Vector Marketing

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by agzg

...and work very very hard (and I mean very very hard) you can make a lot of money at it....

Exactly.

This is only for people who have no earthly alternatives and who would be content at a job where there are no "safety nets."

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Exactly.

This is only for people who have no earthly alternatives and who would be content at a job where there are no "safety nets."

Well - for some people who are very good at it they do have other alternatives but you're right about being comfortable with no safety nets.

It's really just like any other direct door to door marketing campaign. You've gotta be comfortable with it and you've got to bust your ass just to make any money, but if you are comfortable and do bust your ass (and like it, you really have to like it), once you start making money you make A LOT of money.

I've never heard of having to pay for the first knife set (for demonstrations).

People need to remember though that I come from a very atypical environment as far as Cutco specifically goes. My dad gave me Cutco for Christmas this year and I don't know ANYONE from home who does not have Cutco in their kitchen (even if they have other knives on top of them). It's given for holidays, weddings, graduations, housewarmings, the only time where it's really inappropriate is baby showers. Sales reps in my hometown area are treated very very well and most of the time they have customers calling THEM. I'm sure it's very different elsewhere and that those who don't live in Western New York have to work 20x harder than someone who does.

[DrPhil]

I hear ya, agzg, and your experience is definitely unique.

Here's mine:

10 years ago, in the summer between undergrad and grad school, I wanted to sell Vector. If it worked out, I'd consider selling Vector after that if my assistantship fell through.

I was the only person beyond a high school education in the presentation. While everyone else was completing the application, the presenter called me into his office. He told me that this isn't the job for me, it will be tedious and miserable for me. He urged me not to go through with it because, as he said, people with education and other experience are less likely to put in the HEAVY time and effort that it takes to make Vector worthwhile.

So, if it works for some people, great. But, people need to know what it takes going into it and carefully weigh their options. Personally, my time and effort are worth more than what Vector can offer monetarily and, besides, Vector isn't a resume` building experience for me.

I feel similarly about PrePaid Legal and Mary Kay, although I liken those to sales CULTS.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by agzg

People need to remember though that I come from a very atypical environment as far as Cutco specifically goes. My dad gave me Cutco for Christmas this year and I don't know ANYONE from home who does not have Cutco in their kitchen (even if they have other knives on top of them). It's given for holidays, weddings, graduations, housewarmings, the only time where it's really inappropriate is baby showers. Sales reps in my hometown area are treated very very well and most of the time they have customers calling THEM. I'm sure it's very different elsewhere and that those who don't live in Western New York have to work 20x harder than someone who does.

I guess I'm really ignorant, but what is Cutco?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I guess I'm really ignorant, but what is Cutco?

http://www.cutco.com/home.jsp

Basically, it's knives and kitchen utensils. To be honest, the product is really high quality and (I don't know if this is just me because my family lives close to Olean NY) their customer service is great. But, they use direct marketing (door to door sales) to sell their products.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I guess I'm really ignorant, but what is Cutco?

http://www.cutco.com/home.jsp

We live in areas where people buy their cuttery from the store and which cuttery they use is not a big deal. Selling Vector in our areas would probably be very difficult.

(I haven't seen a door-to-door salesperson in a while and I haven't seen anyone selling through Vector. I also don't know any door-to-door salespeople. I hadn't heard about Vector in a very long time, until this thread was brought back up.)

[MysticCat]

Thanks to both of you. Yeah, I don't see that going very far around here -- we'd go to a good kitchen store (or Target) for knives.