[blparent] discovery toys

Fri Apr 27 15:41:18 UTC 2012

I would think you'd need a broader base of people to sell to than just 
friends and family, because after they bought, you'd be out of customers. 
The hard part, at least for me, would be getting my friends and family to 
tell their friends and families, who would then tell more and more people. 
Years ago, I tried selling for Specialty Merchandise Corporation (SMC), 
which is a company that brings in relatively cheap home décor items and 
jewelry from China, and I too failed miserably.  At least with Discovery 
Toys, the toys are something worth keeping.  *Smile.*

And by the way, the marble raceway games are awesome!  My stepson played 
with those for years, even after he was done with most other toys.  I bought 
the deluxe set, and it was some of the best money I ever spent.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:03 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] discovery toys

> I used to sell Discovery Toys and failed at it miserably. I am terrible in
> sales. When not an actual sales person I can tell you all about the 
> wonders
> of Discovery Toys as they are a really fine quality toy, as a sales person 
> I
> become very self conscious and awkward about trying to sell to my friends
> and family. If you have the space to save them, you are even getting a 
> good
> deal just on the cost of the toys in the demo pack and if you are going to
> be buying this kind of toy anyway it certainly can earn a little and the 
> toy
> discounts are great.
>
> It is like the other pyramid type sales such as Avon or Pampered Chef. If
> you are comfortable with that kind of marketing, this is a really quality
> company to work for.
>
> I kept up my consultant account for a couple of years after I quit selling
> actively because I did have some regular customers and the discounts were
> worth it. I gave it up after I moved into a more Waldorph inspired toy 
> phase
> and because I became more minimalist. I am seriously considering one of 
> the
> marble raceways for my youngest next birthday though.
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kate McEachern
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 4:24 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] discovery toys
>
> I think its like selling Avon or that stuff from the cooking cumpeny.  I
> found years ago when I did Avon that I brought in less then $500 a munth
> after my expensis and worked hard so feel I should of made more.  If its
> like Avon, you sell stuff, you get your friends to sell stuff and you get 
> a
> percentage of what they sell with what you sell, and if you get a lot of
> people selling you csan make a lot of money.  These things work for some 
> as
> a full time job but the amount of work one has to do to get there is quite 
> a
>
> bit.  This one could be different but after the Avon situation I had I 
> don't
>
> jump at these.
>
> Would like to know how one makes a proffit at this as well.
> Kate
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gabe Vega" <theblindtech at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] discovery toys
>
>
> I'm curious and please don't take this in the wrong way. can you make real
> money out of this? so I invest $500 in to this this company and its toys. 
> if
>
> I had some one take this on full time for me, subtracting what ever I pay
> them to do it, what can my return be after 12 months? I mean does it have
> the potential to be comparable to a full time job income? let's say even 
> at
> minimum wage, 800 a month? or at a wage of 12.00 an hour which comes out 
> to
> about $1920.00 per month. are these realistic expectations?
> Would you be willing to reveal ball park what has the highest amount paid 
> to
>
> you in a month off this job and how many hours you put in to it daily? I 
> am
> absolutely serious about these questions and I look forward to your
> response.
> Gabe Vega - Sent from my Apple Mac Mini
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>
> On Apr 26, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Brandy W wrote:
>
>> Hi, I believe that Melissa and I are the only 2 consultants on the list,
>> and I'll be happy to answer your questions. I'm going to answer the 
>> basics
>
>> here on list where you have asked, but to follow list rules it would be
>> best if you chose to work with 1 of us, and then contacted us off list so
>> we don't clutter the list with stuff the rest of the group isn't
>> interested in.
>>
>> To sell Discovery Toys you will need to purchase a kit of Discovery Toys
>> products for $125 plus tax and shipping. These toys are yours forever
>> regardless of what you decided to do with your business. You may not sell
>> toys to stores, but can directly sell to anyone anywhere you can get a
>> sale. You have a company website people can shop on, and you of course 
>> can
>
>> do personal sales, home parties, booths at shows, and more. In order to
>> remain active and in the computer eligible to place orders and take
>> advantage of your 20% discount you need to sell $400 in a year. It can be
>> all at once or in little bits. I have several casual consultants on the
>> team that do just that, they order gifts and friends casually order from
>> them. If you want to work the business there is unlimited support from
>> your team leaders, home office, and a wonderful website of training. 
>> There
>
>> is a smart start type program that gives you extra free toys, extra cash
>> bonuses and such for the first 4 months of your business. You get
>> catalogs, 1 month of website in addition to the toys in your kit. After
>> the 1 month website you must keep a company website and can choose 
>> whether
>
>> you would like the Mini site which has a lot less options for $2.99 a
>> month, or the full version for $9.99 a month. The new site is much more
>> accessible and they are working with me on the minor glitches. Home 
>> office
>
>> is super friendly and helpful should you ever need something and you 
>> can't
>
>> reach one of your team leaders.
>>
>> I hope this helps make things more clear, and I hope we can welcome you
>> soon.
>>
>> All my contact information is in my signature.
>>
>>
>>
>> "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out
>> is a spark."
>> - Victor Hugo
>>
>> Brandy Wojcik  Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team leader
>> (512) 689-5045
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> Follow me on Face Book at
>> http://www.facebook.com/PlayToAchieve.DiscoveryToys
>>
>> Read my new blog at www.playtoachieveballstobooks.wordpress.com
>>
>> Looking forward to helping you with your educational toy needs!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tammy
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 11:48 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] discovery toys
>>
>> HI all,
>>
>> I know that some of you are members of discovery toys and I just have 
>> some
>
>> questions.  Actually, just one or 2 questions.  first, do you have to
>> commit to a certain thing like to be a consultant for a year or something
>> like that or a certain number of sales?  Do you have to sell so many toys
>> through parties or online etc or can you sell however you want?  If I 
>> have
>
>> a store that wants to buy toys from me can I do that or can I only sell 
>> to
>
>> individuals?  If I find the business isn't for me, which I doubt I'll do
>> but if it happens, do I have to send everything back?  Does it cost alot
>> in genertal for the business?  If so I'm not sure I can afford it so I'd
>> like to know all I can about it before I start.  It looks great on the
>> surface but not sure about it in the longrun.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Tammy
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