggies because my hands hurt from my illness so I wanted to try their chopper. I didn't think I would get that much because most of my friends are pretty frugal, but then several people from the newsletter said they just "love their stuff" and wanted to order because they didn't want to have a show themselves. I figured if they were going to be buying it already then that would be great because I could try more items. Yes, it is a totally frivolous thing in my mind but if people have the extra and would like to spend it on that then I don't have a problem with it.
If I wasn't getting the items for free to try I probably wouldn't just outright buy them because our finances are tight right now.
Tawra
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It's nice to get your newsletter, especially the recipes. I'm a single mother of five children, and we survive on survivors' benefits, so it's good to have some information that will make me even more frugal than I already am.
I'm just wondering, though, why you are selling Pampered Chef, since the stuff is really unnecessary (I've managed to do without it) and really, really expensive? I'm happy that you got free stuff from them, but how much stuff did you have to sell to get it? It just seems to go against the idea of having a newsletter about living within one's means and then bring PC into the discussion.
I hope you don't get mad at me asking this, I'm just curious. And I'm not emotionally invested in this one way or the other, so please don't consider this a flame. It's just that I wouldn't even mention anything multi-level marketing, because sometimes it's a complete rip-off (witness the snake oil my husband got poured down his throat before he died) and sometimes the quality's good, but not really worth what the companies charge for it.
Monica C.
Monica,
I only did it because I wanted to try a few of their products. I have a hard time chopping veggies because my hands hurt from my illness so I wanted to try their chopper. I didn't think I would get that much because most of my friends are pretty frugal, but then several people from the newsletter said they just "love their stuff" and wanted to order because they didn't want to have a show themselves. I figured if they were going to be buying it already then that would be great because I could try more items. Yes, it is a totally frivolous thing in my mind but if people have the extra and would like to spend it on that then I don't have a problem with it.
If I wasn't getting the items for free to try I probably wouldn't just outright buy them because our finances are tight right now.
Tawra
Visit us for money saving tips and free recipes!
www.LivingOnADime.com
posted by Tawra Jean at 12:39 PM
4 Comments:
I have a lot of pampered chef items and I feel they are a good buy because they are of good quality. Many items I have had for years (their stoneware especially) and it cant be beat. Yes, it is expensive. But to me, frugality does not always mean buying something cheap, but means buying the best quality for your money. If I buy something cheap that I have to keep replacing, that is not being frugal it is being wasteful. However if I spend more on something to get quality, I believe that is where true frugality comes in. PC has been around for years and their stuff is good. They also are an outlet for many moms to make an extra income. I have had many PC parties to accumulate free stuff, and I know many many people who love their stuff! Just thought I would throw my two sense in!
I've never had a PC party, but I do love to spot PC items at yard sales!
In fact, I ordered a catalog just to price things out. I really do like the products!
I can see both your sides regarding Pampered Chef, being so cheap my husband says squeak, squeak everythime I won't pay 2 cents extra for anything! However they have a few products I really use a lot. As we know cooking saves money and I use the chopper all the time, it really makes cooking faster and easier. I also bought the measuring cups you can see the measurements inside, and I won't give those up. After a long life of being cheap and very broke at times, I have learned a few quality items at times do help - even if I have to pay for them! Lori
I totally agree buy quality vs cheap it saves in the long run!!!!!!!!!
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