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Longaberger
Longaberger consultants can make money because the baskets cost so much and you make 25% of sales. What kills with LB is the shipping and handling charges, which for some parts of the country are 17% (or used to be back when I was selling). Also, for most sane people, you can reach saturation level on how many baskets you must have, although like every home party thing, you have your insane groupies. Most consultants just become consultants to get their 25% off and early delivery of this month's "special" because all you have to order is $125 (might have gone up by now too), and baby, that's just one basket.
Actually, I am so over baskets and I have them flying out my rear end right now and really wouldn't need to buy one again as long as I live. The dishes, however, rock.....they don't break, nothing sticks to them....worth every penny. I used to sell so many of those Grandma Bonnie pie plates for $25, it's not funny (because they were the perfect size to slip one of those Mrs. Smith's deep dish apple pies right in and bake....homemade pie 'cuz you made it at home).
When I was a SAHM with 4 little kids, I was the queen of home parties.....anything to get out of the house, but haven't been to one for years. Not really the thing with my social group, we prefer lunch with large bottles of wine!
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