By my introduction, you would never suspect that I could have been successful in this new business. But the next couple of shows had many people and better yet, bookings! And I really branched out. The business doesn't go far with just the relatives. My girl friend's show had 4 bookings and they were all people I had never met before. I did shows up in Elgin, in Montgomery and one booking landed me in Chicago. These opportunities helped to spread my business, as well as give me some much needed cooking experience!
One of my next shows, was a crowd where I didn't know anyone... a booking from a booking! A true opportunity to branch out. Juanita was my hostess and she picked a recipe that I had not made before. (This is not a smart idea for a new consultant.) One of the ingredients was onions. Believe it or not, I had never cut up an onion in my life. I would never touch onions or mushrooms - I hated them both. So I started cutting up this onion and I was so proud when I told the crowd... "our chopper is so great and sharp you can cut up the peel as well!" I literally threw most of the peel into the dish - and the look on their faces was priceless. I soon learned that the bitterness of the peel does not enhance your dish... I did sell a ton of choppers that day though.
At the same show I had put a hot baking stone on a trivet on the kitchen table. And after the show, the host said "your stone left a ring on my table!". I wasn't worried at all, I had heard you can get a moisture mark out of a wood table by spreading mayo on it. Apparently mayonnaise is not a condiment of choice in Hispanic homes, so when I suggested this idea, I got the same "onion peel look." I went to the store, bought some mayo and brought it back after the show. I proceeded to spread it all over the mark and rub it in for about 20 minutes. There was one problem. This was not a wood table. It was a plastic table. I believe it is called plood, a wood look, but plastic material!
Why it took me that long to figure out, I don't know - but the good news was that our company insures us, so I gave up and called the insurance line and they took care of it for me. Sadly though, 0 Bookings, but wow did I learn a lot that day!
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There seems to have been problems with the comment feature. there was a question - does the mayo trick really work? It has worked for me - so if you have a moisture mark on your REAL wood table give it a try. i think it all depends on how fresh the mark is.
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