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Pampered Chef Knives
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Don't get me started. ARGHHH!!
Wife's mother puts on those 'parties' and wife hosted one time.
(I spent the day on the third floor drinking and fondling knives).
Now our whole kitchen is filled with plastic Chinese crap!
And one of those fat bimbos broke our chair!
-Bob
Bob W said:Don't get me started. ARGHHH!!
Wife's mother puts on those 'parties' and wife hosted one time.
(I spent the day on the third floor drinking and fondling knives).
Now our whole kitchen is filled with plastic Chinese crap!
And one of those fat bimbos broke our chair!
-Bob
Hee Hee. Tell me how you really feel! The drinking and folding knives part sounded pretty good (although dangerous in combination).
My wife's a "candle lady" my house is filled with "product" which just means she pays for her candle addiction by doing parties. One night the power went out and I didn't even notice because she had so many darned candles burning!
The only Pampered Chef product i have seen that is worth a flip is that little orange colored plastic orange peeler that they give away for free.
We have a few other items cluttering up the kitchen cupboards, and a few more than that that are cluttering up a landfill somehwere.
We have a few other items cluttering up the kitchen cupboards, and a few more than that that are cluttering up a landfill somehwere.
My wife picked up a couple of them at a PC party a while back.
They've got that sharpening element built into the clunky, white plastic sheath.
They are sharp enough, but they're still crap.
I use our relatively nice Wustof for real kitchen cutting.
Later,
B.
They've got that sharpening element built into the clunky, white plastic sheath.
They are sharp enough, but they're still crap.
I use our relatively nice Wustof for real kitchen cutting.
Later,
B.
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My wife has had a few of the partys,and the only thing worthwhile that cuts
is the little sandwich cutter, it cuts the crust off, and crimps and seals the bread together . My kids love it.
is the little sandwich cutter, it cuts the crust off, and crimps and seals the bread together . My kids love it.
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They are crap! My wife got a set at a deal for hosting a party. The built-in sharpener in the "protective covers" chipped the edges BADLY! Pampered Chef replaced them. When I asked the dealer what kind of steel they were made out of I was told "18/8 stainless" If you sharpen them on a benchstone you can get a fair edge on them and since they are so thin they make pretty good slicers - but they edges chip easily and they stain easily also.
David
David
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It's an interesting marketing plan this "party" thing.
Do you think we could somehow work it for guys or is it just a woman's thing?
I mean maybe Microtech could decide to take this route. The "Independent Consultants" would have home parties to sell the product. The party would, of course, consist of a keg and some chips. Then, we'd all get to fondle the knives before writting big checks for the ones we like.
Do you think it'd work?
Do you think we could somehow work it for guys or is it just a woman's thing?
I mean maybe Microtech could decide to take this route. The "Independent Consultants" would have home parties to sell the product. The party would, of course, consist of a keg and some chips. Then, we'd all get to fondle the knives before writting big checks for the ones we like.
Do you think it'd work?
Gollnick said:
I think they actually do this stuff with golf equipment. But, can you see a bunch of guys doing that? I can't. Its somehow just wrong. Just like I can't see women sitting around a bar doing nothing all night but watching the game, drinking beer.
My wife's co-workers have PC parties all the time. Thankfully my wife only has to go to the ones thrown by her boss. We've gotten some things from them- just little things. The orange peelers work really well, and the stoneware is nice because if we break it we just get a new one. I think their knives are probably on par with Ginsu. I'D go to an Emerson, Buck, Spyderco, or Strider party. I think Gollnick is onto something!
Sincerely,
Anthony
Sincerely,
Anthony
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Party marketing is expensive compared to retail or catalog marketing. It takes many more man (woman) hours to get a given quantity of merchandise sold. So none of the Pampered Chef products are a bargain. Some are fine and some not so fine, but none worth the asking price. It is the nature of the beast.
Cutco works the same way and, in my opinion, suffers from the same lack of value.
I like Gollnick's idea a lot. If you guys will bring the knives, I'll bring the beer!
Cutco works the same way and, in my opinion, suffers from the same lack of value.
I like Gollnick's idea a lot. If you guys will bring the knives, I'll bring the beer!
Blades_Two said:
At the risk of sounding...less manly...
I don't find the Pampered Chef products to be pricey at all. My wife went to a party a couple of months ago and there was not a single item over $50. Most were far cheaper.
Also, they do have some useful products (certainly some useless ones too). I really like their stoneware. Great for making homemade pizza. We use the wooden toaster tongs daily (free) and their measuring bowl has proven quite useful to us.
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arawn said:LOL!
You may have hit on something!
I'd love to be a Chris Reeve or Busse Independent Consultant.
It would balance nicely against my wife's MaryKay endeavors.
B.
Dontcha know? Hell, if ya had a keg, Jerry would probable show up! Or, JWB (Johnny Walker Blue). Not sure what Chris likes, never seen him mention it. But, Busse and beer? Like white on rice. LOL
Rob
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kbog said:
Not pricey. Overpriced. You can buy equivalent or better quality for less.
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my wife got some of these (steak knives) along with some other PC crap (free) for hosting one of their "parties".
i honestly don't know why they're still in the kitchen drawers. they're utter and absolute crap. they're rusted and stained and they don't cut a thing. i hate them with all my heart.
abe
i honestly don't know why they're still in the kitchen drawers. they're utter and absolute crap. they're rusted and stained and they don't cut a thing. i hate them with all my heart.
abe
wetdog1911 said:
So first I lure the folks from Stone Brewery over to my place,
then Jerry and the Disciples INFI show up,
next we have great beer and nigh indestructable knives being passed around,
and all I'll need to do is avoid being gutted by the wife!
Sounds like a plan!
B.
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Gollnick said:
If you have a good product you don't need to take this route, You can sell your product in regular stores.