Good luck Sue - if I can sell them - anyone can!

Hope you haven't been too thrown by your weather recently and all your people are ok xx

Like Janeezee I have read this thread with interest - but have never contributed - until now!

I have been a consultant for only 3 months. I sold my 3 in the 60 days largely as a result of the 3 month interest free deal offered to customers in December - the December 14th deadline helped enormously and so, having completed training (which i found very helpful) I found myself the recipient of a consultant kit (the bag itself is terrific) and the prospect of selling my conviction to other people. I found it quite hard to get motivated - I'm not very good at the 'hard sell' approach and felt uncomfortable touting for demos amongst my friends - however, I did it - did a few friend demos - thank you lovely friends - and managed to do one or two demos (literally) in January and February - I was feeling quite overwhelmed by the expectations of the company - selling at least one machine per month - January and February are, I believe, the most difficult months - but persevered - making the scary phone calls and striding about my deck, smiling like an idiot - you sound more confident if you're moving and smiling...... and, as I come to the middle of March - I am totally blown away by the number of people who are now calling me, out of the blue, to ask me to come and do a demo. Friends of friends of friends who have one. By the end of the month I will have done 8 demos. I've sold 4 machines and know in my heart that there are at least three other people who will buy eventually and I'm so excited by the whole thing!
I am so utterly convinced that the Thermomix is the best thing for our health and our pockets and I'm so happy each time someone else realizes this and brings one home - the commission is secondary - nice, but secondary - really!
Gosh, I've banged on like a zealot - sorry........but I'm so enthusiastic about this little gem I get a bit carried away.
Now I'm embarrassed - I will never comment again...................

Just an interesting bit of trivia......

I met a woman at a demo yesterday who's mum has had a Thermomix since the 1960s! She bought it at one of the first demonstrations held in the UK - the lady I met remembers being dragged along to the demo as a child - she describes it as a small orange machine......and her mum is still using it!!!

Is the thermomix the cockroach of the appliance world? And I mean that in the nicest possible way - when future civilizations search through the rubble ....... will they find the Thermi - happily singing it's "I'm finished now" song?

Hope so!

Just thought it was a testament to the workmanship and quality - I'll be using this story when a customer asks me "when's the next one coming out?"

Karen x

Thermoheaven - the demo started with lemonade (?!) but my Hostess wanted to see the sorbet she had heard so much about - this was actually a better dish as the crushing of the ice was very much what they wanted for Ice Kachang dishes - she hadn't found a machine that could crush the ice so evenly.....so Score 1 point right there!
Then we made steamed buns, a lovely pumpkin soup, sauteed pak choy in garlic and ginger and finished with home made soy milk - a huge success as my Hostess drinks a lot of soy milk and finds it really hard to find unsweetened milk in the shops.
She bought a Thermi and I'm delivering it tonight!

There is a new Asian book out this month - mostly Chinese dishes. I think - Alvin, one of the Australian Masterchef contestants this year has been involved. It's a March Consultant Incentive - so I guess it must be available to customers soon too. Can't wait!

I've also heard about a Malaysian book - and I want that even more!

Thanks for the help with my Singapore enquiry xxx

*tapping foot*

Am still not seeing Mango Whip recipe..................................... and only a week till Christmas - more or less

Oooh jealous  - I would love 2 bowls!

made a killer potato salad to go with the marinated non-Thermi chicken - was about to cut some mango to go in the salad when I realised it was past it's best - quite soft and had about 10 minutes of life left in it - so I invented a mango vinaigrette dressing instead - How I love my Bimbi xxx

Well?
Were they fabulous?
xx Karen x

I had to wait 2 weeks for my baby to be delivered - we've now settled into an understanding I wish I could replicate in my private life - we love each other and learn more about each other every day!!! *sigh*