Tips From Karen

Here is a very handy tip found on the message board "letfreedomring" at http://www.egroups.com. It was posted by Karen Veal.

From: Karen Veal <kveal@n...>
Date: Sat Sep 16, 2000 8:20am
Subject: Book Gatherings

I used a 1" navy blue notebook with two pockets inside. The cost was 99 cents. On the front I made 2 x 4 inch lablels that look like my business card(I scanned it). Inside I used plastic page protectors and put in both catalogs. In the front pocket of this notebook I put in 15 COPIES of our invoice. Before I made copies I added my name, and phone number and the shipping chart on the bottom (very large). I also three hole-punched a vanilla envelop that I decorated and put the instructions on the outside of the envelop of how to place an order. I added another plastic page protector with a sample order filled out. I made sure on the sample order to order a candle and explained the XX, a personalized product and explained how to personalize. and three other items. So now it's easy right? After the catalogs I inserted two more pages in plastic protectors. One is the hostess program and one is the current hostess housewarmer and the other is the following month's hostess housewarmer(Iback to back). I put one extra set of catalogs that aren't in plastic protetors in the back pocker for her to keep after the book gathering and to share and I write on them HOSTESS CATALOGS, Please REturn. I also enclosed a check for the hostess made out to the U.S. Post Office and a return address label made out to me to her her mail back the entire notebook including the envelop with orders and instructions to call me on my toll free number to close her gathering and to lete me help her with the hostess program.

Now the hostess can take her "BOOK GATHERING" to the football field, bowling alley, wherever and it's all self contained with no flyaway papers. The outside of the notebook makes a great place to write and it's easy to pass around at functions. I also use the notebooks for hostesses who are teachers, secretaries, etc. that have a Gathering In-home and want to get orders at work. I always had trouble with them putting catalogs out and never knowing where they went.